The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb by Emmet Hirsch
In the Lebanese village of Bhamdoun in 1931, Joseph Friedmann is born to a 15-year-old Jewish girl hastily married off to a man thirty years her senior. His parents divorce, and at the age...
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Golden Threads by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay
Hagar Ophir (Illustrator), Haitham Haddad (Designer) A beautifully illustrated tale of traditional crafts and communal power. Rachelle is a young girl living in Fès, Morocco in 1920. Surrounded by a warm community of friends,...
The Purpose of Life Is a Life of Purpose by Rabbi Abie Ingber
The Purpose of Life Is a Life of Purpose traces the remarkable journey of Rabbi Abie Ingber, a child of Holocaust survivors who embraced his parents’ mandate to pursue peace and reconciliation. Guided by...
Zayde’s Crossing by Ken Baronsky
What survives when a life carefully etched in one world is swept away by war, revolution, and exile? Zayde’s Crossing tells the story of a Jewish family whose lives unfold amid the collapse of an...
Elegy in Blue by Mark Helprin
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Oceans and the Stars, Winter’s Tale, and A Soldier of the Great War, returns with an unforgettable tale of love, loss, and remembrance set in Brooklyn. Told in an...
Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv‑y Recipes by Adeena Sussman
New York Times bestselling cookbook author Adeena Sussman offers a quick and easy (“zariz”) approach to Israeli-inspired home cooking with satisfying recipes for every day. For Adeena Sussman, the kitchen is an island of calm:...
The Arthur Miller Tapes: A Life In His Own Words by Christopher Bigsby
Christopher Bigsby and Arthur Miller shared a regular correspondence which stretched over nearly three decades of friendship. Their interaction and collaboration included a unique series of recorded interviews which now bring fresh and surprising...
Survival at Treblinka by Chad S.A. Gibbs
Geography, Gender, and Social Networks in Jewish Resistance On August 2, 1943, prisoners at the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, located in occupied Poland, launched an uprising against their captors, during which hundreds successfully escaped...
Spinning at the Edges by Elizabeth Poliner
From the author of the acclaimed As Close to Us as Breathing, a captivating novel steeped in history, revealing the bonds of family and community, and the healing powers hidden inside broken hearts. For much...
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri
Winner of the National Book Award • Named Amazon’s #1 Children’s Book of 2025 In the shadow of World War II, two orphaned siblings embark on a perilous journey across the mountains of Iran―where survival...
