New Jewish Books
Wayfarers, the latest novel from acclaimed author and filmmaker Arnon Z. Shorr, weaves a thrilling tale of survival, faith, and the enduring power of heritage. Drawing from the timeless story of Exodus, this post-apocalyptic adventure...
Irena’s Gift: An Epic WWII Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival by Karen Kirsten Weaving mystery, history and memoir, Irena’s Gift is the captivating account of one woman’s personal quest to uncover the unspoken and give...
Translator: Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization This exhaustive history of Provençal Jewry examines the key aspects of Jewish life in Provence―cultural, religious, political, economic, and literary―over some 1,500 years. The Jewish...
A Complete Guide to Kosher Home Winemaking Ditch store-bought wine and uncork your inner vintner with this ultimate guide to home kosher winemaking! This 2nd edition has expanded on Jewish laws concerning kosher wine...
Illustrator: Zeynep Özatalay It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Rafael and his cousins are shopping in the busy Turkish market for the ingredients for their family’s Sephardic celebration. The cousins’ adventures require...
Navigating Racial Antisemitism, Masculinity, and White Supremacy Highlights how millennial Jewish stars symbolize national politics in US media Jewish stars have longed faced pressure to downplay Jewish identity for fear of alienating wider audiences....
The Forgotten Story of Jean Carroll, America’s First Jewish Woman Stand-Up Comedian Before Hacks and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, there was the comedienne who started it all First Lady of Laughs tells the story of Jean Carroll, the...
Two generations of a folk-rock dynasty collide over art, love, longing, and family secrets in this captivating and poignant debut It’s 1996, and alt-rocker Emma Cantor is on tour, with her sights trained on...
Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City. Jenny Epstein and her family arrive on a...
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Something crucial and quite unprecedented happened to kabbalah in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Though it had previously been considered a highly secretive and esoteric tradition, its practitioners...
