Amerikaland by Danny Goodman
A searing debut novel of hope and survival following two athletes as they reckon with secrets from their pasts and the belief that good people will fight against prejudice and tyranny. In a reimagined...
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South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain by Eric Z Weintraub
Fleeing death by the Spanish Inquisition, a Jewish doctor makes an impossible choice between home and faith, then struggles to lead his family on a journey for a new life. GRANADA, SPAIN, 1492. Vidal...
The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation by Roger Moorehouse
This is the untold story of The Lados Group, a group of Polish diplomats and Jewish activists based in Switzerland during the Second World War who conceived an extraordinary operation to produce false identity...
Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews by Javier Castano, Talya Fishman, Ephraim Kanarfogel (Editors)
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Though the existence of Jewish regional cultures is widely known, the origins of the most prominent groups, Ashkenaz and Sepharad, are poorly understood, and the rich variety of...
Daughters of Riga by Marian Exall
As World War II sweeps over Europe, nine-year-old Danielle Loesseps escapes from Latvia under the protection of the Dutch consul. Her Jewish mother, the consul’s secretary, is tragically left behind at the end of...
The Night Before Passover by Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Nathalie Beauvois Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing’s best-selling series! It’s the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the...
The Winthrop Agreement by Alice Simpson
A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place...
Four Jewish Brides by Liora Ayalon
They were not given a choice. But they will make their own fate. Sheindel is hardly more than a child when she is wed to Jacob Isaac, the Holy Jew of Peshischa. Just a...
Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan’s Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants by Norman H. Finkelstein
Illustrator: Vesper Stamper A loving tribute to a towering figure in Jewish American history from two award-winning creators. Two-time National Jewish Book Award winner Norman H. Finkelstein and Sydney Taylor Award winner Vesper Stamper...
Just One More Thing … and Then Bedtime by Menahem Halberstadt
Translator: Romy Ronen Every night, Dora’s dad puts her to bed, but tonight Dora doesn’t want to go to sleep yet, so instead she decides to ask her dad a question. “Just one more...
