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Wasteland by Jo Sinclair

Jo Sinclair | Wasteland | Wasteland is the story of Jacob Braunowitz, a young Jewish man who, tortured by self-doubts and nightmare fears, turns his back on his heritage, his h

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Like Bread On The Seder Plate by Rebecca Alpert

Rebecca Alpert | Like Bread On The Seder Plate | Rebecca Alpert, one of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi, explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experien

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Lesbian Rabbis by Sue Levi Elwell; Shirley Idelson; Rebecca Alpert

Sue Levi Elwell; Shirley Idelson; Rebecca Alpert | Lesbian Rabbis | The office of rabbi is the most visible symbol of power and prestige in Jewish communities. Rabbis both interpret to their congregations the reQuireme

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Like Bread on the Seder Plate by Rebecca Alpert

Rebecca Alpert | Like Bread on the Seder Plate | Rebecca Alpert, one of the first women to be ordained as a rabbi, explores how lesbians can shape Jewish tradition to resonate with their own experien

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The Escape Artist by Judith Katz

Judith Katz | The Escape Artist | Sofia Teitelbaum’s parents want to marry her off to a successful, charming, traveling Jewish businessman. The year is 1913, the place is rural Eastern

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Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel | Dykes to Watch Out For | Grin, giggle, and guffaw your way through this celebrated cartoonist’s graphic commentary of contemporary lesbian life.

The central ch

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Shimmer by Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman | Shimmer | Shimmer is the fifth (and, to date, best) novel from Sarah Schulman, the lesbian bard of contemporary urban fiction. Set in Manhattan during th

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Speaking for Ourselves by Irene Zahava

Irene Zahava | Speaking for Ourselves | From Publishers Weekly

Annoyingly redundant, these 18 tales feature a number of Jewish lesbians who are constantly confronting a hostile straight

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Wasteland by Jo Sinclair

Jo Sinclair | Wasteland | Wasteland is the story of Jacob Braunowitz, a young Jewish man who, tortured by self-doubts and nightmare fears, turns his back on his heritage, his h

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Women On Women by Naomi Holoch; Joan Nestle

Naomi Holoch; Joan Nestle | Women On Women | The 29 stories in the volume range from the daring and erotic ‘Eat’ by Sapphire to Dorothy Allison’s energetic Southern tale ‘A Lesbian Appetite’ to V