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Reviewer: Alan Levenson Title: Modern Jewish Thinkers: From Mendelssohn to Rosenzweig Author: Gershon Greenberg   Reviewer: Talia Sutskover Title: Gleaning Ruth: A Biblical Heroine and Her Afterlives Author: Jennifer L. Koosed   Reviewer: Edward Baring Title: The Figural Jew: Politics and Identity in Postwar French Thought Author: Sarah Hammerschlag

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