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We are proud to announce that Chana Goldberg is the winner of this year’s Hanuka Cover Contest. And as it...
Three Floors Up, by Eshkol Nevo, Other Press, 283 pages, $16.95 trade paperback Reviewed by NEAL GENDLER Recognizable characters and...
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