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Four Red Sweaters by Lucy Adling­ton

Four Red Sweaters by Lucy Adling­ton

Pow­er­ful True Sto­ries of Women and the Holocaust The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly...

The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright

The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright

In this sweeping, timely thriller, a Palestinian American FBI agent teams up with a hardline Israeli cop to solve the murder of the Israeli police chief in Gaza—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming...

Standing on the Crack by Karen I. Treiger

Standing on the Crack by Karen I. Treiger

Legacy of Five Jewish Families from Seattle’s Vibrant Gilded Age Born out of grief after the loss of her father, the author dives into old photos and family histories to search for answers and...

Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds by Noga Arikha

Franz Boas: In Praise of Open Minds by Noga Arikha

A thought-provoking account of the life and work of Franz Boas and his influential role in shaping modern anthropology Franz Boas (1858–1942) is widely acknowledged for his pioneering work in the field of cultural anthropology....