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Chik Chak Shabbat
Mara RockliffJTA | Jewish newsThe children's book "Chik Chak Shabbat" has been returned to shelves in a school district in Jacksonville, Florida, after more than a year "under review." https://t.co/dYRwS97Jet
Paperback, 2016
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Chosen
Chaim PotokJTA | Jewish newsLegendary literary editor Robert Gottlieb died Wednesday at 92. He shepherded into print such 20th-century classics as Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” and Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen.” https://t.co/2Cgc6bsMzZ
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style
Bethan BideJTA | Jewish newsThe exhibit “Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style," will open later this year at the Museum of London Docklands. https://t.co/acqvpn3q98
Paperback, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Giving Tree
Shel SilversteinJTA | Jewish newsThe United States Postal Service released a new series of Forever stamps in honor of Shel Silverstein. https://www.jta.org/2022/04/11/culture/us-postal-service-honors-jewish-poet-shel-silverstein-with-the-giving-tree-stamps?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=jtasocial&utm_source=twitter
Hardcover, 2014
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The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Lorraine HansberryJTA | Jewish newsA revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” starring Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan, is now playing in New York. https://t.co/JQeq7MWjSs
Paperback, 2021
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army
Adam D. MendelsohnJTA | Jewish newsIn his new book “Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army,” historian Adam D. Mendelsohn explains how a cantor from New York convinced Abraham Lincoln to support allowing Jews to serve as military chaplains. https://t.co/oTQ47n2mhD
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyJTA | Jewish newsThe bestselling author supports a cultural boycott of Israel. https://bit.ly/3ltJyZW
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Michelle HunevenJTA | Jewish newsOpinion | @SilowCarroll explains what Michelle Huneven's novel about a church's ministerial search can teach us about synagogue politics. https://t.co/S9gM6wIh7O
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
Noa TishbyJTA | Jewish newsActor Noa Tishby and philanthropist Miriam Adelson are the latest prominent Israel advocates to criticize the Israeli government and its proposed judicial reform. https://t.co/tUeWly84ni
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran FoerJTA | Jewish newsOther removed books by Jewish authors include the coming-of-age novel “Forever,” by Judy Blume, and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” by Jonathan Safran Foer. https://t.co/tUmiiPyaij
Paperback, 2006
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book