One of Them by Kitty Zeldis
The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War...
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Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools by Jonathan B. Krasner, Jon A. Levisohn, Sharon Avni (Editors)
Examines how day schools are educating diverse Jewish youth in a variety of content areas. Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools offers an important analysis of Jewish day school classrooms today. In light...
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance―perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik. The forest eats the girls...
The Un-Chosen Body: Disability Culture in Israel by Ilana Szobel
In the first work to bring crip aesthetics into conversation with Israel studies, Ilana Szobel explores disability culture and disability justice through the work of artists with disabilities in Israel and the occupied Palestinian...
Plums, Paprika & Ghosts by A.J. Sidransky
Our Trip to the Austro-Hungarian Empire In September 2021, as a gift for his graduation from law school, I took my then 27-year-old son Jake to Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic to see...
After Revelation: The Rabbinic Past in the Medieval Islamic World by Marc D. Herman
Reveals how medieval Jews developed religious law through contact with their Muslim neighbors After Revelation offers a dynamic new perspective on medieval Jewish legal thought and its integration in the wider Islamic world. Here,...
As a Jew by Sarah Hurwitz
Reclaiming Our Story From Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us An urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity and how Jews can reclaim their tradition, by the celebrated White...
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War-era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing...
Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together by Ilana Kurshan
A mother’s celebration of the power and wonder of lifelong reading In Children of the Book, Ilana Kurshan reveals how literature weaves an invisible thread through the tapestry of family life. Kurshan, a mother...
The Messianic Stage: Time and Redemption in Modern Hebrew Theatre by Yair Lipshitz
Time and Periodization in History Messianic Stage argues that this ongoing concern with the messianic enables a cohesive interrogation of time’s political, theological, and theatrical significance. The book situates Hebrew theatre alongside profound shifts in...
