New Jewish Books
See the Holocaust through the Eyes of Children. Stefan and Marion Hess’s happy childhood was shattered in 1943. Torn from their home in Amsterdam, the six-year-old twins and their parents were deported to a...
Jews and the Formation of Europe, 800–1500 An examination of how the Jews—real and imagined—so challenged the Christian majority in medieval Europe that it became a society that was religiously and culturally antisemitic in...
A Romantic Tragicomedy of Faith, Family, and Folly Ross, twenty-three, isn’t nearly as clever as he thinks he is. His brilliant idea to break up with his girlfriend, Lora Liamant, in an attempt to...
The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America The extraordinary untold story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America. Popular belief holds that the various...
The Maintenance of Jewish Gender Norms Online Since its inception, the internet has been theorized as a democratic force, a public sphere in which hierarchies are flattened. But the internet is not a neutral...
Wayfarers, the latest novel from acclaimed author and filmmaker Arnon Z. Shorr, weaves a thrilling tale of survival, faith, and the enduring power of heritage. Drawing from the timeless story of Exodus, this post-apocalyptic adventure...
Irena’s Gift: An Epic WWII Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival by Karen Kirsten Weaving mystery, history and memoir, Irena’s Gift is the captivating account of one woman’s personal quest to uncover the unspoken and give...
Translator: Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization This exhaustive history of Provençal Jewry examines the key aspects of Jewish life in Provence―cultural, religious, political, economic, and literary―over some 1,500 years. The Jewish...
A Complete Guide to Kosher Home Winemaking Ditch store-bought wine and uncork your inner vintner with this ultimate guide to home kosher winemaking! This 2nd edition has expanded on Jewish laws concerning kosher wine...
Illustrator: Zeynep Özatalay It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Rafael and his cousins are shopping in the busy Turkish market for the ingredients for their family’s Sephardic celebration. The cousins’ adventures require...
