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Jewish Interest TitlesFall 2013

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Triumph Books 9781600784033 Pub Date: 9/1/10 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

48 pages Carton Qty: 18 Social Science / Jewish Studies SOC049000 Series: For the Love of... 11.000 in W | 11.000 in H 279mm W | 279mm H

For the Love of Being Jewish An A-to-Z Primer for Bubbies, Mensches, Meshugas, Tzaddiks, and Yentas! Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein, Mark Anderson

Using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to Jewish religion and heritage explores key concepts in a humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts, inspiring quotes, important terminology, and clever caricatures.

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Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein was ordained in 1995 from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, and he serves Congregation Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work

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has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago.

Triumph Books 9781600786778 Pub Date: 4/1/12 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

48 pages Carton Qty: 20 History / Middle East HIS019000 Series: For the Love of... 10.750 in W | 10.750 in H 273mm W | 273mm H

For the Love of Israel The Holy Land: From Past to Present. An A-Z Primer for Hachamin, Talmidim, Vatikim, Noodnikim, and Dreamers Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein, Mark Anderson

From Aliyah to Megidoo and Netanyahu to Zionism, this vibrant A-to-Z guide-or rather Z-to-A, Hebrew-style-examines more than 3,000 years of this postage stamp-sized land's history. With the 26 letters of the alphabet paired with lighthearted text and colorful illustrations, this fun fact book explores the heart, the soul, and the foundation of the Jewish people-the homeland from where their ancient traditions, culture, and values have come. Through Hebrew words, interesting facts, poignant quotes, and profound teachings, each letter comes to life with a significant aspect of the land's background.

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Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and currently serves Congregation Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois. He is the author of For the Love of Being Jewish.

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He lives in Glencoe, Illinois. Mark Anderson is the illustrator and designer of For the Love of the Cubs and For the Love of Being Jewish. His illustrations have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, National Geographic, the New Yorker, Time, and many other periodicals. He lives in Chicago.

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Nachshon Press LLC 9780977150700 Pub Date: 4/1/07 $21.00/$21.00 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

128 pages Carton Qty: 20 History / Middle East HIS019000 8.250 in W | 10.880 in H | 0.300 in T | 1.070 lb Wt 210mm W | 276mm H | 8mm T | 485g Wt

Homeland The Illustrated History of the State of Israel Marv Wolfman, Mario Ruiz, William J. Rubin

Gold Medal Non-fiction Young Adult Moonbeam Book Award winner Depicting the history of Israel from biblical Abraham to the present, this sophisticated, four-color graphic adaptation is academically grounded, guiding readers through highlights both in historical detail and from Israel's world view. History, religion, politics, and the current Middle East situation are all given comprehensive coverage in the text, which opens in a university setting with a professor teaching a series of sessions on Middle East/Near East modern history, beginning with Israel. With painted art that jumps right off the page, this crash course is an absorbing way for readers to absorb, understand, and retain key information about 4,000 years of complicated history. The second edition, updated through July 2008, includes the Winograd Commission Report on the war in Lebanon, the threat to Israel by Iran, and Israel's 60th anniversary as a State.

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Marv Wolfman is a creator and writer of children's books, novels, television, animation, and comic books, including Blade, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superman Returns, and Teen Titans. He lives in Los Angeles. Mario Ruiz is the creator and artist of the graphic novels Sampson: Judge of Israel and Testament, the former editor-in-chief and creator of Metron Press, the founder of Valor Comics, and an advertising and graphic design art director. He lives in New York City. William J. Rubin is CEO of Nachson Press LLC and the project architect. He lives in Chicago.

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Lion Hudson 9780745955827 Pub Date: 9/1/13 Ship Date: 9/1/13 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

176 pages Carton Qty: 32 Religion / History REL033000 9.000 in W | 10.500 in H | 1.000 lb Wt 229mm W | 267mm H | 454g Wt

The Story of the Holy Land A Visual History Peter Walker

A visual tour of the promised land, from the stark vistas of the Judean wilderness to the lush banks of Jordan, for those who want to see the places of the Bible from the comfort of their own homes-and from the best angles

Laid out in a stunning series of color spreads, the history of the Holy Land-from Bible times to the present day-is brought vividly to life. Peter Walker unearths the rich layers of history of this sacred place, exploring the backdrop to the events that occurred in Old Testament times through to critical moments such as the Muslim conquest, the crusades, and the modern rediscovery of Bible sites. The Holy Land frequently features in today's headlines as a much fought-for territory. Many know part of its story, as recounted in the Bible, but what happened after Jesus' time? This visually-led guide beautifully captures the richness of the area bringing its story to life in a magical way.

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Author BioPeter Walker is the author of In the Steps of Jesus, In the Steps of Saint Paul, Jesus and His World, and The Jesus Way. He is Professor of New Testament at Trinity School of Ministry. He lives near Pittsburgh.


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Vehicule Press 9781550652895 Pub Date: 1/16/12 $14.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

56 pages Carton Qty: 56 Religion / Holidays REL034040 8.000 in W | 10.500 in H 203mm W | 267mm H

The Third Seder A Haggadah for Yom Hashoah Irene Lilienheim Angelico, Yehudi Lindeman

Drawing from contemporary and traditional texts and music, this is a moving and uplifting guide to commemorating Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day. Enabling the growing audience of individuals, families, schools, and community groups to create new symbols in order to cope with this historic loss, this study illustrates the significance behind each part of the ritual, illuminating the rising worldwide movement among Jewish, Christian, interfaith, and secular groups to honor this meaningful occasion.

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Author BioIrene Lilienheim Angelico is the writer, producer, and director of several documentaries, including Between the Solitudes; Black Coffee; Canadaville, USA; The Cola Conquest; Dark Lullabies; Inside the Great Magazines; Unbreakable Minds; and Vendetta Song. She is the coeditor of The Aftermath: A Survivor's Odyssey Through War-Torn Europe, a manuscript written by her father, Henry Lilienheim, and endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Elie Wiesel and the Dalai Lama. Yehudi Lindeman is a child survivor of the Holocaust who was separated from his family and spent more than two years in hiding in rural Holland. He is a retired professor of English at McGill University and the founder and former director of Living Testimonies, the Holocaust Video Archive at McGill. He is a cofounder of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and the author of Shards of Memory: Narratives of Holocaust Survival. They both live in Montreal, Quebec.

Vehicule Press 9781550652857 Pub Date: 1/16/12 $16.95 Discount Code: LON Mixed media product

56 pages Includes CD-ROM Carton Qty: 56 Social Science / Jewish Studies SOC049000 8.000 in W | 10.500 in H 203mm W | 267mm H

The Third Seder A Haggadah for Yom Hashoah Irene Lilienheim Angelico, Yehudi Lindeman

Drawing from contemporary and traditional texts and music, this is a moving and uplifting guide to commemorating Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day. Enabling the growing audience of individuals, families, schools, and community groups to create new symbols in order to cope, understand, and remember those who were lost, this study includes a CD featuring songs by various artists in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, providing a musical guide to the lyrics listed in the book itself. Illustrating the significance behind each part of the ritual, this consideration illuminates the rising worldwide movement among Jewish, Christian, interfaith, and secular groups to honor this meaningful occasion.

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Author BioIrene Lilienheim Angelico is the writer, producer, and director of several documentaries, including Between the Solitudes; Black Coffee; Canadaville, USA; The Cola Conquest; Dark Lullabies; Inside the Great Magazines; Unbreakable Minds; and Vendetta Song. She is the coeditor of The Aftermath: A Survivor's Odyssey Through War-Torn Europe, a manuscript written by her father, Henry Lilienheim, and endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Elie Wiesel and the Dalai Lama. Yehudi Lindeman is a child survivor of the Holocaust who was separated from his family and spent more than two years in hiding in rural Holland. He is a retired professor of English at McGill University and the founder and former director of Living Testimonies, the Holocaust Video Archive at McGill. He is a cofounder of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and the author of Shards of Memory: Narratives of Holocaust Survival. They both live in Montreal, Quebec.


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Rainbow Morning Music 9780938663515 Pub Date: 2/1/07 $7.95/$9.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

32 pages Carton Qty: 100 Religion / Judaism REL040010 6.750 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.100 in T | 0.500 lb Wt 171mm W | 229mm H | 3mm T | 227g Wt

Telling the Story A Passover Haggadah Explained Barry Louis Polisar

Authentic and simple, this retelling of the Passover story in the Haggadah is designed to guide Passover participants through the Seder while educating them about the practice. Detailing the meaning of the ceremony in the past and present, the book also discusses the authenticity of the ceremony and the story, allowing those with little or no experience conducting a Seder to do so with confidence. A phonetic version of the Hebrew text is also included to aid those unfamiliar with Hebrew pronunciation.

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Author BioBarry Louis Polisar has written numerous children's books, poems, stories, and songs, including Noises from Under the Rug, Old Enough to Know Better, and Stolen Man. He travels throughout the United States and Europe as a visiting author in schools and libraries, and his songs and stories can be heard on radio and television. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Ebury Press 9780091925352 Pub Date: 5/4/09 On Sale Date: 5/4/09 $19.95/$28.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

328 pages ILLUSTRATIONS Carton Qty: 32 Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB049000 Series: New Flavours 6.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 1.000 in T | 1.000 lb Wt 152mm W | 203mm H | 25mm T | 454g Wt

New Flavours of the Jewish Table Denise Phillips

Food has always played a crucial role in Jewish culture, with numerous celebratory feast days marking important occasions throughout the year. In her mouthwatering new collection of recipes, Denise Phillips shows how kosher cooking is not just for Jews but for anyone interested in healthy and flavorful meals. Inspired by the cuisine of Sephardi Jews from the Mediterranean and Middle East as well as the Ashkenzai Jews of cooler Eastern European climes, these recipes draw on the variety of flavors that comprise the global nature of Jewish food. With an evocative introduction to every recipe, Denise takes us from appealing appetizers such as baba ganoush; through chicken, date, and raisin tagine; Moroccan sweet potato stew; and stuffed aubergine with cous cous; to delectable desserts like chocolate macaroon cake and almond pear bake. This charming book provides easy-to-cook and elegantly simple dishes that will entice everyone-from Jews who follow a strict kosher diet, to anyone wanting tasty and healthy food.

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Denise Phillips is a professional chef who trained with renowned restaurateur Prue Leith before setting up a successful catering business. She is the author of The Book of Jewish Cooking and The Jewish Mama's Kitchen,

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and she also writes regular cooking columns for Jewish newspapers, including The Jewish Advocate and The Jewish Press.


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Pavilion 9781862059085 Pub Date: 8/1/11 $45.00/$49.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

648 pages Carton Qty: 8 Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB049000 7.50 W | 11.00 H | 1.80 T 8W | 11H | 2T

The New Complete International Jewish Cookbook Evelyn Rose, Judi Rose

Completely revised and updated by Evelyn's daughter and with color photos added, this truly encyclopedic classic is still the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine Packed with mouthwatering ideas for both family meals and those special occasions when cooks want to impress without spending hours in the kitchen, this definitive guide to kosher cooking contains more than 1,000 fail-safe recipes for which the author is justly celebrated. Ideal for novices and experienced cooks alike, the easy-to-follow recipes showcase the diversity of Jewish cooking which draws influences from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Middle East. From soups and starters to desserts, breads, and baking, the recipes provide inspiration for everyday cooking as well as step-by-step features on entertaining through the seasons. Healthier versions of traditional Jewish dishes like Oven-Fried Chicken, plus superb vegetarian recipes like Pesto Lasagne, are found alongside classic recipes especially adapted for the Jewish kitchen. A guide to the major Jewish festivals, such as Passover, explains the whys and hows of...

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Evelyn Rose (1925-2003) was a world authority on Jewish food. She was food editor of the Jewish Chronicle, the oldest surviving Jewish newspaper, for more than four decades, and regularly appeared on TV and radio. Evelyn's daughter, Judi Rose, is a former writer, producer, and food stylist for the BBC and coauthor with her mother of Mother & Daughter Jewish Cooking. She lives in New York.

