The Welcome Chair by Rosemary Wells
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney Based in part on a 100-year-old family journal, Rosemary Wells brings to life a story that the diary’s fragile pages tell. It’s the story of a wooden rocking chair handmade in...
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Israel’s Moment by Jeffrey Herf
International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949 Israel’s Moment is a major new account of how a Jewish state came to be forged in the shadow of World War Two...
Alma Presses Play by Tina Cane
A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s. Alma’s life is a series of halfways: She’s half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the...
Latent Memory: Human Rights and Jewish Identity in Chile by Maxine Lowy
In the first half of the twentieth century, Jewish immigrants and refugees sought to rebuild their lives in Chile. Despite their personal histories of marginalization in Europe, many of these people or their descendants...
Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients: American Heroes by Michael Lee Lanning
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series Jewish Americans have fought in every war and conflict to protect the liberties and freedoms of their country, despite anti-Semitism and prejudices they encountered. Across differences of...
Understanding Philip Roth by Matthew A. Shipe
Understanding Contemporary American Literature A panoramic and accessible guide to one of the most celebrated―and controversial―authors of the twentieth century Philip Roth was one of the most prominent, controversial, and prolific American writers of...
The Kindness of Strangers by Andy Weinberger
Amos Parisman Mysteries In the third installment of the Amos Parisman Mysteries series, Amos finds himself on the twisted trail of a dangerous killer as he enters the heart of inequity in his community....
Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr
From the author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece—forcing the ultimate showdown between...
Individuals and Small Groups in Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust by Ben Braber
A Case Study of a Young Couple and their Friends This book aims to increase our knowledge and deepen the understanding of Jewish resistance to the Holocaust by examining personal circumstances and characteristics of...
Golem Girl: A Memoir by Riva Lehrer
What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? Can we envision a world that sees impossible creatures? In 1958, amongst the children born with spina...
