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A haunting, multi-timeline novel of memory, identity, the fierce power of ancestral love, and the importance of stories. From the fires of the Spanish Inquisition, through the unspeakable darkness of the Holocaust, to a fractured contemporary America, one Jewish family is bound across centuries by a single unbroken thread: the refusal to disappear. When Sariah, a young woman hiding both her faith and forbidden love, is forced to flee Inquisition-era Spain, the choices she makes reverberate across generations. Centuries later, her descendant Rachel, adrift in personal loss, discovers an enchanted cemetery where the dead have stories to tell. There, among ghosts who argue, joke, mourn, and remember, she discovers the truth she has spent a lifetime avoiding. As the lives of Sariah, Jakob, and countless ancestors collide, the novel weaves Jewish history, LGBTQ+ identity, magical realism, and spiritual longing into one unforgettable tapestry. What emerges is a story of survival and defiance, of what is carried, what is forgotten, what refuses to die, and the stories that must still be told. Moving, darkly humorous, spiritually daring, and emotionally transformative, this is historical fiction reimagined for readers who crave meaning in the pain and beauty beneath the ruins. Perfect for fans of Everything Is Illuminated, Beloved, The Book Thief, The Golem and the Jinni, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Three New York City girls form an irrevocable bond that compensates for the emotional needs not met by their own families. Through the lens of the main character, To Live Another Day directly speaks to the day-to-day challenges faced by daughters and granddaughters of Holocaust survivors who modeled many mixed messages. In spite of the hardships, the novel portrays a compelling story of growth.Readers who enjoy women's fiction, epic family sagas with vivid, passionate characters or are interested in the diverse spectrum within the Brooklyn Jewish community, will be drawn to this unforgettable story of love, faith, determination, courage and triumph.

Revisiting an old friend in Israel, Nona, Charyn, and their families confront the emotional poverty of their lives back in Ohio. With financially successful but dismissive husbands, the women recognize the need for change and the desire for something more.Tragedy strikes when an apparent assassination attempt forces their friend David and his family back to the States. As they adjust to life in the suburbs, they are confronted with the stress and delights of life in America.Amidst the chaos, a long-brewing love story emerges. Three friends who have loved each other for years must navigate entangling alliances and commitments to others, all while trying to create a better world for themselves. But redesigning their lives won't be easy, and they must remove impediments and make tough choices to achieve true happiness.In Jerome Mandel's 'Convene The Kingdom', the characters learn that love and happiness are worth fighting for, even when it means challenging the status quo.This is the large print edition of Convene The Kingdom, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

A storm. A hidden cave. A discovery buried since the fall of the Second Temple.When a sudden desert storm forces Erez to seek shelter in the cliffs of Qumran, he stumbles into a sealed burial cave - undisturbed for nearly two thousand years.Inside, he finds more than ancient remains. Faded murals, cryptic symbols, and a sealed clay jar containing an ancient scroll point to a secret long believed lost: a hidden legacy of the Essenes, the mysterious sect tied to the final days before the destruction of the Second Temple.But the scroll is not just a relic - it's a warning.As Erez begins to decipher its meaning, he is drawn into a dangerous race against powerful forces determined to keep the truth buried. Following a trail of clues across ancient sites and modern-day conspiracies, he uncovers a secret that could rewrite history - and put his life in immediate danger.A fast-paced archaeological thriller blending Qumran mysteries, Essene secrets, and the untold story of the Second Temple's fall, where the past is far from dead, and the truth may be worth killing for.

Now largely forgotten, Hersh Dovid Nomberg was once one of the most popular Yiddish writers of his generation, best known for his short stories delving into the concerns and psychologies of those on the margins of society. These eight stories, collected and translated by Daniel Kennedy, center around a motley cast of wanderers and exiles: modern Jews who have left their homes to join Europe's counterculture of bohemians, artists, aesthetes and freethinkers. Tales of rivalry, debauchery and revenge in the Western European diaspora; mournful happenings on snowy mountain peaks; the comings and goings of various oddballs and outcasts in émigré boarding houses, and the pangs of immigrant nostalgia.<BR>"Nomberg never wrote a sentence that didn't contain the seeds of an idea." - Froyim Kaganovski<BR>

Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and the RNA Historical Romantic Novel Award 2021<BR><BR>'A compelling tale of forbidden love set in 1930's Leipzig' Independent<BR><BR>'Terrifying, yet tender. I loved it' Irish Examiner<BR><BR>'Heart-breaking, thought-provoking story' Adele Parks<BR>'I nearly drowned and Walter rescued me. That changes everything.'<BR>Leipzig, 1930s Germany<BR><BR>Hetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it.<BR><BR>Until Walter changes everything. Blond-haired, blue-eyed, perfect in every way Walter. The boy who saved her life. A Jew.<BR><BR>Anti-semitism is growing by the day, and neighbours, friends and family members are turning on one another. As Hetty falls deeper in love with a man who is against all she has been taught, she begins to fight against her country, her family and herself. Hetty will have to risk everything to save Walter, even if it means sacrificing herself...<BR><BR>Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Book Thief.<BR>Why people love People Like Us:<BR>'People Like Us is also a reminder that - even in the darkest times - the extraordinary power of love can light the way' Fiona Valpy<BR><BR>'A powerful, unforgettable love story' Gill Paul<BR><BR>'A heartbreaking, beautiful story' Jenny Ashcroft<BR><BR>'This is historical fiction at its absolute best' Liz Trenow<BR><BR>'An outstanding and heart-breaking story of Nazism seen from the 'other side': blind indoctrination is transformed into true heroism by the power of love' Sharon Maas, author of The Violin Maker's Daughter<BR><BR>'People Like Us is part romance, part character study, part call to arms' Lizzie Page<BR><BR>'People Like Us is an incredibly moving, utterly captivating, beautiful story of love, courage, and the strength of the human spirit. It was both heartbreaking and hopeful at once. The ending had me in tears' Rhiannon Navin<BR><BR>'A heartbreaking and thought-provoking story about forbidden love during Nazi Germany. Had me gripped to the very end' Luke Allnutt, author of We Own the Sky<BR><BR>'Beautiful and absorbing - a vital story of kindness, and a reminder that humanity can flourish in the darkest of times' Caroline Hulse, author of The Adults

In Michael Oren’s beautifully rendered novel, an unsuspecting coach and guidance counselor gets drawn into an illicit relationship and a macabre murder mystery in 1970s suburbia.<BR><BR>Sandy Cooper lives an uneventful life as a guidance counselor and coach in a suburban junior high school. Uneventful, that is, until a word of advice to a troubled student embroils him in a forbidden relationship and the exposure of a twisted murder. In this compulsively readable novel reminiscent of Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, Michael Oren evokes a time of racial, political, and social turmoil in the 1970s.

Inspired by the real-life escape of thousands of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe on the Kindertransport trains to London.<BR><BR>Prague 1939. Young mother Eva has a secret from her past. When the Nazis invade, Eva knows the only way to keep her daughter Miriam safe is to send her away - even if it means never seeing her again. But when Eva is taken to a concentration camp, her secret is at risk of being exposed.<BR><BR>In London, Pamela volunteers to help find places for the Jewish children arrived from Europe. Befriending one unclaimed little girl, Pamela brings her home. It is only when her young son enlists in the RAF that Pamela realizes how easily her own world could come crashing down.<BR><BR>For readers of Heather Morris'sThe Tattooist of Auschwitz, Edith Eger's The Choice and Martha Hall Kelly'sLilac Girls.

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Adam Levin is a Jewish college professor going through a divorce in the mid-1970s. He lives in a typical New Jersey suburban town, but nothing is typical about Adam-he's obsessed with his hatred of Adolf Hitler and anything German. His internal and external adventures are filled with uncomfortable and bizarre situations leading to zany and hilarious outcomes. Only Adam can go on a vacation to the Grand Canyon and fall deeply in love with a German lesbian, who proclaims he is "married to Hitler" and must confront his past and divorce himself from Hitler.

Lose yourself in In His Father's Footsteps, Danielle Steel's sweeping historical story of survival, courage, ambition and the bond between three generations of family.<BR><BR>Germany, 1945. As the Americans liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp, among the survivors are teenagers Emmanuelle and Jakob, who fell in love despite the suffering surrounding them. With help, they make their way to New York, resolved to make a new life on the Lower East Side, working at gruelling, poorly paid jobs.<BR><BR>Decades later, Jakob has achieved enormous success, showing his son Max that America is truly the land of opportunity. Max is a Harvard graduate with friends among the wealthiest families in the world, and he chooses a perfect bride to start the perfect American family.<BR><BR>Max's lavish lifestyle is unimaginable to his cautious, old-world parents. But after the birth of his children, and with a failing marriage, he fears his wife is keeping secrets.<BR><BR>Adrift and afraid, Max must learn what it means to live up to his parents ideals - and discover what is truly important in life.

FINALIST - Fiction: Religious 2019 Best Book AwardsWith a cast of colorful New York characters, The Other: The Linotype Legacy follows terrorists and crime bosses, Homeland Security agents and police inspectors, Orthodox Jews and committed Christians—and a Messianic Jewish synagogue. All the while, we ponder the philosophical question, who is The Other?As we track the bittersweet relationship between dutiful daughter Naomi Kaplan and handsome detective Darrin Brock—as well as others, both familiar and unfamiliar—a deeply affecting and poignant story unfolds. No one who begins The Other: The Linotype Legacy will easily put it down.