Jewish Book World Blog

A Light in the North­ern Sea by Tim Brady

A Light in the North­ern Sea by Tim Brady

Denmark’s Incred­i­ble Res­cue of Their Jew­ish Cit­i­zens Dur­ing WWII August 25, 1943. A lone bicyclist transports a cache of explosives, hidden in a beer crate, to a Copenhagen hall being readied to house German troops....

Ketubah Renaissance by Michael Shapiro

Ketubah Renaissance by Michael Shapiro

The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract Illuminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the storied history of this beloved document (known in Hebrew as a ketubah)...

The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman

An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling...

The Ashes Know Her Name by Denise Nussbaum

The Ashes Know Her Name by Denise Nussbaum

Ana Summer was just ten years old when her world shattered. Raised on a peaceful kibbutz in Israel, her idyllic childhood was torn apart by a brutal terrorist attack during her birthday celebration. Amid...