American author Joyce Carol Oates poses for a photo in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 12, 2019. Oates says her family’s denial of its Jewish roots haunted her for decades and has shaped her into the famously prolific writer she is today. Oates, who is making her first-ever trip to Israel to receive the prestigious Jerusalem Prize, said that her Jewish grandmother fled persecution in her native Germany to rural upstate New York in the late 19th century. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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