Dear Darwish by Morani Kornberg-Weiss
The book at Amazon and on Kindle From Jewniverse Growing up in Tel Aviv, Morani Kornberg-Weiss only encountered the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet, by chance. As a “voice from the other...
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Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death by Otto Dov Kulka
The book at Amazon and on Kindle In 2013 the Israeli historian Otto Dov Kulka published a recollection of his childhood in concentration camps, Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death. Historians and general audiences praised...
Jewish Soul Food: From Minsk to Marrakesh by Janna Gur
More Than 100 Unforgettable Dishes Updated for Today’s Kitchen The book at Amazon and on Kindle A cookbook devoted to the culinary masterpieces of Jewish grandmothers from Minsk to Marrakesh: recipes that have traveled...
Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France by Caroline Moorehead
The book at Amazon and on Kindle The dust jacket of the upcoming American edition of Village of Secrets, a new book by British author Caroline Moorehead—recently short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the...
The Gelt Giving Golem by Carolyn Greenwald
The book at Amazon The Gelt Giving Golem tells the tale of the Hanukkah Golem, a friendly character who was formed from clay by Rabbi Ben Bezalel on the 25th of Kislev, the first...
The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein
The book at Amazon and on Kindle In the schoolroom of a simple European village, Kicsi spends her days dreaming of the lands beyond the mountains: Paris and New York, Arabia and Shanghai. When...
Challah: A Chewish Guide to the Torah by Rabbi Susan Abramson
The book at Amazon It’s a cookbook. It’s a compendium of uniquely-shaped, colorful challahs. It’s a family-friendly guide to Torah. It’s fun for all ages! The challahs in this book come to life. Some...
Book Festival of the MJCCA (Atlanta)
For 22 successful years, the Book Festival of the MJCCA has provided our community with a literary extravaganza featuring an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors, celebrities, and thinkers. Please join thousands...
The Early Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings by Dr. Everett Fox
The book at Amazon and on Kindle Here is the second volume in Everett Fox’s translation of the Hebrew Bible. The personalities who appear in the pages of The Early Prophets, and the political...
Books posted in October 2014
Here is the list of books that made it here during the month of October 2014: All the World: Universalism, Particularism and the High Holy Days by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD The Angel of...
