2019 selection · Nonfiction

When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History

When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History by Massoud Hayoun appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around identity & culture, tales from around the world, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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