New Jewish Books
Jews of Poland Nationalism’s global resurgence has upended societies. With the rise of the Polish nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, and American Jewry’s swift reaction to its law punishing people who allege Polish...
A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter’s Survival In Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir...
Translator: Marat Grinberg What was it like to work as a Jewish district attorney in provincial Soviet Ukraine in the post-Stalinist eras? What role did antisemitism and Holocaust memories play in solving and investigating...
Illustrator: Naama Lahav In a story about community, problem-solving, and flexibility, young Benjy helps bring everyone together to share in the Passover holiday, even if it isn’t how they planned to hold their seder....
What is the difference between old-fashioned and traditional? The answer is in the eye of the beholder. For example, as I get older, the term “old-fashioned” has more positive connotations for me. It evokes...
Illustrator: Gabby Grant Silas and Great-Grandma Faye always end their video calls with “See you soon!” Great-Grandma Faye says that Havdalah, which separates Shabbat from the rest of the week, is like saying “See...
Illustrator: Erica J. Chen The beloved kitties from Jenna Waldman and Erica Chen’s Purr-im Time! are back to celebrate Passover in this bouncing, rhyming story for ages 3-6. One ear wiggles, then another, Passover...
The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict An award-winning journalist presents an even-handed, thoroughly researched examination of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and illustrates how a shocking yet little-known massacre one century ago...
Polish Studies The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland offers a comprehensive examination of the history of Jewish cemeteries in Poland, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Holocaust history. Beginning with the settlement...
Expectations are potent predictors of outcomes. If you expect perfection from yourself in every area of life, how long can you keep up until you realize that you, like all other humans, are not...
