Jewish Persia relives in New York’s suburbs, sharing its neighbourhood with a growing Asian community
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Great Neck, a Persian island in New York9 gennaio 2019
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13 novembre 2018EnglishSomehow I Am Different: stories of identity in Jewish HungaryBudapest, Hungary: in Alyssa Petersel's book, twenty-one stories compose the mosaic of a vibrant Jewish life. Our review
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