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• Yiddishlands
  A Memoir
  
  A renowned scholar looks back on his life and the life of his mother, tracing the Yiddish experience through major historical events of the last century.

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• A Jew in the Public Arena
  The Career of Israel Zangwill
  By Meri-Jane Rochelson
  Examines the fascinating and controversial career of Israel Zangwill

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• Challenges of Equality
  Judaism, State, and Education in Nineteenth-Century France
  By Jeffrey Haus
  Explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905.

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• Maqām and Liturgy
  Ritual, Music, and Aesthetics of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn
  By Mark L. Kligman
  This is a detailed study of the multidimensional interaction of music and text in Sabbath morning prayers of Syrian Jews in Brooklyn.

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• Mediating Modernity
  Challenges and Trends in the Jewish Encounter with the Modern World
  Edited by Michael Brenner and Lauren B. Strauss
  A landmark collection of essays by prominent academics in modern Jewish and German-Jewish history, honoring Michael A. Meyer, a pioneer in those fields.

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• The Heart Is a Mirror
  The Sephardic Folktale
  By Tamar Alexander-Frizer
  A groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the Sephardic folktale as it relates to group identity and narrative culture.

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• Sister in Sorrow Life
  Histories of Female Holocaust Survivors from Hungary
  By Ilana Rosen
  A compassionate and insightful study of Hungarian women who lived through the Holocaust, with an appendix containing their complete stories.

  
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• Aby Warburg and Anti-Semitism
  Political Perspectives on Images and Culture
  By Charlotte Schoell-Glass
  A landmark study on Aby Warburg’s life and work, translated into English.

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• Back to School
  Jewish Day School in the Lives of Adult Jews
  
  A groundbreaking study on the impact of Jewish day schools in the lives of parents and children.

  
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