Ripped Away by Shirley Vernick
Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to save someone’s life. But before he can...
Category: New Books
The Bar Kokhba Revolt by Captivating History
A Captivating Guide to the Third Jewish–Roman War and Its Impact on Ancient Rome and Jewish History History of Judaism Have you ever wondered how the Jewish people became a nation of diaspora, living...
Whatever Happened to Antisemitism? by Antony Lerman
Redefinition and the Myth of the ‘Collective Jew’ Antisemitism is one of the most controversial topics of our time. The public, academics, journalists, activists and Jewish people themselves are divided over its meaning. Antony...
Escape Route by Elan Barnehama
Escape Route (May 2022, Running Wild Press/Lisa Kastner) is set in New York City during the tumultuous late 1960s, The novel is told by teenager, Zach, a first-generation son of Holocaust survivors, and NY...
In the Time of Madmen by Mark A Prelas
Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII A story of struggle, heroism, and triumph during the rise of fascism and communism In the Time of Madmen examines a journey of discovery through the eyes of one...
Recording History by Christopher Silver
Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa A new history of twentieth-century North Africa, that gives voice to the musicians who defined an era and the vibrant recording industry that carried their popular...
Prophets without Honor by Shlomo Ben-Ami
The 2000 Camp David Summit and the End of the Two-State Solution A high-level insider’s history of the efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from 2000 Camp David Talks to the present, that explains...
The Pearl and the Flame by Natan Margalit
A Journey into Jewish Wisdom and Ecological Thinking Woven with stories of the author’s journey from a secular upbringing in Honolulu to Orthodox Judaism in Jerusalem, and back to his own spiritual path, The...
The Crystal Beads, Lalka’s Journey by Pat Black-Gould
Illustrator: Katya Royz A Star of David necklace or a rosary? In 1939 Poland, a young girl is asked to give up one of these and accept the other without understanding why. However, what...
Tasha: A Son’s Memoir by Brian Morton
In the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a “superb” (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), darkly funny memoir of his mother’s vibrant life and...
