New Jewish Books
What if one day of rest could transform your entire life? One of the most important biblical mandates, so significant that it numbers among the Ten Commandments, is the directive to observe a weekly...
New Jewish Fiction Cursing the Darkness is a compelling tale of fracture and family, set against the backdrop of 1989 London and Berlin. The narrative delves into the profound impact of wartime trauma through...
Stories from Child Survivors of the Holocaust Foreword: Abraham FoxmanIntroduction: Robert Krell, CM, MD, FRCP(C), DFAPA One and a half million Jewish children were murdered in the Holocaust. The Nazis’ goal to eradicate the...
Illustrator: Karl West When Skylar and her dads discover they forgot to pack a Hanukkah menorah for their winter vacation, Skylar’s creative thinking saves the celebration with unusual and silly replacements. It’s fun to...
For fans of André Aciman, Omer Friedlander, and Ayelet Tsabari, these twelve stories convey the power, magic, and pain of place—one iconic street in Jerusalem where immigrants young and old struggle to find themselves...
Illustrator: Alyssa Russell In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Jewish Book Week, this engaging biography introduces children to the influential librarian and immigrant who originated the event. Fanny Goldstein immigrated to America from...
Psychoanalysis and Religion The Spiritual Resistance of Rabbi Leo Baeck provides an overview of the life of Dr. Leo Baeck (1873–1956), a German-Jewish rabbi, theologian, historian and Holocaust survivor, from a psychoanalytic perspective. Paul Marcus...
Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International Justice Democratic Ideals in Global Perspective The remarkable life of one of the twentieth century’s great warriors for justice, from Nuremberg to the first trial of the...
Illustrator: Isabel Muñoz The true story of Jason Schachter McKinney. Jason has a big voice. He sings everywhere―until a whisper runs through his Jewish day school: Jason is Black. Is he really Jewish? “Can I be...
At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse,...
