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Books To play in the orchestra in Auschwitz was a gruesome affair, but it was better than the alternative
Anne Sebba traces the grim history of 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'
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Culture Sam Sussman’s novel is about his Jewish mom and the teasing possibility that Bob Dylan is his dad
In “Boy from the North Country,” a writer turns a real-life mystery into an exploration of parenthood and inheritances
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Books Kafka and Chicago taught him to love literature, Rodney Dangerfield taught him how to live it
With 'Kaplan's Plot,' essayist and journalist Jason Diamond announces his arrival as a full-fledged novelist
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Culture 25 years ago, he wrote the book on ‘Jew vs. Jew.’ Now he is seeing new and deeper divisions.
The title of a journalist’s 2000 book became a catchphrase for intramural clashes that have only gotten worse since.
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Books In the story of a trip to Auschwitz, family can be a real pain in the tuches
Based on the character Serge from her play ‘Art,’ Yasmina Reza’s novel takes readers into the dysfunctional relationships of the Popper siblings.
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Culture For this historian, anti-Zionism is part of a hallowed Jewish tradition
In 'Citizens of the Whole World,' Benjamin Balthaser explores the buried legacy of the American Jewish Left — and why it's resurfacing now
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Books Steeped in the horrors of post-war Hungary, these are not ordinary Holocaust stories
The characters in Gábor Szántó’s work strive to be understood even when understanding seems impossible and dangerous
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Yiddish World They tried to steal our language, too
Catalogues of Yiddish books kept by the Nazi-controlled Hungarian regime are being translated into English
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