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The Major­i­ty by Eliz­a­beth L. Silver

The Major­i­ty by Eliz­a­beth L. Silver

Inspired by history, a riveting novel of love and friendship, motherhood and ambition, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Half of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin...

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of...

Gang­sters Don’t Die by Tod Gold­berg

Gang­sters Don’t Die by Tod Gold­berg

The “gloriously original” (The New York Times) and critically acclaimed crime series starring a Chicago hitman hiding out as a rabbi in the desert suburbs of Las Vegas comes to its thrilling conclusion Mafia...

The Weavers of Trautenau by Janine P. Holc

The Weavers of Trautenau by Janine P. Holc

Jewish Female Forced Labor in the Holocaust HBI Series on Jewish Women A sympathetic history that focuses on the experiences of women and girls during the Holocaust and draws on new archival sources. Beginning...

Yara by Tamara Faith Berger

Yara by Tamara Faith Berger

From the author of Maidenhead, a reverse cautionary tale about a young woman exploring the boundaries of sex and belonging in the early 2000s Distraught that her teenage daughter is in love with a...

Israel and the Nations by Eugene Korn

Israel and the Nations by Eugene Korn

The Bible, the Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah Israel and the Nations: The Bible, The Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations explores the Jewish theology and law (Halakhah) relating to non-Jews. It...