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The Dispossessed A Novel — Szilard Borbely

The Dispossessed A Novel

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The Safekeep — Yael van der Wouden

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The Fortunate Ones A Novel — Ellen Umansky

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W, Or, The Memory of Childhood — Georges Perec

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The Night Portrait A Novel of World War II and Da Vinci’s Italy — Laura Morelli

The Night Portrait A Novel of World War II and Da Vinci’s Italy

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Woman on Fire A Novel — Lisa Barr

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When the Nightingale Sings A Powerful and Completely Heartbreaking WW2 Novel — Suzanne Kelman

When the Nightingale Sings A Powerful and Completely Heartbreaking WW2 Novel

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Sisters of War — Lana Kortchik

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The Stolen Child — Roberta Kagan

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In Case We’re Separated Connected Stories — Alice Mattison

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The Diplomat’s Wife — Pam Jenoff

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Well Behaved Wives A Novel — Amy Sue Nathan

Well Behaved Wives A Novel

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My Mother’s Son A Novel — David Hirshberg

My Mother’s Son A Novel

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The Hidden Palace A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni — Helene Wecker

The Hidden Palace A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni

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Dr. B. A Novel — Daniel Birnbaum

Daniel Birnbaum

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Badenheim 1939 — Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld

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Emil and Karl — Jacob Glatstein

Jacob Glatstein

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The Time of Our Singing — Richard Powers

The Time of Our Singing

Themes: Jewish • Literary • Historical

The Marriage of Opposites — Alice Hoffman

The Marriage of Opposites

Themes: Jewish • Literary • Historical

Daughters of the Occupation A Novel of WWII — Shelly Sanders

Daughters of the Occupation A Novel of WWII

Themes: Jewish • Literary • Historical

The Lost Girls of Paris — Pam Jenoff

The Lost Girls of Paris

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The Girl in Lifeboat Six Heartbreaking World War 2 Historical Fiction — Eliza Graham

The Girl in Lifeboat Six Heartbreaking World War 2 Historical Fiction

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The Postmistress of Paris A Novel — Meg Waite Clayton

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel

Meg Waite Clayton

Themes: Jewish • Literary • Historical

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