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Salo Baron by Rebecca Kobrin

Salo Baron by Rebecca Kobrin (Editor)

The Past and Future of Jewish Studies in America In 1930, Columbia University appointed Salo Baron to be the Nathan L. Miller Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Institutions―marking a turning point in the...

But Per­haps, Just Maybe… by Tuvia Dik­man Oro

But Per­haps, Just Maybe… by Tuvia Dik­man Oro

Trans­la­tor: Gilah Kahn-Hoff­mannIllus­tra­tor: Mena­hem Hal­ber­stadt “But perhaps, just maybe.” suggested Hedgehog, “Mr Billy Goat saw a big hole in the road and sealed it off so no one would fall in.” A beautifully-illustrated picture...

Years of Glo­ry by Susan Gilson Miller

Years of Glo­ry by Susan Gilson Miller

Nel­ly Benatar and the Pur­suit of Jus­tice in Wartime North Africa The compelling true story of Nelly Benatar―a hero of the anti-Fascist North African resistance and humanitarian who changed the course of history for...

Once We Were Slaves by Lau­ra Arnold Leibman

Once We Were Slaves by Lau­ra Arnold Leibman

The Extra­or­di­nary Jour­ney of a Mul­ti-Racial Jew­ish Family An obsessive genealogist and descendent of one of the most prominent Jewish families since the American Revolution, Blanche Moses firmly believed her maternal ancestors were Sephardic...