New Jewish Books
Foreword: Sara J. Bloomfield What did the American people and the US government know about the threats posed by Nazi Germany? What could have been done to stop the rise of Nazism in Germany...
Illustrator: Kaja Kajfez After a pogrom forces Batya’s Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a...
Studies in Global Genre Fiction This book is a groundbreaking study of one of the greatest science fiction writers, the Polish master, Stanisław Lem. It offers a new direction in research on his oeuvre...
Cover Art: Nina Schwartz Jaroslaw’s development was founded on its great 16th and 17th century fairs, in which Jewish merchants played a prominent part. During its triennial fall fair, the town often hosted meetings...
Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by...
Illustrator: Michelle Nahmad When a terrible cold prevents Mama from doing her usual Shabbat shopping, Nathan steps in to help! With perseverance, faith and love, Nathan goes on a mission to make sure Shabbat...
Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her family runs a Jewish funeral home. At twelve, Evie already knows she’s going to be...
Editors: Dana Barnett, Efraim Karsh This book explores the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) phenomenon – its impact and implications for Israel and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as the inextricable linkage between its...
How does a saucy, leftist Jewish girl, a victim of egregious child abuse, end up happily married to a noble and prestigious Orthodox Jewish bachelor? A surreal, devastating journey leaves Miranda Portnoy alone with...
Mia Truskier, Survival, and Activism from Occupied Poland to California, 1920-2014 Palgrave Studies in Oral History This book traces the life of Maria Mia Truskier, who fled the Nazis as a young Polish Jew...
