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  • Tales from Perach: and Tales from Outer Lands by Lynn, Jaymi
    Jaymi Lynn

    Tales from Perach: and Tales from Outer Lands

    Seven queer fantasy shorts set in the tropical Jewish world of the Mangoverse novels. "Your Name is Love" An energetic royal guard takes her artist wife on a scavenger hunt around the city so she can stop having artist's block about the lesbian graphic...
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  • The Mossad Messiah: a novel of Israel by Lerner, Leigh
    Leigh Lerner

    The Mossad Messiah: a novel of Israel

    Israel's spy masters awaken their prime minister to a human rights nightmare: rapid population growth will give the ultra-Orthodox control of Israel's parliament in the next generation. The Mossad and Shin Bet covertly recruit the secret secular scion of a powerful Hasidic rabbi's hidden...
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  • The Art of Being Lewis by Goodwin, Daniel
    Daniel Goodwin

    The Art of Being Lewis

    Between indecent exposure and intellectual property theft, it's tough being Lewis this year. East Coast architect Lewis Morton thought he had it all: loving wife and children, dream job, and a house that meets his exacting architectural standards. But after his beloved mentor dies...
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  • Making the Rounds by Weiss, Allan
    Allan Weiss

    Making the Rounds

    WHO CAN HELP... when a word decides to get up and leave your holy book? when you're a mayor and your city is literally crumbling around you? when the evil Haman, villain of the Purim story, seems to have arisen from the dead to...
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  • Zion's Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature by Teitelbaum, Sheldon
    Sheldon Teitelbaum

    Zion's Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature

    This anthology showcases the best Israeli science fiction and fantasy literature published since the 1980s. The stories included come from Hebrew, Russian, and English-language sources, and include well-known authors such as Shimon Adaf, Pesach (Pavel) Amnuel, Gail Hareven, Savyon Liebrecht, Nava Semel and Lavie...
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  • Alexandrian Summer by Gormezano Goren, Yitzhak
    Yitzhak Gormezano Goren

    Alexandrian Summer

    "Helps show why postwar Alexandria inspires nostalgia and avidity in seemingly everyone who knew it ... The result is what summer reading should be: fast, carefree, visceral, and incipiently lubricious."-- The New YorkerAlexandrian Summer is the story of two Jewish families living their frenzied...
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  • The Aggravations of Minnie Ashe by Kersh, Cyril
    Cyril Kersh

    The Aggravations of Minnie Ashe

    'The funniest book I have read for months ... a marvellous book' - Sunday Express 'A great comic novel.' - The Evening News 'Excellent.' - Birmingham Post 'Hilarious.' - Sunday Times 'Astonishingly funny.' - Daily Sketch The story of a young Jewish boy growing...
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  • A Narrow Bridge by Gesher, J. J.
    J. J. Gesher

    A Narrow Bridge

    Shortly after Orthodox Jewish Brooklynite Jacob Fischer puts his young family on a bus to visit relatives, the bus explodes in a stunning act of terrorism. HIs faith shattered, Jacob flees the comforts of his community and disappears. He lands up in a predominantly...
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  • Bertrand Court by Brafman, Michelle
    Michelle Brafman

    Bertrand Court

    "Brafman's talent for drawing human emotion shines through in this episodic, deeply sensitive, and introspective novel of the human psyche."-- BooklistBertrand Court is a captivating novel told in story form, intertwining seventeen luminous narratives about the secrets of a cast of politicos, filmmakers, and...
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  • Washing the Dead by Brafman, Michelle
    Michelle Brafman

    Washing the Dead

    "Intimate, big-hearted, compassionate and clear-eyed, Brafman's novel turns secrets into truths and the truth into the heart of fiction." --AMY BLOOM, author of Lucky Us and Away "From roots in one religious tradition, comes a tale of emotional redemption for all of us. Michelle...
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  • Moses, The Prince of Egypt by Wilson, Dorothy Clarke
    Dorothy Clarke Wilson

