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Reviewing: “The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel: Yona,” by Jordan Gorfinkel, David Sacks, Larisa Kerzhner and Avi Blyer. Koren Publishers. 136 pages. 2024. ISBN-13: 978-9657767832. If
