Tagged: Jewish Book Council

Hol­ly­wood vs. Nazis by Michael Ben­son

Hol­ly­wood vs. Nazis by Michael Ben­son

How the Movie Stu­dios Took On Nazis Infil­trat­ing Los Angeles The true story of Hitler’s plot to turn Hollywood’s Dream Factory into a Nazi propaganda machine—and the Jewish moguls’ clandestine operation to sabotage the...

Boat of Letters by Eve Gru­bin

Boat of Letters by Eve Gru­bin

In her much anticipated second full-length collection of poems, Eve Grubin conjures an “inky swamp, wild and warm, / where leaves hang down like muted lamps.” Grubin navigates wild waters in a “boat of...

When Ein­stein Met Kaf­ka by Diego Moldes

When Ein­stein Met Kaf­ka by Diego Moldes

Translated by Steven Cap­su­to Jew­ish Con­tri­bu­tions to the Mod­ern World In April 1911, Prague artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered nightly at the Café Louvre, an intellectual center where music was played and high-level...

Beinoni by Mari Lowe

Beinoni by Mari Lowe

In a Beinoni time there should be no war, no terrible illness, no crime. Even if that also means there won’t be any great discoveries, any cures, anything extraordinary. Ezra believes that’s worth fighting...

33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen

33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen

An outstanding debut novel—a love story, mystery, and philosophical puzzle, told in the singular voices of the residents of a Beaux Arts apartment house in Belgium during World War II. On the eve of...

Shab­bat in a Nest by Chris Barash

Shab­bat in a Nest by Chris Barash

Yanni is a lucky little owl who loves celebrating Shabbat with his family in their warm, cozy nest. He and his whole family sing, eat, and play together until it’s time to say goodbye...

Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout

Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout

Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma’s world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to concentration camps. That pivotal moment lights a fire within her, and she decides to...