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Essay Vicki Oransky Wittenstein on Researching For the Good of Mankind To celebrate the publication of her teen nonfiction book, For the Good of Mankind?: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation (Lerner Publishing… Vicki Oransky Wittenstein November 5, 2013
Essay Charles Belfoure on Cutting Material from His Novel Charles Belfoure is the author of the debut novel The Paris Architect (Sourcebooks Landmark), an October Indie Next Pick and National Reading Group Month Selection. He… Charles Belfoure October 15, 2013
Nonfiction The House at Ujazdowskie 16: Jewish Families in Warsaw after the Holocaust Karen Auerbach
Nonfiction Reign of Terror: The Budapest Memoirs of Valdemar Langlet 1944 – 1945 Valdemar Langlet
Nonfiction Country of Ash: A Jewish Doctor in Poland, 1939 – 1945 Edward Reicher; Magda Bogin, trans.
Essay The Walking Jewish Exhibitionists Earlier this week, Slash Coleman wrote about the first Jewish superhero in his family. His memoir, The Bohemian Love Diaries, is now available. He will be blogging… Slash Coleman August 29, 2013
Essay The French During the Holocaust and the Complications of History Earlier this week, Lauren Grodstein wrote about her strange relationship with her son’s all-American looks. Her most recent novel, The Explanation for Everything,… Lauren Grodstein August 29, 2013
Nonfiction The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain Paul Preston