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"A Winter Crop", 1971

"A Winter Crop", 1971

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Snowy Tel Aviv, 1950

Snowy Tel Aviv, 1950

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A Rainy Day

A Rainy Day

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Hot Springs in Tiberias - Ad for a Tour

Hot Springs in Tiberias - Ad for a Tour

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Tel Aviv, 1950

Tel Aviv, 1950

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Maimonides

A Portrait

A Portrait

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Commentary on the Mishnah

Commentary on the Mishnah

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Treatise on Logic

Treatise on Logic

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Mishneh Torah

Mishneh Torah

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A Portrait

A Portrait

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Tu B'Shvat

Almond Blossoms on Tu B'Shvat

Almond Blossoms on Tu B'Shvat

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Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

Tu B’Shvat, Rishon LeZion, 1910

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Planting Trees, Tu B'Shvat, 1967

Planting Trees, Tu B'Shvat, 1967

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Recording -"So Go the Planters"

Recording -"So Go the Planters"

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Ad for a Tu B'Shvat Ball

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Hannah Senesh (Szenes)

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Her Passport

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Her Typewriter

Her Typewriter

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Her Pocket Diary

Her Pocket Diary

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Funeral Announcement

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Poem Manuscripts & Letters

Poem Manuscripts & Letters

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Persecuted for Their Judaism in Germany and for Their German Origins in America
Persecuted for Their Judaism in Germany and for Their German Origins in America
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Escaping Certain Death: How the Jews of Treblinka Rose Up and Fought Back
Escaping Certain Death: How the Jews of Treblinka Rose Up and Fought Back
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To Whom Did This Spy Dedicate His Legendary Love Letter?
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Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and Napoleon: The Meeting That Never Was
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