I’ll Keep You Close by Jeska Verstegen
Translator: Bill Nagelkerke Jeska doesn’t know why her mother keeps the curtains drawn so tightly every day. And what exactly is she trying to drown out when she floods the house with Mozart? What...
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Habsburg Sons: Jews in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788–1918 by Peter C. Appelbaum
Habsburg Sons describes Jewish participation in the Habsburg Army, 1788-1918, concentrating on World War I. Approximately 300,000-350,000 Jews fought in the Austro-Hungarian Armies on all fronts; of these, 30,000–40,000 died of wounds or illness,...
The Purim Story by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.
Illustrator: Marlene D’Orazio Adler Once upon a time in a far away land, a beautiful Jewish Queen and her courageous uncle saved their people and established the joyous holiday of Purim filled with songs,...
Upstaged by Diana Harmon Asher
A shy seventh grader learns to step into the spotlight in this heartwarming middle-grade novel by acclaimed author, Diana Harmon Asher Shira Gordon is painfully shy. She rarely speaks and blushes at everything. And...
The Expulsion of Jews from Communist Poland by Anat Plocker
Memory Wars and Homeland Anxieties The Modern Jewish Experience In March 1968, against the background of the Six-Day War, a campaign of antisemitism and anti-Zionism swept through Poland. The Expulsion of Jews from Communist...
Faith Fulfilled by Eliezer Berkovits
Megillat Esther and the Ma’ariv Evening Service for Purim with Commentary from the Writings of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits Editor: Reuven Mohl Faith Fulfilled Megillat Esther presents selections of the writings of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits,...
In the Market of Zakrobat by Ori Elon
Translator: Shira AtikIllustrator: Menahem Halberstadt Baltosar lives in a giant fortress in the town of Zakrobat. Despite owning thirteen boxes of gold, he prides himself on how frugally he lives. Yosef, Baltosar’s neighbour, is...
The Judaism of the Poskim Responsa And Nature Of Orthodox Judaism by Rabbi Gidon Rothstein
Meshivim, authors of halachic responsa, have lived everywhere and everywhen, producing a literature that might seem too diverse to teach overall lessons. The Judaism of the Poskim presents responsa from 1600 to the present-day,...
Death and Love in the Holocaust by Steve Hochstadt
The Story of Sonja and Kurt Messerschmidt Kurt and Sonja Messerschmidt were among the last Jews deported from Nazi Berlin. They were among a handful of couples who were married in Theresienstadt, and are...
Educating Aviva by Rebecca Marks
Beautiful Aviva Stern never dreamed she would leave her strong Hasidic community, nor does she ever imagine meeting and falling in love with a stranger from a completely different background. Nevertheless, a frightening incident...
