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Nonfiction The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It Nina Siegal
Essay Sex and the Survivor: Elie Wiesel’s “Day” and a Contemporary Woman Writer Courtney Sender March 15, 2023
Essay Belonging: A Brief History of Jews, Catholics, and Basketball David Hollander March 13, 2023
Nonfiction The Number on Your Forearm is Blue Like Your Eyes Eva Umlauf with Stefanie Oswalt; Shelley Frisch, trans.
Interview—From the Journal ‘Vessels for Personal History’: A Conversation with Michael W. Twitty, Shaunna J. Edwards, and Alyson Richman Laura Arnold Leibman February 24, 2023
Nonfiction The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe Helene Stapinski Bonnie Siegler
Essay The Gasp and the Questions: The Inspiration for ‘Code Name Sapphire’ Pam Jenoff February 6, 2023
Nonfiction De-Integrate!: A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century Max Czollek; Jon Cho-Polizzi, trans.
Nonfiction The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp Simon Parker