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Essay

Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature

At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality.

Emily Schneider

June 3, 2019

Cover of Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

Morgana Wallace, illus.

Cover of Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose

Not Bad for Delancey Street: The Rise of Billy Rose

Cover of Pavel and the Tree Army

Pavel and the Tree Army

Heidi Smith Hyde; Elisa Vavouri, illus.

Cover of Nothing is Forgotten

Nothing is Forgotten

Cover of The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America

The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America

Bruce D. Haynes

Cover of On Middle Ground: A History of the Jews of Baltimore

On Middle Ground: A History of the Jews of Baltimore

Eric L. Goldstein and Deborah R. Weiner

Cover of Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States

Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States

Samira K. Mehta

Cover of God Is In the Crowd: Twenty-First Century Judaism

God Is In the Crowd: Twenty-First Century Judaism

Cover of The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World

The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World

Essay

In World War II-Era North Carolina, A Haven for German Jewish Artists and Academics

Charles Darwent

November 6, 2018

Cover of The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today

The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today

Jack Wertheimer

Cover of (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump

(((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump

Jonathan Weisman

Cover of The Magician and the Spirits

The Magician and the Spirits

Cover of God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin

God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin

Adah Nuchi; Rob Polivka, illus.

Cover of Journeys: An American Story

Journeys: An American Story

Andrew Tisch & Mary Skafidas