On Division by Goldie Goldbloom
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, just a block or two up from the East River on Division Avenue, Surie Eckstein is soon to be a great-grandmother. Her ten children range in age from thirteen to thirty-nine....
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The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust by Rafael Medoff
Based on recently discovered documents, The Jews Should Keep Quiet reassesses the hows and whys behind the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration’s fateful policies during the Holocaust. Rafael Medoff delves into difficult truths: With FDR’s...
Gertrude Stein Has Arrived: The Homecoming of a Literary Legend by Roy Morris Jr.
In 1933, experimental writer and longtime expatriate Gertrude Stein skyrocketed to overnight fame with the publication of an unlikely best seller, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Pantomiming the voice of her partner Alice,...
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family’s...
Buttons in my soup by Moshe Ziv
This is without a doubt one of the most fascinating testimonies of that dark period, thanks to the author’s ability not only to recount what he endured, but also to reflect on his feelings...
Tishrei’s Holidays-Activity Book for kids.: Coloring Pages. Mazes. The four species. Hidden words game and more by Ronit Tal Shaltiel
This informative book is related to the activities that take place during Tishrei Holidays. Gives brief description of the holidays and all the things related to this event in a symbolic way. With symbols...
The Third Daughter by Talia Carner
The turn of the 20th century finds fourteen-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. Desperate, her father leaps at the opportunity to marry Batya to a worldly, wealthy stranger...
Maimonides’ Grand Epistle to the Scholars of Lunel: Ideology and Rhetoric by Charles H. Sheer
When Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah (Code of Jewish Law) reached Lunel, France, a group of scholars composed twenty-four objections to his positions. Surprisingly, Maimonides’ rejoinder opened with an unusual rhymed prose epistle with effusive praise...
How The Rosh Hashanah Challah Became Round by Sylvia B. Epstein
Hagit Migron (Illustrator) Yossi’s terrible tumble turns out to be a terrific triumph! A tale with year-round appeal, even though it takes place on Rosh Hashanah.
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found by Bart van Es
Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never left him. It was a mystery of sorts: a young Jewish girl named Lientje had been...
