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Hour of Need by Ralph Shayne

Hour of Need by Ralph Shayne

The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II: A Graphic Novel Illustrator: Tatiana Goldberg Hour of Need is a graphic novel telling the true story of the Nazi Resistance in Denmark...

Bessie by Linda Kass

Bessie by Linda Kass

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson, the daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx, is competing in the Miss America pageant. At stake: a $5,000 scholarship....

Below Zero by Car­ol V. Davis

Below Zero by Car­ol V. Davis

In Below Zero, her fourth poetry collection, Carol V. Davis explores Siberia, an area in Russia largely unknown to Americans. Flying into Ulan-Ude, capital of Buryatia Republic, where she had never been, she mutters...

We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga

We Are Not Strangers by Josh Tuininga

Introduction by award-winning author Ken Mochizuki Afterword by Devin Naar, author of Jewish Salonica Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant’s efforts to help his Japanese neighbors while they...

Thank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya Katz

Thank You for Sharing by Rachel Runya Katz

Our new favorite trope: Childhood friends. To enemies. To lovers. In a chemistry-filled debut romance. Daniel Rosenberg and Liyah Cohen-Jackson’s last conversation—fourteen years ago at summer camp—ended their friendship. Until they find themselves seated...

Mar­ry Me By Midnight by Feli­cia Grossman

Mar­ry Me By Midnight by Feli­cia Grossman

London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she’s no damsel. Since her father’s death, his former partners have sought to oust her from their joint equity business. Her only choice is to...

Zimzum: God and the Origin of the World by Christoph Schulte

Zimzum: God and the Origin of the World by Christoph Schulte

Translator: Corey Twitchell Jewish Culture and Contexts The Hebrew word zimzum originally means “contraction,” “withdrawal,” “retreat,” “limitation,” and “concentration.” In Kabbalah, zimzum is a term for God’s self-limitation, done before creating the world to...

Inseparable by Faris Cassell

Inseparable by Faris Cassell

The Hess Twins’ Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America See the Holocaust through the Eyes of Children. Stefan and Marion Hess’s happy childhood was shattered in 1943. Torn from their home in Amsterdam, the...