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From the cover of "Lake Success" by Gary Shteyngart
Posted inOff the Shelf

In new novels, Jewish characters navigate a complex world

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 6, 2018January 9, 2019
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Ed Zerin, the 98-year-old who wrote the book on “Jewish San Francisco”

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 24, 2018October 24, 2018
From the cover of "Eyeballing Big Croc" by Vivien Zielen
Posted inAuthor! Author!

New memoir: Nepalese royalty, the Six-Day War and Passover in Japan

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 17, 2018January 9, 2019
Mandel sits on the floor in glasses and sweater vest, looking up pensively
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‘The Chosen’ onstage: Is the classic book frozen in time, or still relevant?

by Rob Gloster October 17, 2018October 22, 2018
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, from the cover of his memoir "My Country, My Life"
Posted inOff the Shelf

Two 2018 books explain how Israel became what it is

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 15, 2018January 9, 2019
False papers used by the Dutch-French resistance in WWII
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New book: the Dutch and French ‘underground railroad’ in WWII

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2018January 9, 2019
a black and white stamp with a picture of the author's mother smiling
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‘Born Under Fire’: Her mother’s life in pre-state Israel

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 10, 2018January 9, 2019
From the cover of "The Boatbuilder" by Daniel Gumbiner
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‘The Boatbuilder,’ a novel of the opioid crisis set in Marin

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 8, 2018January 9, 2019
Rouhani waves, smiling
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Oakland author’s new book: Iran is more complicated than you think

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 8, 2018October 8, 2018
From the cover of "More Mini Adventures in Jerusalem" by Rabbi Sheldon Lewis
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Interfaith children’s book about Jewish and Muslim boys in Jerusalem

Laura Pall by Laura Paull October 4, 2018January 9, 2019

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