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I am grateful to Lynn Davidman and Susan Sered for commenting on earlier drafts of this paper.

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Tenenbaum, S. Good or bad for the Jews? moving beyond the continuity debate. Cont Jewry 21, 91–97 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962404

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