Turkish Jews in Contemporary Turkey
Editors: Rıfat N. Bali & Laurent Olivier-Mallet The present volume consists of a selection of articles by scholars on the social and cultural situation of Turkish Jews in the last two decades. The tensions...
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The Story of Tu B’Shvat by Ilana Sraier-Phillips and Debbie Zober
This rhyming story, one of a series for the Jewish Holidays, details the traditions and customs surrounding the holiday of Tu B’Shvat. It is written in a fun and educational manner for children of...
Thirst: The Desert Trilogy by Shulamith Hareven
Israeli novelist and activist Shulamith Hareven’s Thirst: The Desert Trilogy, contains three of her greatest works: The Miracle Hater, Prophet, and After Childhood. In these novellas, Hareven recasts the the biblical journey from exodus...
Unclean Lips: Jews, Obscenity, and American Culture by Josh Lambert
Tells of the risks Jewish writers faced if they dabbled in obscenity. And they were serious. One place you never want to see your name is beside the words v. United States in a...
Hope for the Holy Land by Mona Pastroff Goldstein
Hope for the Holy Land begins shortly before May 14, 1948 at midnight when the United Nations issued the Declaration of Independence for the state of Israel. Over the next few days the armies...
Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Holocaust’s Hidden Child Survivors by R. D. Rosen
This fantastic book explores the consequences, psychological and otherwise, to Holocaust survivors who survived the Holocaust by hiding when they were children. In the first part of the book, Rosen describes different experiences of...
Books posted in January 2015
Here is the list of books that made it here during the month of January 2015: After the Fact: The Holocaust in Twenty-First Century Documentary Film by Brad Prager All Who Go Do Not Return:...
2014 National Jewish Book Award Winners and Finalists
Jewish Book of the Year – Everett Family Foundation Award Winner: Yale University Press’s Jewish Lives Series Ileene Smith, editorial director Steven J. Zipperstein and Anita Shapira, series editors American Jewish Studies – Celebrate 350 Award...
When the Facts Change: Essays, 1995-2010 by Tony Judt
In an age in which the lack of independent public intellectuals has often been sorely lamented, the historian Tony Judt played a rare and valuable role, bringing together history and current events, Europe and...
Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation
This spring, join Jewish Book Council for an exciting new event series featuring incredible authors in an incredible venue. Hosted at The Jewish Museum in New York City (1109 5th Avenue), Unpacking the Book:...
