Novedades

So the Tale Rudin told was not his alone; though surely it was his, too. It was Rudin who received the Jewel, in exchange for a life saved in the Warsaw ghetto, and Rudin again who now walked the streets of New York in his long search for the one to whom, in token payment for other lives lost at Auschwitz, he might give the Jewel. And it was Rudin, too, who had gone to Auschwitz, looking for the appearance of truth, for immunity from truth, for atonement in truth. Rudin lived the Tale, was himself part of it. Perhaps that is why not only the truth, but immunity and atonement as well, ...

Sabrina is too busy with grad school and her job as a library page to think about dating. Until her elderly roommate Marcia invites her estranged grandson Adam to move into their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan temporarily to “find himself.” Sabrina doesn’t mind sharing the small space with Adam if it helps Marcia repair her relationship with her grandson. But she’s not expecting to fall for him herself. Adam is not only gorgeous, he’s kind, funny, shares her love of reading, and clearly adores Marcia.

The Song of Dismas as he hung on the Cross

Inspired by the real-life female snipers and interpreters in the Red Army during World War II, The Night Sparrow is a portrait of friendship, resilience, courage, and sacrifice under extraordinary circumstances.

Rina Kirsch is a young mother and Modern Orthodox Jew in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. Dutifully keeping to the formidable expectations of a traditional household connects Rina with generations past and those to come. But a contradiction burns at her center: Rina is an atheist. She is also stymied in her life and marriage. Hoping to reinvigorate their relationship, Rina's husband convinces her to partake in a night of wife swapping with other Orthodox couples. Rather than preserve her marriage, however, the swap plunges Rina down a heady path.

Anna heeft troost en liefde gevonden in een woonwagenkamp, maar nadat nazipartijlid Ulf zijn zinnen op haar heeft gezet is ze ook hier niet veilig. In Ravensbrück nemen de overlevingskansen met de minuut af wanneer Moriah, de beste vriendin van Bernie, verstrikt raakt in Dagna's dodelijke plannen. Elica wordt door de maatschappij verstoten vanwege het veelzeggende litteken op haar gezicht en worstelt met de gevolgen van haar egoïstische keuzes. Anna, Bernie en Elica sluiten een verbond om voor altijd vriendinnen te blijven. Maar zal hun vriendschap de verschrikkingen van de oorlog doorstaan?

Bravery. Resolve. The biblical story of Joshua and the era of Judges – as it has never been told before. The Israelites are finally free from the tyranny of Egypt. After the savior Moses passes away, a new leader is tasked by The Lord to lead the Israelites in conquest of Canaan – the promised land. Obedient Joshua becomes the first of the Judges, the civil and military leaders of their age. But as they soon discover, the greatest enemy of the people might actually come from within. Experience the culmination of the biblical story like never before, in simple and straightforward English...

The Family Koenig is a historical novel about several generations of physicians in a Jewish family during the core years of the 20th century. It is a gripping book that is rich with historical detail that contains love stories, abandonment, wars, murders and suicides; and yet is a meditation on how its physicians find inner strength, become true healers, and find and nurture love.

On a rainy hike by Loch Lomond, Eve Waldman stumbles upon a perfectly preserved journal in a hidden cave. The time-worn lettering details the illicit affair of two Jewish lovers that sent a shiver of shame through a Scottish family — and echoes down the bloodlines.

Since separating from her philandering husband, Boca Raton writer Becks Ruchinsky has struggled to build a closer relationship with her quirky and contentious father, Tootsie, who lives in a retirement home. One evening, as she and her father are relaxing on the home’s front porch, an elderly woman accuses Tootsie of having murdered her husband fifty years earlier. Tootsie admits to ratting on the man, who’d cheated their Jewish syndicate boss out of thousands of dollars, but denies killing the widow’s husband. He also admits to having friends in the Jewish mafia and shares stories ...

She came to the well alone to escape the whispers. A life marked by scandal had taught her to keep her head down and her heart guarded. But one afternoon, under a searing sun, a stranger speaks to her—not with judgment, but with curiosity, insight, and unsettling compassion. When this mysterious man threatens to upend everything she thought she knew, she faces a choice: bury her truth forever, or let it set her free. Set against the vivid backdrop of first-century Samaria, Davina blends rich historical detail with timeless questions of identity, shame, and second chances.

The Pale of Settlement is a region of Imperial Russia bordering Germany and Austria-Hungary where Jews are forbidden to live or work in the cities unless they have a permit. Such is the plight of Chayim and his brother Asher. Seeking work, they enter the city without a permit and are attacked by two men. Goran Kroshnev, a government official, sees Chayim beat them off and quickly realises that people will pay highly to see a Jew beaten, maybe killed, in a boxing ring, and offers Chayim money to fight. Chayim wins four fights and Asher bets on him, winning a substantial sum of roubles. ...

It's 1963. George Wallace, the new governor of Alabama, has declared "Segregation forever!" Simon Klein and his family, Jews from St. Paul, Minnesota, have moved to the small town of Picketville, Alabama, where Simon must finish his senior year of high school. He is as mystified of the South as Southerners are of a Jew. While gathering information for a story he is writing for his high school paper, he becomes friends with Cecilia Goodwin, a Black girl. They have much in common. Sitting together on her porch swing, they talk about the Civil Rights movement, literature, the looming Vietnam ...

Naomi is in her first year of high school. Her parents are on the verge of a divorce. she is being bullied about her religion, and she is struggling to come to terms with reaching that special Bat Mitzvah age. This script portrays her life as she comes to term with her identity and her place in the world. Thank god for best friends like Jessica.

The Greenspan family are the envy of Brookline, Massachusetts. Scott Greenspan is a successful cardiologist. His wife is a pillar of the community, his daughter works at a distinguished New York publishing house and his son is at medical school, preparing to follow in his footsteps. They are an exceptional family, living in exceptional times. But when Scott is caught faking blood test results, he sets in motion a series of scandals that threatens to shatter his family.