The Perversion of Holocaust Memory by Judith M. Hughes
Writing and Rewriting the Past after 1989 In the early years of the 21st century it appeared that the memory of the Holocaust was secure in Western Europe; that, in order to gain entry...
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Aviva vs the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe
A long ago “accident.” An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn’t know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief...
Meir Kahane by Shaul Magid
The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survival Meir Kahane came of age...
Isaac’s Fear: An Early Modern Encyclopedia of Judaism by David Malkiel
Isaac’s Fear is a wide-ranging study of a Hebrew encyclopedia of Judaism by Isaac Lampronti, a rabbi and physician from eighteenth-century Ferrara, in Italy; this is the first encyclopedia of Judaism, with entries on...
Exodus and Its Aftermath by Albert Kaganovitch
Jewish Refugees in the Wartime Soviet Interior During World War II, some two million Jewish refugees relocated from the western regions of the USSR to the Soviet interior. Citizens in the Central Asian territories...
American Shtetl by Nomi M. Stolzenberg, David N. Myers
The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York A compelling account of how a group of Hasidic Jews established its own local government on American soil Settled in the mid-1970s...
Meet the Hamantaschen by Alan Silberberg
You’ve met the latkes, you’ve met the matzah…now it’s time to meet the hamantaschen in this zany Purim story! There’s a problem with Purim! The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah...
Girl on the Ferris Wheel by Julie Halpern, Len Vlahos
Tenth graders Eliana and Dmitri could not be more different. He’s an outgoing, self-confident drummer in a punk band called Unexpected Turbulence. Eliana is introspective and thoughtful, and a movie buff who is living...
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid? by Michal Oshman
Discover a Life Filled with Purpose and Joy Through the Secrets of Jewish Wisdom Discover the secrets to a fearless, meaningful life, found in the wisdom of Jewish scripture. Today, more than ever, we...
British Trade Unions, the Labour Party, and Israel’s Histadrut by Ronnie Fraser
This book explores the British Labour Party and the trade unions and how their relationship with the Jews of Palestine and Israel has evolved over the past one hundred years. It also reflects the...
