History, Memory, and Jewish Identity
Edited by Ira Robinson, Naftali S. Cohn and Lorenzo DiTommaso This volume takes a fresh view of the role representations of the past play in the construction of Jewish identity. Its central theme is...
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Recently digitized Hebrew Manuscripts at the Library of Congress
The Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, is pleased to announce a new digital resource. Fifty of our Hebrew manuscripts have been digitized, with indices and metadata. This project is a work-in-progress, eventually...
The Safest Lie by Angela Cerrito
This powerful historical novel tells the story of a young girl who is smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto and struggles to both hide and hold onto her Jewish identity. In 1940, nine-year-old Anna...
Anne Frank and the Remembering Tree by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Erika Steiskal
In most windows I saw people working and children playing. When the soldiers came, people began covering their windows, so I couldn’t see inside anymore. But the tiny attic window of the narrow brick...
The Religious Genius in Rabbi Kook’s Thought National ‘Saint’? by Dov Schwartz
Edward Levin (Translator) The postmodernist experience is associated with a strong interest in the concepts of saints and religious genius. In this volume, Dov Schwartz considers the questions related to these ideas through his...
Dear Santa, Love Rachel Rosenstein by Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer
Rachel Rosenstein is determined to celebrate Christmas this year—and the fact that her family is Jewish is not going to stop her. In a series of hilarious and heartwarming mishaps, Rachel writes a letter...
Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA by Roberta Kaplan and Lisa Dickey
Renowned litigator Roberta Kaplan knew from the beginning that it was the perfect case to bring down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer had been together as a...
The Complete Works of Primo Levi
Primo Levi, who died prematurely in Turin in 1987, was a gentle and exceptionally self-effacing man, who by all accounts never sought the spotlight. Yet these volumes—whether through gossamer style, astonishing psychological perception, storytelling...
Podcast: Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children!
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features a long and juicy virtual panel discussion about the Holocaust’s place in Jewish children’s literature. It’s called “Enough with...
Why Dogs Have Wet Noses by Kenneth Steven
Illustrated by Øyvind Torseter Comprised of fun and playfully surprising contemporary illustrations and a satisfying tall tale, Why Dogs Have Wet Noses is a refreshing and memorable take on an old story. Told with...
