New Jewish Books
The New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen tells the story of Herbie: the king of Bensonhurst, the world’s best negotiator―and Cohen’s wise, wisecracking father. Meet Herbie Cohen, World’s Greatest Negotiator, dealmaker, risk taker,...
Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion These scholarly essays explore representations and lived experiences of encounters between Jews and Muslims in contemporary urban Western Europe (France, Germany and UK). Building a new transdisciplinary...
The names of the main characters in Papernick’s polyamorous book, Ben and Shira, reminded me too much of Ben Sira, the author of “Book of Sirach”, aka Ecclesiasticus for me to ignore it. So...
Magic will burn you up. Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez—a biracial Jewish girl—finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a...
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust Based on recently discovered documents, The Jews Should Keep Quiet reassesses the hows and whys behind the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration’s fateful policies during the Holocaust....
New Insights into the Judean Community and Its Neighbors The Judean community at Elephantine has long fascinated historians of the Persian period. This book, with its stellar assemblage of important scholarly voices, provides substantive...
Miriam Ferber has written this book to honor and emphasize the heroism of the righteous people who in the occupied countries during World War II jeopardized their lives and the lives of their families...
Layla Murad (1918-1995) was once the highest-paid star in Egypt, and her movies were among the top-grossing in the box office. She starred in 28 films, nearly all now classics in Arab musical cinema....
Torah Time Travel Book 2 Illustrator: C.B. Decker Max and his new friend Emma time-travel to see Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. Together they learn some important lessons about faith courage...
The Book of Psalms is filled with resplendent God-intoxication, authenticity, staggering courage and honesty, and fiery religious passion that capture the full range of religious expression and emotion. The Psalms have exercised a profound...
