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  • Purim carnival in Tel Aviv. 1934. Yemenite carnival queen representing Queen Esther.
    Purim carnival in Tel Aviv. 1934. Yemenite carnival queen representing Queen Esther.
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    Can Jewish Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings?

    Emily Barton’s ‘richly imagined’ new novel ‘The Book of Esther’ projects fantasies of Jewish power onto a Tolkien-like land

    byAdam Kirsch
  • The Social Network.(Merrick Morton, © 2010 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc.)
    The Social Network.(Merrick Morton, © 2010 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc.)
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    The Asocial Network

    Jacob, the hero of this week’s parasha, understood what really mattered in life. The Facebook Generation doesn’t.

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Ruth Franklin.(Curtis Martin)
    Ruth Franklin.(Curtis Martin)
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    Higher Truth

    In her new book, critic Ruth Franklin argues for why the Holocaust is best understood through fiction

    byMarc Tracy
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