All That Lingers by Irene Wittig
A future that holds such promise. A war that echoes through generations. The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma’s once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new...
Category: New Books
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at...
Sefer Yetzirah: Ultimate Guide to Understanding the Earliest Extant Work on Jewish Mysticism that Was Mentioned in the Talmud by Mari Silva
Considered the foundational document of Kabbalah, the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Foundation) is both esoteric and revolutionary. Its influence on both mystical and traditional thinking in Judaism is inestimable in the commentaries and other...
Sarah Bernhardt: The Divine and Dazzling Life of the World’s First Super Star by Catherine Reef
A tantalizing biography for teens on Sarah Bernhardt, the first international celebrity and one of the greatest actors of all time, who lived a highly unconventional, utterly fascinating life. Illustrated with more than sixty-five photos...
The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed by Wendy Lower
A single photograph—an exceptionally rare “action shot” documenting the horrific final moment of the murder of a family—drives a riveting process of discovery for a gifted Holocaust scholar In 2009, the acclaimed author of...
City of a Thousand Gates by Rebecca Sacks
Brave and bold, this gorgeously written novel introduces a large cast of characters from various backgrounds in a setting where violence is routine and where survival is defined by boundaries, walls, and checkpoints that...
Listening to the Heart of Genesis by Leila Gal Berner
For those seeking a fresh, contemporary approach to the stories and themes of Genesis, this book offers an inspiring gateway into the heart of the ancient text. Both newcomers and seasoned readers will benefit...
Nirelle: Memories of Escape and Survival by Elizabeth Silverstein
This is the story of my mother, a Jewish Yugoslav holocaust survivor who, in 1954, started a new life in the US, having recently married my American father in England, where they met while...
The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat
Summer 1940: Hedy Bercu fled Vienna two years ago. Now she watches the skies over Jersey for German planes, convinced that an invasion is imminent. When it finally comes, there is no counterattack from...
Taking the Fight South: Chronicle of a Jew’s Battle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Howard Ball
Distinguished historian and civil rights activist Howard Ball has written dozens of books during his career, including the landmark biography of Thurgood Marshall, A Defiant Life, and the critically acclaimed Murder in Mississippi, chronicling the Mississippi...
