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The Naz­i’s Grand­daugh­ter by Sil­via Foti

The Naz­i’s Grand­daugh­ter by Sil­via Foti

How I Dis­cov­ered My Grand­fa­ther Was a War Criminal Hero–or Nazi? Silvia Foti was raised on reverent stories about her hero grandfather, a martyr for Lithuanian independence and an unblemished patriot. Jonas Noreika, remembered...

Why We Fly by Gilly Segal

Why We Fly by Gilly Segal

From the New York Times bestselling authors of I’m Not Dying with You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and protest. With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and lifelong best...

Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

As the Nazis march toward Paris in 1940, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. Lucie struggles to run Green Leaf Books due to oppressive...

Jacob Fishman's Marriages by Barry Friedman

Jacob Fishman’s Marriages by Barry Friedman

One couple. Two stories. One truth. Sort of. Jacob Fishman is miserable. His wife, Cindi, is miserable. His editor wants him to write another book. Suffocating in his own self-consciousness, Jacob decides to explore...

Zionism and Cosmopolitanism by Dekel Peretz

Zionism and Cosmopolitanism by Dekel Peretz

Franz Oppenheimer and the Dream of a Jewish Future in Germany and Palestine Europäisch-Jüdische Studien Franz Oppenheimer (1864-1943) was a prominent German sociologist, economist and Zionist activist. As a co-founder of academic sociology in...

I Am My Beloveds by Jonathan Papernick

I Am My Beloveds by Jonathan Papernick

A new novel that offers refreshing insight into the intimacy, shortcomings, and experimentation of marriage. Ben Seidel and his wife, Shira, had been growing apart after Shira’s cancer treatment causes her infertility. Now, their...