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Joan Lipinsky Cochran

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	The Yiddish Gangster's Daughter (A Becks Ruchinsky Mystery Book 1) 3.89 avg rating — 121 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hasidic Rebbe's Son (A Becks Ruchinsky Mystery - book 2) 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still Missing Beulah: Stories of Blacks and Jews in Mid-Century Miami 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I'd like to welcome myself to Goodreads and my readers (potential readers?) to my site. I will probably fill this with silly as well as interesting observations but right now I want to share my excitement at being on the air today. My book, Still Missing Beulah, was featured on WLRN -- the NPR radio station in Miami-- because today is M.L. King Day and the book is about Black and Jewish relations Read more of this blog post »

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The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)

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