Jay Trachtenberg
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Bookmarked
Four novels depict conflict and compassion in WWII Ukraine, present-day Pakistan and Israel, and a future America
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Dinner at the Center of the Earth
A riveting novel in which a Jewish American becomes and Israeli spy and then a traitor to his adopted country
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American War by Omar El Akkad
This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations
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An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell
Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity
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Jay Trachtenberg’s Top Reads of 2016
Three novels explore our planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic