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The Botanist's Tracks by Michael Reit

The Botanist’s Tracks by Michael Reit

Beyond the Tracks Book Felicia Hodaks’s vital botanical skills are the only thing keeping her away from the gas chambers. Against the backdrop of Auschwitz-Birkenau’s ever-present brutality, Felicia tends to the plants needed for...

A Bril­liant Life by Rachelle Unre­ich

A Bril­liant Life by Rachelle Unre­ich

My Moth­er’s Inspir­ing True Sto­ry of Sur­viv­ing the Holocaust The powerful, true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter—a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability...

The Last Israelite by Allen Childs MD

The Last Israelite by Allen Childs MD

AD 878. Three mysterious figures board a Red Sea sailing vessel, Dressed as Muslims they are in fact, Jews, far away from their home in Babylon. They are on a secret mission to transport...

Swimming to Jerusalem by Seth Bornstein

Swimming to Jerusalem by Seth Bornstein

Swimming to Jerusalem is the story of Bram Goodman; his family, friends, colleagues, and demons. Born in Paris, he spent his childhood in Israel and moved to Brooklyn as a teenager. When he flunks...

Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar

Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar’s epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and...