Good for a Single Journey by Helen Joyce
Holocaust Survivor True Stories WWII At the outbreak of WWI, the Spiegels flee their home in Poland. The Hasidic couple struggles to adjust to life in Vienna. One daughter is in love with a...
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The Friend that Stayed: A book on Empathy by Chanie Kamman
Illustrator: Dafne Zivan When Bracha’s painting becomes ruined, everyone tries to make her feel better. But nothing seems to work. Who can comfort Bracha ― and how? Through this beautiful story, your children will...
Beethoven in the Bunker by Fred Brouwers
Musicians Under the Nazi Regime Translator: Eileen J. Stevens This compelling survey examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the political spectrum....
Jewish-Ukrainian Relations and the Birth of a Political Nation by Vladislav Davidzon
Selected Writings 2013–2021 Foreword: Bernard-Henri Lévy This is a selection of essays and dispatches from a veteran observer of the development of Ukrainian culture and politics over the course of a decade. The volume...
Remember Who You Used to Be by Peter Thornthwaite
A woman’s diaries from age 16, before her last minute escape from Hitler’s Germany, until she died in Oxford, England aged 50 – and the letters her big brother sent over those years from...
Yossi and Nussi and the Rainy Day Dare by Rachel Farkas
Learning Responsibility through Pirkei Avos Illustrator: Yocheved Nadell Mommy told us she knows we can do it, We can decide ― if we put our hearts to it! It’s raining outside. Can the Stein...
Kantika by Elizabeth Graver
A dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika―“song” in...
Under One Tent: Circus, Judaism, and Bible by Ora Horn Prouser, Michael Kasper, Ayal Prouser (Editors)
The study of Jewish text, over two millennia, has traditionally taken place in the Bet Midrash (the communal study hall), sitting at a table or desk. Studying the Bible has been a project of...
The 76 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in March 2023
Here is the list of the 76 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in March 2023. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
Wisdom Grows in My Garden by Paul Plotkin
Who knew a garden could be so smart? Rabbi Plotkin is approaching middle age. His children are self-sufficient teens, and his large congregation is running efficiently and effectively. He should be happy and satisfied...
