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Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis. 1942. Seven-year-old Martine hides in an armoire...

Jerusha’s father dotes on her and calls her royalty, a lioness who will one day dance before his King. Jerusha adores her father, but she cannot tell him her darkest secret. Instead of dancing like other Jewish girls, Jerusha sits alone, plagued by guilt for a crime she did not commit. Who will believe her story against the word of the most respected religious leader in Jerusalem?

Argumentative, Yiddish-speaking, 80-year-old Jack Silver has reluctantly returned to Golders Green to care for his 10-year-old grandson, Danny. Unpredictable and outspoken but warm-hearted, Jack is resolutely secular and repudiates everything Jewish. His profoundly troubled son, now a successful, middle-aged journalist, has followed in his footsteps, while the brilliant young Danny has been kept in ignorance of his heritage.

Yael hat Nein gesagt. Nein zum Leben. Nun soll sie lernen, Ja zu sagen. Dabei will sie nur, dass man sie in Ruhe lässt. Denn sie sieht keinen Grund, Ja zu sagen. Wozu auch immer. Doch ihre Schwester lässt nicht locker. Nadine J. Cohen erzählt von Yaels Suche nach Gründen, für die es sich zu leben lohnt, und wie sie sie dort findet, wo sie sie niemals vermutet hätte: einer unkonventionellen Freundschaft, beim Meeresschwimmen vor Sonnenaufgang, unfassbar großen Mengen Speiseeis, trashiger Erotikliteratur ... und immer wieder in der tiefen Bindung zu ihrer Schwester.

In The Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs delivers one of the most iconic and chilling tales of supernatural horror. The story follows the White family as they come into possession of a cursed monkey's paw, capable of granting them three wishes—but at a terrible cost. As their desires are fulfilled, the consequences of tampering with fate become disturbingly clear, leading to a horrifying and tragic outcome.

Cu romanul Deborah, Cătălin Mihuleac își continuă un proiect literar care are în centru recuperarea memoriei evreilor din România. Cartea comprimă câteva intervale esențiale din istoria României – între 1918 și 2018 –, concentrate în jurul...

Ania hears the explosion of gunshots before she sees the Nazi soldiers approach her beloved home. Her family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams and – stroking the red ribbon she keeps tied around her wrist – she begins to plot her revenge… Taunted her whole life for being smarter than anyone else in the village, now living in war-torn Poland, being governed by Nazis who think Poles are subhuman and women only good for one thing… Ania now only has her wits to rely on, if she's going to survive.

Toba and Naftaly's lives changed forever when Toba discovered the mirrored world of the Maziks beyond the Pomegranate Gate. In their search for answers, they must find their own ways to the wonderous and powerful neighbouring republic of Zayit. A magnificent city overflowing with olives, spices and salt—but not the safe haven they need. The republic has turned its back on fleeing Jewish and Mazik refugees, and is closing its ears to warnings of war. Meanwhile, the tyrannical Mazik King Tarses is building his army to cross the sea to Zayit

This wry collection of Hanukkah noir features eleven stories by critically acclaimed authors that run the gamut from hardboiled to heartfelt, curated by New York Times bestselling author Tod Goldberg. Across eleven stories, award-winning authors spin tales of family, corruption, buried treasure and delightful yet twisted capers that will entertain listeners through all eight nights of the Festival of Lights.

Renowned Jewish vocalist and writer Elizabeth Schwartz’s first book of fiction “The Sweet Fragrance of Life & Other Stories” is a meditation on historic European Jewish Culture seen through the lens of a woman’s point of view. As if Sholem Ale­ichem and Angela Carter had a child, The Sweet Fra­grance of Life & Oth­er Hor­ror Sto­ries explores Euro­pean Jew­ish his­to­ry, cul­ture, and real world events through a fem­i­nist, shtetl perspective. This is an eerie collection of new Jewish-themed horror stories from a world that was.

Odessa, Ucraina, 1918. Mentre infuria la guerra civile fra rossi e bianchi, sette uomini sono in piedi contro un muro, davanti al plotone di esecuzione. Un attimo prima che i soldati bolscevichi aprano il fuoco, un ufficiale nota un nome nell’elenco dei condannati a morte e chiede se per caso è il famoso giocatore di scacchi. L’uomo risponde di sì. L’ufficiale non è convinto. "Facciamo una partita", gli propone. "Se perdi significa che menti e verrai fucilato. Se vinci sei davvero il campione di scacchi e ti lasceremo andare."

Der berührende dritte Band der fesselnden Sternberg-Saga über die Macht der Träume, die Kraft der Liebe und die Suche nach Freiheit.Eine couragierte Frau, die die Zuversicht auch in dunklen Stunden nicht aufgibt.Zürich, 1932: Die junge Jüdin Lucie ist fest entschlossen, das neue Leben nach der Flucht in die Schweiz mit Leichtigkeit zu meistern. Und das, obwohl sie ihre große Liebe Paul in Berlin zurücklassen musste. Auch Hannah, Alma und der Rest der Familie hoffen auf einen glücklichen Neuanfang.

For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan. When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house.

Ze'ev Kaplan is not your average prayer leader. Hell, he's not even a prayer leader, despite what his friends, family, and girlfriend might think.

Oppenheimer meets Hidden Figures in this sweeping historical debut where two Jewish physicists form an inseverable bond amidst fear and uncertainty. Sure to captivate readers of Kate Quinn and Bonnie Garmus, The Sound of a Thousand Stars eerily mirrors modern-day questions of wartime ethics and...

Just before Passover, the corpse of a young Christian boy is found drained of blood in front of the Belz Great Synagogue in Jerusalem. The police find no murder weapon. No one claims responsibility. Someone leaks to the Israeli press that the boy's death is a ritual murder-a blood libel. The public is in an uproar, demanding that the security forces take action immediately. Intelligence Agent Maya Rimon is convinced that the boy's bizarre murder is part of a larger conspiracy.

1944, New Mexico: Alice Katz is a young Jewish physicist, one of the only female doctoral students at her university, studying with the famous Dr Oppenheimer. Her well-to-do family wants her to marry and settle down. Instead, Alice answers her country's call to go deep into the desert and lend her skills to a secret project at the heart of the fight against Germany. At Los Alamos, Alice meets Caleb, who has been assigned to the explosives division. Around them are other young scientists and engineers who have left their ordinary lives behind.

"Gabra Zackman gloriously performs this charming dual-timeline audiobook." —AudioFile on The Matchmaker's Gift This program features an author's note read by the author. It's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift...

Eliza’s world broke apart when she was sixteen and her mom died of cancer. Now, years later, she has rebuilt her life to include a director-of-development job at a nonprofit, a Manhattan apartment, and an easy-on-the-eyes bedroom buddy—just the kind of no-strings relationship she wants, even if it’s less than her best friend, Mo, thinks she deserves. But when Eliza’s dad dies unexpectedly, her beloved aunt Claude arrives at the shiva with a letter from her mom—to be opened only after her father’s death. Inside the letter? A bombshell.

Septimania, la primera novela de Jonathan Levi tras su aclamado libro A Guide for the Perplexed, es una gran obra: una historia al mismo tiempo personal y mítica, con temas tan grandes como el universo y tan pequeños como una semilla de manzana. "Septimania es una obra...