Murder in Constantinople by A.E. Goldin
A gripping, immersive historical murder mystery in which a wayward boy from London’s East End is pulled into the hunt for a serial killer on the eve of the Crimean War. London, 1854. Twenty-one-year-old...
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Adventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes by Jonas Kreppel
Translator: Mikhl Yashinsky Max Spitzkopf, the Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, “ heads the famous Viennese detective bureau Blitz . . . He’ s bold as a lion and takes the wildest risks.” Meet Max Spitzkopf:...
Oy Vey, It’s Always Something: A 20th-Century Jewish Memoir by Jean Isaacson
Foreword: Steven A. Schechter They say laughter is the best medicine — but for Jean Isaacson, it’s also survival, sanity, and sometimes the only way to get through a Tuesday. In Oy Vey: It’s Always...
We’re Not OK: Jewish & Ally Experiences Post 10/7 by Rachelle Gage
On October 7th, 2023, one of the most barbaric massacres of the Jewish people since the Holocaust, took place in Israel. While the attacks demonstrated the cruel savagery of a modern death cult, some...
A Tikkun Olam Scavenger Hunt by Stephanie Hadassah
Buy this book at Amazon, Walmart, or Barnes & Noble Rebecca and Ari are on a mission to make the world a better place! Join these curious twins as they embark on a Tikkun...
Queen Esther by John Irving
After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award–winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in...
Christmas in Yiddish Tradition: The Untold Story by Jordan Chad
Offers the provocative argument that Jews had long celebrated Christmas in the “Old World“ This book seeks to answer a perplexing question: Why were Christmas traditions once transmitted in Yiddish, a language exclusive to...
Hoot Goes to Israel by Ryan Bellerose
Designer: Genya Vinnikov Hoot Goes to Israel is a beautifully illustrated children’s travel-adventure story that follows Hoot, a curious little owl who secretly stows away in Ryan’s suitcase and joins him on a journey across...
Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond by Laurel Kratochvila
Discover the vast and varied Polish baking tradition, old and new, Jewish and diasporic, in this authoritative collection of 120+ recipes from James Beard Award finalist Laurel Kratochvila. Poland’s distinctive baking culture is a...
Jewish Giving: Philanthropy and the Shaping of American Jewish Life by Jack Wertheimer
The American Jewish philanthropic enterprise is unparalleled in scope, dynamism, and the diversity of funders and the causes they support. Yet even as Jewish giving has been largely successful in responding with alacrity to...
