The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir by Davon Loeb
The In-Betweens tells the story of a biracial boy becoming a man, all the while trying to find himself, trying to come to terms with his white family, and trying to find his place...
Category: New Books
A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean by Lia Brozgal
A Collection of Stories Curated by Leïla Sebbar University of California Series in Jewish History and Cultures A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean brings together the fascinating personal stories of Jewish writers, scholars,...
The 7 Deadly Myths by Alex Ryvchin
Antisemitism from the time of Christ to Kanye West The 7 Deadly Myths traces antisemitism from its earliest origins to the present day and uncovers the dangerous conspiracy theories that have corrupted reasoning and...
Moses and the Runaway Lamb by Jacqueline Jules
Illustrator: Eleanor Rees Howell When a small lamb scampers away from her flock, the young shepherd Moses wonders whether he should chase after her or let her fend for herself in the wilderness. He...
The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen
A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions Acclaimed author Jonathan Rosen’s haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from the heights of brilliant promise...
With Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism by Anna Elena Torres, Kenyon Zimmer (Editors)
Jewish anarchism has long been marginalized in histories of anarchist thought and action. Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer edit a collection of essays which recovers many aspects of this erased tradition. Contributors bring...
The Maggid of Sydney by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
The amazing story of Tom Rev and the Kamarna Rebbe When you care about another Jew in a genuine way, amazing things can happen. The Maggid of Sydney is the story of a most...
The Paper Man by Billy O’Callaghan
A deeply moving interwar romance set between 1930s Austria and 1980s Ireland, based on a real-life unsolved mystery. 1930s Austria. Vienna is a bustling, cosmopolitan city on the brink of war. Matthias Sindelar is...
The Blue Glass Heart by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Illustrator: Chiara Fedele When Sarah accidentally breaks Bubbe’s blue glass bowl, she sets a heart-shaped piece of blue glass on an adventure, touching the lives of children around the world, until it finally―remarkably―finds its...
A Double Burden by Uzi Rebhun, Dani Kranz, Heinz Sünker
Israeli Jews in Contemporary Germany Suny National Identities Critically analyzing Israeli-Jewish migration to Germany, A Double Burden combines complementary approaches from the social sciences–quantitative, qualitative, and ethnographic research–to track migrants’ reasons for moving, their...
