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Historian looks at Italian-Jewish efforts to fight Fascism

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In the lineup of 2 0th-century "bad guys," Adolf Hitler usually comes out on top, with Joseph Stalin running a close second. Behind them, Francisco Franco often appears and, farther down, Benito Mussolini. Now, with the publication...

Operation Paperclip, The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America, by Annie...

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“As comprehensive as it is critical, this latest exposé from Jacobsen is perhaps her most important work to date….Jacobsen persuasively shows that it in fact happened and aptly frames the dilemma….Rife with hypocrisy, lies,...

Am I small? Bin ikh kleyn?: English-Yiddish: Children’s Picture Book (Bilingual Edition), by Philipp...

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English-Yiddish Bilingual Edition "Am I small?" - Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer... By Philipp Winterberg (Author), Nadja Wichmann (Illustrator), Sandra...
Daniel Aschheim speaking about his book, which was released in November 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli diplomat found his way from Jerusalem to Chicago … via Senegal

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Prior to 2018, Daniel Aschheim’s most extensive diplomatic experience was serving for five years as a concierge at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. “There are very few jobs out there where you can speak...

Survivor’s son tracks down his father’s WWII story

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Released for publication on Jan. 19, this book is a combination memoir and biography; a memoir by son Jack J. Hersch of his painstaking efforts to visualize and reconstruct the experiences of his father,...

The Genius of Judaism, by Bernard-Henri Lévy and Steven B. Kennedy

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For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a singular figure on the world stage—one of the great moral voices of our time. Now Europe's foremost philosopher and activist confronts his spiritual roots...

Young Adult Novel Deals With Miscegenation, Dysgraphia, Antisemitism

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This is a story for Young Adults set in the turbulent 1960s, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down anti-miscegenation laws in 16 states via its decision in Loving v. Virginia. Leah, a recent...