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Books A bespectacled, Jewish hypochondriac with literary pretensions and a creepy fascination with his stepson’s girlfriend — Guess who?
Woody Allen's debut novel 'What's with Baum' has been done better before — by Woody Allen
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Books How Philip Roth invented a myth called ‘Philip Roth’
In 'Philip Roth: Stung by Life,' biographer Steven J. Zipperstein reveals the truth behind the rebellious character the author created
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Fast Forward Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’
The 1988 novel by Jewish author Jane Yolen is about a young Jewish American girl who travels back in time to World War II-era Poland and is sent to a Nazi death camp
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Art In a bibliophile’s paradise, a treasury of Jewish manuscripts recalls a time when books were truly beautiful
At the Grolier Club, 'Jewish Worlds Illuminated' highlights of a vast collection from the Jewish Theological Seminary's library
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Culture In Dan Brown’s chaotic tale of a rampaging Golem, a case of missing Judaism
'The Secret of Secrets' puts the famous defender of Prague's Jewish ghetto centerstage
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Books Cheating partners, antisemitic neighbors, and lost loves populate these Jewish worlds
Jennifer Moses’ new collection of short stories explores troubled relationships through a Jewish lens
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Culture Sam Sussman fashions a mother-son love story with a side helping of Bob Dylan
The author's novel has a nearly one-to-one relationship to his real life questions about his heritage.
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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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Yiddish קורס וועגן ייִדיש אין אוקראַיִנע במשך דעם 20סטן יאָרהונדערטCourse on Yiddish in Ukraine in the 20th century
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