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Daughters of Riga by Marian Exall

Daughters of Riga by Marian Exall

As World War II sweeps over Europe, nine-year-old Danielle Loesseps escapes from Latvia under the protection of the Dutch consul. Her Jewish mother, the consul’s secretary, is tragically left behind at the end of...

The Night Before Passover by Natasha Wing

The Night Before Passover by Natasha Wing

Illustrator: Nathalie Beauvois Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing’s best-selling series! It’s the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the...

The Winthrop Agreement by Alice Simp­son

The Winthrop Agreement by Alice Simp­son

A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place...

Four Jewish Brides by Liora Ayalon

Four Jewish Brides by Liora Ayalon

They were not given a choice. But they will make their own fate. Sheindel is hardly more than a child when she is wed to Jacob Isaac, the Holy Jew of Peshischa. Just a...