New Jewish Books
The Dark-Robed Mother is a striking blend of memoir and poetry, grappling with a cyclical “high-functioning” depression and its profound impact on self and family. It is also a modern descent into the underworld, reckoning...
A queer, Jewish writer searches for belonging across countries, identities, and histories in a moving collection of essays about orientation and home. Growing up in places where his family had no past, and met...
Was this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way. When their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored....
it’s the Sabbath … // and my own child is sifting sand from sand on a summer morning // so indescribably beautiful you can’t help but grieve The preciousness and resilience of Judaism lies...
From an eminent storyteller, this powerful, simply told, beautifully illustrated picture book recounts a rare story of survival during the Holocaust. One day, a Hungarian-French Jew and his father were rounded up by Nazis...
Illustrated by Gene Pendon Writer and musician Alicia Jo Rabins makes her picture book debut with this biography of Leonard Cohen and the creation of his masterpiece “Hallelujah” through continued persistence, belief, and dedication....
This book is a French Flap paperback not boardbook. Sam and Charlie (and Sam Too!) Shake Up Shabbat by Leslie Kimmelman, illus. by Mike Deas, continues the developing reader series of best friends Sam...
Illustrator: Moran Yogev Shoshi and her grandfather bring their coffee crop to the local market in Uganda. But will they get everything they need in time for Shabbat? A joyful celebration of the Abayudaya...
For fans of Hilma Wolitzer and Jhumpa Lahiri comes a collection of short stories about a mother and daughter as they navigate their changing roles through tumultuous times. Following a Jewish family from before...
Leonard Cohen’s artistic career is unique. Most poets and novelists do not become rock stars. No other rock star’s career peaked in their eighth decade as Leonard Cohen’s did. Cohen’s popularity is still growing...