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Malt Shop Publishing 9780982932513 Pub Date: 12/1/10 $25.00/$27.95 Can. Discount Code: SPT Hardback / Cloth over boards

368 pages Carton Qty: 32 Cooking / Beverages CKB007000 6.00 W | 9.00 H | 0.40 T 6W | 9H | 0T

Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing, and Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing an International Success Jeremy Cowan, James Sullivan

In this witty and compelling tale of how the nation's first and only Jewish Celebration beer came to fruition, founder Jeremy Cowan tells the story of Shmaltz Brewing's evolution from an inside joke into a thriving and award-winning craft brewing company. Divulged are the small-business challenges and marketing strategies that helped Cowan go from hand-squeezing pomegranates and delivering beer in his grandmother's Volvo to producing two of the most respected and unique craft beer brands in America: He'brew the Chosen Beer and Coney Island Craft Lagers. Included alongside the sage advice for entrepreneurs and the humorous personal anecdotes are suggested beer pairings for each chapter, a hangover rating system, and 16 pages of full-color photograph collages.

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Jeremy Cowan is the founder and proprietor of Shmaltz Brewing Company, which annually produces more than 7,000 barrels of award-winning craft beer. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Francisco. James Sullivan is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe, a former staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and the author of The Hardest Working Man, Jeans, and Seven Dirty Words. He lives in Boston.

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Hesperus Press 9781843913634 Pub Date: 6/18/12 $27.95/$30.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

184 pages Carton Qty: 32 Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB001000 8.500 in W | 8.000 in H 216mm W | 203mm H

Grandma Elmaleh's Moroccan Cookbook Lisa Elmaleh Craig A treasure trove of recipes, anecdotes and food facts based on Moroccan-Jewish cooking which was described by the New York Times food critic in 1970 as "home cooking that a Sultan would envy."

A treasure trove of recipes, anecdotes, and food facts based on Moroccan-Jewish cooking which was described by the New York Times food critic in 1970 as "home cooking that a Sultan would envy" For more than 50 years Sarah Elmaleh, the Moroccan-Jewish mother of a large immigrant family in Brooklyn, cooked sumptuous meals for family and friends. Her unique blend of Jewish and Moroccan cooking produced hundreds of recipes, most of which she kept in her head, until her granddaughter, Lisa Elmaleh Craig, sat her down and made her divulge her culinary secrets. This charming book combines recipes, reminiscences, and research with the author's own line drawings and color plates, to provide a verbal feast for the food-oriented reader as well as recipes ranging from a simple breakfast to a family feast. Includes dual measurements.

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Lisa Elmaleh Craig grew up watching her grandmother cook delicious food for her family and friends. When she grew up she felt these recipes were too good to keep in the Elmalah family, so she worked with her grandmother to write this book.

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Janelle International 9780615336312 Pub Date: 10/13/10 $29.95/$32.95 Can. Discount Code: SPT Hardback / Cloth over boards

211 pages Carton Qty: 32 Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB049000 8.25 in W | 10.25 in H | 0.80 in T 210mm W | 260mm H | 20mm T

A Jewish Calendar of Festive Foods Jane Portnoy, Marshall Portnoy, Robin Reikes

First Horizon Award Winner Each observance on the Jewish calendar is celebrated with a full menu of treasured recipes in this new approach to a holiday cookbook. Organized in sequence, the menus are suitable for all skill levels, from novice cooks making Seder for the first time to accomplished chefs looking for new meals for Break the Fast. Traditional foods such as schnecken and matzah balls are balanced by modern culinary creations that are sure to become new favorites. A calendar commentary runs throughout the year, explaining the meanings and traditions behind each holiday, including a special chapter devoted entirely to Thanksgiving. Illustrations of a Shtetl family accent the book with charm and nostalgia, while an appendix with notes on dietary laws rounds out the collection.

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Jane Portnoy is a practicing eye physician and surgeon at the Scheie Eye Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. Marshall Portnoy is the cantor of Main Line Reform Temple and was awarded a doctor of music from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor of The Art of Torah Cantillation. They both live in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Robin Reikes is a freelance artist and art educator who has conducted workshops on such topics as Hebrew illuminations and the role of Jewish writers and illustrators in the comic book and graphic novel. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Slovart Publishing, Ltd. 9788072096213 Pub Date: 7/1/07 $14.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

64 pages Carton Qty: 23 Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB049000 6.400 in W | 9.600 in H | 0.400 in T 163mm W | 244mm H | 10mm T

Jewish Cookery Alena Krekulova

Offering a sumptuous look into one of the most important aspects of the Jewish tradition, this collection shows how the preparation and consumption of food has profound spiritual dimensions which are not found in any other culture in the world. Paying tribute to Jewish dishes from all over the world, these recipes are an interesting and tasty addition to any menu, even for those who are encountering the world of Jewish cooking for the first time.

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McBooks Press 9781590131619 Pub Date: 5/1/08 $18.95 Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards


The Jewish Princess Cookbook Having Your Cake and Eating It . . . Georgie Tarn, Tracey Fine

Perfectly attuned to today's "Jewish Princess," this practical and delightful book delivers mouth-watering recipes laced with plenty of humor and a dash of chutzpah. Contrary to popular stereotypes, the Jewish Princess is simply a woman who knows how to make the most of herself and how to enjoy life to the fullest. She also knows that good food is a large part of that enjoyment. This guide features a host of fabulous traditional as well as nouveau Jewish dishes, all featuring quick preparation, allowing plenty of time for the rest of life's pleasures.

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Georgie Tarn has worked as a top aerobics trainer. Tracey Fine runs an international internet giftware company.

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Souvenir Press 9780285638419 Pub Date: 4/1/09 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


The Light Jewish Cookbook Recipes from Around the World for Weight Loss and Health Sylvie Jouffa, Annich Champetier de Ribes

Offering 120 delicious Jewish recipes from both the Ashkenazi and Sephardic traditions, this cookbook follows the laws of kashrut while reinventing traditional meals that are low in fat but still taste great. Going beyond classic dishes such as beef blintzes, this multicultural guide will inspire cooks with exotic foods from Europe, North Africa, and even India. With a kosher approach that emphasizes balance in meal selection, this collection's nutrition tips and accompanying course suggestions encourage weight loss in a positive way. Savory holiday servings also help ensure healthy eating during Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kipper, and Hanukkah, among other Jewish holidays.

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Sylvie Jouffa is the author of The World Book of Jewish Cookery. Annick Champetier de Ribes is the director of dietetics at the Hopital du Perpetual-Secours in France.

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140 pages Carton Qty: 60 Travel / Canada TRV006060 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.400 in T | 0.470 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 10mm T | 213g Wt

Schwartz's Hebrew Delicatessen (2nd Edition) The Story Bill Brownstein, Michel Rabagliatti

Colorful and evocative, this detailed history offers an insider's glance at the eccentric owners and diverse characters that comprise the backstory of a notorious smoked meat emporium in Montreal. Mixing social history with humor, this delightful narrative chronicles the succession of employees from The Shadow to the father of steak spice, as well as the larger-than-life tourists, actors, comedians, politicians, and everyday customers that have cruised through the establishment's doors. With the eye of a social historian, Brownstein also documents and grapples with such issues as the smoked meat and pastrami debate, the food police, the perils of expansion, and language laws. Updated and expanded in a new format, the release of this narrative is scheduled to coincide with the Centaur Theatre's world premiere of Schwartz's: The Musical-coming to life onstage at the end of March 2011.

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Bill Brownstein is the author of Down the Tube, Montreal 24, and Sex Carnival, the coauthor and coeditor of The Great Canadian Character Anthology, and a columnist with the Montreal Gazette. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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Chicago Review Press 9781556527616 Pub Date: 4/1/08 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

272 pages Carton Qty: 32 Music / Genres & Styles MUS030000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.600 in T | 0.870 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 15mm T | 395g Wt

The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's A Secret History of Jewish Punk Steven Lee Beeber

Based in part on the recent interviews with more than 125 people-among them Tommy Ramone, Chris Stein (Blondie), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Hilly Kristal (CBGBs owner), and John Zorn-this book focuses on punk's beginnings in New York City to show that punk was the most Jewish of rock movements, in both makeup and attitude. As it originated in Manhattan's Lower East Side in the early 1970s, punk rock was the apotheosis of a Jewish cultural tradition that found its ultimate expression in the generation born after the Holocaust. Beginning with Lenny Bruce, "the patron saint of punk," and following pre-punk progenitors such as Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, Suicide, and the Dictators, this fascinating mixture of biography, cultural studies, and musical analysis delves into the lives of these and other Jewish punks-including Richard Hell and Joey Ramone-to create a fascinating historical overview of the scene. Reflecting the irony, romanticism, and, above all, the humor of the Jewish experience, this tale of changing Jewish identity in America reveals the conscious and unconscious force...

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Author BioSteven Lee Beeber's writing has appeared in Bridge, Conduit, Fiction, Heeb, Maxim, MOJO, The New York Times, The Paris Review, Playboy.com, Rain Taxi, Spin and elsewhere. He is the editor of Awake: A Reader for the Sleepless.

Pan Macmillan 9780330521291 Pub Date: 7/1/11 $13.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

360 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers BIO001000 5.000 in W | 7.500 in H | 1.000 in T | 0.790 lb Wt 127mm W | 191mm H | 25mm T | 358g Wt

Vidal The Autobiography Vidal Sassoon

The most famous hairdresser in the world tells his fascinating life story Vidal Sassoon's extraordinary life has taken him from an impoverished childhood to global fame as the father of modern hairdressing, whose slick sharp cutting took the fashion world by storm. His memoir begins with surprising and often moving stories of his early life-his time at the Spanish & Portuguese Jewish orphanage in Maida Vale, warring with fascists in London's East End, and fighting in the army of the fledgling state of Israel in the late 1940s. He then discusses his extraordinary career, during which he cut the hair of everyone who was anyone-including Mary Quant, Grace Coddington, Twiggy, Rita Hayworth, and Mia Farrow; launched salons all over the world; founded the hairdressing school that still bears his name; and became a global brand. He also shares the passions that drive him-architecture and beautiful women, Israel and anti-Semitism, family ties and season tickets at Chelsea. The compelling memoir of a genuine fashion icon who reinvented the hairdressers' art.

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Vidal Sassoon was born in London in 1928. He began his hairdressing career as an apprentice during the Second World War. Today, his name is still associated with the salons and the hairdressing schools he founded in the 1960s. He lives in London and Beverly Hills and in 2009 he was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Amherst Media, Inc. 9781584282709 Pub Date: 1/1/10 $39.95/$43.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

128 pages Carton Qty: 24 Photography / Techniques PHO018000 8.500 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.400 in T 216mm W | 279mm H | 10mm T

Professional Digital Techniques for Photographing Bar and Bat Mitzvahs Stan Turkel

Highlighting two of the most recognized and attended Jewish occasions, this exploration details all of the vital elements for bar and bat mitzvah photographers. From the synagogue and party to the family portraits, this meticulous study covers the best lighting and posing techniques for the most important shots of the day, providing the background photographers need to beautifully document each event. In addition to the photographic aspect, this exhaustive overview also features marketing guidelines, outlining where to advertise, what packages sell best, and how to identify and communicate with key contacts in the field. A section of frequently asked questions as well as a glossary of Jewish words and terms are also included.

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Stan Turkel is a professional photographer who has photographed hundreds of mitzvahs. He is the author of Photographing Jewish Weddings. He lives in Pikesville, Maryland.

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Amherst Media, Inc. 9781584282549 Pub Date: 6/1/09 $39.95/$43.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

128 pages Carton Qty: 24 Photography / Subjects & Themes PHO016000 8.500 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.500 in T 216mm W | 279mm H | 13mm T

Photographing Jewish Weddings A Complete Handbook for Professionals Stan Turkel

A guide to the culture and traditions of Judaic ceremonies and receptions, this study offers photographers insight and advice for targeting and capturing Jewish weddings. Time lines and schedules are discussed with examples of start-to-finish wedding-day festivities, and a list of the essential images for the different types of weddings-such as Orthodox, Hasidic, Modern, Reform, and Conservative-emphasize the key elements photographers are not to miss. A special "Marketing 101 for Jewish Weddings" section helps photographers reach these potentially lifelong clients and reveals how these weddings, which sometimes fall on weekdays, can boost sales.

