New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Selina Alko In this “poignant” (Booklist, starred review) and uplifting true story of community, a neighborhood comes together in the wake of a library fire to save the stories within, offering a timely...
Jerry Portnoy grew up in Chicago hearing the blues being played outside his father’s rug store on famed Maxwell Street during the late 1940s and early ’50s. After dropping out of college, he became...
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art In the 1860s, a series of reforms imposed by Tsar Alexander II dramatically began modernizing and reshaping life in imperial Russia. However, for a generation of Jewish...
Stockton, a first-generation American boomer, recounts her life as a series of vignettes that begin with her mother’s escape from Europe before WWII and end with her own escape from a stifling marriage. Stockton’s...
Displays of Belonging illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought to preserve the treasures of the Jewish past while demonstrating Jewish belonging on Polish soil. As Jews comfortable...
War, Memory, and Culture A sweeping exploration of survival, resilience, and the fate of one family amid Europe’s most turbulent century Echoes of Exile reveals the seismic disruptions of twentieth-century European history through the...
Review of The Courtyard by Benjamin Parket, Alexa Morris What do people lose in a war? Ultimately, many lose their lives. However, the list of what else can be lost includes home, safety, security,...
Translator: Sami Hêzil An inventive literary obituary for Kafka, this thriller of love and revenge brings the Cold War to life, from Paris and Istanbul to West Berlin and Tel Aviv. Amid the student...
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. On August 25,...
The Mistake follows Marcus, born into privilege in Sardis, Asia Minor, where his unwed parents vie for his affection and loyalty. He inherits a dual legacy–combat genius from his Roman centurion father, Julius, and...
