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My Life in the Sun­shine by Nabil Ayers

My Life in the Sun­shine by Nabil Ayers

Search­ing for My Father and Dis­cov­er­ing My Family A memoir about one man’s journey to connect with his musician father, ultimately re-drawing the lines that define family and race. Throughout his adult life, whether...

Hanna by Magali Jeger

Hanna by Magali Jeger

AMSTERDAM, 1941. Hanna is a young Jewish woman who is eager to have a child of her own, despite the harrowing conditions the family is facing. Nine months later, Hanna and her husband, Nico,...

My Mushy Matzah Bal by Arianna Brooks

My Mushy Matzah Bal by Arianna Brooks

Illustrator: Torey Butner My Mushy Matzah Ball is a hard cover book and a bright introduction to familiar Jewish foods, for ages 0-3. In this baby and toddler book, you’ll sample a variety of...

Cult Clas­sic by Sloane Crosley

Cult Clas­sic by Sloane Crosley

One night in New York City’s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs...

Shmutz by Feli­cia Berliner

Shmutz by Feli­cia Berliner

In this witty, provocative, and unputdownable debut novel a young Hasidic woman on a quest to get married fears she will never find a groom because of her secret addiction to porn. Like the...