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The Weavers of Trautenau by Janine P. Holc

The Weavers of Trautenau by Janine P. Holc

Jewish Female Forced Labor in the Holocaust HBI Series on Jewish Women A sympathetic history that focuses on the experiences of women and girls during the Holocaust and draws on new archival sources. Beginning...

Yara by Tamara Faith Berger

Yara by Tamara Faith Berger

From the author of Maidenhead, a reverse cautionary tale about a young woman exploring the boundaries of sex and belonging in the early 2000s Distraught that her teenage daughter is in love with a...

Israel and the Nations by Eugene Korn

Israel and the Nations by Eugene Korn

The Bible, the Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah Israel and the Nations: The Bible, The Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations explores the Jewish theology and law (Halakhah) relating to non-Jews. It...

Across Seward Park by Gail Lehrman

Across Seward Park by Gail Lehrman

A gripping historical saga Set against the backdrop of 20th Century Manhattan, “Across Seward Park” weaves a riveting tale of family, ambition, and self-discovery. When idealistic young Irving Friedman and his beautiful, hard-nosed sister...

The Forgers by Roger Moorhouse

The Forgers by Roger Moorhouse

The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation The secret history of one of the largest—and least-known—rescue operations of World War II Between 1940 and 1943, a group of Polish diplomats in...