New Jewish Books
A novel inspired by the ‘Japanese Schindler’, written by a woman who owes him her life In 1940, as the Nazis sweep toward Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his government and secretly issues...
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes readers from Bombay to Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter’s death....
Translator: Genese Grill A landmark literary event, What Remains collects Arendt’s complete poetic oeuvre―never before published in English. Internationally renowned as one of the twentieth century’s foremost public intellectuals, Hannah Arendt was also intensely...
This volume explores the history of Jewish life and experience in the modern Islamic world Longing and Belonging investigates the lives of Jews among Muslims in the modern age, both inside and outside the...
Translator: Michael Wex As one of only three survivors of the secret Ringelblum archive in the Warsaw Ghetto, Rachel Auerbach spent the rest of her life guarding the sacred flame of Holocaust memory. Finally...
From the beloved author of Hidden Truths comes a novel about take-charge sixth grader Bess Stein, who brings together friends and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book...
Illustrator: Alisha Monnin Based on real events, this picture book for ages 5-8 dramatizes the story of young Haila, a Yemenite girl, who with her family was airlifted to safety by Alaska Airlines pilot...
The Modern Jewish Experience How did American Jews come to learn about the Holocaust in the immediate aftermath of the war? What kinds of images and representations of Holocaust survivors first circulated in America,...
Explores Auschwitz’s construction, revealing architectural plans and documents that expose the SS’s role in orchestrating genocide. Commemorating 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, this book tells the story of the camp’s construction and...
Translator: Adriana Hunter An unforgettable portrait of suffering, hope, and love in post–World War II France, this cinematic debut novel uncovers the secrets of a little-known era. In spring of 1945, the war is...
