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Whatta Mensch! A Review of Mendoza the Jew: Boxing, Manliness & Nationalism

June 27, 2014 • By Jenna Brager

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Jenna Brager

Jenna Brager is a PhD student in Women's & Gender Studies at Rutgers University. Her writing and comics have been published by The New Inquiry, The Black Warrior Review, Shareable Magazine, and the Jewish Comix Anthology. Her work can be found at sassyfrasscircus.com.

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