We Are Jewish Faces by Debra B. Darvick
From the review: “Bubbe faces, Zayde faces, brother, sister, friendship faces, faces of all races and places, we are Jewish faces.” Debra Davick has adapted her simple poem from I Love Jewish Faces (URJ...
Category: New Books
We Who Lived: Two Teenagers in World War II Poland by Hava Bromberg Ben-Zvi
Hava (Eva) Bromberg and Ephraim Sokal were Jewish teenagers in Poland when the Nazis invaded in 1939. Hiding in plain sight, Bromberg lived among the non-Jewish Polish population, always in danger of discovery or...
The Book of Mordechai and Lazarus: Two Novels by Gábor Schein
Translators: Adam Z. Levy and Ottilie Mulzet Both novels trace the legacy of the Holocaust in Hungary. The Book of Mordechai tells the story of three generations in a Hungarian Jewish family, interwoven with...
Am I My Body’s Keeper?: Torah, Science, Diet and Fitness — for Life by Michael Kaufman
In this day and age it is nearly impossible to stay 100% healthy and fit. Between long hours sitting in an office chair, balancing a family, and accomplishing everything else on your to-do list,...
The Untold Journey: The Life of Diana Trilling by Natalie Robins
Throughout her life, Diana Trilling (1905-1996) wrote about profound social changes with candor and wisdom, first for The Nation and later for Partisan Review, Harpers, and such popular magazines as Vogue and McCalls. She...
The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary by Steven and Sarah Levy
Rashi, the medieval French rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040–1105), authored monumental commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud. With The JPS Rashi Discussion Torah Commentary, his commentary on the Torah—regarded as the most...
Genevieve’s War by Patricia Reilly Giff
Thirteen-year-old American girl Genevieve has spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother’s farm in Alsace, France. Then she makes an impulsive choice: to stay in France. It proves to be a dangerous decision....
Caterpillar Yom Kippur by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
“It’s a lot of work, growing and changing every single day…” When one lonely little caterpillar realizes there’s probably more to life than eating, he starts wondering how he’ll figure out what his purpose...
The Waiting Room by Leah Kaminsky
As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Dina’s present has always been haunted by her parents’ pasts. She becomes a doctor, emigrates, and builds a family of her own, yet no matter how hard she...
The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics by David Weinstein
This absorbing biography chronicles the life and work of one of the most important entertainers of the twentieth century. Eddie Cantor (1892–1964) starred in theater, film, radio, and television. His immense popularity across a...
