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From the cover of “House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family” by Hadley Freeman
Posted inHistory

Two authors delight in the remnants of generations past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman May 8, 2020
From the cover of "The People of Godlbozhits" by Leyb Rashkin
Posted inColumns

Three newly translated works are a blast from the past

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 9, 2018August 20, 2018
From the cover of "Ways to Disappear" by Idra Novey
Posted inColumns

End-of-summer reading that’s not too heavy, not too light

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman August 4, 2017August 7, 2017
From the cover art for "Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves" by Lee Daniel Kravetz
Posted inArt, Books, Columns, Culture, Author! Author!

The mystery of Palo Alto high school suicides; and the ‘New Science of Success’

by Liz Harris July 6, 2017July 7, 2017
From the cover art for "Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought"
Posted inArt, Books, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Four new Jewish books are tour guides to old ones

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman July 5, 2017July 11, 2017
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Posted inBooks, Passover, Culture, Holidays

Holidays inspire yearlong quest by ‘wondering Jew’

by Jewish Book Council April 5, 2017April 6, 2017
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Posted inBooks, Columns, Culture, Off the Shelf

Authors offer differing perspectives on the history of Israel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman February 3, 2017
Posted inUncategorized, Art, Books

Striking stories help rescue Yiddish and Ladino from oblivion

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman January 5, 2017January 5, 2017
Posted inBooks, Columns

Wilensky & Son’s book club built for two

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky February 12, 2016June 7, 2019

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