New Jewish Books
Illustrated by N. Tarcan With its poetic message of welcome, the Statue of Liberty holds an important and beloved place in American history. In time for anniversary of our nation’s founding, this biography of...
In the insulated Hasidic community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, tradition and cultural norms are as sacred as religion. Childhood friendships are cultivated to climb social ladders, matchmakers dictate futures, and young girls are primed for...
Crossing the Bronx is an historical literary novel set primarily in the 1950s in The Bronx. It is a modern retelling of the Jacob and Esau story from Genesis. The narrative that propels the story...
A child of Holocaust survivors, Grace was always searching for shelter but knew that her home was the last place where she could find it. She was eager to be out there in the...
Five Hundred Years of Religion in America A kaleidoscopic American history of extraordinary religious transformations, told through the ordinary people who made them happen Ever since conquistadores claimed Taino land in the name of...
Illustrated by Alette Straathof The work of Creation is finished. Now is the time for the trees to select a ruler. The oak brings strength. The pine brings presence. The maple brings magnificent color....
From an acclaimed historian, the definitive story of the Venetian Ghetto and the emergence of modern antisemitism.In the early sixteenth century, amidst the ruins of war and mounting religious hatred, the world’s first Jewish...
Translated by Jarosław GarlińskiEdited by David Engel The haunting wartime diary of a Jewish policeman and his tragic fate. Calek Perechodnik (1916–1944), a Polish Jew from the town of Otwock near Warsaw, found himself...
Translated by Daniel Hahn Dark lessons from a childhood sleepaway camp reverberate in the present In 1984, Eduardo and his younger brother, living in exile for several years in the United States, travel back...
The wise Gaon of Minsk is in town for Shabbat, but Mama’s lighter-than-air challah has flown away! Can Hanni get it back in time for Shabbat dinner?
