The Only Daughter by A.B. Yehoshua
Translator: Stuart Schoffman Rachele Luzzato is 12 years old when she learns her father is seriously ill. While her family are looking forward to her Bat-Mitzvah, Rachele’s teachers happen to cast her as the...
Category: New Books
No Longer Ladies and Gentlemen by Viola Alianov-Rautenberg
Gender and the German-Jewish Migration to Mandatory Palestine For the sixty thousand German Jews who escaped Nazi Germany and found refuge in Mandatory Palestine between 1933 and 1940, migration meant radical changes: it transformed...
Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld
The “mesmerizing and inspirational” (Judy Batalion) true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war—and then find...
Lost Bread by Edith Bruck
Translator: Gabriella Romani and David Yanoff Drawing on the remarkable events of her own life, renowned author and Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck tells the story of Ditke, a young Jewish girl living in Hungary...
New Israeli Horror by Olga Gershenson
Local Cinema, Global Genre Before 2010, there were no Israeli horror films. Then distinctly Israeli serial killers, zombies, vampires, and ghosts invaded local screens. The next decade saw a blossoming of the genre by...
The Happiest Boy on Earth: The Incredible Story of the Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
Illustrator: Nathaniel Eckstrom A picture book adaptation for older readers (8+ years) based on the extraordinary bestselling adult title THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It...
Israel 201: Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery, and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land by Joel Chasnoff, Benji Lovitt
“An ode to life in Israel, with all its ironic, annoying and heartwarming twists” (The Times of Israel) by comedians Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt, Israel 201 goes behind the headlines to show you...
The Kings of Algiers by Julie Kalman
How Two Jewish Families Shaped the Mediterranean World during the Napoleonic Wars and Beyond A richly detailed history of the Bacris and the Busnachs, two renowned Jewish families whose influence and reputation shook the...
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns
The first full biography of America’s most renowned economist. Milton Friedman was, alongside John Maynard Keynes, the most influential economist of the twentieth century. His work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets...
Checkbook Zionism: Philanthropy and Power in the Israel-Diaspora Relationship Dr. Eric Fleisch Ph.D. MA
American Jews donate approximately $2.5 billion to Israel each year. Behind all that money and influence lies a power-sharing dynamic that has left an indelible mark on the relationship between Israeli and American Jews...
