The 45 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in February 2023
Here is the list of the 45 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in February 2023. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon;...
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Under-the-Sea Seder by Ann D. Koffsky
Miri is having trouble focusing during her family’s Passover seder. Her parents would like her to sit quietly and listen, but she just CAN’T. So Miri slips under the table where her spirited imagination...
Take What You Need by Idra Novey
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Vulture, Today.com, Elle, and Lit Hub. From “one of the finest and bravest novelists at work today,” (Vulture) award-winning writer Idra Novey has conjured...
A Trove of Zohars by Lawrence Weschler
So Lawrence Weschler was minding his own business, as all his stories begin, when he got a call from Gravity Goldberg. Gravity (her real name!) introduced herself as the Director of Public Programs and...
Memorialising the Holocaust in Human Rights Museums by Katrin Antweiler
This book provides an analysis of the forms and functions of Holocaust memorialisation in human rights museums by asking about the impact of global memory politics on how we imagine the present and the...
Hank on First! How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field by Stephen Krensky
Illustrator: Alette Straathof Story of MVP and Hall-of-Famer “Hammerin” Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest hitters of all time In 1934 young Hank Greenberg had his dream job–playing first base for the Detroit Tigers....
Maimonides: Faith in Reason by Alberto Manguel
An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world’s foremost bibliophiles Moses ben Maimon, or Maimonides (1138–1204), was born in...
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 5: The Early Modern Era, 1500-1750 by Yosef Kaplan (Editor)
The fifth volume of the Posen Library demonstrates through a rich array of texts and images the extraordinary diversity of Jewish life during the early modern period “A rich and varied gateway into the...
Harboring Hope by Susan Hood
The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark’s Jews Escape the Nazis The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety...
Seven Good Years: A Yiddish Folktale by Shoham Smith
Illustrator: Eitan Eloa Translator: Ilana Kurshan When a magician offers a poor man and his family seven years of good luck, he is surprised that they have no use for a life of wealth....
