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Excerpt Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer Julian Voloj, Wagner Willian April 4, 2023
Excerpt Excerpt — Honey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the Old World by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Survivors Maria Zalewska, Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation April 3, 2023
Essay Hate, Lies, and Scapegoating: Religicide Against Jews and Other Minorities Georgette Bennett, Jerry White April 3, 2023
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