‘La Carte Postale’ (‘The Postcard’) by Jewish-French Writer and Actor Anne Berest
‘The Postcard’ tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and…
‘Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties’
David de Jong is a Dutch-born journalist and author who now lives in Tel Aviv. His first book, “Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties”…
‘Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma’ by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD
Tirzah Firestone is both an ordained rabbi — affiliated with the Jewish Renewal movement — and a PhD analytical psychotherapist…
‘Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People’ by Gay Jewish Writer and Educator Ben M. Freeman
Ben M. Freeman is a gay Jewish author and internationally known educator. He focuses on…
‘The Guarded Gate’ by Daniel Okrent: When Jews and Other ‘Undesirables’ Were Kept Out of America
A dark chapter in American history when the pseudoscience of eugenics was used to exclude Jews and others…
David Baddiel: The English Comedian, Novelist, and TV Presenter’s New Book ‘Jews Don’t Count’
David Baddiel (56), an English comedian, novelist, and television presenter, is known for his work alongside comedian Rob Newman in The Mary Whitehouse Experience . He’s also known for his partnership with comedian Frank Skinner. Baddiel is a screenwriter and published novelist, having written the children’s novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller, AniMalcolm, Birthday…
Lev Raphael’s ‘My Germany: A Jewish Writer Returns to the World His Parents Escaped’
Lev Raphael is a prolific author of more than 20 books. The 66-year-old Raphael is the son of Holocaust survivors who barely escaped with their lives. One of his signature works is My Germany, a memoir about his quest to gain a deeper understanding of himself, his parents, their murdered family members, Germany, and the…
‘Wolf: A Story of Hate’ by Zeev Scheinwald With Ella Scheinwald, Preface by Ella Scheinwald
“Wolf: A Story of Hate” is the true story of Zeev Sheinwald, who during World War II was…
Talia Lavin: ‘Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy’
Talia Lavin — a 31-year-old journalist, anti-fascist, and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors…
‘The Jews Should Keep Quiet’: How FDR Helped Hitler Murder Six Million Jews
Professor of Jewish History and prolific author Rafael Medoff’s book The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust is a sobering reminder of why Jewish people must never depend on others to protect or rescue them from catastrophic threats. Its revelations and conclusions should shock and dismay all…
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