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Feb
7
Between the Lines: We Are Not One
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Fights about the fate of the state of Israel, and the Zionist movement that gave birth to it, have long been a staple of both Jewish and American political culture. Historian Eric Alterman traces this debate from its 19th-century origins to today in his latest book We Are Not One.
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Mar
14
Between the Lines: Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
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The word “shanda” is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. Shanda, written by author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense 20th-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit.
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