New Jewish Books
Review of the first volume of the Hoshiyan Chronicles by Dr. Barry Nadel Have you ever noticed the tendency of nationalistic politicians and historians to create a heroic, great past for their homeland? It...
In this first-ever biography of Colonel John Patterson, Denis Brian reveals his subject to be a diverse composite of identities. An Irishborn soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, and Zionist,...
A Woman’s Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939-1943 At the end of 1944, while World War II was still raging, nineteen-year-old Renia Kukielka published her Hebrew language memoir about the Holocaust. The account may well...
This ground-breaking book exposes a taboo aspect of Holocaust history; the sexual abuse of children. Children were sexually assaulted in ghettos, camps, on transit trains, while in hiding, and even when sent to supposed...
Psalms 120 to 134 in the Worship of Jerusalem’s Temples Codes hidden for 3,000 years unveil the origin of the fifteen Songs of Ascents.Mysterious marks in medieval manuscripts disclose the lost temple song.Rabbinic traditions...
From Jewish Broadcasting Service: After a long hiatus, the popular ZOA Book Club is back, hosted by ZOA Director of Special Projects Liz Berney. This edition features famed attorney and mediation/dispute resolution expert Kenneth...
Illustrator: Martin Lemelman Now more than ever, it is essential to continue teaching the lessons of the Holocaust to young children in an impactful and palatable way, so that such horrific events are never...
A stirring novel of first love in a time of war and the unbearable choices that could tear sisters apart, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan’s Tale Life is a...
Soon to be a motion picture starring Colin Firth and directed by Pat O’Connor. The acclaimed and now-classic biographical novel of Walter Benjamin’s last days–adapted into screenplay by Jay Parini. It is 1940. For...
Library of Jewish Ideas The love of God is perhaps the most essential element in Judaism―but also one of the most confounding. In biblical and rabbinic literature, the obligation to love God appears as...
