Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim
A unique coming-of-age story from the lost world of Arab-Jews In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of...
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The Winter Orphans by Kristin Beck
A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis, from the acclaimed author...
Open Judaism by Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz
A Guide for Believers, Atheists, and Agnostics Open Judaism offers a big-tent welcome to all Jews and Judaism. It is at once an invitation to the spiritually seeking Jew, a clarion call for a...
Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media by Mark Kurlansky
Illustrator: Eric Zelz In his new book for young readers Mark Kurlansky’s lens is the art of the “big lie,” a term coined by Adolf Hitler. Kurlansky has written Big Lies: From Socrates to...
Biblical Women Speak by Rabbi Marla J. Feldman
Hearing Their Voices through New and Ancient Midrash What were biblical women thinking and doing when the men around them received all the attention and glory? How did Leah, Rachel, and their handmaids negotiate...
Jews in the Garden by Judy Rakowsky
A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II A shocking true story of untold World War II secrets 1944: Heavy footfalls thud on the...
To Die in Secret by Haviva Ner-David
When we first meet Nomi, she is gazing out the window of an airplane taking her from the kibbutz that’s been home all her adult life, to Massachusetts, which she has not seen since...
Some Kind of Hate by Sarah Darer Littman
Declan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he accidentally messes up his throwing arm. Despite painful surgery and brutal physical therapy, he might never pitch again....
Neom: A Novel from the World of Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
Today, Neom is a utopian dream―a megacity of the future yet to be built in the Saudi desert. In this deeply imaginative novel from the award-winning universe of Central Station, far-future Neom is already...
Qohelet: Searching for a Life Worth Living by Debra Band, Menachem Fisch
How to live a life of wisdom and fulfillment in a far-from-perfect world? Philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band together probe Qohelet’s inquiry into the value of life “under the sun” in this...
