The Curators by Maggie Nye
Violence haunts 1915 Atlanta and so does the golem a group of girls creates A dark, lyrical blend of historical fiction and magical realism, The Curators examines a critically underexplored event in American history...
Jewish Book World Blog
The Way of Humanity According to Chasidic Teaching by Martin Buber
Translators: Bernard H. Mehlman and Gabriel E. Padawer Martin Buber (1878-1965) was one of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. A philosopher, seeker, and nurturer of dialogue, he responded to the...
The Courage to Finish What You Started by Alex Cooper
From Startups, to Ironman, to Fighting Cancer With three tech startups and 10 Ironman races under his belt, Alex Cooper—the son of two Holocaust survivors—personified the strength and grit of his “IronCEO Mindset.” Then,...
Saving Rebecca by Alex Amit
A WW2 historical novel about a mother’s devotion In the shadow of the Nazi regime, one woman fights to shield her daughter from the talons of evil. Paris, 1941. Sarah, a Jewish woman, finds...
The Gaon Code by Rytis Sabas
When Paul, an ordinary Lithuanian-American immigrant living in the Chicago suburbs, receives a mysterious letter written in broken English, long buried family secrets threaten to blow up his carefully crafted life. Together with Galya,...
Loving Our Own Bones by Julia Watts Belser
Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole A transformative spiritual companion and deep dive into disability politics that reimagines disability in the Bible and contemporary culture A 2024 National Jewish Book...
Kissing Girls on Shabbat by Sara Glass
A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman’s desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a controlling Hasidic community....
Bloodstains in the Snow by Jackie Kusher
Bloodstains in the Snow is A Haunting Tale of Survival. In the heart-wrenching true story Bloodstains in the Snow, Jackie Kusher recounts the traumatic journeys of his parents, Fishel Kuscher and Jelenka Tambor, through...
Edenfrost by Amit Tishler
Letterer: Taylor EspositoIllustrator: Bruno Frenda Two Jewish siblings summon the power of a Golem to fight their way through the fires of the Russian Civil War. Will the monster be their salvation, or hasten...
Harry and the Highwire by Julie Carpenter
Houdini’s First Amazing Act Illustrator: Laura Catalán A fun, illustrated story of Harry Houdini’s first trick for young readers. “Julie Carpenter’s inspiring story of Houdini shows how, like him, we can open the locks...
