Where I Am by Dana Shem-Ur
Translator: Yardenne Greenspan A piercing novel about life abroad in a cultural setting not one’s own: Reut is an Israeli translator living in Paris with a French husband and their child. She’s made sacrifices...
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Progressive Politics in the Democratic Party by Richard A. Hawkins
Samuel Untermyer and the Jewish Anti-Nazi Boycott Campaign In the era of the appeasement of the dictators, Samuel Untermyer stands out as a champion of the human rights of not just German Jewry, but...
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! by Fiona Rosenbloom
Stacy Friedman is getting ready for one of the most important events of her young life – her bat mitzvah. All she wants is the perfect dress to wear, her friends by her side,...
Walt Whitman and the Making of Jewish American Poetry by Dara Barnat
Iowa Whitman Series Walt Whitman has served as a crucial figure within the tradition of Jewish American poetry. But how did Whitman, a non-Jewish, American-born poet, become so instrumental in this area of poetry,...
Song About Pity: The Kehilla, in the 1930s by Avigdor Dagan
Translator: Patrik Munzar Song about Pity, written by the Czech Israeli author and diplomat, Avigdor Dagan (1912-2006), portrays the life of a Jewish community in a small pre-war Czechoslovakia town during the economic downturn...
Challah Day! by Charlotte Offsay
Illustrator: Jason Kirschner It’s Challah Day! A family mixes, kneads, and braids bread in this joyful, rhyming story about a Jewish holiday food that’s baked with love. From kneading sticky dough to gathering with...
It’s Her Story: Irena Sendler by Margaret Littman
Illustrator: Sara Luna Irena Sendler was a humanitarian and social worker in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Her job allowed her to pass through the armed gates of the Warsaw ghetto, bringing limited...
Reinventing Tradition by Klavdia Smola
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,...
Jewish Experiences across the Americas by Katalin Franciska Rac, Lenny A. Ureña Valerio (Editors)
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...
Madame Alexander: The Creator of the Iconic American Doll by Sarah Goldman Rubin
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....
