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The pages In between The pages In between Erin Einhorn In a unique, intensely moving memoir, Erin Einhorn finds the family in Poland who saved her mother from the Holocaust. But instead of a joyful reunion, Erin unearths a dispute that forces her to navi… OL11929214W
Gauchos judíos Gauchos judíos Alberto Gerchunoff "Reprint, with minor changes, of the 1955 translation of Gerchunoff's 1910 classic volume about Jewish immigrants in rural Argentina. Twenty-six vignettes, with some inter-related characters, tell st… OL1308236W
Puppet Puppet Eva Wiseman A fictionalized account of the last blood libel trial in Hungary in 1882 is told through the eyes of Julie, a friend of the murdered servant girl Esther and a servant at the jail where Morris Scharf,… OL15735867W
A new voice for Israel A new voice for Israel Jeremy Ben-Ami "Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests ove… OL16116671W
The JPS guide to Jewish women The JPS guide to Jewish women Cheryl Tallan,Emily Taitz,Sondra Henry "This sourcebook casts a new and clear light on Jewish women as individuals throughout history, setting them firmly within the context of their own cultural and historical periods." "Overview section… OL16294998W
A good place to hide A good place to hide Peter Grose This book is the untold story of an isolated French community that banded together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3,500 Jews in the throes of World War II. Nobody asked questions, nobody dema… OL17090766W
Flames from the Unconscious Flames from the Unconscious Michael Eigen xi, 163 p. ; 23 cm OL17527660W
E/96 E/96 Paul-Henri Rips The son of a diamond merchant in Antwerp's famous diamond exchange, Paul Henri Rips was ten years old when the Nazis invaded Belgium in May 1940 and ended what he calls his "golden childhood: forever. OL17915531W
The gift of Asher Lev The gift of Asher Lev Chaim Potok The Sequel to My Name is Asher Lev. Asher has a child, Avrumel, and once his Uncle Yitzchock passes away he must return home to Brooklynn. Throughout his time their he understands that his own father… OL1812110W
The girl from Berlin The girl from Berlin Ronald H. Balson Catherine Lockhart and Liam Taggart investigate a German violin prodigy's handwritten records from Berlin's interwar period to resolve a land dispute between a powerful corporation and a woman facing… OL19761123W
From protest to resistance From protest to resistance Lilli Segal This book recounts the author's courageous life journey growing up during the buildup of Fascism and anti-Jewish sentiment in Germany, through the German invasion of France, her work with the French … OL19964489W
Creators of the Jewish experience in ancient and medieval times Creators of the Jewish experience in ancient and medieval times Simon Noveck,Reuven Kimelman The B'nai B'rith History of the Jewish People. Index. OL20627517W
The longest shadow The longest shadow Geoffrey H. Hartman Distinguished literary scholar Geoffrey H. Hartman, himself forced to leave Germany at age nine, collects his essays, both scholarly and personal, that focus on the Holocaust. Hartman contends that a… OL20907850W
Jews in American Politics Jews in American Politics Ira N. Forman,Donald Altschiller,Louis Sandy Maisel,Joseph Lieberman "Jews in American Politics brings together for the first time a complete picture of the past, present, and future of Jewish political participation. Years in the making, this monumental work includes… OL21373312W
Shoah Shoah Claude Lanzmann Shoah is not an easy film to talk about. There is a magic in this film that defies explanation. After the war we read masses of accounts of the ghettos and the extermination camps, and we were devast… OL2229095W
"Nous ne savions pas" "Nous ne savions pas" Peter Longerich Que savaient les Allemands de l'Holocauste? Quelle représentation de la propagande antijuive le régime nazi donnait-il à la population allemande et quelles informations filtraient hors des camps? Cet… OL24289187W
Irena Sendlerowa Irena Sendlerowa Isabelle Wlodarczyk Cette collection rend hommage à "ceux qui ont reçu le titre de "Juste parmi les Nations" parce qu'ils ont, au péril de leur vie, sauvé des Juifs menacés d'extermination pendant la Seconde Guerre mond… OL24446864W
Un drôle d'héritage Un drôle d'héritage Dorothy Gallagher Analyse: Roman familial. Roman de société OL24697275W
Adam et Thomas Adam et Thomas Aharon Appelfeld La maman d'Adam le conduit dans la forêt en lui promettant de revenir le chercher le soir. Pendant la journée, le jeune garçon rencontre Thomas, lui aussi caché là par sa mère, tandis que les rafles … OL26357900W
Les assassins de Rome Les assassins de Rome Caroline Lawrence Ils sont quatre : Flavia, fille d'un riche armateur romain, Jonathan, un jeune chrétien, Nubia, l'esclave africaine, et Lupus, le jeune mendiant muet. Ils ont vécu mille périls à Pompéi. De retour à … OL27025582W
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