    Moses, The Prince of Egypt

    A brilliant work of biblical fiction by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Moses, The Prince of Egypt was immediately embraced by the public when first published in 1949 (as Prince of Egypt). The novel became an inspiration for the 1956 film, The Ten Commandments -- now...
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  • Peacesong DC: A Jewish Africana Academia Epic Tale of Washington City by Herron, Carolivia
    Carolivia Herron

    Peacesong DC: A Jewish Africana Academia Epic Tale of Washington City

    Shirah Shulamit Ojero has four loves, her African American culture, her Jewish heritage, academic study -- especially the study of literary epics -- and her city, Washington, DC. Peacesong DC displays the interconnection of these four loves as Shirah grows up in the Washington...
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  • Asenath and the Origin of Nappy Hair: Being a Collection of Tales Gathered and Extracted from the Epic Stanzas of Asenath and Our Song of Songs by Herron, Carolivia
    Carolivia Herron

    Asenath and the Origin of Nappy Hair: Being a Collection of Tales Gathered and Extracted from the Epic Stanzas of Asenath and Our Song of Songs

    Volume 1 of the 2 volume novel, Asenath and Our Song of Songs, shares scenes from the life of Shirah Shulamit Ojero, an African American Jewish girl and woman, growing up in Washington, DC. Shirah reexamines and affirms her Judaic ancestry, becomes a graduate...
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  • Fourth Corner of the World by Nadelson, Scott
    Scott Nadelson

    Fourth Corner of the World

    e characters in Scott Nadelson's latest collection abandon their lands of origin, sever their roots, and distance themselves from the people they once were. ese stories roam geographically and historically, featuring a would- be assassin in 1920s Paris, Jewish utopians in 1880s Oregon, teenage...
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  • Madagascar: New and Selected Stories by Schwartz, Steven
    Steven Schwartz

    Madagascar: New and Selected Stories

    Praise for Madagascar "A collection to be held up as evidence that the short story not only endures but also flourishes."--Booklist, starred review"Steven Schwartz's masterly Lives of the Fathers mines our deepest feelings toward parents, time, memory, and forgiveness."--Chicago Tribune"Schwartz delineates with admirable and...
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  • The Price of Escape by Unger, David
    David Unger

    The Price of Escape

    "Evoking both Kafka and Conrad, Unger's character study of a broken man in a culture broken by a ravenous corporation makes compelling reading." --Booklist "Unger does a great job with fish-out-of-water situations, as [protagonist] Samuel's travails--sometimes Kafkaesque, sometimes Laurel and Hardy--nicely pit his timidity...
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  • The Mountain, the Desert and the Pomegranate: Stories from Morocco and Beyond by Paloma, Vanessa
    Vanessa Paloma

    The Mountain, the Desert and the Pomegranate: Stories from Morocco and Beyond

    In The Mountain, the Desert and the Pomegranate Vanessa Paloma looks at the mysteries and complexities of life beyond simple physical observation. Spirituality and felt perceptions influence what we see, hear, and do. From coyotes that join in a chorus backing up the soprano...
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  • The Gospel of Simon by Smelcer, John
    John Smelcer

    The Gospel of Simon

    In a world where the media relentlessly enflames fear and hatred, here is a quiet voice espousing the triumph of love and peace. --Archbishop Desmond TutuThis book shows the many similarities between Buddhism and Christianity, such as the practices of compassion, love, contemplation, and...
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  • Jews vs Zombies by Tidhar, Lavie
    Lavie Tidhar

    Jews vs Zombies

    In Jews vs Zombies, editors Lavie Tidhar and Rebecca Levene have gathered together brand new stories from the light-hearted to the profound, with authors ranging from BSFA Award winner Adam Roberts to best-selling author Sarah Lotz, all asking, for the first time, the question...
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  • A Delightful Compendium of Consolation: A Fabulous Tale of Romance, Adventure and Faith in the Medieval Mediterranean by Visotzky, Burton L.
    Burton L. Visotzky

