Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino
A mother- and daughter-in-law. To move on, one of them will have to move out in a hopeful and hilarious novel about widowhood and family friction by the bestselling author of Don’t Forget to...
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Return to the Place I Never Left by Tobias Schiff
Translator: Dani James In this harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust, survivor Tobias Schiff displays the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact of starvation on the human...
The Secret Recipe by Ilan Stavans
Illustrator: Taia Morley “Una merenda azeremos,” Abuela says to her grandson. “But I don’t understand,” says the boy. “It means ‘we will cook together’ in our secret language,” says Abuela. That evening, Mamá explains...
Fighter in the Woods by Joshua M. Greene
The True Story of a Jewish Girl who Joined the Partisans in World War II From award-winning author Joshua M. Greene (The Girl Who Fought Back; Signs of Survival) comes this remarkable true story of...
East End Jews: Sketches from the London Yiddish Press
Translators: Vivi Lachs, Barry Smerin Through the words of twenty-six Yiddish writers, this book offers an unparalleled view into the life, labor, politics, and joys of London’s historical Jewish East End community, from its...
Serge by Yasmina Reza
Translator: Jeffrey Zuckerman Acclaimed novelist and playwright Yasmina Reza masterfully portrays the messiness of family, where affection and resentment intertwine and the weight of a shared past looms large. When adult siblings Serge, Jean,...
The Podolian Nights by Nachman of Bratslav
Translators: Jordan Finkin and Robert Adler Peckerar A new translation of the classic tales based on Eastern European folk tradition and rabbinical wisdom, offering inspiration and advice to readers of all faiths for over...
While Israel Slept by Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot
How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East A powerful indictment of the political and military decisions that led to October 7 While Israel Slept tells the gripping inside story of how...
Shabbat Shalom, the Trucks Come Home by Sherri Mandell
Illustrator: Viviana Garofoli A read-aloud for ages 2-3, this rhyming picture book matches the functions of a variety of colorful trucks and other vehicles to the many ways families prepare for Jewish Friday night...
Cheesecake by Mark Kurlansky
From New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe-and a conniving landlord-change the Upper West Side forever. West 86th Street knows its desserts....
