Shabbat in a Nest by Chris Barash
Yanni is a lucky little owl who loves celebrating Shabbat with his family in their warm, cozy nest. He and his whole family sing, eat, and play together until it’s time to say goodbye...
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Haman’s Lies by Jimmy Evans, John Andersen
Exposing the Ancient Roots of Antisemitism and Why the Spirit of Esther Must Arise The lies come first. The violence always follows. Since October 7, 2023-the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust-the...
Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe by Matti Friedman
Was it one of the war’s most memorable feats of valor or an act of desperation, even madness? In Out of the Sky, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II:...
My Brother’s Keeper by Ben Schenkman
Magic is real, demons walk the earth, and Max’s brother is dead. Max Asher, Jewish mystic and private-eye, never thought he’d be coming back to his home town to bury his twin brother, Solomon....
Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout
Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma’s world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to...
Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story by Lesléa Newman
Illustrator: Sarita Rich From award-winning author Lesléa Newman comes a shiva story about grief and remembrance, Jewish culture and connection, and learning how to support a friend. Something Sweet is a beautiful and touching picture...
Megillat Esther: The Graphic Tale by JT Waldman
The magisterial graphic novel of the Book of Esther, now back in an enhanced edition. For more than twenty years, JT Waldman’s Megillat Esther has remained the gold standard for what an illustrated book...
Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann
Compulsive, shattering, if not fundamentally disruptive, Returning emerges as one of the most important and searingly honest family sagas of our time. Nicholas Lemann, a veteran New Yorker correspondent, grew up in New Orleans, the son of German...
Transforming Darkness into Light by Philip Lazowski
A Holocaust Survivor’s Lessons in Fighting Hate With: Suzanne PinkesForeword: Cory Booker In 1941, when Philip Lazowski was 11 years old, his mother and two younger siblings were murdered by the Nazis, along with...
Evening Begins the Day by Jessica Brilliant Keener
After she discovers her husband’s infidelity, Rachel Cohen, reeling from hurt and shame, escapes to a rental house in the idyllic town of Woodbury, near Boston. She winds up next door to her colleague...