    A Delightful Compendium of Consolation: A Fabulous Tale of Romance, Adventure and Faith in the Medieval Mediterranean

    Karimah, a charming, headstrong Jewish teenager in 11th Century Egypt, follows her heart to live a life of adventure; as a brigand targeting desert caravans and as a pirate on the high seas. Rabbi Nissim, writing from North Africa, comforts Karimah's father with tales...
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  • Monastery by Halfon, Eduardo
    Eduardo Halfon

    Monastery

    The nomadic odyssey of Eduardo Halfon continues as he searches for clues about his identity across Central America and Europe, New York and JerusalemIn Monastery, Eduardo Halfon's eponymous wanderer travels from Guatemalan cities, villages, coffee plantations, and border towns to a private jazz concert...
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  • In the Name of God: A Gidon Aronson Thriller by Gordon, Stephen J.
    Stephen J. Gordon

    In the Name of God: A Gidon Aronson Thriller

    Gidon Aronson just wants to be left alone. His training as a special forces operative makes him unique, but now he just wants solace. When the Guardians of Heaven set their sights on an Israeli diplomat, Gidon does just enough to save their target....
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  • Miri, Who Charms by Greenberg, Joanne
    Joanne Greenberg

    Miri, Who Charms

    From girlhood through middle age, Rachel and Miri -- two Jewish women living in Colorado -- struggle to sustain a complex, often competitive friendship throughout the challenges that arise over many decades. Miri's young daughter, Tamar, initially appears to offer the long-time friends a...
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  • The Stories of Devil-Girl by Achtenberg, Anya
    Anya Achtenberg

    The Stories of Devil-Girl

    Devil-Girl is a storyteller smaller than a stain and larger than life, a mythic figure roaming the globe. Born into Brooklyn housing projects and the nightmares of her immigrant family, she becomes a runaway in the human marketplace of the streets of New York....
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  • Philip Roth: Novels & Stories 1959-1962 (Loa #157): Goodbye, Columbus / Five Short Stories / Letting Go by Roth, Philip
    Philip Roth

    Philip Roth: Novels & Stories 1959-1962 (Loa #157): Goodbye, Columbus / Five Short Stories / Letting Go

    For the last half century, the novels of Philip Roth have re-energized American fiction and redefined its possibilities. Roth's comic genius, his imaginative daring, his courage in exploring uncomfortable truths, and his assault on political, cultural, and sexual orthodoxies have made him one of...
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  • One Day In Budapest: Hardback Edition by Penn, J. F.
    J. F. Penn

    One Day In Budapest: Hardback Edition

    A relic, stolen from the heart of an ancient city. An echo of nationalist violence not seen since the dark days of the Second World War.** From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author J.F.Penn **Budapest, Hungary. When a priest is murdered at...
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  • On Blackberry Hill by Mann, Rachel
    Rachel Mann

    On Blackberry Hill

    Winner of 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Young Adult Literature 'Jewish summer camp is the perfect setting for a multi-generational novel: a daughter connects with her late mother through names etched in the bleachers, murals in the dining hall, and a mysterious stranger....
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  • Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud by Ramer, Andrew
    Andrew Ramer

    Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud

    Eighty years from now, in a time of increasing environmental degradation and after one sixth of the Earth's population has died in a vast pandemic, a noted rabbi in Brooklyn hosts a convocation for Jewish clergy and scholars from every background. Her vision--to create...
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  • Prinz David's Castle by Smith, Daniel Richard
    Daniel Richard Smith

    Prinz David's Castle

    Germany, 1939.While Europe braces for the inevitable advancement of the Nazi war machine, Hitler turns his hate-filled agenda on his own people, specifically the portion of the German population least able to defend itself-the mentally and physically disabled.Aktion T4 is enacted to disinfect mainstream...
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  • Prinz David's Castle by Smith, Daniel Richard
    Daniel Richard Smith

