New Jewish Books
Russian-Jewish Literature between Soviet Underground and Post-Soviet Deconstruction Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy How was the Jewish tradition reinvented in Russian-Jewish literature after a long period of assimilation, the Holocaust,...
Local Histories through Global Lenses This volume explores the local specificities and global forces that shaped Jewish experiences in the Americas across five centuries. Featuring a range of case studies by scholars from the...
Illustrator: Sarah Dvojack An inspiring, uplifting picture book biography about iconic doll creator, Madame Alexander, whose love for dolls and bringing joy to others began at a young age and only continued to grow....
The sequel to the popular Living Kaddish, it is a must read and a great gift for those saying Kaddish. This book will uplift and inspire you with stories of what people have done...
Most novels I read nowadays seem to fall into one of three categories: they are written for entertaining purposes (mysteries, thrillers, science fiction…) or try to educate me (historical fiction) or, rather infrequently, they...
Here is the list of the 68 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in May 2023. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
A delightful celebration of Jewish delicatessens in an accessible comics format, full of history and humor, and guaranteed to make you hungry. Beloved culinary and cultural institutions, Jewish delis are wonderlands of amazing flavors...
Translator: Stuart Schoffman A Tel Aviv shopkeeper visits his parents’ Polish birthplace in an attempt to come to terms with their complex legacy—and is completely unprepared for what he finds there. Yaakov Fine’s practical...
Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities In the aftermath of World War II, the United States experienced a rapid expansion of church and synagogue construction as part of a larger...
Illustrator: Adelina Lirius In this heartwarming story about the importance of community, a little Jewish girl living on the Lower East Side during the flu pandemic of 1918 can’t start school because her father...
