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Jews helped build the nation's publishing industry. But now, as literacy rates are declining, antisemitism is sadly on the upswing.

Explicit content shows up in teenage and young adult books, with little warning. Could a book content rating system help?

The production, directed by Sag Harbor resident and Bay Street co-founder Stephen Hamilton, was part of a longtime Bay Street ...