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  • Bob Marshall

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    Thanks to Bob Marshall (1901-1939) there are still places in America where people can listen to the wind in the trees, scramble up a mountain, and ...

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  • Squirrel Hill

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    About Squirrel Hill A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America’s renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakab...

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  • Rabbi Sabato Morais

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    Sabato Morais was a prominent rabbinic leader in the Philadelphia Jewish community during the late 19th century. Prior to arriving in the United St...

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    This Is Your Song Too Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity

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    Phish has a diehard fan base and a dedicated community of enthusiasts—called Phishheads—who follow the band around the country, some fans attendin...

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  • Where Is Anne Frank

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    A new graphic novel that brings to life Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary—from the same creative team that produ...

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    The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance

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    Join us on Zoom, Tuesday November 14th at 2pm for a virtual book talk with the author, Rebecca Clarren. Click here for more information. Hardcover,...

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  • Here We Are All Jews

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    Rabbi Jonathan Porath recounts the story of his lifetime of experiences with Soviet and post-Soviet Jews spanning over fifty years. This first-pers...

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    Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

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    336 pages For centuries, the bustling port city of Salonica was home to the sprawling Levy family. As leading publishers and editors, they helped ...

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  • Portrait of an American Rabbi: in His Own Words

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    Paperback, 614 pages In short, I believe, a little bit of religion is a good thing whether or not you fully embrace the idea of God. I believe that...

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  • And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality **Autographed**

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    Paperback, 400 pages On December 11, 1973, Mark Segal disrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he sat on the desk directly between t...

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    The Jews of Summer ***Autographed***

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    Paperback In the decades directly following the Holocaust, American Jewish leaders anxiously debated how to preserve and produce what they conside...

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  • Unbreakable

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    Unbreakable is the edge-of-your seat true story of the codebreakers, spies, and navy fighters who helped defeat the Nazis and turned the tide of W...

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  • Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa

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    A new history of twentieth-century North Africa, that gives voice to the musicians who defined an era and the vibrant recording industry that carr...

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  • Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing *Autographed Copy*

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    Irving Berlin came to the United States as a refugee from Tsarist Russia, escaping a pogrom that destroyed his village. Growing up on the streets o...

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  • Martin Luther King The Peaceful Warrior

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    Follow the inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. in a moving, vital, and informative book by an author and an illustrator with close ties to Dr...

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  • The Ivy Hero: The Brave Life of Sergeant William Shemin

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    8-12 years 120 pages The Ivy Hero is the true story of Sergeant William (Bill) Shemin, child of immigrants, an American soldier who fought in Wor...

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  • Pink Triangle Legacies

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    Pink Triangle Legacies traces the transformation of the pink triangle from a Nazi concentration camp badge and emblem of discrimination into a wid...

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  • Einstein

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    In Einstein, writer Jim Ottaviani and artist Jerel Dye take us behind the veneer of Einstein’s celebrity, painting a complex and intimate portrait ...

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  • Jerome Robbins

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    From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a lively and inspired biography celebrating the master choreographer, dancer, and stage director Jerome ...

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  • Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

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    Hardcover, 288 pages Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the na...

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  • Zabar's: A Family Story, with Recipes

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    240 pages, hardcover The fascinating, mouthwatering story (with ten recipes!) of the immigrant family that created a New York gastronomic legend: ...

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  • Renegade Women In Film & TV

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    Hardcover, 128 pages Renegade Women in Film and TV blends stunning illustrations, fascinating biographical profiles, and exclusive interviews with...

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  • Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes

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    Famous for his trademark use of unique materials and his creation of one-of-a-kind, "million dollar" shoes for Oscar nominees, American designer S...

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  • Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love

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    In the summer of 1942, the Rabinowitz family narrowly escaped the Nazi ghetto in their Polish town by fleeing to the forbidding Bialowieza Forest. ...

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