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The Gen­er­ous Fish by Jacque­line Jules

The Gen­er­ous Fish by Jacque­line Jules

Illustrator: Frances Tyrrell Inspired by Jewish folklore, The Generous Fish is the story of a young boy named Reuven who takes a verse from scripture to “cast your bread upon the waters” (Ecclesiastes 11:1) quite literally....

March 2020 Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for March. Our host this month is The Book of Life Podcast. You can see the...

Hedy and her Amazing Invention by Jan Wahl

Hedy and her Amazing Invention by Jan Wahl

What else could someone known as the “world’s most beautiful woman” offer? How about inventing a technology that allows us to use Wi-Fi? In one of the first books written for children about the...

Glikl: Memoirs 1691-1719 by Glikl

Glikl: Memoirs 1691-1719 by Glikl

Editor: Chava Turniansky Translator: Sara Friedman “My dear children, I write this for you in case your dear children or grandchildren come to you one of these days, knowing nothing of their family. For...