    Prinz David's Castle

    Germany, 1939.While Europe braces for the inevitable advancement of the Nazi war machine, Hitler turns his hate-filled agenda on his own people, specifically the portion of the German population least able to defend itself-the mentally and physically disabled.Aktion T4 is enacted to disinfect mainstream...
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  • Sholem Aleichem: Five Short Stories by Aleichem, Sholem
    Sholem Aleichem

    Sholem Aleichem: Five Short Stories

    Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) was a Yiddish novelist and playwright who wrote humorous tales about common Russian Jews who lived in small towns. His stories, especially "Tevye's Daughters," formed the basis for the musical "Fiddler on the Roof." This collection contains five humorous stories: The...
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  • The Selby Printout by Benjamin, Ruth
    Ruth Benjamin

    The Selby Printout

    A few numbers keyed into a computer by trembling hands - and a man's career, his reputation, and his very life are in peril, in a high-stakes game of computer fraud. The prime suspect? Michael Berman, a ba'al teshuvah still grappling with his own...
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  • Mrs. Tuesday's Departure by Anderson, Suzanne Elizabeth
    Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson

    Mrs. Tuesday's Departure

    An Amazon Bestseller with over 700 positive reviews.A heart-wrenching historical inspirational romance novel spanning seventy years, two continents, and an imagined story that holds the power to create a safe future for a young girl during World War Two. This page-turning family saga soars...
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  • Tevye in the Promised Land by Fishman, Tzvi
    Tzvi Fishman

    Tevye in the Promised Land

    Tevye in the Promised Land "The Jews of Anatevka have three days to clear out of the area." Thus begins Tevye's unforgettable journey to the Promised Land. Tzvi Fishman's stirring family saga of the continuing adventures of Sholom Aleichem's beloved character, Tevye the Milkman,...
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  • Bad Trust by Kahn, Michael
    Michael Kahn

    Bad Trust

    Next book in the Attorney Rachel Gold Mystery SeriesIn this fascinating and fast-paced legal thriller, attorney Rachel Gold learns that family doesn't always come first...An emotionally propulsive legal thriller, Bad Trust is: Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Linda Fairstein For readers who...
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  • Samuel of the Nations by Landerman-Moore, Norman Jay
    Norman Jay Landerman-Moore

    Samuel of the Nations

    Occasionally, unknown individuals engage in momentous events. They associate with iconic people standing at the heart of nations. Samuel Saunders is one of these. Beginning at age 15 and continuing until his demise, Samuel of the Nations chronicles a lad engaged in events dramatically...
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  • Fields of Exile by Gold, Nora
    Nora Gold

    Fields of Exile

    Judith was a peace activist in Israel, yet in graduate school she discovers that vilifying Israel is the expected norm. When Judith protests the hypocrisy she finds on campus, her life begins to unravel.Author: Nora GoldISBN-10: 1459721462ISBN-13: 9781459721463Publisher: Dundurn PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2014Pages: 424Format: PaperbackWeight:...
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  • Above Us Only Sky by Young-Stone, Michele
    Michele Young-Stone

    Above Us Only Sky

    A "gripping, heartwarming" (Bookpage) novel about a family separated by oceans, generations, and war, but connected by something much greater--the gift of wings. On March 29, 1973, Prudence Eleanor Vilkas was born with heart-shaped wings pressed accordion-style against her back. Considered a birth defect,...
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  • After Anatevka: Tevye in Palestine by Bard, Mitchell G.
    Mitchell G. Bard

    After Anatevka: Tevye in Palestine

    AFTER ANATEVKA follows Sholom Aleichem's timeless character, Tevye the milkman, as he moves his family from Russia to Palestine. Tevye, the wisecracking, Bible-quoting man of God, tells the story of his family's new life against the backdrop of the conflict between Jews and Arabs...
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  • On A Golden Chain by Benjamin, Ruth
    Ruth Benjamin

