In That Sleep of Death by Jonathan Dunsky
Not even murder can keep this secret buried. Israel, 1952 – A man lies dead in a city park, his head bashed in. No witnesses. No clues. It seems like an impossible case. The...
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That Voice by Marcia Menter
In Search of Ann Drummond-Grant, the Singer Who Shaped My Life As an adolescent in Syracuse, New York, Marcia Menter fell in love with the recorded voice of Ann Drummond-Grant, a Scottish contralto who...
Heroes with Chutzpah by Kerry Olitzky and Deborah Bodin Cohen
101 True Tales of Jewish Trailblazers, Changemakers and Rebels A young teenager who spoke out for gun control in front of tens of thousands. An Israeli street artist who painted an ancient city with...
Summer Nights and Meteorites by Hannah Reynolds
From the two-time Sydney Taylor Honor author comes another sweet Nantucket-set summer romance, perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and K.L. Walther. Jordan Edelman’s messy dating days are over. After a few too...
Communities of Meaning by Joseph A. Skloot and Lisa J. Grushcow, editors
Conversations on Modern Jewish Life Inspired by Rabbi Larry Hoffman In Communities of Meaning, thirty-four of today’s community leaders and theologians engage Hoffman in dialogue about the big questions in American Jewish life, including: This collection...
On the Couch: Writers Analyze Sigmund Freud by Andrew Blauner, editor
A collection of colorful and candid essays and other pieces about Freud and his legacy today, featuring twenty-five leading writers With original contributions by André Aciman • Sarah Boxer • Jennifer Finney Boylan •...
Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman
Illustrator: Susan Gal What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends! He’s so excited he can barely contain...
Where Is Poppy? by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
In this heartwarming Passover story, a young Jewish child learns to work through grief with the help of family, memory, and tradition. It’s Passover time and everything seems the same, but there’s one major...
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love. As a teenager, for a moment, Ella...
My Hijacking by Martha Hodes
A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering In this moving and thought-provoking memoir, a historian offers a personal look at the fallibilities of memory and the lingering impact of trauma as she goes back...
