Lilac and the Switchback by Cordelia Jensen
A riveting middle grade novel in verse for any kid who has ever felt unwanted, uncomfortable, or unsure of where they fit in. Lilac has lived with her aunt, uncle, and cousin ever since...
Category: New Books
In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short Fiction by Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union by Sasha Senderovich, Harriet Murav (Editors)
Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture A first-of-its kind collection of short stories that provides an underappreciated perspective on the Holocaust, as it was experienced and remembered in the former Soviet Union. A...
Rembrandt’s Blessing by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Illustrator: Anita Barghigiani Inspired by the true story of the friendship between Rembrandt and Rabbi Menashe Ben Israel. Painting scenes from Bible stories is Rembrandt’s passion. Many of his Amsterdam neighbors are Sephardic Jews,...
Shattered Liberation: Sexualized Violence Against Holocaust Survivors, 1943–1946 by Nina Paulovicova, Anna Cichopek-Gajraj, Joanna Beata Michlic (Editors)
Shattered Liberation: Sexualized Violence Against Holocaust Survivors, 1943–1946 challenges the notion of joyous liberation of Holocaust survivors by the Red Army, which is often embedded in popular imagination and collective memory. This is one...
Claudia Said Sí!: The Story of Mexico’s First Woman President by Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky
Illustrator: Carlos Vélez Aguilera From social justice activist to Nobel-winning scientist to the first woman (and first Jewish!) president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum faces each new challenge by saying, “sí!”, “yes, I can.” Just...
Keeping Family Secrets by Margaret K. Nelson
From teen pregnancy and gay sexuality to Communism and disability, the startling secrets that families kept during the Cold War era All families have secrets but the facts requiring secrecy change with time. Nowadays...
Scattergood by H.M. Bouwman
In rural Iowa in 1941, twelve-year-old Peggy’s quiet life is turned upside down by refugee arrivals, first love, and a heartbreaking diagnosis. Growing up a farm girl, Peggy’s life has never been particularly exciting....
Trauma Beyond Time: Temporal Constructs in Holocaust Testimonies by Sarah Seiselmyer-Snyder
Trauma Beyond Time: Temporal Constructs in Holocaust Testimonies challenges our understanding of what it means to be a Holocaust survivor, arguing that the term “post-Holocaust” fundamentally misrepresents survivors’ experiences. Through careful analysis of Holocaust...
Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History by Craig Perry
A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East In this book,...
The Boy in the Back: A True Story of Survival in Auschwitz and Mauthausen by Fern Lebo
Forward by Jan Blumenstein Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II On his 16th birthday, June 5, 1944, Jan Blumenstein and his family are driven like livestock to the cattle cars outside of town. Today,...
