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The Hen­na Helper by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

The Hen­na Helper by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Illustrated by Yinon Ptahia From award-winning author, Tami Lehman-Wilzig, comes a new picture book highlighting the Yemenite pre-wedding ceremony of Henna. Deep in Tel Aviv’s Yemenite Quarter, the small houses on Yom Tov Street...

OG pesach: The Pesach Cookbook by Ruthy Aronov

OG pesach: The Pesach Cookbook by Ruthy Aronov

Hardcover Pesach cookbook34 passover recipes all gluten free, pictures for every recipeThis book has no kitniot or gebroks recipesMost recipes are 5 ingredients. The customs of my Hungarian grandmother. Only peeled vegetables and fruits....

The Sky Was My Blan­ket by Uri Shule­vitz

The Sky Was My Blan­ket by Uri Shule­vitz

A Young Man’s Jour­ney Across Wartime Europe The final work from celebrated Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz, this gripping and revealing true story follows a young Polish exile fighting to survive in war-torn Europe....

A Time to Hide by Marion Seidemann Fredman

A Time to Hide by Marion Seidemann Fredman

Based on a True Story of Survival During the Holocaust Illustrators: Elisa Kleven, Diane Dove A Time to Hide captures a powerful true story of Holocaust survival, told through personal testimony, historical photographs, and evocative...

Night Night Fawn by Jordy Rosenberg

Night Night Fawn by Jordy Rosenberg

From the author of Confessions of the Fox comes a novel in which a yenta on her deathbed gives an unrepentant account of all her failures—including her child. In a cluttered rent-controlled apartment in the middle...