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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
By Judy Blume
Margaret Simon, age 11½, wants to know where she fits in the world. When her family leaves New York City the matter takes on fresh urgency.
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RELIGION

The Last Trial
By Shalom Spiegel
In this compelling study, Spiegel examines the Akedah, the Biblical tale in which God commands Abraham first to slaughter his son, then to spare the boy.
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HISTORY

Eichmann in Jerusalem
By Hannah Arendt
In 1960, Israeli commandos captured Adolf Eichmann, a high-ranking Nazi hiding out in Argentina, and brought him to Jerusalem to stand trial.
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PHILOSOPHY

Exodus and Revolution
By Michael Walzer
Throughout history, the book of Exodus has given revolutionaries and oppressed people a paradigm for this-worldly liberation and redemption.
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BIOGRAPHY

The Catcher Was a Spy
By Nicholas Dawidoff
The son of a Newark pharmacist, Moe Berg pursued a long, undistinguished career as a Major League catcher while earning a law degree and spending a semester at the Sorbonne.
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MEMOIR

The Reawakening
By Primo Levi
In January 1945, chemist-turned-writer Primo Levi was freed from Auschwitz, where he had been interned for his anti-fascist activities in Italy (as well as, of course, for being Jewish).
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POETRY

Open Closed Open
By Yehuda Amichai
Until Yehuda Amichai, modern Hebrew literature nearly always spoke in a public voice, and found its inspiration in the business of nation-building. But Amichai's vision and voice were intensely personal.
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Gershon's Monster
By Eric A. Kimmel
In this retelling of a traditional Hasidic tale, a thoughtless baker lives his life without regret or apology, sweeping up his misdeeds—charmingly depicted as as playful goblins—and casting them into the sea. ...
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