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A first-generation American and the child of Holocaust survivors, Stan Turkel learned at a very young age the importance of having family photographs. At the age of thirteen, after being given an album of pictures from his Bar Mitzvah, he bought his first camera and started a lifelong hobby and profession. All of these experiences helped prepared him for his current love, which is photographing Jewish weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. He lives in Pikesville, Maryland.

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Virago UK 9781844082544 Pub Date: 4/28/08 $18.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

224 pages Carton Qty: 32 Travel / Middle East TRV015020 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.640 in T | 0.530 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 16mm T | 240g Wt

The People on the Street A Writer's View of Israel Linda Grant

"The further away anyone was from that block of Ben Yehuda street, the easier it seemed to find a solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, that stubborn mess in the center of the Middle East and the more I studied these solutions, the more I thought that they depended for their implementation on a population of table football men, painted in the colors of the two teams: blue and white for the Israelis, green, red and black for the Palestinians. All the international community had to do was to twist the levers and the little players would kick and swing and send the ball into the net, to victory." One block of a Tel Aviv street is the starting point for Linda Grant's exploration of the inner dynamics of Israel-not the government and its policies, but the people themselves in all their variety. Iraqi shop-keepers, teenage soldiers, mob bosses, Tunisian-born settlers, Russian scientists, and the father of the victim of a suicide bomber are just some of the people she meets.

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Author BioLinda Grant is the author of The Cast Iron Shore, Sexing the Millennium, Still Here and When I Lived in Modern Times, for which she won the Orange Prize.

Ebury Press 9780091927813 Pub Date: 4/1/13 On Sale Date: 4/2/12 $14.95/$19.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

346 pages Carton Qty: 0 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs BIO026000 Sales Restrictions: Canada only 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H 127mm W | 203mm H

Extreme Rambling Walking Israel's Barrier. For Fun. Mark Thomas

A hilarious, fascinating attempt by an activist and comedian to understand the Middle East

The Israeli barrier is probably the most iconic divider of land since the Berlin Wall. It has been declared illegal under international law and its impact on life in the West Bank has been enormous. Mark Thomas decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map, to "walk the wall," covering the entire distance. In the course of his ramble he was tear-gassed, stoned, sunburned, rained on, and hailed on, and even lost the wall a couple of times. But thankfully he was also welcomed and looked after by Israelis and Palestinians-from farmers and soldiers to smugglers and zookeepers-and finally earned a unique insight of the real Middle East in all its entrenched and yet life-affirming glory. And all without hardly ever getting arrested!

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Mark Thomas has worked as an activist comedian for more than 20 years. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour among other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu damn

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in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced. He is the author of As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela and Belching Out the Devil.


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ECW Press 9781770411029 Pub Date: 8/1/12 $24.95/$24.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

432 pages Carton Qty: 1 Religion / Judaism REL040000 7.000 in W | 10.000 in H 178mm W | 254mm H

Rogue Rabbi A Spiritual Quest-from Seminary to Ashram and Beyond Jerry Steinberg

The fascinating story of a man whose exploration in spiritual existence has not been limited to his life as a rabbi, this autobiography shares Jerry Steinberg's experience down a path less traveled. Revealing an understanding of God that goes beyond the conventional, the memoir contributes to a different perception of the world today-an open-eyed and open-minded view that will resonate with readers of any religious or spiritual background. After traveling to India and investigating the Christian faith, Jerry went into medical school and narrowed his focus to psychotherapy-working with past-life regression, dreams, and psychogenic illness. He also became a rabbi; but Jerry never ceased to explore all aspects of faith, and he took up a specialization in Kabbalah, a discipline of Jewish mysticism. Jerry's self-proclaimed focus has been to seek the essence of spirituality through the interface between rationalism and mysticism, and between religion and sexuality. The story of this real-life spiritual explorer will both inspire and instruct through his universally peaceful and accepting e...

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Jerry Steinberg is a rabbi, psychotherapist, poet, and author. He is the author of the poetry collection Melting and his article "Voices and Visions" was published in the Journal of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He is a former consultant to the Canadian government on yoga, meditation, and altered states of consciousness. He lives in Thornhill, Ontario.

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Jacana Media 9781431405985 Pub Date: 1/1/13 $28.95/$31.95 Can. Discount Code: SHO Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

416 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Religious BIO018000 6.000 in W | 9.250 in H 152mm W | 235mm H

The Travelling Rabbi My African Tribe Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, Suzanne Belling, Commonwea...

Tracing the journeys of the man who has become known as the "Travelling Rabbi," this book highlights Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft's invaluable work in Africa, from caring for the graves of the forgotten and performing wedding ceremonies to providing kosher food and religious insight to various communities. Including numerous stories about real people-some tragic, others humorous, but always fascinating-this memoir is a celebration of the resilient people he encounters and provides a permanent record of the Jewish communities and personalities who would otherwise be forgotten.

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Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft is the spiritual leader of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies' country communities department and the African Jewish Congress. His territory encompasses 13 countries, including the entire African continent south of the Sahara as well as the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar and Mauritius.

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Suzanne Belling is a veteran journalist, a Jewish communal professional, and a former editor of the South African Jewish Report whose writing has appeared in publications that include the Chicago Jewish News, the London Jewish Chronicle, and the Times of Israel. Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Lord (Jonathan) Sacks is the chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Jerusalem Prize and the Ladislaus Laszt Ecumenical and Social Concern Award, and he was knighted and made a life peer of the House of Lords as Baron Sacks of Aldgate in the City of London.


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Baraka Books 9781926824093 Pub Date: 6/1/12 $34.95/$34.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

360 pages Carton Qty: 40 History / North American HIS029000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H 152mm W | 229mm H

The First Jews in North America The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family (1760-1860) Denis Vaugeois, Kathe Roth

Filled with original documents and vintage illustrations, this history chronicles the lives of the Hart family-a Jewish family who settled in predominantly Catholic Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1761. Following Aaron Hart and his descendants for a century, this account not only bares the Jewish struggle for equality and freedom, but also delineates the contributions made by the various family members-including the passing of the Jewish Emancipation Act in 1832 and the creation of the Hart Memorial Trophy for the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player. A fascinating and comprehensive read, this book breaks new ground in its examination of the Jewish experience in North America.

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Denis Vaugeois is a historian, a publisher, and the author of various books on North American and European history, including America: The Lewis & Clark Expedition and the Dawn of a New Power and Mapping a Continent. He is also Quebec's former minister of cultural affairs. He lives in Quebec City, Quebec. Käthe Roth is an editor

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and translator with more than 15 years of experience. She is the coauthor with Denis Vaugeois of America's Gift: What the World Owes to the Americas and their First Inhabitants and the translator of Vaugeois's The Last French and Indian War. She lives in Montreal.

Allen & Unwin 9781741147087 Pub Date: 5/15/12 $17.95/$19.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

384 pages Carton Qty: 28 History / Latin America HIS025000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.880 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 399g Wt

Fire & Song The Story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican Inquisition Anna Lanyon

The tale of a Jewish martyr and his sister who died together in Mexico City in 1596 explores his determination to never lose heart, and to cling to his faith and cultural identity in the face of totalitarian oppression It is 1596 and in Mexico the Inquisition is at its most efficient. A young man trembles in his cell as he prays for salvation, torn between the Christianity he was schooled in and his ancestral faith. What heresies will the Holy Office uncover? Can he protect his mother and sisters? He is Luis de Carvajal. His forbears had fled the Inquisition in Spain to Portugal and then from there to the New World. But the lives they try to rebuild as conversos in Mexico are just as perilous, for the Inquisition is determined to root out heretics throughout its realms. Luis's quest for true faith unfolds a tense and moving narrative, as he and his family's spirit and ingenuity are tested again and again. This vivid history presents a world without the human rights and tolerance we take for granted today; yet the insights remain all too pertinent-insights into the power of faith, t...

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Author BioAnna Lanyon teaches and translates Spanish, and is the author of Malinche's Conquest and The New World of Martin Cortes.


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160 pages Carton Qty: 60 History / Canada HIS006000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.560 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 254g Wt

Traces of the Past Montreal's Early Synagogues Sara Ferdman Tauben The architectural footprints of a courageous culture

Documenting the development of Montreal's Jewish community from the 1880s until 1945, this investigation meticulously draws from historic city maps and directories, authentic photographs, brittle newspaper articles, and long-forgotten anniversary publications to track the locations of the city's early synagogues. The result is a fascinating story that describes and defines the social, religious, and economic aspects of a distinct group of people through the architectural traces of its culture. The decades surrounding the turn of the 20th century are explored, chronicling the Eastern European Jews' mass migration as they fled poverty and persecution, escaping into the refuge of the famed Canadian city. Depicting the people's determination to retain their familiar traditions and familial connections, this record shows how their beautiful places of worship also became havens where they could meet, exchange concerns, lend support, and resolve to help those left behind.

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Sara Ferdman Tauben has been an active leader in the Montreal Jewish community for 30 years. She holds a master's degree in Judaic studies and is a former interior designer. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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Seemann Henschel 9783894874261 Pub Date: 5/22/03 $39.95/$49.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

264 pages Carton Qty: 32 History / Jewish HIS022000 7.000 in W | 9.500 in H | 0.900 in T 178mm W | 241mm H | 23mm T

Jews in Berlin Andreas Nachama, Julius Schoeps, Hermann Simon

Documenting how Berlin was the center of Jewish life in Germany for centuries, this history demonstrates how Jewish citizens strongly influenced the city's cultural and literary life and led the way in the natural sciences. Life after World War I is also studied, including the economic crisis, hyper-inflation, and depression that provided rich soil for the growth of an aggressive form of anti-Semitism, which ultimately led to the death camps of the Holocaust. This richly illustrated book depicts the history of Jewish life in the German capital, with a last chapter that focuses on new beginnings in the post-Shoah age.

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Vince Books 9789639323681 Pub Date: 7/1/07 $18.95/$23.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

168 pages Carton Qty: 70 PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers PHO011010 Series: Budapest 6.200 in W | 6.200 in H | 0.600 in T 157mm W | 157mm H | 15mm T

Jewish Budapest Tamas Raj, Lugosi Lugo Laszlo

Capturing one of the most powerful forces transforming Budapest at the time of its 1896 millennial celebrations, this is a vivid portrait of its vibrant and assimilated Jewish population. This collection of beautiful and moving photographs immortalizes the remains of Jewish culture in Budapest in the wake of the Holocaust and half a century of Communist rule. This bilingual edition includes English and Hungarian.

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Laszlo Lugosi Lugo is a professional photographer and writer. He is the author of several albums and books on photography.

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Michael Imhof Verlag 9783865688347 Pub Date: 4/28/13 $24.95/$24.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

160 pages Carton Qty: 20 History / Jewish HIS022000 Series: Kleine Schriften der Bet Tfila - Forschu 8.250 in W | 10.250 in H 210mm W | 260mm H

Synagoge und Tempel / Synagogue and Temple 200 Jahre judische Reformbewegung und ihre Architektur / 200 Years of Jewish Reform Movement and Its Architecture Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, Harmen H. Thies

The fourth installment in the Kleine Schriften der Bet Tfila series, this volume explores the Jewish reform movement in 19th-century Germany. The historical, religious, cultural, and architectural contexts of this time of Jewish enlightenment are examined in this comprehensive reference.

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Aliza Cohen-Mushlin is associate professor emeritus of the history of art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harmen H. Thies is a professor of architecture at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. He lives in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Somogy Art Publishers 9782757201701 Pub Date: 9/1/08 $55.00/$68.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

192 pages Carton Qty: 13 Art / Subjects & Themes ART050040 10.000 in W | 11.600 in H | 0.800 in T 254mm W | 295mm H | 20mm T

Human Expressionism The Human Figure and the Jewish Experience Eliane Strosberg

This volume offers a brilliant re-reading of the representation of the human figure in the light of the Jewish experience, analyzing its appearance in the works of modernists such as Chagall, Freundlich, Lipchitz, Modigliani, Pissarro, Soutine, Zadkine, and contemporary artists such as Lucian Freud, Alex Katz, and Kitaj. Detailing the significant number of Jewish artists who were influenced by western culture while remaining faithful to their heritages, this examination is dedicated to the various aspects of their artistic endeavors-most notably the representation of the human face, a theme very close to their hearts-that were influenced by their Jewish roots.

