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How it happened : documenting the tragedy of hungarian jewry

MUNKCSI, ERNO.

"A gripping first-hand account of the devastating 'last chapter' of the Holocaust, written by a privileged eyewitness, secretary of the Hungarian Judenrat, and a member of Budapest's Jewish elite, How It Happened is a unique testament to the senseless brutality that, in a matter of months, decimated what was Europe's largest and last-surviving Jewish community. Writing immediately after the war and examining only those critical months of 1944 when Hitler's Germany occupied Hungary, Erno Munkácsi describes the Judenrat's desperation and fear as it attempted to prevent the looming catastrophe, agonized over decisions not made, and struggled to grasp the immensity of a tragedy that would take the lives of 427,000 Hungarian Jews in the very last year of the Second World War. This long-overdue translation makes available Munkácsi's profound and unparalleled insight into the Holocaust in Hungary, revealing the 'choiceless choices' that confronted members of the Judenrat as they were forced to execute the Nazi's orders. With an in-depth introduction, a brief biography of Erno Munkácsi, ample annotations by László Csosz and Ferenc Laczó, two dozen archival photographs, and detailed maps, How It Happened is an essential resource for historians and students of the Holocaust, the Second World War, and Central Europe."--

Menasseh ben israel : rabbi of amsterdam

Nadler, Steven.

When christians were jews : the first generation

Fredriksen, Paula.

A history of the Marranos

Roth, Cecil, 1899-1970.

The other woman

Silva, Daniel, 1960-, author.

The Chanukkah Guest

Kimmel, Eric A.

Latkes and applesauce

Manushkin, Fran.

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

Belonging : a German reckons with history and home

Krug, Nora, author, artist.

The land of truth : Talmud tales, timeless teachings

Rubenstein, Jeffrey L., author.

This perfect day

Levin, Ira, 1929-2007, author.

By the author of Rosemary's Baby, a horrifying journey into a future only Ira Levin could imagine.Considered one of the great dystopian novels--alongside Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World--Ira Levin's frightening glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers even forty years after publication.The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society...

Meet the Latkes

Silberberg, Alan, author, illustrator.

"Lucy Latke's family is a family of potato pancakes. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, but it's up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight"--

The chosen wars : how Judaism became an American religion

Weisman, Steven R., author.

"The Chosen Wars tells the dramatic story of how Judaism redefined itself in America in the 18th and 19th centuries--the personalities that fought each other and shaped its evolution and, importantly, the force of the American dynamic that prevailed over an ancient religion. The struggles that led to a radical redefinition of Judaism illuminate the larger American experience. The transformation of the religion and culture of Judaism is a striking example. The story begins with the arrival of the first Jews in New Amsterdam and stretches the length of the nineteenth century as massive immigration take place and into the twentieth. First there was the practical matter of earning a living. Many immigrants traveled as peddlers from community to community where there were no kosher butchers. Doctrine was put aside. Then, determined to take their places as equals in the young nation, American Jews rejected identity as a separate nation and embraced a secular America. Judaism became an American religion. The changes did not come without argument, and Weisman tells the stories of the colorful rabbis and activists, including women, who would ultimately define American Judaism, and its divisions of Reform, Conservative and Orthodox which remain today: Rabbi Isaac Wise; Mordecai Manuel Noah; Moses Mendelssohn; Rebecca Gratz; Isaac Leeser are some of the major figures. The Chosen Wars is the important story of how Judaism enhanced America, and how America inspired Judaism"--

The Right Thing to Do at the Time

Zeller, Dov.

a romantic comedy wrestling between idealism and cynicism.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel

Morris, Heather, (Screenwriter), author.

"In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for more than two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism--but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her"--Dust jacket flap.

Under the Sabbath lamp

Herman, Michael, 1964-

"Izzy and Olivia Bloom tell their Shabbat guests the story of their Sabbath lamp, which Izzy's great-great-great grandfather and his family brought piece-by-piece when the immigrated to America"--Provided by publisher.

The Ruined House : A Novel

Namdar, Ruby, 1964-, author.

Andrew P. Cohen, a successful NYU professor of comparative culture, is suddenly plagued with strange and inexplicable visions of an ancient religious ritual. As his superficially perfect world begins to unravel, he is forced to question his beliefs. Interspersed throughout the novel are pages from an ancient (pseudo)Talmudic text, harking back to the golden age of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Hidden in this frenzied, semi-opaque other narrative lies the mysterious key to understanding the drama of Andrew's life.

Waking lions

Gundar-Goshen, Ayelet, 1982-, author.

The muralist

Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-

Bubbe's belated bat mitzvah

Pinson, Isabel.

With encouragement and Torah lessons from her great-granddaughter, Bubbie has a bat mitzvah.

Ziggy's big idea

Long, Ilana.

Ziggy is a little boy with a lot of big ideas that have not turned out well, but when Moishe the baker asks him to find a way to make boiled buns that are not undercooked in the center Ziggy is up for the challenge.