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A Snowman in Jerusalem by Aaron Zevy

A Snowman in Jerusalem by Aaron Zevy

It never snows in the little Israeli town where little Pnina lives with the rest of her family. But it sometimes snows in Jerusalem and Pnina is determined to see it snow – even...

Lech by Sara Lipp­mann

Lech by Sara Lipp­mann

A mother recovering from an abortion in a Borscht Belt rental. An eccentric aging landlord, haunted by a mysterious death. A grief-stricken Hasid. A scheming real estate agent looking for her break, her dogged...

My City of Dreams by Lisa Gruenberg

My City of Dreams by Lisa Gruenberg

In this carefully researched and hauntingly written memoir, Lisa Gruenberg not only records her own life, but also that of relatives long lost to darkness, terror, and murder. In dreamlike sequences she weaves known...

The Major­i­ty by Eliz­a­beth L. Silver

The Major­i­ty by Eliz­a­beth L. Silver

Inspired by history, a riveting novel of love and friendship, motherhood and ambition, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Half of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin...

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of...

Gang­sters Don’t Die by Tod Gold­berg

Gang­sters Don’t Die by Tod Gold­berg

The “gloriously original” (The New York Times) and critically acclaimed crime series starring a Chicago hitman hiding out as a rabbi in the desert suburbs of Las Vegas comes to its thrilling conclusion Mafia...