Daughters of Riga by Marian Exall
As World War II sweeps over Europe, nine-year-old Danielle Loesseps escapes from Latvia under the protection of the Dutch consul. Her Jewish mother, the consul’s secretary, is tragically left behind at the end of...
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The Night Before Passover by Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Nathalie Beauvois Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing’s best-selling series! It’s the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the...
The Winthrop Agreement by Alice Simpson
A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place...
Four Jewish Brides by Liora Ayalon
They were not given a choice. But they will make their own fate. Sheindel is hardly more than a child when she is wed to Jacob Isaac, the Holy Jew of Peshischa. Just a...
Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan’s Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants by Norman H. Finkelstein
Illustrator: Vesper Stamper A loving tribute to a towering figure in Jewish American history from two award-winning creators. Two-time National Jewish Book Award winner Norman H. Finkelstein and Sydney Taylor Award winner Vesper Stamper...
Just One More Thing … and Then Bedtime by Menahem Halberstadt
Translator: Romy Ronen Every night, Dora’s dad puts her to bed, but tonight Dora doesn’t want to go to sleep yet, so instead she decides to ask her dad a question. “Just one more...
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz
Operation Kinderspion Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the first time in his life. But not for long. Max is surprised to discover...
The 43 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in February 2024
Here is the list of the 43 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in February 2024. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
A Kid Grows in Brooklyn: Memories of a Magical Time by Art Shulman
Step into a world filled with the magical kidhood and enchanting charm of Brooklyn through the eyes of Art Shulman in his captivating memoir, “A Kid Grows in Brooklyn.” This isn’t just any memoir...
Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939 – 1945 by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Translator: David Stromberg Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Writings On Yiddish and Yiddishkayt, The War Years, 1939-1945 is the first major effort to fill the gap between the Nobel laureate’s Yiddish and English oeuvre. David Stromberg,...
