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The Eagle's Shadow by Michael Reit

The Eagle’s Shadow by Michael Reit

March 1938, Vienna, Austria Without a single shot fired, Hitler seizes Austria. In the Jewish district of Leopoldstadt, Felix Wolff watches his beloved city transform into a nightmare. As people are rounded up and...

Hap­pi­er Far by Diane Mehta

Hap­pi­er Far by Diane Mehta

In Happier Far, Diane Mehta takes us on a funny and engrossing tour of the absurdities and dilemmas of becoming a writer, and how family can sometimes help us and sometimes get in the...

Who Will Rescue Us? by Laura Hobson Faure

Who Will Rescue Us? by Laura Hobson Faure

The Story of the Jewish Children who Fled to France and America During the Holocaust The first account of Jewish children’s flight from Nazi Germany to France—and their subsequent escape to America from the...

Stories My Father Told Me by Seymour Ubell

Stories My Father Told Me by Seymour Ubell

A heartfelt tapestry of family, resilience, and the pursuit of the American dream. Through the eyes of Eric, Haskell Brodsky’s eldest son, the novel weaves together the multigenerational tale of a Polish Jewish family...