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“There Are Too Many Jews on This Train”
By Diane ColeA newly rediscovered 1938 novel offers one man's examination of how and why the single word “Jew” has come to define him.
Diane Cole
Diane Cole is the author of the memoir After Great Pain: A New Life Emerges. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR online, and elsewhere, and she serves as the books columnist for Psychotherapy Networker.
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Chava Rosenfarb’s Memory of the Holocaust Was Formed in the Abyss and Redeemed by Writing
By Diane ColeFrom her new life in Montreal, the Yiddish writer created out of the degradation she had experienced a forceful body of work that calls out to be rediscovered.
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How a “Dream Team” of Rescuers Salvaged Masses of Jewish Cultural Treasures Looted by the Nazis
By Diane ColePrewar, no countries had wanted to take in Europe’s Jews. Postwar, many were poised to claim the spoils of the murdered—until an unprecedented group of experts stepped in.
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The Return of Romain Gary, Novelist, Diplomat, War Hero, Prankster
By Diane ColeWith the long-overdue translation into English of his final book, neglect of the Vilna-born Jewish author is starting to lift.
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The Dread-Inducing Work of Weimar’s Jewish Artists
By Diane ColeAn exhibit at the Neue Galerie offered a taste of Jewish art from “before the fall,” but the subject cries out for a more ambitious undertaking.
