Gottika by Helaine Becker
Illustrator: Vero Navarro 12-year-old Dany lives with his father, the scholarly Rob Judah, and his silent mother Rachel in the Stoon ghetto on the outskirts of Gottika. Under the ruthless Count Pol, the Stoon...
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ABCs of Torah and Science by Dr. Herman Presby
Have you ever wondered… why? Why do we need science if everything is contained in the Torah? Why are there so many scientists who are atheists and non-believers? Why did G-d create such a...
Peter Owen, Not a Nice Jewish Boy: Memoirs of a Maverick by Peter Owen, James Nye
In this wry, candid and sometimes poignant memoir, Peter Owen recalls his lonely Jewish boyhood in Nazi Germany and migration to England where he survived the London Blitz, a teenage dalliance with aspiring actress...
Meir Kahane by Shaul Magid
The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical The life and politics of an American Jewish activist who preached radical and violent means to Jewish survival Meir Kahane came of age...
Holocaust Fighters: Boxers, Resisters, and Avengers by Jeffrey Sussman
A remarkable portrait of the heroic people who faced the threat of extermination by the Nazis and resisted by any means possible—whether through boxing, exposing the reality of death camps, armed guerrilla attacks, or...
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
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...
Larry’s Latkes by Jenna Waldman
Illustrator: Ben Whitehouse Everyone knows that Big Larry makes the best latkes in town. This year he is throwing a Hanukkah party for all this friends, and the latkes need to be extra special....
Antiquities by Cynthia Ozick
From one of our most preeminent writers, a tale that captures the shifting meanings of the past, and how our experience colors those meanings. Lloyd Wilkinson Petrie, one of the seven elderly trustees of...
The Essential Jewish Baking Cookbook: 50 Traditional Recipes for Every Occasion by Beth A. Lee
Make traditional Jewish baked goods at home Baking is an integral part of Jewish culture and traditions. Whether you’re making challah for Shabbat, macaroons for Passover, or babka for family brunch, The Essential Jewish Baking...
Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood by Mark Oppenheimer
A piercing portrait of the struggles and triumphs of one of America’s renowned Jewish neighborhoods in the wake of unspeakable tragedy that highlights the hopes, fears, and tensions all Americans must confront on the...
