New Jewish Books
The Eighteenth-Century Ba’al Shem of London Translated by Edward Levin With an introduction by Todd M. Endelman The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization The enigmatic kabbalist Samuel Falk, known as the Ba’al Shem of...
The remarkable story of Sol Lurie, a child survivor of six concentration camps during the Holocaust, who continues to be a beacon of hope. After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just...
Award-winning novelist Mary Morris weaves together an unsolved family mystery, a poignant coming-of-age story, and a little-known corner of World War II history in this lyrical novel of family, loss and, ultimately, love. Thirty...
“To tell a long story short, Papa says, / and then proceeds to tell bits of a long story.” Poet Jamie Wendt does the same in her new collection Laughing in Yiddish, and through...
This comprehensive collection considers Jewish women graphic novelists and the richly figured ways in which Jewish identity is complicated by gender, memory, generation, and place: the spaces―emotional, geographical, psychological―that women inhabit. Through the intersections...
A WWII Mystery Thriller with a Modern Twist Broken Castle is perfect for fans of Steve Berry, Robert Harris, and early Dan Brown. Jack J. Wyatt delivers a taut, character-driven thriller where buried truths...
Here are the 36 books I posted on JewishBookWorld.org between December 2024 and March 2025. The image contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon; the...
“Synergy” is such an overused word in the business world that I am hesitant to use it. However, I did not find a better one to describe what occurred to me while reading “The...
Join Alex as she celebrates her third birthday and learns the special mitzvah of lighting Shabbos candles. A tender story of light, love, and tradition-perfect for little girls beginning their own journeys.
The chapters in this volume examine facets in the drama of Jewish existence in the tumultuous years of the Twentieth Century and beyond. They include Theodor Herzl as Zionism’s driven prophet; James G. McDonald’s...
