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Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann is a professor at Columbia Journalism School and a staff writer at The New Yorker. His book Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries will be published in March.
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How One Forgotten Novel Helped Me Return to Judaism
When I was growing up, we practiced Judaism only barely. ‘Remember Me to God,’ by Myron S. Kaufmann, helped me understand why—and led me to choose…
June 26, 2026
Nicholas Lemann
Ancient Wisdom: Why I Dug Into My Family’s Past
I love Southern history. But I never researched the history of my Louisiana relatives until I was in close range to my 65th birthday. What was keeping…
August 24, 2025
Nicholas Lemann
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