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176 pages Carton Qty: 68 History / Jewish HIS022000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.410 in T | 0.580 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 10mm T | 263g Wt

Rembrandt's Model Yeshim Ternar

This entrancing tale draws upon the turbulent history of Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam, the artistic preoccupations of the elderly Rembrandt, and the controversial convictions of the false messiah of Smyrna. The central character, Samuel, is the man with his back to the viewer at the centre of a Rembrandt etching that depicts a group of Jewish men conversing in front of a synagogue. This novel gives Samuel a face and a life history. This volume imaginatively suggests how the Wandering Jew-whether traveling in real life, in an etching, or in a dream-was crucial to the spiritual identity of both the Western European and Ottoman cultures. The reader travels over time and place with Samuel-spanning the centuries to the present day, from Spain, to Amsterdam, to Istanbul, and to Montreal.

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Author BioYeshim Ternar is the author of the short story collections Orphaned by Halley's Comet and True Romance with a Sailor.


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The History Press 9780752464473 Pub Date: 6/18/12 $24.95/$27.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

320 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Military BIO008000 6.000 in W | 9.500 in H | 1.000 lb Wt 152mm W | 241mm H | 454g Wt

The Reluctant Nazi Searching for My Grandfather Gabrielle Robinson

Pan Macmillan 9780330448147 Pub Date: 11/1/08 $14.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

352 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs BIO026000 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 1.000 in T | 1.000 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 25mm T | 454g Wt

The Himmler Brothers A German Family History Katrin Himmler

Once upon a time the Himmlers were just a normal German family-middle-class, hard-working, well-educated. There were three brothers, Gebhart, Heinrich, and Ernst. Heinrich grew up to become the head of Hitler's SS, mastermind of the concentration camp system, and chief perpetrator of the Holocaust. When Katrin Himmler, Heinrich's great-niece, was 15, one of her classmates asked during a history lesson if she was related to the Himmler. "Yes," she stammered, at which there was a deathly hush in the classroom and the teacher, embarrassed and unsure, quickly moved the lesson on. As she grew older, Katrin gave her family history a wide berth, but married to an Israeli whose family was confined to the Warsaw Ghetto and with a young, half-Jewish son, she realized that she could not evade the past so easily. Katrin Himmler's cool but meticulous examination of the Himmler story reveals-in all its dark complexity-the gulf between the "normality" of bourgeois family life and the horrors perpetrated by one member. A more nuanced portrait of Heinrich himself emerges-not a lone evil executioner, ...

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Katrin Himmler is the great niece of Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, Gestapo, and leading organizer of the Holocaust.

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Schaffner Press, Inc. 9780971059863 Pub Date: 4/1/07 $16.95/$22.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

272 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs BIO026000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.680 in T | 0.500 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 17mm T | 227g Wt

The Lost Childhood: The Complete Memoir Yehuda Nir, Cynthia Ozick

This compelling memoir takes readers through the eyes of a child surviving World War II in Nazi-occupied Poland. As a nine-year-old, the author witnessed his father being herded into a truck-never to be seen again. He, his mother, and sister fled to Warsaw to live in disguise as Catholics under the noses of the Nazi SS, constantly fearful of discovery and persecution. A sobering reminder of the personal toll of the Holocaust on Jews during World War II, this book is a harrowing portrait of one child's loss of innocence. This edition contains previously unpublished content from the original text.

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Yehuda Nir is an associate professor of psychiatry at Cornell University Medical Center and a speaker and lecturer on the Holocaust, drawing largely from his own personal experiences. He and his wife, Bonnie Maslin, coauthored the book Patterns of Heartbreak. He lives in New York City. Cynthia Ozick is an award-winning novelist and essayist and a National Book Award Finalist in 2002 for her novel The Puttermesser Papers. She lives outside New York City.

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192 pages Carton Qty: 26 Literary Collections / Letters LCO011000 6.500 in W | 10.000 in H 165mm W | 254mm H

Fleeing from the Fuhrer A Postal History of Refugees from the Nazis William Kaczinski, Charmian Brinson

An extraordinary history told through postcards and letters provides rare insight into how refugees kept their culture and communities alive throughout the world Written by a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, this unique history and collection of correspondence shows the incredible nature of this worldwide emigration and the indomitable spirit of these Jewish refugees. The Jewish flight from Nazi Germany was one of the largest diasporas the world has ever seen, sparking an international refugee crisis that changed society and continues to shape cultures and communities today. The only lifeline these refugees had was short postcards and letters to let each other know they were still alive. Much of this mail was sent from internment camps which were established worldwide to deal with the overwhelming number of asylum seekers. Each postcard is reproduced in full color, making this a fascinating resource for the general reader, as well as those interested in Jewish history or postal history.

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William Kaczinski came to England with his family in 1939 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He was interned, along with his mother and brother, for 10 months in Rushen Camp on the Isle of Man. He has amassed a unique and important collection of World War II postal history artifacts, has written widely for philatelic publications, and has worked closely with the British Library in compiling the collection featured in this book. Charmian Brinson is a professor of German Studies and a founding member of the Research Center for German and Austrian Exile Studies.

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The History Press 9780752463711 Pub Date: 5/1/12 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

256 pages Carton Qty: 20 History / Holocaust HIS043000 6.000 in W | 9.500 in H | 0.950 lb Wt 152mm W | 241mm H | 431g Wt

Treblinka Survivor The Life and Death of Hershl Sperling Mark S. Smith

The story of a man who survived Treblinka, to be haunted by his memories for 50 years-and ultimately, to be killed by them More than 800,000 people entered Treblinka and fewer than 70 came out. Hershl Sperling was one of them. He escaped. Why then, 50 years later, did he jump to his death from a bridge in Scotland? The answer lies in a long-forgotten, published account of the Treblinka death camp, written by Hershl Sperling himself in the months after liberation, discovered in his briefcase after his suicide, and reproduced here for the first time. Including previously unpublished photographs, this book traces the life of a man who survived five concentration camps, and details what he had to do to achieve this. Hershl's story, from his childhood in a small Polish town to the bridge in faraway Scotland, is testament to the lasting torment of those very few who survived the Nazis' most efficient and gruesome death factory. The author personally follows in his subject's footsteps from Klobuck, to Treblinka, to Glasgow.

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Mark S. Smith is an American journalist based in Scotland. He is the author of the novel Masel and the deputy business editor of the Herald.

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Astrolog Publishing House 9789654942041 Pub Date: 8/1/05 $14.95/$22.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

176 pages Carton Qty: 28 Biography & Autobiography / Historical BIO006000 5.250 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.940 in T | 0.960 lb Wt 133mm W | 203mm H | 24mm T | 435g Wt

Rising from the Abyss An Adult's Struggle with Her Trauma as a Child in the Holocaust Sara Avinun

Holocaust survivor Sara Avinun details the stories of human love and compassion that helped her to overcome the nightmares of her past in this devastatingly compassionate autobiography. Born in 1936 into a Jewish family in Poland, Avinun details her first memories from the age of four or five when she was left homeless and without her family, wandering the streets of the villages of Poland during World War II. Alone in the world, subjected to the cruelty of evil people, disease, hunger, and degradation, she found sparks of light in the humanity of the everyday people who crossed her path. Avinun describes how after years of wandering the streets alone, a stranger found her and presented her as a Christian child to an orphanage in a convent. From there, she was adopted by a Christian couple and was raised as their child until the age of 13. She further details how her extended family, which finally found her after the war, tried to return her to her Jewish origins and family, but she refused, and how her adopted parents fought them in the Polish courts and lost. This is a story that d...

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Sara Avinun is a holocaust survivor from Poland who now lives in Israel. Author Bio


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Peter Owen Publishers 9780720611410 Pub Date: 10/1/02 $22.95/$25.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

234 pages Carton Qty: 0 Biography & Autobiography / Historical BIO006000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

Survival in the Shadows Barbara Lovenheim

The extraordinary story of the seven survivors of the German Jewish community in Berlin, discovered by Red Army soldiers in April 1945. Theirs is an inspiring tale and proof that anti-Semitism was not as ubiquitous as normally thought in the Third Reich.

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All Clear Publishing 9780615221113 Pub Date: 1/1/09 $18.95/$20.95 Can. Discount Code: SPT Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

205 pages Carton Qty: 42 History / Military HIS027100 5.75 W | 8.75 H | 0.48 T 6W | 9H | 0T

A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald The Joe Moser Story Joseph F. Moser, Gerald R. Baron

On August 13, 1944, during his 44th combat mission, Joe Moser's P-38 Lightning was shot down. Captured by Nazi forces, he and his fellow group of Allied fliers were scheduled for execution as "terrorfliegers" and shipped in overcrowded cattle cars to Buchenwald-the infamous work camp where tens of thousands died of cruelty, medical experiments, and starvation. Once a simple farm boy focused on sports and his dream to fly the fastest, meanest fighter plane, Moser now faced some of the worst of Hitler's ghastly system. From the harrowing and sometimes hilarious experiences of flight training to the dehumanization at the hands of Hitler's SS, this is a story of quiet, steady courage sustained by faith, family, and the commitment to freedom and liberty in even the most desperate of circumstances.

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Joseph F. Moser received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his duty as a fighter pilot during World War II. He survived the infamous Buchenwald concentration camp and numerous German POW camps. He has worked as a furnace repairman in the Pacific Northwest for more than 40 years. He lives in Ferndale, Washington. Gerald R. Baron is an entrepreneur, a speaker, and the author of Now is Too Late2 and Friendship Marketing. He is also the president of Baron & Company, a marketing and public relations firm, and the founder and former CEO of PIER Systems. He lives in Bellingham, Washington.

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224 pages Carton Qty: 36 History / Holocaust HIS043000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.700 in T 140mm W | 216mm H | 18mm T

The Other Schindlers Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust Agnes Grunwald-Spier, Sir Martin Gilbert

The inspiring stories of courageous non-Jews who risked their own lives to save Jews from the Holocaust Thanks to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List, people have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of Hitler's extermination of the Jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil. While six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, some were saved through the actions of non-Jews whose consciences would not allow them to pass by on the other side, and many are honored by Israel's official memorial to Jewish Holocaust victims, Yad Vashem, as "Righteous among the Nations" for their actions. As a baby, Agnes Grunwald-Spier was herself saved from the horrors of Auschwitz by an unknown official, and is now a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. She has collected the stories of 30 individuals who rescued Jews, providing a new insight into why these people were prepared to risk so much for their fellow men and women. With a foreword by one of the leading experts on the subject, this is an ultimately uplifting acc...

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Agnes Grunwald-Spier was born in Budapest in July 1944. She and her mother were sent to the ghetto there in November 1944, and were liberated in January 1945. A former civil servant, she holds degrees in History & Politics and Holocaust Studies, and is a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, a member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, a member of the Architects' Registration Board, and a Justice of the Peace. She lives in

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Sheffield and London. Sir Martin Gilbert is a historian and the author of more than 80 books, including The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War and The Story of Israel.


256 pages Carton Qty: 20 History / Holocaust HIS043000 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H 127mm W | 203mm H

The Other Schindlers Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust Agnes Grunwald-Spier, Sir Martin Gilbert

The inspiring stories of courageous non-Jews who risked their own lives to save Jews from the Holocaust Thanks to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List, people have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of Hitler's extermination of the Jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil. While six million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime, some were saved through the actions of non-Jews whose consciences would not allow them to pass by on the other side, and many are honored by Israel's official memorial to Jewish Holocaust victims, Yad Vashem, as "Righteous among the Nations" for their actions. As a baby, Agnes Grunwald-Spier was herself saved from the horrors of Auschwitz by an unknown official, and is now a trustee of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. She has collected the stories of 30 individuals who rescued Jews, providing a new insight into why these people were prepared to risk so much for their fellow men and women. With a foreword by one of the leading experts on the subject, this is an ultimately uplifting acc...

