Tagged: Jewish Book Council

Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade

Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade

Translator: Rose Wald­man “It is me the prophet laments when he cries out, ‘My enemies are the people in my own home.’” The Rabbi ignored his borscht and instead chewed on a crust of...

Mendel the Mess-Up by Ter­ry LaBan

Mendel the Mess-Up by Ter­ry LaBan

Cursed from birth, Mendel Schlotz is the unluckiest kid in his village.He’s also the only one who can save it. Ask anyone—twelve-year-old Mendel can’t do anything right. When he tries to herd goats, they...

Hap­pi­er Far by Diane Mehta

Hap­pi­er Far by Diane Mehta

In Happier Far, Diane Mehta takes us on a funny and engrossing tour of the absurdities and dilemmas of becoming a writer, and how family can sometimes help us and sometimes get in the...

A Fool’s Kabbalah by Steve Stern

A Fool’s Kabbalah by Steve Stern

In the ruins of postwar Europe, the world’s leading expert on the Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism goes on a hair-raising journey to recover sacred books stolen by the Nazis . . . At the...

The Ser­pent Bearer by Jane Rosen­thal

The Ser­pent Bearer by Jane Rosen­thal

Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer’s The German Wife and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network....