New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Paula Cohen This modern retelling of the classic Yiddish folktale and Caldecott Honor book It Could Always Be Worse asks: What do you do when the school lunchroom gets too crowded? The students...
Hands of Gold is a work of fiction based on the true story of a fascinating Jewish man who overcame so many hardships, while maintaining his tremendous love of life. Sam Fox spent his...
Illustrators: Olga Ivanov, Aleksey Ivanov Ruby and her family celebrate Hanukkah in a brand-new way. Ruby’s cousin Avital is sad because her mom is going to be away on a work trip during Hanukkah....
Ernesto Cisneros, Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Efrén Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick...
Translator: Gretchen Abernathy Sept. 1, 1939 . Sixty-year-old Janusz Korczak and the students and teachers at his Dom Sierot Jewish orphanage are outside enjoying a beautiful day in Warsaw. Hours later, their lives are altered forever when...
Mrs. Make-a-Mentsch is back! The delightful lady with twinkly eyes and round glasses, who lives in her slightly lopsided, little yellow house with a red roof and rickety wraparound porch, makes her appearance again,...
Tony Award–winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled career Harvey Fierstein’s legendary career has transported him from community theater in...
Translator: Yardenne Greenspan From the author of The Memory Monster, a New York Times Notable Book of 2020, comes a gripping examination of the complexities of military service as experienced by Abigail, a psychologist...
A Chassidic family living in Yerushalayim – brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Intelligent and idealistic, each of them searching for the light that seems just beyond their reach. A sensible woman, dedicated to...
Jews Don’t Count is a book for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It...
