The Umbrella Maker’s Son by Tod Lending
A Novel of WWII For fans of Heather Morris and Lisa Barr, a powerful and unforgettable novel of survival against all odds and the remarkable power of love, in which a Jewish teenager in...
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10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College: An Illustrated Guide by Emily Schrader, Blake Flayton
Illustrator: Kimberly Brooks The 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College is an essential reference guide for Jewish students navigating today’s college campuses. This fact-based book presents concise, easy-to-reference insights on Jewish history, Israel, and...
Alive and Beating by Rebecca Wolf
Inspired by a true story, Rebecca Wolf’s debut novel, “Alive and Beating,” follows six people from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods throughout Jerusalem, all desperately in need of organ transplants, on the day their lives...
Mazeltov by Eli Zuzovsky
In a glorious debut, a boy confronts queer lust, shame, the threat of war, and the plague of family on the day he becomes a man At a banquet hall, at the onset of...
Baila the Klopper by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
Illustrator: Shirley Waisman Every morning, Baila klops (Yiddish for “bangs”) on all the village doors to wake people up so they get to synagogue on time. At each house she sings, “Get up! It’s early, but...
Mixed-Up Mooncakes by Christina Matula and Erica Lyons
Illustrator: Tracy Subisak This beautiful tribute to fall festivals—Mid-Autumn Festival and Sukkot—celebrates family, multicultural heritage, and the bounty of the season. Give this to readers who love Two New Years and The Very Best Sukkah. It’s time...
Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari
A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother’s secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter—the debut novel of an award-winning...
It Takes Two to Torah by Abigail Pogrebin, Dov Linzer
An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses It Takes Two to Torah is not just an education, it’s an invitation – to join the oldest...
Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good. When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making...
Freedom’s Game by Rosanne Tolin
Illustrator: Vali Mintzi Ziggy doesn’t know what to expect when he arrives at the Annemasse Orphanage. It is 1942, and the Nazis have taken northern France. Annemasse is supposed to be a secret haven...
