The Dad Jokes Haggadah Martin Bodek
Cover Design: Sari Kopitnikoff Have you ever found yourself bored at the seder table on Passover night? Of course you have. Now why is that? Because you didn’t have this book! This is the...
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Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction by Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal
Jews of Poland Nationalism’s global resurgence has upended societies. With the rise of the Polish nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, and American Jewry’s swift reaction to its law punishing people who allege Polish...
Do Not Cry When I Die by Renee Salt, Kate Thompson
A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter’s Survival In Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir...
Memoirs of a Jewish District Attorney from Soviet Ukraine by Mikhail Goldis
Translator: Marat Grinberg What was it like to work as a Jewish district attorney in provincial Soviet Ukraine in the post-Stalinist eras? What role did antisemitism and Holocaust memories play in solving and investigating...
Roadside Seder by Anna Levine
Illustrator: Naama Lahav In a story about community, problem-solving, and flexibility, young Benjy helps bring everyone together to share in the Passover holiday, even if it isn’t how they planned to hold their seder....
Mystery and Meaning in “Sherlock Mendelson and the Missing Afikomen” by David Shawn Klein
What is the difference between old-fashioned and traditional? The answer is in the eye of the beholder. For example, as I get older, the term “old-fashioned” has more positive connotations for me. It evokes...
The See-You-Soon Spice Box by Pamela Ehrenberg
Illustrator: Gabby Grant Silas and Great-Grandma Faye always end their video calls with “See you soon!” Great-Grandma Faye says that Havdalah, which separates Shabbat from the rest of the week, is like saying “See...
A Purr-fect Passover by Jenna Waldman
Illustrator: Erica J. Chen The beloved kitties from Jenna Waldman and Erica Chen’s Purr-im Time! are back to celebrate Passover in this bouncing, rhyming story for ages 3-6. One ear wiggles, then another, Passover...
Ghosts of a Holy War by Yardena Schwartz
The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict An award-winning journalist presents an even-handed, thoroughly researched examination of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and illustrates how a shocking yet little-known massacre one century ago...
The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland by Krzysztof Bielawski and Richard Bialy
Polish Studies The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland offers a comprehensive examination of the history of Jewish cemeteries in Poland, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Holocaust history. Beginning with the settlement...
