Author: jewishbooks

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...

The Canary on the Couch by Kenneth Levin

The Canary on the Couch by Kenneth Levin

The Psychology of Jewish Self-Delusions in the Face of Rising Antisemitism In today’s America, a disturbing surge in anti-Semitism is making alarming inroads into the national mainstream. This book explores the many factors fueling...

Bau: Artist at War by Joseph Bau

Bau: Artist at War by Joseph Bau

A classic memoir that is both an inspiring true love story and a historical espionage thriller, Bau: Artist at War comes at a critical moment when the last survivors of the German concentration camps...