Kai and the Golem by Carol Matas
Illustrator: Elisa Vavouri Rain in the morning makes Kai say, “That’s not what I want!” After school, he wants to read stories with Bubbe, but she isn’t there. “That’s not what I want!” says...
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Hostage by Eli Sharabi
On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be’eri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. Dragged barefoot out his front...
Undaunted by David Eliezrie
How the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn Saved Russian Jewry, Reimagined American Judaism, Ignited a Global Jewish Renaissance David Eliezrie’s Undaunted chronicles the extraordinary courage of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak...
Judah Maccabee Goes to the Doctor by Ann D. Koffsky
Illustrator: Talitha ShipmanForeword: Blima Marcus A young boy who initially refuses to get a shot finds inspiration in the Hanukkah story of the Maccabees to summon the courage to get vaccinated in order to...
A Place for People Like Us by Danila Botha
When Hannah meets Jillian, their connection is instant and addictive. Both unique and talented, but equally adrift in trying to determine and then pursue their goals, they become each other’s anchor until Jillian’s lies...
What Remains is Hope: Based on a True Story by Bonnie Suchman
The Heppenheimer Family Holocaust Saga Beginning in 1930s Germany and based on their real lives, four cousins as close as siblings—Bettina, Trudi, Gustav, and Gertrud—share the experiences of the young, including first loves, marriages,...
Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and Histories by Andrea Strongwater
Foreword: Ismar Schorsch Lost Synagogues of Europe chronicles and recreates in vivid color paintings the life stories of nearly 80 majestic—and destroyed—European synagogues, each one a testament to the approximately 17,000 synagogues decimated during the...
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah: A Jewish Holiday Romantic Comedy by Jean Meltzer
Can these exes rekindle their love this Hanukkah? Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. Who needs family when you’ve got long...
Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage by Diane Gottlieb
Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage is a stunning collection of 32 powerful essays celebrating Jewish joy. Whether set in the Catskills of New York, New England, Chicago, or LA; across oceans...
Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel by Yonatan Green
Israel’s Supreme Court is the most powerful in the democratic world. But how did a handful of unelected judges come to hold such sway over a nation’s laws, politics, and future? In Rogue Justice,...
