One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter
From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, a heart-wrenchingly propulsive story of a woman entrusted with a young boy’s life as WWII rages in Italy 1940, Italy. Lili and...
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Jewish Sweets: A Worldwide Community Cookbook of 100 Dessert Recipes by Kenden Alfond
Jewish Food Hero presents a new community cookbook—connecting the global Jewish community through 100 delectable recipes and heartfelt stories from bakers around the world. Featuring diverse Jewish bakers from across the globe, Jewish Sweets...
We Would Never by Tova Mirvis
A riveting literary page-turner that maps the extremes to which a family will go in order to protect their own. No one appears more surprised than Hailey Gelman when she comes under suspicion for...
The Heroes of October 7th: Heroic Stories for Children by Hadassa Ben Ari
The Heroes of October 7th is a project that emerged immediately after the horrific attacks in Israel on Shabbat Simchat Torah, October 7th, 2023. This collection of stories shines light on the indomitable physical...
Young Zionist Voices: A New Generation Speaks Out by David Hazony
An unprecedented collection of essays by next-generation thought leaders offering visions for the Jewish future in the wake of October 7. On elite campuses across the Western world, Jewish students suddenly find themselves threatened,...
Do Not Cry When I Die by Renee Salt, Kate Thompson
A Holocaust Memoir of a Mother and Daughter’s Survival In Jewish Ghettos, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir...
The See-You-Soon Spice Box by Pamela Ehrenberg
Illustrator: Gabby Grant Silas and Great-Grandma Faye always end their video calls with “See you soon!” Great-Grandma Faye says that Havdalah, which separates Shabbat from the rest of the week, is like saying “See...
Ghosts of a Holy War by Yardena Schwartz
The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict An award-winning journalist presents an even-handed, thoroughly researched examination of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and illustrates how a shocking yet little-known massacre one century ago...
Two Sisters by Rosie Whitehouse
Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France This riveting book is an astonishing testimony of what befell two sisters, Whitehouse’s own mother-in-law and aunt, who managed to escape the killing fields in Vichy France...
Your Roots Cast a Shadow by Caroline Topperman
One Family’s Search Across History for Belonging A narrative of cultural translation, identity, and belonging. The thrill of a new place fades quickly for Caroline Topperman when she moves from Vancouver to Poland in...
