The Life And Lies Of Harry Morris by Daniel Gardner
The life of Harry Morris was a classic ‘rags to riches’ tale: an East End Jewish barrow boy who became a feted nightclub operator in Knightsbridge and Mayfair. But there was a price to...
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Through the Morgue Door by Colette Brull-Ulmann and Jean-Christophe Portes
One Woman’s Story of Survival and Saving Children in German-Occupied Paris Translators: Anne Landau and Margaret Sinclair In 1934, at the age of fourteen, Colette Brull-Ulmann knew that she wanted to become a pediatrician....
Workitu’s Passover by Ben Hagai, Zahava Goshen
Illustrator: Eden Spivak It is another day at Workitu’s village. As usual, she is awoken by the morning sounds of the village. However, for Workitu, something doesn’t feel right. She knows that today, ahead...
Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
1 New York Times bestselling author of Iceberg, Jennifer A. Nielsen inspires readers with a brand-new thriller based on the remarkable true story of a young Polish girl who bravely fought, participating in the...
Amerikaland by Danny Goodman
A searing debut novel of hope and survival following two athletes as they reckon with secrets from their pasts and the belief that good people will fight against prejudice and tyranny. In a reimagined...
South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain by Eric Z Weintraub
Fleeing death by the Spanish Inquisition, a Jewish doctor makes an impossible choice between home and faith, then struggles to lead his family on a journey for a new life. GRANADA, SPAIN, 1492. Vidal...
The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation by Roger Moorehouse
This is the untold story of The Lados Group, a group of Polish diplomats and Jewish activists based in Switzerland during the Second World War who conceived an extraordinary operation to produce false identity...
Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews by Javier Castano, Talya Fishman, Ephraim Kanarfogel (Editors)
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Though the existence of Jewish regional cultures is widely known, the origins of the most prominent groups, Ashkenaz and Sepharad, are poorly understood, and the rich variety of...
Daughters of Riga by Marian Exall
As World War II sweeps over Europe, nine-year-old Danielle Loesseps escapes from Latvia under the protection of the Dutch consul. Her Jewish mother, the consul’s secretary, is tragically left behind at the end of...
The Night Before Passover by Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Nathalie Beauvois Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing’s best-selling series! It’s the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the...
