New Jewish Books
Afterword by Rabbi Zvi Dershowitz In 1939, Hitler’s tyranny approaches western Poland. A prosperous Jewish family–Julius and Josefina Kohn and their two teenaged children, Peter and Suzanna–flee their homeland, embarking on an unexpected odyssey...
Viviana Garofoli, illustator A family and their adorable dog celebrate the kid-friendly holiday of Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of trees!
Symbols of the Kabbalah: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives provides a philosophical and psychological interpretation of the major symbols of the theosophical Kabbalah. It shows that the Kabbalah, particularly as it is expressed in the...
Aspiring choreographer Sophie Orenstein would do anything for Peter Rosenthal-Porter, who’s been on the kidney transplant list as long as she’s known him. Peter, a gifted pianist, is everything to Sophie: best friend, musical...
Magdala of Galilee for the first time unifies the results of various excavations of the Galilean city. Here, archaeologists and historians of the Second Temple Period work together to understand the site and its...
Yoel Judowitz, illustator This book is all about the different social skills children and teenagers need throughout the day. The book is organized by two page spreads in which the left side portrays a...
Ex-Israeli operative turned private investigator, Dotan Naor―to settle a bet―agrees to locate the missing son of former acquaintance, now ruthless Israeli arms merchant, Willy Mizrachi. Willy, who does not hesitate to sell killing machines...
Splendor, Decline, and Rediscovery of Yiddish in Latin America presents Yiddish culture as it developed in an area seldom associated with the language. Yet several countries—Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay—became centers for Yiddish...
Richard Rudnicki, illustrator Ten-year-old Sorale discovers a tiny heart-shaped book among her mother’s belongings. Its pages are shaped like four-petaled flowers, upon which are written words in languages Sorale does not understand. Who wrote...
Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman’s resume was impressive―a popular role on the beloved sitcom Taxi, a high-profile stand-up career, and a surprisingly successful stint in professional wrestling. Although he was by all accounts a...
