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That Such Men Lived by Bryan R. Saye

That Such Men Lived by Bryan R. Saye

A World War II Novel Seventeen-year-old Johannes Schmitt can do nothing but watch as the Gestapo murders his father in his own home. Forced to flee Germany, Johannes is torn from the girl he loves and...

The Henna Helper by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

The Henna Helper by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Illustrator: 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 buzzed...

You’ve Told Me Before by Jen­nifer Anne Moses

You’ve Told Me Before by Jen­nifer Anne Moses

Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad, always compelling, the stories in this collection explore the many manifestations of being Jewish in a modern and largely secular world. Jennifer Anne Moses creates characters, mostly American, who are...

Dancing on Memories by Freda Lewkowicz

Dancing on Memories by Freda Lewkowicz

Illustrator: Sally Anne Garland A young girl is able to evoke smiles and memories when she plays the music of Swan Lake for her grandmother, a former ballerina who now suffers from Alzheimer’s. Once...