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• My Life in Recipes

  Food, Family, and Memories

  Nathan, Joan,

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  A memoir-in-recipes from Joan Nathan that looks back at her family and at the long century of Jewish cooking in Europe and America. In her most personal book, Joan Nathan looks back at her own family's history - her family's arrival in America from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Be a Jew Today

  a New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People

  Feldman, Noah, 1970-

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  What does it mean to be a Jew? Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties. How do Jews today understand their relationship to God, to Israel, and to each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King Solomon's Table

  a Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking From Around the World

  Nathan, Joan

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  From the James Beard Award-winning, much-loved cookbook author and authority: a definitive compendium of Jewish recipes from around the globe and across the ages. Driven by a passion for discovery, the biblical King Solomon is said to have sent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Jewish Holiday Table

  a World of Recipes, Traditions & Stories to Celebrate All Year Long

  Shefi, Naama,

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  From Rosh Hashanah and Passover to Hanukkah and weekly shabbat dinners, this joyous celebration of all the Jewish holidays offers a treasury of 130 recipes gathered from 30 influential chefs and food professionals around the globe, whose shared…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Forget to Write

  a Novel

  Confino, Sara Goodman,

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  When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi's son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter's reputation, it's Philadelphia's strict premier…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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• I Could Nosh

  Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day

  Cohen, Jake, 1993-

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  In the follow-up to his beloved bestseller Jew-ish, I Could Nosh brings Jake's signature modern flair to traditional Jewish recipes that are soon to become everyday favorites and new holiday traditions. With this cookbook, readers can nosh morning,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking Back, Moving Forward

  160 Years of Jewish Life in BC

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  With contributions from over 200 community members, this once-in-a-generation publication will be one you’ll treasure for years to come. Through stunning photographs and compelling articles – including many community contributions – this book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Essential Judaism

  a Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals

  Robinson, George, 1953-

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  You'll find everything you need to know about being Jewish in this indispensable, revised and updated guide to the religious traditions, everyday practices, philosophical beliefs, and historical foundations of Judaism.

• Shabbat

  Recipes and Rituals From My Table to Yours

  Sussman, Adeena,

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  The author of Sababa returns with a collection of good-for-the-soul recipes that embody the spirit and pleasures of Shabbat. As a child, Adeena Sussman looked forward to the magic of Shabbat-the traditional Jewish day of rest-all week. A treasured…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The New American Judaism

  How Jews Practice Their Religion Today

  Wertheimer, Jack,

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  Wertheimer captures the remarkable, if at times jarring, tableaux on display when American Jews practice their religion, while also revealing possibilities for significant renewal in American Judaism. What emerges is a quintessentially American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Holocaust

  An Unfinished History

  Stone, Dan, 1971-

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  The Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked. Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone-Director…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Light of Days

  the Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

  Batalion, Judith,

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  A spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters - a group of unknown heroes whose exploits have never been chronicled in full, until now. Judy Batalion…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia

  From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between

  Butnick, Stephanie,

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  Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyclopedia of all things Jewish and Jew-ish covers culture, religion, history, habits, language, and more. Readers will refresh their knowledge of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anne Frank's Diary

  the Graphic Adaptation

  Folman, Ari,

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  The only graphic biography of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation and that uses text from the diary--it will introduce a new generation of young readers to this classic of Holocaust literature. This adaptation of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A History of Judaism

  Goodman, Martin, 1953-

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  Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism provides the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leonard Cohen

  on a Wire

  Girard, Philippe

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  A captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poet Leonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted

  the Ballad of Motl the Cowboy

  Barwin, Gary,

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  A middle-aged Jewish man who fantasizes about being a cowboy flees 1940s Lithuania ahead of the Nazis in this wild and witty yet heartrending novel from the bestselling author of Yiddish for Pirates, shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Motl…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• By Chance Alone

  a Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

  Eisen, Max,

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  This autobiography of Canadian Max Eisen details the rural Hungarian deportations to Auschwitz-Birkenau, back-breaking slave labour in Auschwitz I, the infamous 'death march' of January 1945, the painful aftermath of liberation, and a journey of…Read moreRead more of this annotation