Hidden in Plain Sight by Julie Brill
A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia Discover a powerful, untold chapter of Holocaust history and a daughter’s enduring quest to know the story that began a generation before...
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Music of the Night: Religious Influences and Spiritual Resonances in Operetta and Musical Theatre by Ian Bradley
This book offers readers a fascinating new look into the spiritual side of operetta and musical theatre, two closely related genres often dismissed as trivial, shallow, and essentially secular. Bradley challenges these judgements and...
The Serpent Bearer by Jane Rosenthal
Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer’s The German Wife and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network....
The Marital Knot: Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648–1850 by Noa Shashar
Brandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law A long overdue study of agunot based on exhaustive research in rabbinic sources, memoirs, and communal records. Noa Shashar sheds light on Jewish family life in...
The Jew Who Would Be King by Adam Laurence Rovner
A True Story of Shipwreck, Survival, and Scandal in Victorian Africa This vivid reconstruction of one man’s life reveals the harsh realities and moral ambiguities of colonial power. The Jew Who Would Be King...
The Girl with the Secret Name by Yael Zoldan
The Incredible Life of Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi “We are guardians of a great treasure. We are links in a precious chain,” Papa paused, and Beatriz felt her heart pounding. This sounded very exciting!...
Rabbinism and Politics in Religious Zionism by Aharon Kampinsky
Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah This book examines the relationship between the rabbinate and politics in religious Zionism during the early years of the State of Israel. What fundamental issues did the rabbis of...
The Unspeakable by Nicola Hanefeld
Breaking my Family’s Silence surrounding the Holocaust Researching family history means stepping into the unknown; Nicola discovered that after an old passport (issued in 1935) unexpectedly fell into her life in 2004. The passport...
Eminent Jews: Bernstein, Brooks, Friedan, Mailer by David Denby
Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, and Norman Mailer. Brilliant, brash, yet soulful, they were 100 percent Jewish and 100 percent American. They upended the restrained culture of their forebears and changed American life....
The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare
Kel Saren, body double to Conor, crown prince of the dazzling city of Castellane, is caught between two worlds. In order to protect his beloved prince, Kel must find the culprits responsible for a...
