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American Jewish Entrepreneurship in the Reconstruction Era
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The Rescue of Jewish Culture after the Holocaust Elisabeth Gallas
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The Shapell Manuscript Foundation, founded by Benjamin Shapell, produces groundbreaking research, books, exhibitions, films, and digital archives based on its collection of original letters and documents from the late 17th to 20th centuries In 2009, the Foundation began one of its core ongoing research projects, The Shapell Roster of Jewish Service in the American Civil War.
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Ruth K. Westheimer and Jonathan Mark
Celebrated sex expert and bestselling author Dr. Ruth Westheimer bridges the gap between sex and religion in this provocative exploration of intimacy in the Jewish faith
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Jews of African Descent in America
Bruce D. Haynes
A glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States
WORLD OF OUR FATHERS
The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made Irving Howe
A classic exploration of the American Jewish experience by one of our greatest twentieth-century intellectuals
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White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US
Alexander Laban Hinton
“Alarming but never alarmist, Hinton provides a chilling introduction to genocide studies through a chronicle of his travails during the Trump years.” —Salon.com
KEEPING FAMILY SECRETS
Shame and Silence in Memoirs from the 1950s Margaret K. Nelson
From teen pregnancy to gay sexuality and communism to disability, the startling secrets that families kept during the Cold War era
THE JEWS OF HARLEM
The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community
Jeffrey S. Gurock
The complete story of Jewish Harlem and its significance in American Jewish history
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