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Books Trump planned to announce Jerusalem embassy move months earlier than he did, new book reveals
Former national security adviser H. R. McMaster described Netanyahu’s optimistic view of Putin's intentions as ‘delusional’
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Books Brooklyn book launch canceled over ‘Zionist’ moderator is rescheduled for next week
The conversation between Jewish journalist Joshua Leifer and Rabbi Andy Bachman will take place Monday in Brooklyn
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Books What I learned when a Brooklyn bookstore canceled a discussion of Judaism over my Zionism
The upside of the unpleasant experience, writes Andy Bachman: being reminded of the power of friendship and old-fashioned debate
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Books Brooklyn bookstore parts ways with worker who canceled event over pro-Israel rabbi as moderator
‘It’s an outrage,’ says Rabbi Andy Bachman after event with author Joshua Leifer axed
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Books Transgression, dystopia and comedy reign at a Reform synagogue in a Toronto suburb
The stories in Aaron Kreuter's 'Rubble Children' seem particularly fresh and relevant after Oct. 7
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Books A masterful new Kafka book will bring you closer to the writer than ever before
Mark Harman's new translation of Kafka's stories may just be the best book published this year
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Books How a bestselling book became an unlikely lightning rod in literary fights over the Israel-Hamas war
The Korean-Jewish author Gabrielle Zevin has been targeted, and defended, for “Zionism” even though she’s never spoken publicly about Israel
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Books Must Jews be defined by trauma? Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s sharp new novel offers a surprising answer
For decades, Jewish books, movies and TV have equated Jewishness with neuroticism. Why does it still define us?
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