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Agnes Grunwald-Spier was born in Budapest in July 1944. She and her mother were sent to the ghetto there in November 1944, and were liberated in January 1945. She is a Justice of the Peace. Sir Martin Gilbert is a

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historian and the author of more than 80 books, including The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War and The Story of Israel


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224 pages Carton Qty: 32 History / Jewish HIS022000 6.000 in W | 9.500 in H 152mm W | 241mm H

Berlin Ghetto Herbert Baum and the Anti-Fascist Resistance Eric Brothers, Elie Wiesel

With a foreword by Elie Wiesel, the first book to tell the complete story of Herbert Baum and the Jewish antifascist resistance in Nazi Berlin

This fascinating book tells the story of a group of young Jewish people who had lives filled with intellectual exploration, intense friendships and romances, and dangerous and illegal political action, during one of the most anti-Semitic and regressive regimes in history. The roots of Jewish antifascism in the Communist, Socialist, and Jewish youth movements of pre-Nazi working class Berlin are examined in this book. The complete story of Herbert Baum and Jewish antifascism is told through oral and written testimony of survivors, friends, and relatives of group members; Nazi trial documents; and primary documents of the period. Everything fell apart in May of 1942, however, when Baum and a few others went into the massive anti-Soviet and anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda exhibition Das Sowjet-Paradies (Soviet Paradise) and set off several small explosive devices. Unfortunately, a comrade of Baum's was interrogated by the Gestapo and under duress ...

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Eric Brothers is the author of more than 250 published articles, essays, reviews, and blog posts and is an advertising copywriter. Elie Wiesel is a Romanian-born Jewish American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust suvivor.

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Deutscher Kunstverlag 9783422022386 Pub Date: 8/1/10 $10.00/$12.00 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Religious Memorials Kai Kappel

Documenting one of the first permanent concentration camps as a lasting synonym for the inhuman National Socialist machinery of oppression, this history sheds light on the memorial sites at Dachau. The study reveals how there were already plans to contain the concentration camp site in a Christian-Jewish framework shortly after liberation, and between 1960 and 1967, in the context of the establishment of the Concentration Camp Memorial Site, several places of meditation were created: the Catholic Mortal Agony of Christ Chapel, the Jewish Memorial, and the internationally famous Protestant Church of Reconciliation. The Carmelite Convent of the Precious Blood and the Russian Orthodox Chapel are also covered in detail.

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Deutscher Kunstverlag 9783422022362 Pub Date: 8/1/10 $10.00/$12.00 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Shedding light on an important monument, this examination focuses on the Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Berlin, which has been visited by millions since its inauguration in 2005. For the first time ever, this volume presents comprehensive information about the permanent exhibition housed in the subterranean information center, offering behind-the-scenes insight into the research and eventual creation of the exhibition. Revealing the personal fates of victims and the geographical dimension of the Holocaust as the center of the memorial's focus, the study illustrates how the permanent exhibition documents the persecution and extermination of European Jews as well as the historical sites of these crimes.

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The Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a federal foundation under public law, which supervises the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime, and the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma murdered under the National Socialist Regime. Moreover, its mission is to endeavor to ensure that all victims of National Socialism are remembered and honored appropriately and to refer the public to authentic memorial sites.

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595 pages Carton Qty: 12 History / Holocaust HIS043000 5.250 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.700 in T | 1.730 lb Wt 133mm W | 216mm H | 43mm T | 785g Wt

Ashes in the Wind The Destruction of Dutch Jewry Jacob Presser

Setting out the processes that allowed the Nazis to perpetuate mass murder, this detailed history documents the destruction of Dutch Jewry, from isolation to deportation and, ultimately, extermination. Focusing on a country often forgotten in Holocaust histories, this comprehensive account describes how 110,000 Jews were deported from the Netherlands to concentration camps in 1940 but less than 6,000 returned at the end of the war. Utilizing 15 years of research and documents from the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation, the incremental demands on Jewish citizens are analyzed-starting with forced registry and ending with death at concentration camps-while demonstrating how this slow progression led the Germans involved to accept these atrocities. Graphically recounting stories of persecution, going into hiding, and life in the transit camps, it conveys the despair experienced as families and lives were destroyed, while showing how these stories fit into a wider, global picture. This newly updated version also provides additional information on Dr. Presser himself and h...

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Dr. Jacob Presser was forced to live in hiding from 1943 to 1945 to escape the Nazi occupation during the Netherlands. After the war, he was a professor of modern history at the University of Amsterdam.

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176 pages Carton Qty: 1 History / Jewish HIS022000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

In the Lion's Shadow The Iranian Schindler and His Homeland in the Second World War Fariborz Mokhtari

The astonishing story of a brave Iranian diplomat who saved many Jewish lives in World War II-acutely relevant to Iranian-Israeli relations today After the invasion of France in 1940 a junior Iranian diplomat, the aristocratic Abdol-Hossein Sardari, found himself in charge of Iran's legation in Paris, and set about cultivating German and Vichy officials in order to protect the Iranian Jewish community in the country. He met the racial purity laws head-on, claiming that despite the fact that some Iranians had followed the teachings of Moses for thousands of years, they had always been of Iranian stock and therefore were "Mosaique" not "Juden"-this book includes the Nazi official correspondence seeking "expert opinion" on this troublesome argument. Alongside the dramatic and romantic narrative of Sardari's life (he refused to abandon the Iranian Jews in France even when recalled by his government and continued without pay) is the larger picture of the betrayal of Iran's neutrality by the Allies, then the eventual handing over of Axis diplomats and citizens to the Soviets "to be int...

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Fariborz Mokhtari was a political science professor at Norwich University in Vermont before joining the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC in 2002. He has written numerous articles and policy documents including "Dealing with Al-Qaeda" for American Foreign Policy Interests. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Spinifex Press 9781875559725 Pub Date: 9/1/97 $14.95/$20.95 Can. Discount Code: SHO Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

252 pages Carton Qty: 36 History / Jewish HIS022000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.700 in T | 0.850 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 18mm T | 386g Wt

Last Walk in Naryshkin Park Rose Zwi

This account tells the story of Lithuanian Jews caught in the sweeping history of the first half of the century in Europe.

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Chicago Review Press 9781569767788 Pub Date: 5/1/11 $16.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

256 pages Carton Qty: 56 History / Middle East HIS026000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.500 in T | 0.750 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 13mm T | 340g Wt

Our Way to Fight Israeli and Palestinian Activists for Peace Michael Riordon

The news coming out of the Israel-Palestine conflict remains grim. The region remains a symbol of instability fueled by violence and hatred.

In Our Way to Fight, journalist and author Michael Riordon offers a different perspective, exploring the conflict through local Israeli and Palestinian peace activists who break all stereotypes. Riordon travels to thousand-year-old olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps, checkpoints, and barracks, talking with people on both sides of the Wall who fight violence and war through creative resistance. He uncovers the crises that stirred them to act, the risks they face in working for peace, and the small victories that sustain them.

In the face of deepening conflict, Our Way to Fight is a portrait of courageous grassroots action that provides hope for a livable future and inspiration to peace activists in all nations.

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Author BioA writer and an award-winning documentary filmmaker, Michael Riordon is the author of An Unauthorized Biography of the World: Oral History on the Front Lines and three other books.

Hoover Institution Press 9780817914349 Pub Date: 4/9/12 $19.95 Discount Code: HOOVER INST TRADE Hardback

112 pages Carton Qty: 52 Political Science / Government POL040020 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.700 in T 140mm W | 216mm H | 18mm T

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Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War Peter Berkowitz The author argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to def...

In recent years, the term lawfare has come to describe the use of international law as a political weapon. The Goldstone Report, which was published by the United Nations in September 2009, and the Gaza flotilla controversy, which erupted at the end of May 2010, are examples of it. In both cases, UN officials, distinguished lawyers, and diplomats put forward weak or indefensible legal arguments to condemn actions taken by Israel in self-defense. In this book, Peter Berkowitz exposes these abuses of the international laws of war by bringing into focus the flawed assumptions on which they rest and refuting the defective claims they promulgate.

Berkowitz shows that the Goldstone Report engaged in disreputable fact-finding and misapplied the relevant legal tests, even as its mission lacked proper foundations in international law. And he demonstrates that the arguments presented in the Gaza flotilla controversy to condemn Israel's blockade of Gaza as unlawful prove on inspection to be unsound and insubstantial. In both cases, he explains, the result has been to reward terrorists who, in ...

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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he chairs the Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law. He was cofounder and director of the Israel Program on Constitutional Government, has served as a senior consultant to the President's Council on Bioethics, and is a member of the Policy Advisory Board at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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The Crossroad Publishing Company 9780824514822 Pub Date: 3/1/95 $12.95/$13.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

108 pages Carton Qty: 72 Biography & Autobiography / Religious BIO018000 5.380 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.730 in T | 0.560 lb Wt 137mm W | 210mm H | 19mm T | 254g Wt

Letter to a Jewish Friend The Simple and Extraordinary Story of Pope John Paul II and His Jewish School Friend Gian Franco Svidercoschi

Karol ("Lolek") Wojtyla and Jerzy ("Jurek") Kluger were schoolmates until the autumn of 1938. They played hockey and went to dances together, went skiing and swimming, and studied in one another's houses. They learned about life from their loving families and endured the agony of tests and entrance examinations as a team. High school graduation and creeping anti-Semitism led to their separation. In the years that followed, they endured the unendurable: the invasion of Poland, the destruction of the Wadowice community, the creation of the Jewish ghetto, the decimation of the synagogue; the army for Jurek, the catacombed seminary study for Lolek, the loss of beloved family members, and every day the fear for their very lives.

It would be fifty years before their emotional reunion. The seed of hope that had been planted in their personal story would be magnified by world-changing events in politics and religion. So it was that when the rebuilt synagogue in Wadowice was about to be dedicated in 1989, Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to his Jewish friend, Jerzy Kluger, reestablishing the ...

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The Crossroad Publishing Company 9780824526825 Pub Date: 11/16/11 $44.95/$49.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

398 pages Carton Qty: 32 Religion / Christianity REL010000 6.00 W | 9.00 H | 0.90 T 6W | 9H | 1T

The Saint for Shalom How Pope John Paul II Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations Eugene J. Fisher, Leon Klenicki

This treasury bears witness to the extraordinary contributions made by John Paul II to the historic dialogue between Jews and Christians. The pontiff devoted much of his papacy to reconciliation between the two congregations and their beliefs. By courageously confronting one of civilization's longest and most tragic religious conflicts, he built bridges of respect and understanding fostering a historic rapprochement between Catholics and Jews. This complete collection of John Paul II's public writings on Jews, Judaism, and Israel serves as a model for reconciliation, inspiring both believers and non-believers to pursue deeper understanding and work together in harmony to help improve the world and strive for peace.

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Eugene Fisher is the Associate Director of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on the subject. Rabbi Leon Klenicki was the Anti-Defamation League's Director of Interfaith Affairs and Co-Liaison to the Vatican.

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128 pages Carton Qty: 40 Religion / Biblical Studies REL006210 Series: The Crossroad Adult Christian Formation 8.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.350 in T | 0.640 lb Wt 203mm W | 229mm H | 9mm T | 290g Wt

How to Read the Old Testament Etienne Charpentier

This book is for those who want to read the Bible but don't know how to go about it. It is a modest, yet ambitous guide to the Old Testament geared toward the adult learner.

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192 pages Carton Qty: 32 Religion / Christianity REL070000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H 152mm W | 229mm H

Defining New Christian Jewish Faith Irvin J. Borowsky

The publication of Defining New Christian/Jewish Dialogue marks a new milestone in the maturation of Jewish/Christian relations, particularly in light of the challenges surrounding the biblical texts of the New Testament. In a persistent aim to rectify the chronicled state of miseducation, the American Interfaith Institute commits itself to the removal of iniquitous language by calling publishers of the Bible to task in removing unfounded anti-Jewish language and sentiment from specific passages of the New Testament. The chapters in this book represent an update to this ongoing work and also serve as an inspiring model for resolution, acceptance, and celebration between the two faiths. Bringing together the most distinguished voices in Jewish/Christian dialogue, this book is a tool for leadership and a prophetic vision for peaceful conversation among religions.

