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    Jewish Portraits
    Jewish Portraits
    Jewish Portraits
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    Jewish Portraits

    By Lady Katie Magnus

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    This book is a collection of essays, some of them about historical figures, all discussing one central topic: being Jewish. Ten titles in total are presented here, including 'The Story of a Street', 'Moses Mendelssohn', 'The Story of a False Prophet', and 'Charity in Talmudic Times'.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 5, 2019
    ISBN4064066247492
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