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Books South Carolina school district restricts Holocaust graphic novel for middle-graders, citing new state law
“We Survived the Holocaust” is a biography of local residents intended for young readers
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Books Amir Tibon, Israeli journalist and Oct. 7 survivor, on life, hope and betrayal after the massacre
Tibon is the author of 'The Gates of Gaza,' a new book about the history of Kibbutz Nahal Oz and his experience on Oct. 7.
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Books CNN’s Dana Bash is latest Jewish author targeted by pro-Palestinian activists
ADL and others say antisemitism motivated hecklers disrupting Bash’s book talk
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Looking Forward An Orthodox rabbi and a Reform journalist dance with the Torah
Rabbi Dov Linzer's and Abigail Pogrebin's new book is a lesson on embracing diversity of thought, on both Torah and life
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Books A Jewish, queer ghost story where the greatest fright is family expectations
A conversation with Shelly Jay Shore on their debut novel, 'Rules For Ghosting.'
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Books A new book about American Jewry is causing controversy. Here’s what it actually says.
A canceled book launch. Surging sales on Amazon. We read 'Tablets Shattered' by Joshua Leifer. Here’s the summary.
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Books Sellout crowd, spike in sales for author whose talk was canceled over pro-Israel moderator
Author Joshua Leifer jokes about sending a fruit basket to thank whoever shut last week’s event down
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Books Instead of piling on Joshua Leifer, listen to him
The pro-Israel crowd that delighted in Leifer’s cancellation played to Internet outrage, not the facts
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