Ellie’s Table by Ellie Bouhadana
Food from memory and food from home Ellie’s Table is a recipe book rich with storytelling, exploring chef Ellie Bouhadana’s mixed Jewish background through food – from Morocco to the Mediterranean. In her debut...
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The Forgotten Names by Mario Escobar
In August 1942, French parents were faced with a horrible choice: watch their children die, or abandon them forever. Fifty years later, it becomes one woman’s mission to match the abandoned names with the...
Dr. Josef’s Little Beauty by Zyta Rudzka
Translator: Antonia Lloyd-Jones A Holocaust story as fascinating and compelling as it is terrifying and puzzling—a book about aging and war crimes, pain and pride. In the middle of summer, omnipresent heat radiates as...
Why Rain Comes from Above: Explorations in Religious Imagination by Devora Steinmetz
In Why Rain Comes From Above: Explorations in Religious Imagination, Devora Steinmetz invites the reader into the imaginative space created by deep engagement with biblical and rabbinic texts. Each of these six poetic and...
Your Presence Is Mandatory by Sasha Vasilyuk
A riveting debut novel, based on real events, about a World War II veteran with a secret that could land him in the Gulag, and his family who are forced to live in the...
The Punk-Rock Queen of the Jews by Rossi
This is Rossi’s wild, queer coming-of-age story. Rossi was taught only to aspire to marry a nice Jewish boy and to be a good kosher Jewish girl. At sixteen she flowers into a rebellious...
Things That Shimmer by Deborah Lakritz
In the spring of 1973, Melanie Adler desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her class. But the secret of her mother’s PTSD stands in the way. As hard...
Ukrainian Jewish Cookbook by Inna Kucher
Blending Traditional Recipes with a Modern Perspective on Healthy Food Illustrator: Andrew Tashi Introducing the Ukrainian Jewish Cookbook, a culinary journey celebrating the rich flavors and traditions of Ukrainian and Jewish cuisine. With 35...
When There Was Light by Carlie Hoffman
While Hoffman’s debut collection interrogated the mythos built around grief, inhabiting an Alaska of the mind, her stunning sophomore collection When There Was Light looks at the past for what it was.These poems map...
The Schlemiel Kids Save the Moon by Audrey Barbakoff
Illustrator: Rotem Teplow A joyous modern-day twist on a Wise Men of Chelm folktale written by a fresh Jewish voice filled with humor, some juicy Yiddish terms, and smart, savvy kids brimming with innovative...
