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Icon of Evil: Hitler’s Mufti and the Rise of Radical Islam, by David G....

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A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve and extraordinary access...

The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials: A Personal Memoir, by Telford Taylor

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In 1945, the Allied nations agreed on a judicial process, rather than summary execution, to determine the fate of the Nazis following the end of World War II. Held in Nuremberg, the ceremonial birthplace...

“Just Revenge” by Alan M. Dershowitz

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“Just Revenge” confronts one of the most difficult questions of legal and moral theory: Is revenge ever justified? Although it never conclusively decides this question, the novel does take the reader through a labyrinth...

Parents and children already love the ‘The Hogwarts Haggadah’

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Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg hopes you’ll use his latest novel to teach your child about Passover. The book? “The Hogwarts Haggadah,” a guide to the upcoming Jewish holiday that uses character studies of Harry Potter to...

The Sephardic Children’s Haggadah Shel Pesach Large Gift Edition

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Watch the Seder come to life for you and your child with The Hidary Family Edition of The Sephardic Children's Haggadah. This Haggadah teaches the child, as well as the adult, all the seder preparations,...

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel, by Ari Shavit

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Winner of the Natan Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists...

Elmo’s Little Dreidel, by Naomi Kleinberg

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What’s a dreidel? Elmo wants to know! He finds out as he celebrates the first night of Hanukkah with a friend’s family. He watches Gil, Susie, and their parents light the menorah and joins in...

“Nothing Backwards about the Forward’s New Anthology”, by Ezra Glinter

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Toward the end of his life, I heard Isaac Bashevis Singer give a reading to a packed auditorium at MIT. Afterward, a member of the audience rose to ask a question. “Please, Mr. Singer,...

Happy Hanukkah, Curious George tabbed board book, by H. A. Rey

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It is the eighth night of Hanukkah, and George and his friends have gathered for a celebration. They light the menorah, spin the dreidel, make latkes, and learn the importance of mitzvah! In this...

The Jewish Annotated New Testament, by Amy-Jill Levine

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Although major New Testament figures–Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus’ mother Mary and Mary Magdalene–were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition...