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New book: A ‘Queer, Disabled’ early Zionist illustrates ‘roads not taken’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA May 24, 2022

It’s hard to find a poster promoting early 20th-century Zionism that doesn’t depict a tanned, chiseled man toting a shovel or a gun. The posters were visual reinforcement of the […]

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‘The Murders of Moisés Ville:’ A Jewish disaster in 19th-century Argentina

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman March 14, 2022July 20, 2022
From the cover of Rutu Modan's new graphic novel, "Tunnels."
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Dig into Jerusalem’s subterranean history with new nonfiction and graphic novel

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman November 18, 2021November 23, 2021
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Jewish writers with Soviet roots have deep stories to tell

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman June 15, 2021June 15, 2021
Philip Roth with Allegra the cat, Manhattan, 1959. (Photo/Courtesy W.W. Norton & Company)
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Highly anticipated Philip Roth biography delivers the goods

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

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