    On A Golden Chain

    Life for the Wilson family living in a small English town was picture perfect. But when her young son receives a toy train as a gift, Dorothy reacts with strange agitation. Soon she is having recurrences of an inexplicable old nightmare involving a terrible...
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  • Shtum by Lester, Jem
    Jem Lester

    Shtum

    An international literary triumph, Shtum is a powerhouse debut that untangles the complicated strands of personal identity, family history, and lapsed communication. Drawn from author Jem Lester's experience of raising an autistic child, Shtum is "a darker, sadder version of The Curious Incident of...
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  • Kaatskill Magic by Flushman, Ira Jay
    Ira Jay Flushman

    Kaatskill Magic

    The year is 1949 when Latvian refugee Shlomo lands at Ellis Island. Set loose on the shores of Manhattan's Lower East Side, he eventually finds a job at Murder Inc. Despite its unsettling name, Murder Inc. specializes in schlepping New York Jews up to...
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  • About the Night by Talshir, Anat
    Anat Talshir

    About the Night

    On a hot summer day in 1947, on a grandstand overlooking Jerusalem, Elias and Lila fall deeply, irrevocably in love.Tragically, they come from two different worlds. Elias is a Christian Arab living on the eastern side of the newly divided city, and Lila is...
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  • Hungry Hearts by Yezierska, Anzia
    Anzia Yezierska

    Hungry Hearts

    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Anzia YezierskaISBN-10: 1502439867ISBN-13: 9781502439864Publisher: Createspace Independent...
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  • The Monkey's Wrench by Levi, Primo
    Primo Levi

    The Monkey's Wrench

    A chemist-turned-writer and a construction rigger in a remote factory pass the time swapping tales of their lives and voyages. Primo Levi's most light-hearted novel, The Monkey's Wrench is a tribute to storytelling, human ingenuity, and the importance of finding meaningful work in life....
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  • They Were Like Family to Me: Stories by Shankman, Helen Maryles
    Helen Maryles Shankman

    They Were Like Family to Me: Stories

    Finalist for the 2017 Story Prize Honorable Mention in the 2017 ALA Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish Literature "An absolutely dazzling triumph...A singularly inventive collection" (Jewish Book Council) of linked stories set in a German-occupied town in Poland during World War II,...
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  • One Moroccan Woman by Armbrister, Yamit
    Yamit Armbrister

    One Moroccan Woman

    The year is 1951, and just as the recently born State of Israel takes its first toddling steps toward the future, a young Jewish woman in Morocco watches as her mother's last breath reduces her into a thing of the past. Amid her sorrow...
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  • And Darkness Was Under His Feet: Stories of a Family by Dawid, Annie
    Annie Dawid

    And Darkness Was Under His Feet: Stories of a Family

    "This sprawling, warm-hearted story spans six continents and one hundred years, from the 1900 Sabbath table of Reizl and Lazar Solomon and their young sons, in Radautz, Bukovina, to a glorious millennial reunion in Paris. "Dawid presents the family history in twenty-four accounts of...
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  • The Taster by Alexander, V. S.
    V. S. Alexander

    The Taster

    Amid the turbulence of World War II, a young German woman finds a precarious haven closer to the source of danger than she ever imagined--one that will propel her through the extremes of privilege and terror under Hitler's dictatorship . . . In early...
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  • The Garment Maker's Daughter by Stern, Hillary Adrienne
    Hillary Adrienne Stern

    The Garment Maker's Daughter

    The Garment Maker's Daughter is a multigenerational saga of immigrant dreams and sweatshop realities, labor strikes, and women's rights. Lena Rothman is a shirtwaist-maker and devoted suffragette whose plans get derailed when she falls in love with her best friend's boyfriend. Jake Brenner is...
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