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Nonfiction Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery Richard Kreitner
Essay Midwives and Medicine in Ancient Egypt: Writing Historical Fiction Maggie Anton March 3, 2025
Children’s Let There Be Play: Bringing the Bible to Life with Young Children Jonathan Shmidt Chapman; Hector Borlasca, illus.
Excerpt Exodus and American History: “The Promise of Liberty” Stuart Halpern, Jacob Kupietzky April 15, 2024
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