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The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture by Warren Hoffman Dictionaries to go beyond the mereTony Kushners award winning epic play Angels in America was remarkable not only for its sensitive engagement of Jewish American and gay culture but also for bringing these themes to a mainstream audience. While the play represented a watershed in American theater and culture, it belies a hundred years of previous attention to queer Jewish identity in twentieth century American literature, drama, and film. In The Passing Game, Warren Hoffman sheds