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Moving Forward: Reflections on Autism, Neurodiversity, Brain Surgery, and Faith" by Jacki Edry

June 30, 2022

The beauty of learning and sensemaking; Thoughts on “Moving Forward” by Jacki Edry

“Reflections on Autism, Neurodiversity, Brain Surgery, and Faith” “I have been blessed with the ability to learn and experience new and beautiful things every day.” I did not just find this sentence – from...

Some of covers for the 36 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in May 2022

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June 28, 2022

The 36 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in May 2022

Here is the list of the 36 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in May 2022. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...

The Presidents' School: The New Way Forward by Andrew Caldwell

New Books / Reviews

June 24, 2022

The triumph of unwavering optimism; thoughts on The Presidents’ School: The New Way Forward by Andrew Caldwell

You don’t even have to suspend your disbelief: the relentless optimism of Andrew Caldwell’s political fantasy will steamroll it for you. Reading it provided me with a much-needed dose of upbeat energy, contrasting what...

New Books

June 24, 2022

From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos

Rebecca Podos, Lambda Award-winning author of Like Water, returns with a contemporary Jewish fantasy of enduring love, unfathomable loss, and the power of stories to hold us together when it seems that nothing else...

Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment by Carol Siegel

New Books

June 24, 2022

Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment by Carol Siegel

Raced, Sexed, and Erased What are the consequences of how Jews are depicted in movies and television series? Drawing on a host of movies and television series from the 1970s to present day, Jews...

New Books

June 10, 2022

Just Freddy by Joel Stern

Foreword: Rob Rinder Just Freddy, the story inspired by Freddy Stern’s escape from Nazi Germany, is released today, published exclusively through Amazon. A new book specifically written to introduce children and young adults to...

New Books

June 9, 2022

Titan of Tehran by Shahrzad Elghanayan

From Jewish Ghetto to Corporate Colossus to Firing Squad – My Grandfather’s Life “Titan of Tehran,” a richly reported and elegantly rendered story, presents a compelling central character, historic sweep and moments that read like chapters...

Coming of Age: 13 B’nai Mitzvah Stories by Jonathan Rosen and Henry Herz (Editors)

New Books

June 8, 2022

Coming of Age: 13 B’nai Mitzvah Stories by Jonathan Rosen and Henry Herz (Editors)

This short story collection highlights the diverse experiences of becoming an adult in the Jewish faith. What does it mean to become an adult in your faith? Join thirteen diverse characters as they experience...

New Books

June 7, 2022

As If On Cue by Marisa Kanter

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this swoony YA enemies-to-lovers romance that fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson are sure to...

New Books

June 6, 2022

Eddie Whatever by Lois Ruby

Thirteen-year-old Eddie needs to do a community service project in preparation for his bar mitzvah. Against his better judgment, he ends up with a volunteering gig at Silver Brook Pavilion retirement home, where the...

New Books

June 3, 2022

Pollak’s Arm by Hans von Trotha

Translator: Elisabeth Lauffer October 16, 1943, inside the Vatican as darkness descends upon Rome. Having been alerted to the Nazi plan to round up the city’s Jewish population the next day, Monsignor F. dispatches...