New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Steliyana Doneva Micah loved the noise maker, called a gragger, that he used at his family’s Purim party. With it they celebrated the defeat of the wicked Haman, a bully from biblical times...
A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of World War II, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places. Isa de...
Illustrator: Rivka Tsinman The creators of Hadar’s groundbreaking Devash Parashah Magazine are proud to introduce The Devash Megillat Esther! This beautiful volume includes the full Hebrew Megillah text, an original kid-friendly English translation, and...
Translator: Jessica Cohen Three Israeli women, their lives altered by immigration to the United States, seek to overcome crises. Ilana is a veteran Hebrew instructor at a Midwestern college who has built her life...
Translator: Dalit Shmueli Winner of The 2023 National Jewish Book Awards for Hebrew Fiction in Translation. Discover a rare glimpse into the secret world of Mossad spies and terrorists with Operation Bethlehem, a best-seller...
Illustrated highlights from the Judaica Collection of the Library of Congress. Books Like Sapphires showcases a wide range of Hebraic treasures from the storied collection at the Library of Congress, many of them for the first...
Here is the list of the 70 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in March 2024. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
Alice Heppenheimer, born into a prosperous German Jewish family around the turn of the twentieth century, comes of age at a time of growing opportunities for women. So, when she turns 21 years old,...
Translator: Paul Olchváry József Debreczeni, a prolific Hungarian-language journalist and poet, arrived in Auschwitz in 1944; had he been selected to go “left,” his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of...
As the great Mel Brooks said, “ Humor is just another defense against the universe” — and in these chaotic times, an irreverent and chaotic book like When the Rains Came, will definitely help...
Twelve-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colors. Her mom has always pushed her to become a concert violinist, but this summer Rosie refuses to play, wanting...
