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Nonfiction We Are Black Jews. Ethiopian Jewry and the Journey to Equality in Israel Roni Fantanesh Malkai
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7 Five Years Ahead and Roots: Two Accounts from October 7th Nicole Hazan, ReGrow Israel, Zamir Haimi, Moran Friebach January 7, 2025
Interview Finding Home Within: A Conversation with Jennifer Lang Diane Gottlieb December 30, 2024
Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7 The Year the Jewish Poets Disappeared Jehanne Dubrow December 23, 2024
Nonfiction The Gates of Gaza: A Story of Betrayal, Survival and Hope on Israel’s Borderlands Amir Tibon
Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7 A Hebrew Poet of Muslim Spain Reads the New York Times: Angel of Death Richard Chess December 5, 2024
Interview Yishai Sarid’s Apocalyptic Imagination: A Conversation Ranen Omer-Sherman November 25, 2024
Essay—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7 Tikkun and Hineni: My Aunt as a Guiding Light Haviva Ner-David November 18, 2024