To Live Another Day by Elizabeth Rosenberg
New Jewish Fiction Three New York City girls form an irrevocable bond that compensates for the emotional needs not met by their own families. Through the lens of the main character, To Live Another...
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The Shortest Skirt in Shul by Sass Orol
“All bodies are mistranslated prophecies” Sass Orol’s debut poetry collection reexamines gender in Jewish history and steps into the present with daring and delight. From Avraham in the desert to a trans girl at...
Shabbat. A Day To Create Yourself by Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein
Building character, shaping perspectives, and finding happiness throughout Shabbat What unites a Russian refusenik, a US senator, a Parisian fashion designer, a world-famous behavioral psychologist, and a world championship boxer? What bringstogether prime ministers...
The Collaborators by Ian Buruma
Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figures—a Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseur—who may have been con artists and collaborators under...
From Philosophy Professor to Pragmatic Private eye: Thoughts on “The Cost of Living and Other Mysteries” by Saul Golubcow
Why do people read mysteries? To fill curiosity gaps and enjoy exercising our critical thinking and problem-solving skill sets. The curiosity gap I refer to is the feeling that awakens in ourselves when we...
The Merchant from Sepharad by James Hutson-Wiley
Embroiled in the tumult of the twelfth century’s commercial revolution, Joshua ben Elazar, the scion of an illustrious trading dynasty, is torn between the dictates of his faith and his quest for wealth and...
In the Garden of the Righteous by Richard Hurowitz
The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust These powerfully illuminating and inspiring profiles pay tribute to the incredible deeds of the Righteous Among the Nations, little-known heroes who saved...
Ephraim’s Bones by David de Wolf
Joseph Lichtman, a young man from Frankfurt, is determined to escape the culture of the ghetto, still dominant fifty years after Napoleon. Dramatically, he not only leaves his family, but also steps back from...
The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty Zeldis
For fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Joanna Goodman, a mesmerizing historical novel from Kitty Zeldis, the author of Not Our Kind, about three women in 1920s New York City and the secrets...
Return to Latvia by Marina Jarre
Translator: Ann Goldstein Building upon her celebrated autobiography Distant Fathers, Italian author Marina Jarre returns to her native Latvia for the first time since she left as a ten-year-old girl in 1935. In Return...
