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  • Jews and Booze

    Becoming American in the Age of Prohibition

    by Marni Davis ...
    Series Book 2 - Goldstein-Goren American Jewish History
    Finalist, 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature from the Jewish Book CouncilTraces American Jews' complicated relationship to alcohol through the years leading up to and after prohibitionFrom kosher wine to their ties to the liquor trade in Europe, Jews have a longstanding historical relationship with alcohol. But once prohibition hit America, American Jews were forced to choose between ... Read more

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    The Downhome Sound

    Diversity and Politics in Americana Music

    Narrated by Marni Penning ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 48 min

    American roots music, also known as Americana music, can be challenging to categorize, spanning the genres of jazz, bluegrass, country, blues, rock and roll, and an assortment of variations in between. In The Downhome Sound, Mandi Bates Bailey explores the messages, artists, community, and appeal of this seemingly disparate musical collective. To understand the art form's intended meanings and ... Read more

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    War and Craft [Dramatized Adaptation]

    American Craftsmen 3

    Series series American Craftsmen

    Unabridged

    6 hours 34 min

    America, land of the Free…and home of the warlocks.The Founding Fathers were never ones to pass up a good weapon. America's first line of defense has been shrouded in secrecy, magical families who have sworn to use their power to protect our republic.But there are those who reject America's dream and have chosen the Left Hand Path. In this triumphant conclusion to Tom Doyle's imaginative alternate ... Read more

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    The Dwarfs of Auschwitz

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    Alex's Wake is a tale of two parallel journeys undertaken seven decades apart. In the spring of 1939, Alex and Helmut Goldschmidt were two of more than 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the St. Louis, "the saddest ship afloat" ( New York Times). Turned away from Cuba, the United States, and Canada, the St. Louis returned to Europe, a stark symbol of the world's indifference to the ... Read more

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