For #YomHaShoah & #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth , unique new #graphicmemoir from Seattle Public Schools teacher #RachelScheer , reviewed Jewish Book Council
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'Mazaltob is psychologically astute, highlighting clashes — of traditions and of values — that are incredibly modern.' Jewish Book Council on the new translation, available now from Brandeis University Press
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As a Jewish soldier in WWII, my grandpa survived against unspeakable odds. Afterward he never talked about the war or about being Jewish. It took me writing a novel about him to understand why. My essay for Jewish Book Council jewishbookcouncil.org/pb-daily/growi… #HolocaustMemorialDay
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Cover reveal! 🎉 We're thrilled to share the stunning cover of WHAT JEWISH LOOKS LIKE written by Liz Kleinrock & Caroline Kusin Pritchard, & illustrated by Iris Gottlieb. Read more on this informative and gorgeous book & preorder you copy today! l8r.it/NFQT HarperKids
Thank you, Ariella Carmell Jewish Book Council for this generous review of Am Yisrael Chai - 'This remarkable book provides the reader with a capsule of one of the Jewish community’s defining moments of reckoning in the twenty-first century.' jewishbookcouncil.org/book/am-yisrae…
Next week! Join rabbis Rabbi Sharon Brous & Rabbi Shai Held on May 16 @ 6 p.m. ET for a virtual discussion about love as the core of Jewish tradition, moderated by Stephanie Butnick. Reserve your free ticket today! l8r.it/Aqmb Copresented by The Jewish Museum Tablet Magazine
Happy pub day to Laura R. Samotin's mesmerizing debut novel, THE SINS ON THEIR BONES. 🎉 Dig into Sacha Lamb's review of this dark, romantic adventure here. l8r.it/hQQK Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚
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Mazel tov to Jonathan Rosen and THE BEST MINDS: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, MADNESS, AND THE TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS for being named a finalist for the The Pulitzer Prizes. Read more on his incredible book below. l8r.it/Rc2Z Penguin Books USA
Tomorrow! Join JBC & JDC Archives on May 9 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual talk w/ coauthors Elizabeth B. White & Joanna Sliwa on THE COUNTERFEIT COUNTESS, the story of a Polish Jewish mathematician turned false aristocrat & her resistance work during WWII. l8r.it/EbLU
'A professional artist and prolific crime writer, Jonathan Santlofer boldly takes on the ongoing saga of art that was looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust.' THE LOST VAN GOGH is a thrilling novel. Read more from our review below. l8r.it/Yw0p Sourcebooks
Join JBC & JDC Archives on May 9 @ 12 p.m. ET for a virtual book talk w/ coauthors Elizabeth B. White & Joanna Sliwa on THE COUNTERFEIT COUNTESS, the story of a Polish Jewish mathematician turned false aristocrat & her resistance work during WWII. l8r.it/q1vK
THE HEBREW TEACHER as 'an elegy to the humanities in American research universities.' An interview with Israeli author Maya Arad Jewish Book Council by Ranen Omer-Sherman about her prescient novel and how her world has turned upside down.
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We can't wait to see you tomorrow, May 2nd, at 7 p.m. ET at P&T Knitwear | Books and Podcasts for a celebration of THE INSTRUCTIONS with critically acclaimed author Adam Levin in conversation with Gabriel Bump. Grab your tickets today! l8r.it/CnPH Timothy McSweeney