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Irvin J. Borowsky is the founder/chairman of the American Interfaith Institute. For over two decades, the Institute has been a leader in building relationships among Americans of all faiths and defusing bigotry and anti-Semitism within a framework of research, international symposia, and educational initiatives. The editor and publisher of over eighteen books and thirty-one special reports, Mr. Borowsky is also the founder and chairman of the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, whose exhibitions and programs are seen by over sixty thousand visitors annually.

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160 pages Carton Qty: 64 Religion / Judaism REL040090 5.380 in W | 8.250 in H | 0.460 in T 137mm W | 210mm H | 12mm T

I Asked for Wonder A Spiritual Anthology Abraham Joshua Heschel, Samuel H. Dresner

Considered by many to be one of the most significant Jewish theologians of the 20th century, Abraham Heschel finds just the right words to startle the mind and delight the heart. He addresses and challenges the whole person, portraying that rarest of human phenomena-the holy man.

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Nehora Press 9789657222089 Pub Date: 4/1/03 $16.95/$25.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

272 pages Carton Qty: 40 Religion / Judaism REL040060 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.700 in T | 0.970 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 18mm T | 440g Wt

In the Shadow of the Ladder Introductions to Kabbalah Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag, Mark Cohen, Yedidah Cohe...

This authentic translation into English of two Kabbalah texts written in Hebrew asks deeply personal questions about the essence of an individual and the existence of a soul. Discussing the experience of an individual and the role of humans in creation, it offers an understanding of the places of evil, suffering, compassion, and joy in the full experience of divine love. The Kabbalah is presented here not as an esoteric study limited to the divinely inspired, but as a universal pathway of the spirit. Coming from the West rather than the East, this book fills a long-awaited gap as it teaches an essential spirituality within the conceptual framework of the Judeo-Christian tradition.

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Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag (1886-1955) was the author of Perush HaSulam, the first major commentary ever written on the Zohar, the key work of the Kabbalah, which dates from the first century. Mark Cohen, PhD, and Yedidah Cohen, MB, BS, have studied these texts in the original Hebrew with a student of Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, the son of Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag. They teach this work in Hebrew and English in seminars and to groups in Israel and around the world.

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The Crossroad Publishing Company 9780824509651 Pub Date: 1/1/89 $29.95/$32.95 Can. Discount Code: XSH Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

480 pages Carton Qty: 18 Religion / Judaism REL040030 Series: World Spirituality 6.000 in W | 9.250 in H | 1.180 in T | 1.500 lb Wt 152mm W | 235mm H | 30mm T | 680g Wt

Jewish Spirituality: From the Sixteenth-Century Revival to the Present Arthur Green

Part of the World Spirituality series, this is a broad-ranging, illustrated, scholarly treatment of core topics in Jewish spirituality from the Middle Ages to the present.

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Nehora Press 9789657222041 Pub Date: 4/1/10 $18.95/$20.95 Can. Discount Code: SPT Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

296 pages Carton Qty: 16 Religion / Judaism REL040060 8.500 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.700 in T 216mm W | 279mm H | 18mm T

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A Tapestry for the Soul The Introduction to the Zohar by Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag, Explained Using Excerpts Collated from His Other Writings Including Suggestions for Inner Work Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag, Yedidah Cohen

A Tapestry for the Soul takes the Introduction to the Zohar (as translated in In the Shadow of the Ladder) as its main thread, from its beginning to its end. Excerpts from Rabbi Ashlag's other writings are skillfully placed throughout, in order to explain the Introduction to the Zohar in depth. This is a totally innovative way of teaching. The benefits thus obtained include the fact that the reader can follow Rabbi Ashlag's thought directly, without the need for an intermediary to explain his ideas, thus enabling direct contact between the Master Kabbalist and the reader. Now, even the beginner is able to learn from authentic Kabbalah texts.

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Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag was a major Kabbalist, opening up the whole field of the Kabbalah by deciphering the code it was written in. He was the author of In the Shadow of the Ladder: Introductions to Kabbalah.

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Yedidah Cohen, with her husband, translated Rabbi Ashlag's In the Shadow of the Ladder: Introductions to Kabbalah. She teaches at a gifted children's college in Northern Israel and appears frequently on Israel National Radio.


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Fons Vitae 9781891785795 Pub Date: 9/1/11 $24.95/$27.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

372 pages Carton Qty: 12 Religion / Judaism REL040010 Series: Fons Vitae Spiritual Affinities Series 7.000 in W | 10.000 in H | 0.900 in T 178mm W | 254mm H | 23mm T

Pillar of Prayer Guidance in Contemplative Prayer, Sacred Study, and the Spiritual Life, from the Baal Shem Tov and His Circle Menachem Kallus, Aubrey L. Glazer

The spiritual involution that swept through eastern Europe in the 18th century continues to resonate for spiritual seekers today. The mystic Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer revealed profound teachings of great insight that continue delineating the foundations of Jewish contemplative spiritual practice. What remains to be rediscovered is a remarkable journey into the mystical foundation of Jewish prayer life, including: "The Union of Worlds, Souls and Divinity in Prayer, Study, and Speech;" "Constricted Consciousness and Actualizing Genuine Presence;" "Preaching Reproof and Prayer;" "Sincere Prayer-The Union of Speech and Thought;" "Teachings on Sincerity, Spontaneity, and Volition;" and "God's Will and Knowledge." Appealing beyond Hasidism alone, this modern translation of an important spiritual work is a must for those both newly- and well-acquainted with Jewish tradition.

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Menachem Kallus is a rabbi and a translator who has contributed to Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility. Aubrey L. Glazer serves as senior rabbi at the Jewish Community Center of Harrison, New York. His research is part of a larger commitment to revitalizing Hebrew culture and civilization, and his publications include scholarly studies and annotated translations in Hebrew. He lives in New York City.

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160 pages Carton Qty: 32 Social Science / Jewish Studies SOC049000 5.250 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.400 in T | 0.500 lb Wt 133mm W | 203mm H | 10mm T | 227g Wt

Rather Laugh than Cry Stories from a Hassidic Household Malka Ziporah

Written by a Hassidic mother of 12, this autobiography provides a revealing look at the daily life of a contemporary, Hassidic Jewish family. Alien yet familiar, the stories, written over the course of more than a dozen years, clearly show that for all of the community's rejection of conventional clothing, radio, and television, the lives of Hassidic women are not so different from the lives of those outside their group. While the different standards assigned to women in tightly-knit Hassidic society are explored, women from a variety of backgrounds will identify with the author's poignant tales of fighting teenagers for the telephone, teaching a child how to care for a pet, and raising a large family while running a household.

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Malka Ziporah is a pseudonym. She has published more than 100 short stories in Orthodox Jewish magazines. She lives in Montreal, Québec.

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128 pages Carton Qty: 32 Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement SEL010000 5.000 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.320 in T | 0.500 lb Wt 127mm W | 178mm H | 8mm T | 227g Wt

The Final Reminder How I Emptied My Parents' House Lydia Flem, Elfreda Powell

This taboo-breaking book deepens the understanding of the death of one's parents through the experiences of the author, a daughter of Holocaust survivors. Her parents never communicated their imprisonment experiences, causing Lydia Flem to grow up in a stifling silence that was finally broken upon their deaths as she emptied the old house. She discovers that the lonely process of bereavement is not only one of grieving, but a chaotic jumble of emotions that range from anger and oppressive, infinite pain to revulsion, remorse, and a strange sense of freedom.

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Author BioLydia Flem is a psychoanalyst and author of Freud the Man: An Intellectual Biography and Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women.


160 pages Carton Qty: 72 Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory SOC010000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H | 0.480 in T | 0.540 lb Wt 152mm W | 229mm H | 12mm T | 245g Wt

Half the Kingdom Seven Jewish Feminists Francine Zuckerman

What does it mean to be a Jewish woman in the last decade of the twentieth century? The response of seven Jewish feminists from Israel, the United States, and Canada results in a provocative exchange of ideas, attitudes, and opinions. The women featured include Shulamit Aloni, Esther Broner, Elyse Goldstein, Naomi Goldenberg, Norma Baumel Joseph, Michele Landsberg, and Alice Shalvi.

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Exile Editions 9781550963113 Pub Date: 5/1/13 $17.95/$19.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

306 pages Carton Qty: 36 Literary Collections / General LCO000000 Series: The Exile Book of 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

The Exile Book of Yiddish Women Writers An Anthology of Stories That Looks to the Past So We Might See the Future Frieda Johles Forman

Presenting a comprehensive collection of influential Yiddish women writers with new translations, this anthology explores the major transformations and upheavals of the 20th century. Short stories, excerpts, and personal essays are included from 13 writers, and focus on such subjects as family life; sexual awakening; longings for independence, education, and creative expression; the life in Europe surrounding the Holocaust and its aftermath; immigration; and the conflicted entry of Jewish women into the modern world with the restrictions of traditional life and roles. These powerful accounts provide a vital link to understanding the Jewish experience at a time of conflict and tumultuous change.

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Frieda Johles Forman is the author of Jewish Refugees in Switzerland During the Holocaust, the editor of Found Treasures and Taking Our Time, and her articles have appeared in anthologies and encyclopedias. She is the founder of Kids Can Press and the former director of the Women's Educational Resources Centre of the University of Toronto. She lives in Toronto.

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Bluebridge 9781933346311 Pub Date: 10/1/11 $16.95/$17.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

368 pages Carton Qty: 32 Literary Criticism / Jewish LIT004210 5.50 W | 8.50 H | 1.70 T 6W | 9H | 2T

One Hundred Great Jewish Books Three Millennia of Jewish Conversation Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

Over many centuries, Judaism has consistently demonstrated a particular fondness for books and literacy, and this guide allows readers to listen in on the Jewish conversation across many centuries-from the Hebrew Bible and the rabbinic masterpieces to the pressing subjects of the early 21st century. It introduces great works of biography, spirituality, theology, poetry, fiction, history, and political theory. With a special focus on modern American Jewish life and the two core events of contemporary Jewish history-the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel-this overview guides readers to books espousing virtually all types of historic and modern Judaic expression. Each of the chronologically arranged entries examines one title within its historical context, provides information about the author, and gives a clear and focused summary of its content.

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Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman is a rabbi and the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor of Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. He lectures widely on bringing

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spiritual innovation into contemporary Jewish life and is the author of many books, including Israel: A Spiritual Travel Guide, The Journey Home, and the National Jewish Book Award winner My People's Prayer Book.


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Latin American Literary Review Press 9780935480887 Pub Date: 9/1/97 $19.00/$19.00 Can. Discount Code: SHO Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

224 pages Carton Qty: 32 Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors) FIC003000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

The Silver Candelabra & Other Stories A Century of Jewish Argentine Literature Rita Gardiol

In a revealing look at the Jewish experience in Argentina, 12 authors present the struggle to create an identity in a new country and maintain it through successive generations in this collection of short stories and memoirs. Beginning with Alberto Gerchunoff and ending with more contemporary authors such as German Rosenmacher and Alicia Steimberg, the stories range in theme from immigration and Zionism to economic hardship and military repression. The book contains biographical information for each author and frames their work within a larger cultural context.

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Rita Gardiol is a professor emerita of Spanish, a former chairperson of the foreign language department of Ball State University, an editor, and a translator. She is the author of Argentina's Jewish Short Story Writers. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

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128 pages Carton Qty: 32 Fiction / Biographical FIC041000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 1.000 lb Wt 140mm W | 216mm H | 454g Wt

Musicians and Watchmakers Alicia Steimberg, Andrea G. Labinger

Told from the perspective of an adolescent girl, this humorous and deceptively intuitive account of a Jewish family living in 1940s Buenos Aires tackles themes of identity and history through a flawlessly rendered colloquial style. Semi-autobiographical and charged with energy to match the young narrator's age, this episodic novel tackles issues of religious belonging, the first sparks of political awareness, budding sexuality, and the complications of an eccentric family.

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Alicia Steimberg is an Argentine author, an educator, and a translator. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Iowa and has served as the director of books with the Argentine Secretariate of Culture. Andrea G. Labinger is an emerita professor of Spanish at the University of La Verne, where she is a former founding director of the university's honors program. She lives in the Los Angeles area.

