Fanny and Gabriel by Nava Semel
A love story as implausible as this must be true. Their first date was arranged by a professional matchmaker. A deal, a pragmatic matter that had nothing to do with romance – that’s how...
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A Rebel in Auschwitz by Jack Fairweather
The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Fought the Nazis from Inside the Camp With exclusive access to previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts, and recently declassified files, critically acclaimed and...
The Rabbi and the Reverend by Audrey Ades
Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King Jr., and Their Fight against Silence Illustrator: Chiara Fedele When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, he did...
Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma by Annette Schottenfeld
Illustrator: Jennifer Kirkham When Max and Emily’s spunky Savta comes from Israel for a Rosh Hashanah visit, she’s got some surprises up her sleeve. Max just wants to hurry up and get started, but...
JEW-ISH: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch by Jake Cohen
A brilliantly modern take on Jewish culinary traditions for a new generation of readers, from a bright new star in the culinary world. When you think of Jewish food, a few classics come to...
The Lamps of History by Michael Sandler
The Lamps of History wrestles with the ambiguities—and choices—between connection/alienation, renewal/decay, and faith/doubt. Its poems explore family histories and our stance toward them as they dim, frayed bonds with our grandparents’ traditions and beliefs,...
I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales) by Margarita Gokun Silver
Notes From a Soviet Girl on Becoming an American Woman Buy a pair of Levi’s, lose the Russian accent, become an American…how hard could it be? Moscow, 1988. After years of antisemitic harassment, countless...
A Snake, a Flood, a Hidden Baby: Bible Stories for Children by Meir Shalev
Illustrator: Emanuele Luzzati Translator: Ilana Kurshan A Snake, a Flood, a Hidden Baby: Bible Stories for Children features six popular stories from the Hebrew Bible retold with whimsy by one of Israel’s most celebrated...
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn
A startling and profound exploration of how Jewish history is exploited to comfort the living. Renowned and beloved as a prizewinning novelist, Dara Horn has also been publishing penetrating essays since she was a...
The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron
Illustrator: Trisha Previte Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don’t know how to help him. His friends have given up on him. When Etan is asked to deliver...
