Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah by Ivor Baddiel
Illustrator: Zoom Rockman Ben Jacobs has made a list of everything that could possibly go wrong at his bar mitzvah, but even he didn’t foresee that the shul might disappear just days before the...
Category: New Books
Tradition and Transformation by Ori Z Soltes
A Comprehensive Exploration of Three Millenia of Jewish Art and Architecture This highly ambitious volume addresses the idea of “Jewish art and architecture” by posing and responding to a series of questions. First is...
Medieval and Early Modern Jewish Romance by Caroline Gruenbaum, Annegret Oehme (Editors)
Jewish Engagements This study features essays from leading scholars highlighting the important Jewish contributions to the popular medieval genre of romance. Writing against strict notions of genre boundaries and canonization, this volume provides a...
Ravage & Son by Jerome Charyn
A master storyteller’s novel of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early 20th-century Manhattan Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan’s Lower East Side—the cradle of Jewish immigration during the first years of...
Jews Across the Americas by Adriana M. Brodsky, Laura Arnold Leibman (Editors)
Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History An overview of the history of American Jewry using primary sources from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States Jews Across the Americas is a groundbreaking...
Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend by Jeffrey S. Gurock
The first comprehensive biography of the preeminent voice of New York sports For close to half a century after World War II, Marty Glickman was the voice of New York sports. His distinctive style...
The Shochet: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn
Translator: Michoel Rotenfeld Set in Ukraine and Crimea, this unique autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tsarist Russia. Goldenshteyn (1848-1930), a traditional Jew who was orphaned...
The Koren Tanakh Graphic Novel: Esther by Jordan Gorfinkel
Illustrator: Yael Nathan Experience all the suspense, intrigue, redemption, and humor that has captivated generations of Purim holiday celebrants as the classic tale comes to life in Esther, the Graphic Novel. The creative team...
R. Saadia Gaon: A Leader of Generations by Eliezer Schlossberg
Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and...
Murder in Manchuria by Scott D. Seligman
The True Story of a Jewish Virtuoso, Russian Fascists, a French Diplomat, and a Japanese Spy in Occupied China In Murder in Manchuria, Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amid the chaos...