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96 pages Carton Qty: 32 FICTION / Hispanic & Latino FIC056000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

Bubbeh Sabina Berman, Andrea G. Labinger

A young girl pays homage to the grandmother who has shown her the beauty and subtlety of life in this semi-autobiographical novel, while the depth of a complicated life as a displaced Jew in a the mostly Catholic country of Mexico is gradually revealed. Providing a fascinating glimpse into the little-known world of a Mexican Jewry and touching upon the inescapable influences of place and personhood, the book is enriched with the author's own experiences and includes translations and explanations of several Yiddish words.

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Sabina Berman is a novelist and a playwright and director of Mexican theater. She was awarded Mexico's National Theater prize for several of her plays, and two were adapted to film in Mexico. She has served as artist-in-residence at several American universities, including Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Maryland. She lives in Mexico City. Andrea G. Labinger is an emerita professor of Spanish at the University of La Verne, where she is a former founding director of the university's honors program. She lives in the Los Angeles area.

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176 pages Carton Qty: 48 Fiction / Jewish FIC046000 5.500 in W | 8.000 in H 140mm W | 203mm H

Jew D. O. Dodd

Making a brave, contemporary, and universal statement, this book presents a tale based around the atrocities of the Holocaust, blurring the line between truth and fiction. The story begins with a man regaining consciousness, finding himself naked in a mass grave with no idea who he is. Cold weight presses upon all parts of his body, and he feels what must be someone's frigid foot against his own, sole to sole. He pushes up, inching toward the indefinite outline of the bulk above him, focusing only on his own survival. But in a religious war, staying alive will depend on which side he has chosen. Portraying a culture obsessed with the spectacle of horror, this novel employs the evil of a historical period to depict a chilling future.

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D. O. Dodd is the author of The Hostage Taker, The Immigrant's Handbook, and Whispers the Missing Child and resides in Canada.

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Marion Street Press, LLC 9781936863471 Pub Date: 6/30/13 $17.95/$19.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

384 pages Carton Qty: 48 Fiction / Jewish FIC046000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H 152mm W | 229mm H

Klara's Journey A Novel Ben G. Frank

A gripping account of the Russian Civil War and its consequences, this historical novel introduces an unforgettable heroine. A few weeks after the October Bolshevik Revolution, as civil war looms, an argument ensues in the Jewish home of the Rasputnis family over who should make the long trek to Canada to find their father. He left Odessa for work in Winnipeg to send money for the family to join him, but no one has heard from him in months. Despite objection from her ambitious younger brother, it is 17-year-old Klara who is nominated for this impossible task. Leaving Moscow on the newly built Trans-Siberian railway she confronts threadbare armies, famished beggars, violent protesters, and her own hunger, but defies the odds when she meets a young soldier who offers her protection. Painstakingly researched, this vivid portrait exposes the violence of the time and explains why many Russian Jews left for America-all within the realm of an adventurous and enduring love story. A brief historical and political synopsis of the events around Klara's travels is provided at the beginning of ea...

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Ben G. Frank is the author of The Scattered Tribe, A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America, A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, and A Travel Guide to Jewish Russia and Ukraine. He has published articles in

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Hadassah Magazine, the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Frontier, Jewish Press, Jewish Week, National Jewish Monthly of B'nai B'rith, and Reform Judaism Magazine. He lives in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Autumn Hill Books 9780975444474 Pub Date: 11/1/08 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

250 pages Carton Qty: 32 Fiction / Jewish FIC046000 5.500 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.560 in T | 1.000 lb Wt 140mm W | 203mm H | 14mm T | 454g Wt

Laundry Suzane Adam, Becka Mara McKay

In 1960s Transylvania where the novel begins, five-year-old Ildiko becomes victim to psychological abuse at the hands of her babysitter, Yutzi, whom she worships and follows everywhere. Though Ildiko's family immigrates to Israel soon after, Ildiko's life continues to be shaped by the secret deep within her; not until many years later is Ildiko able to reveal her story. In flashback fashion, she recounts her horror to her worried husband, who at the novel's start is nearly hysterical with worry about a recent mysterious and possibly violent incident. Only as Ildiko's story unfolds-and with it the parallel stories of her family and her husband-do readers come to understand what has taken place and how Ildiko's story has come full circle. This psychological thriller focuses on family relationships and the aftermath of childhood trauma, and although not a novel specifically of the Holocaust, the narrative is driven by characters whose lives were shaped by it, so much so that those events become a silent character in the book.

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Suzane Adam is the author of Mayamiya and Janis's Mother, which was awarded Israel's Kugel Literary Prize. She has taught art, creative thinking, image consulting, and computerized commercial presentation. She has also worked as an illustrator and developed games for one of Israel's largest toy firms. Becka Mara McKay's poetry

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and translations have appeared in American Letters and Commentary, eXchanges, Hayden's Ferry Review, small spiral notebook, and TWO LINES, among others, and she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, a literary prize honoring the best poetry, short fiction, and essays published in small presses and magazines. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.


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192 pages Carton Qty: 56 Fiction / Jewish FIC046000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.900 in T 140mm W | 216mm H | 23mm T

There Is No Other Jonathan Papernick

From the streets of modern Israel to the barrooms of Brooklyn to a suburban New England synagogue, the characters in these 10 stories search for love and acceptance in a world scarred by loss and loneliness. In "The Madonna of Temple Beth Elohim," an Iraq war veteran sees a vision of the Virgin Mary on the eve of the Jewish high holidays. In "My Darling Sweetheart Baby," a working-class drunk waits on his stoop for his disability check and the courage to proclaim his love to a local prostitute. And in the title story "There Is No Other," a rage-filled Jewish boy, tormented by his African lineage, arrives at a school Purim party dressed as the prophet Mohammed. Magical, erotic, spiritually penetrating and terrifyingly realistic, these provocative tales continue the storytelling tradition of Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, and Nathan Englander.

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Jonathan Papernick is a writer-in-residence at Emerson College and the author of The Ascent of Eli Israel and Who By Fire, Who By Blood. He lives in Boston.

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ECW Press 9781770410138 Pub Date: 4/1/11 $17.95/$19.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

192 pages Carton Qty: 64 Fiction / Literary FIC019000 5.000 in W | 7.000 in H | 0.500 in T 127mm W | 178mm H | 13mm T

Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew A Novel Stuart Ross

Struggling with the sudden, nagging notion that his mother once assassinated a prominent neo-Nazi leader, Ben-a performance artist, about to turn 40-doesn't know where to turn. His parents are both dead and his brother, having previously been institutionalized, is a lousy source of information. In a non-chronological montage of memories, this inventive tale blends suburban realism with out-of-body surrealism as Ben travels back and forth through life events, attempting to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

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Stuart Ross is the author of Buying Cigarettes for the Dog; Dead Cars in Managua; and Hey, Crumbling Balcony!He lives in Cobourg, Ontario.

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Atlantic Books 9781843549888 Pub Date: 4/1/11 $12.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


Last Train from Liguria Christine Dwyer Hickey

A sweeping tale of consequences spanning the 1930s to the 1990s, moving between fascist Italy and modern Ireland In 1933, Bella Stuart leaves her quiet London life to move to Italy to tutor the child of a beautiful Jewish heiress and an elderly Italian aristocrat. Living at the family's summer home, Bella's reserve softens as she comes to love her young charge, and find friendship with Maestro Edward, his enigmatic music teacher. But as the decade draws to an end and fascism tightens its grip on Europe, the fact that Alec is Jewish places his life in grave danger. Bella and Edward take the boy on a terrifying train journey out of Italy-one they have no reason to believe any of them will survive.

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Christine Dwyer Hickey is the author of Tatty, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year. She was also a prize-winner in the Observer/Penguin short story competition.

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New Chapter Press 9781937559144 Pub Date: 12/1/12 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

250 pages Carton Qty: 60 Fiction / Literary FIC019000 8.500 in W | 8.500 in H 216mm W | 216mm H

A Backhanded Gift A Novel Marshall Jon Fisher

It's the late 1980s, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Robert Cherney, a 30-year-old aspiring writer, has left New York City for a job teaching tennis in Munich. Aside from private lessons, he coaches the Maccabi Club men's league team, a motley group of neurotics whose eccentricities seem exacerbated by their situation as Jews living in Germany. They have made fortunes in postwar Germany but are hounded daily by the ghosts of the past and wracked with guilt over living so blithely among their parents' tormentors. One of the players on Robert's team is his best friend in Munich, Max Altmann, a successful and wealthy young businessman who is also Robert's employer, landlord, provocateur, and guide to Munich's nightlife. In addition to trying to figure out his life and not go crazy teaching tennis, Robert is trying to forget Lexa, the focus of years of erotic obsession back in New York. Helping him are Ingrid, a 40-ish Maccabi member and tennis pupil, and Veronique, a 25-year-old Jewish graduate student whom Max tries to set up with Robert. Love, tennis, sex, frustrated arti...

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Marshall Jon Fisher is a writer whose work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Discover Magazine, DoubleTake magazine, and Harper's. He is the author of The Ozone Layer and A Terrible Splendor and the

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coauthor of Strangers in the Night: A Brief History of Life on Other Worlds and Tube: The Invention of Television. He lives in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.


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Canongate UK 9781841952420 Pub Date: 7/9/10 $16.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


The Blue Mountain A Novel Meir Shalev

The absorbing first novel by one of Israel's most important and acclaimed contemporary writers focuses on four idealistic early settlers of the modern state of Israel Set in a small rural village prior to the creation of the State of Israel, this funny and hugely imaginative book paints an extraordinary picture of a small community of Ukrainian immigrants as they pioneer a new life in a new land over three generations. Narrated by Baruch, a grandson of one of the founding fathers of the village, this lyrical novel transcends time and place by touching on issues of universal relevance, showcasing the skill of a master storyteller who never fails to entertain.

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Meir Shalev is a television host, a journalist, and one of Israel's most celebrated novelists. His other books include Four Meals and A Pigeon and a Boy, for which he won the Brenner Prize, Israel's highest literary recognition.

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Canongate UK 9781841951140 Pub Date: 7/9/10 $14.95 Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)


Four Meals A Novel Meir Shalev, Barbara Harshav

From the author of the critically acclaimed A Pigeon and a Boy, the extraordinary story of Zayde, his enigmatic mother Judith, and her three lovers When Judith arrives in a small, rural village in Palestine in the early 1930s, three men compete for her attention: Globerman, the cunning, coarse cattle-dealer who loves women, money, and flesh; Jacob, owner of hundreds of canaries and host to the four meals which lend the book its narrative structure; and Moshe, a widowed farmer obsessed with his dead wife and his lost braid of hair which his mother cut off in childhood. During the four meals, which take place over several decades, Zayde slowly comes to understand why these three men consider him their son and why all three participate in raising him. A virtuoso performance of spellbinding storytelling, this is a deeply satisfying read-sensuous, hilarious, compassionate, and profound.

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Television host and journalist Meir Shalev is one of Israel's most celebrated novelists. His other books include The Blue Mountain and A Pigeon and a Boy, for which he won the Brenner Prize, Israel's highest literary

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recognition. Barbara Harshav teaches translation at Yale University. Her translations include American Yiddish Poetry, Esau, The Last Jew, and Night Train to Lisbon.


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336 pages Carton Qty: 24 Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

Rabbis and Gangsters A Murder Mystery Novel Phil Graubart

Yael Gold is in love with her boss, Rabbi Judah Loeb, but when the rabbi's wife is found murdered, Yael goes from love-addled naïf to panicky murder suspect overnight. Set in a desert suburb in the Southwest, this brilliant, tense murder mystery keeps readers constantly guessing "whodunit." Was it Yael's husband, an insecure Klezmer musician with a savant's gift for musical trivia or one of Judah Loeb's many mistresses? Or is the culprit the ethically-challenged senior rabbi whose "open marriage" scandal rocks his desert community-or is it the mysterious former mafia hitman known only as "The Scumbag?" With humor and suspense it follows Yael through the shocking murder as her troubled past-a philandering rabbi father, her Cuban gangster relatives, and scarring childhood abuse-provides scope to her difficult but triumphant journey to becoming a spiritual leader.

