New Jewish Books
A moving memoir of a son’s relationship with his survivor father and of their Eastern European journey through a family history of incalculable loss. Jason Sommer’s father, Jay, is ninety-eight years old and losing...
Learning From Our Leaders Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe, was a holy person even as a child. As he grew, his greatness in Torah and his careful observance of all the mitzvos became...
Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is...
The Past and Future of Jewish Studies in America In 1930, Columbia University appointed Salo Baron to be the Nathan L. Miller Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Institutions―marking a turning point in the...
Visual Discourses During the 2018–2021 Electoral Crisis Lexington Studies in Jewish Literature Reenvisioning Israel through Political Cartoons: Visual Discourses During the 2018–2021 Electoral Crisis examines the ways in which the work of Israeli political...
A Holocaust Story of Survival and Resilience When the Germans march into their little Polish shtetl at the start of World War II, the Jews of Wlodawa see their lives abruptly torn apart. For...
The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Adaptor: Emil SherIllustrator: Sonia Possentini Discover the inspiring illustrated true story about one girl’s escape from the Holocaust to become a concert pianist against all...
Translator: Gilah Kahn-HoffmannIllustrator: Menahem Halberstadt “But perhaps, just maybe.” suggested Hedgehog, “Mr Billy Goat saw a big hole in the road and sealed it off so no one would fall in.” A beautifully-illustrated picture...
Translator: Madeline G. Levine In 1943, the twenty-year-old Polish poet Tadeusz Borowski was arrested and deported to Auschwitz as a political prisoner. What he experienced in the camp left him convinced that no one...
How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century is the first...
