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Recommended Reading The Jews and the Second World War: A Reading List Earlier this week, Gwen Edelman wrote about building a walled ghetto in the middle of a city and a recent visit to Warsaw. Her most recent novel, The… Gwen Edelman April 25, 2014
Recommended Reading April 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: The Harem Midwife (Roberta Rich) | Naomi: A Bintel Brief (Liana Finck)Miri: The Inn at Lake Devine (Elinor Lipman) | Nat:… JBC Staff April 10, 2014
Recommended Reading March 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: The UnAmericans (Molly Antopol) | Naomi: What’s Important is Feeling (Adam Wilson)Miri: A Bride For One Night (Ruth… JBC Staff March 13, 2014
Recommended Reading February 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: My Promised Land (Ari Shavit) | Naomi: All Russians Love Birch Trees (Olga Grjasnowa)Mimi: An American Bride in Kabul… JBC Staff February 18, 2014
Recommended Reading January 2014 Jewish Book Council Staff Picks What we’re reading this month:Suzanne: The Jew and the Pope (Sybil Terres Gilmar) | Carol: Unclean Lips (Josh Lambert)Miri: Joy Comes in the Morning (Jonathan… JBC Staff January 8, 2014
Recommended Reading JBC Bookshelf: Spring 2014 Jewish Book Preview Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterInspired by The Millions’ Great 2014 Book Preview, I thought I’d create a Jewish-slanted winter/spring 2014 book preview… Naomi Firestone-Teeter January 7, 2014