New Jewish Books
In this book, Monika Amsler explores the historical contexts in which the Babylonian Talmud was formed in an effort to determine whether it was the result of oral transmission. Scholars have posited that the...
A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust A thrilling mystery woven into a beautifully constructed family memoir: Meryl Frank’s journey to seek the truth...
This heartwarming, beautifully written middle-grade historical novel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic. North Dakota, 1905 After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her...
World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It A riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens,...
Institutional Collections of Original Art An essential reference guide for learning where Arthur Szyk’s public works reside During his lifetime, Arthur Szyk (1894–1951)—the prolific Polish-Jewish artist celebrated for his exquisite miniature paintings, book illustrations,...
A fresh portrait of the Polish-Jewish writer and artist, and a gripping account of the secret operation to rescue his last artworks. The twentieth-century artist Bruno Schulz was born an Austrian, lived as a...
A Jewish-American family saga about the rise of its fashion retailing empire and how it splits and ultimately devastates the family. Shelf Life is a Jewish–American family saga about the rise of its fashion...
Even as a fourth-generation Jewish Texan, S. L. Wisenberg has always felt the ghost of Europe dogging her steps, making her feel uneasy in her body and in the world. At age six, she’s...
The Life and Death of Jerusalem’s Maghrebi Quarter, 1187–1967 The Maghrebi Quarter of Jerusalem long sat in the shadow of the Western Wall, the last vestige of the Second Temple. Three days after the...
Routledge Studies in Modern History This book examines the history of antisemitism in the United States and Germany in a novel way by placing the two countries side by side for a sustained comparison...