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Author BioPhil Graubart is a senior rabbi at Congregation Beth El in La Jolla, California. He is the author of My Dinner with Michael Jackson, My Mother's Song, Planet of the Jews, and A Suicide Note, A Murder. He lives in San Diego.

Allen & Unwin 9781741759006 Pub Date: 7/21/10 $22.95/$25.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

248 pages Carton Qty: 24 Fiction / War & Military FIC032000 5.000 in W | 8.000 in H | 1.000 in T | 0.790 lb Wt 127mm W | 203mm H | 25mm T | 358g Wt

The Hollow Tree Jacob G. Rosenberg

A parable of war and the unthinkable atrocities that humanity perpetrates in a time of cataclysmic social change, this novel by a master storyteller is also a poignant story of love, war, and human resilience

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"To be an unbending adherent in a world of stony realities,' Herbert had remarked, 'is to ask for trouble. Not because of one's allegiance, but because such an ally will be forced to conform or be squashed, trampled on or in the end annihilated by the crude laughter of fate." The Hollow Tree is a story of love and loyalty in a time of war. Sometimes love isn't convenient, and loyalty doesn't always serve justice when the brutality of war sweeps away all before it. Yet somewhere in this darkly disturbing fable a tiny spark of hope beckons life anew as Jan Milder, its young protagonist, travels the roads of his mysterious destiny. Although it is written as a novel, this story recalls Jacob Rosenberg's prize-winning autobiographical memoirs, East of Time and Sunrise West. This deeply moving book is the final legacy of a master storyteller.

Jacob G. Rosenberg (1922-2008) was born in Lodz, Poland. After the Germans occupied Poland he was sent with his family to the Lodz Ghetto, and eventually transported to Auschwitz. Except for one sister (who committed suicide a few days later) all the members of his family were gassed on the day of their arrival. In 1948 he emigrated to Australia. He has published three books of poetry in English, a collection of stories, and the award-winning autobiographical memoirs East of Time and Sunrise West.

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Tachyon Publications 9781892391926 Pub Date: 4/1/10 $11.95/$12.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

96 pages Carton Qty: 96 Fiction / Fantasy FIC009000 5.00 W | 7.00 H | 0.50 T 5W | 7H | 1T

The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals The Evil Monkey Dialogues Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer

Whimsically illustrated, this bite-sized bestiary is the deciding vote on which fantastical creatures are kosher. Embarking on an undomesticated romp from A to Z, the ritual cleanliness of E.T., hobbits, Mongolian Death Worms, and the elusive chupacabra are discussed. This hilarious kashrut is the offspring of a debate that began on Jeff Vandermeer's blog, between his alter-ego, Evil Monkey, and his editor/wife. Addressing questions such as

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Is a vegetable-lamb a vegetable or a lamb? Does licking the Pope make you trayf? What exactly is a Pollo Maligno? and Is Sasquatch roast stringy? this irreverent abecedary is a perfect gift for anyone seeking to broaden their imaginary culinary experiences guilt-free. The guide also features Duff Goldman of the popular series Ace of Cakes.

Ann VanderMeer is the fiction editor for Weird Tales and the founder of Buzzcity Press and Silver Web magazine. Jeff VanderMeer has been involved in the publishing industry for more than twenty-five years and in many capacities. His award-winning novels have been published in fifteen languages and his nonfiction has appeared in the Washington Post, the Barnes & Noble Review, and the Huffington Post. He is a regular contributor to Amazon's book blog Omnivorous and his short fiction has appeared in Wired. He is an editor of anthologies for Bantam, Pan Macmillan, and Tachyon (The New Weird, Steampunk). He has conducted master-classes and given workshops all over the world including at the Brisbane Arts Center in Australia and the University of California at San Diego. VanderMeer is also a frequent guest at such multi-media venues as Utopiales in France, the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

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NBM Publishing 9781561635610 Pub Date: 9/1/09 $13.95/$13.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

176 pages Carton Qty: 48 Comics & Graphic Novels / General CGN000000 6.00 W | 9.00 H | 0.40 T 6W | 9H | 0T

The Big Kahn A Sequential Drama Neil Kleid, Nicholas Cinquegrani

Rabbi David Kahn has lived a forty-year lie: he is not, nor has he ever been, Jewish. When at his funeral, the "rabbi's" grifter brother reveals the truth, it forces the Kahn family to struggle with grief and betrayal as their congregation examines their every move and question their very faith. His son, Rabbi Avi Kahn, the heir apparent, spirals down in an affair with his rebellious sister Lea's non-Jewish roommate. Lea rethinks the religion she's run from, strong enough to alter her father's life, while Eli - the youngest Kahn - inherits his father's long-forgotten legacy. Somehow, with the help of the uncle he never knew and his slowly re-awakening sister, he attempts to return faith and order to his family and community and reinstate his father's good name. Neil Kleid, Xeric Award winning author of Ninety Candles and NBM's Brownsville, and illustrator Nicolas Cinquegrani offer a drama about loss, lies, belief and renewal in this dramatic graphic exploration of a family secret so well-hidden, it questions the very nature of faith.

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NBM Publishing 9781561637003 Pub Date: 10/1/12 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

392 pages Carton Qty: 25 Comics & Graphic Novels / General CGN000000 6.000 in W | 9.000 in H 152mm W | 229mm H

Jewish in America A Set of Neil Kleid Graphic Novels Neil Kleid, Nicholas Cinquegrani, Jake Allen

Award-winning comics writer Neil Kleid explores two aspects of being Jewish in America in this banded set of his highly praised graphic novels: Brownsville and The Big Kahn. Brownsville is set in 1930s Brooklyn and follows the intertwined lives of Jewish gangsters Allie Tanennbaum, Abe Reles, and scores of hoods organized by Louis Lepke Buchalter as they undertake the deadliest hit in Mafia history, "Murder, Inc." As they escape the mean streets and lonely tenements of East New York and make themselves into the most dangerous men in America, they eventually send their best friends and closest allies up the river. In The Big Kahn, Rabbi David Kahn has lived a 40-year lie: he is not, nor has he ever been, Jewish. At his funeral, the "rabbi's" brother reveals the truth, forcing the Kahn family to struggle with grief and betrayal as their congregation questions their very faith. A drama about loss, lies, belief, and renewal, this graphic account of a family secret explores the very nature of faith.

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Neil Kleid is a Xeric Award-winning cartoonist who has written for nearly every publisher in the comic book industry. He is the author of the graphic novels The Big Kahn, Brownsville, and Ninety Candles. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey. Nicholas Cinquegrani is an Argentinean comic artist presently studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Jake Allen is a comic artist and graphic designer. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.

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Our World of Books 9781602190436 Pub Date: 4/30/10 $9.95/$10.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Board book

28 pages Carton Qty: 60 3 And Under Juvenile Fiction / People & Places JUV030110 Series: Good Night Our World series 6.000 in W | 6.000 in H | 0.700 in T 152mm W | 152mm H | 18mm T

Good Night Israel Mark Jasper, Anne Rosen

Celebrating the unique cultural heritage of Israel, this boardbook is designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the country's natural and cultural wonders. Rhythmic language guides children through Israel during the passage of both a single day and the four seasons of the year while visiting iconic places across the country, including the Western Wall, the Israeli Museum, the Dead Sea, the Red Sea, and Masada. Many holidays and traditions that are unique to the Jewish community are also covered, such as making hamantaschen for Purim.

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Author BioMark Jasper is the author of The Cape Cod Christmas Cookbook, Good Night Charleston, Good Night Florida Keys, Good Night Ocean, Haunted Cape Cod & the Islands, and Haunted Inns of New England. He lives in Saint Augustine, Florida. Anne Rosen is the illustrator of several books in the Good Night Our World series, including Good Night Martha's Vineyard and Good Night Nantucket, Good Night New Hampshire, Good Night North Carolina, and Good Night Rhode Island. She lives in Truro, Massachusetts.


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Arimax, Inc 9780963428721 Pub Date: 9/1/98 $12.95/$14.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

32 pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 9, Grades K to 4 Juvenile Fiction / Religious JUV033020 11.00 W | 8.50 H | 0.30 T 11W | 9H | 0T

Celebrate Hanukkah with Me Shari Faden Donahue, Monica Saurman

A Jewish girl shares the history, tradition, and celebration of Hanukkah with her Christian friend. Summary

Author BioShari Faden Donahue is a children's picture book author and illustrator whose titles include My Favorite Family Haggadah and The Zebra-Striped Whale with the Polka-Dot Tail. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Ruach Publishing 9780966991000 Pub Date: 3/1/04 $9.95/$14.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

48 pages Carton Qty: 70 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations JNF026110 8.500 in W | 11.000 in H | 0.190 in T | 0.480 lb Wt 216mm W | 279mm H | 5mm T | 218g Wt

The Really! Fun Family Haggadah Larry Stein

Useful for both parents and children, this guide to the seder service provides all the Hebrew parts that families desire combined with English text for those needing help in translation. Two versions of the Passover story-one for adults and a brief one for children-are provided. In addition to all of the seder's 14 steps, this Haggadah provides explanations of the Passover traditions, as well as fun multiple-choice questions so families can understand the service better and gain a greater appreciation for its purpose and meaning. Many of the features are designed to encourage discussion among family members, both young and old, which is an important part of the Passover experience.

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Larry Stein is the author of Josh Discovers Passover! He is a member of the Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago and served on the Chicago Cabinet of the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York. He lives in Deerfield, Illinois.

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Ruach Publishing 9780966991017 Pub Date: 3/1/04 $9.95/$13.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

32 pages Carton Qty: 108 Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations JNF026120 Series: Josh Discovers series 8.000 in W | 10.000 in H | 0.130 in T 203mm W | 254mm H | 3mm T

Josh Discovers Passover! Larry Stein, Marlene K. Goodman

The Passover story is brought to life with fun narration and dynamic, full-color illustrations. Donning his magical tallit, Josh travels back in time to discover the meaning of Passover. Children and their parents accompany Josh as he travels with Moses, reliving all of the Passover tale's special moments, from seeing the burning bush to walking through the parted sea. Fascinating explanations of Passover traditions are included, as are multiple-choice questions designed to trigger discussion among the family and in the classroom.

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Larry Stein is the author of The Really Fun Family Haggadah. He is a member of the Board of Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago and served on the Chicago Cabinet of the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York. He lives in Deerfield, Illinois.

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Chicago Review Press 9781556524578 Pub Date: 5/1/03 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Paperback / softback / Trade paperback (US)

160 pages Carton Qty: 28 Ages 9 And Up, Grades 4 And Up Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025020 11.000 in W | 8.500 in H | 0.300 in T | 1.160 lb Wt 279mm W | 216mm H | 8mm T | 526g Wt

Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors An Activity Guide Marian Broida

Children can try their hand at re-creating ancient Israelite culture-along with the cultures of their neighbors, the Philistines and Phoenicians-in a way that will provide perspective on current events. The book covers a key period from the Israelites' settlement in Canaan in 1200 B.C.E. to their return from exile in Babylonia in 538 B.C.E. This part of the Middle East-no larger than modern-day Michigan-was the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. More than 35 projects include stomping grapes into juice, building a model Phoenician trading ship, making a Philistine headdress, and writing on a broken clay pot. Israelites', Phoenicians', and Philistines' writing and languages, the way they built their homes, the food they ate, the clothes they wore, and the work they did, and of course, their many interesting stories, are all explored.

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Penlight Publications 9780983868507 Pub Date: 8/1/12 $17.95/$17.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardback / Cloth over boards

272 pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 9 to 12, Grades 4 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic JUV037000 5.500 in W | 8.500 in H 140mm W | 216mm H

Kaytek the Wizard Janusz Korczak, Antonia Lloyd-Jones

Kaytek, a mischievous schoolboy who wants to become a wizard, is surprised to discover that he is able to perform magic spells and change reality. He begins to lead a double life: a powerful wizard in the dress of an ordinary boy. It's all great fun using magic to cause strange incidents in his school and neighborhood, but soon Kaytek's increasing powers cause major chaos around the city of Warsaw. Disillusioned, he leaves the country and wanders the world in search of the meaning of his good intentions, his unique abilities, and their consequences. Revolving around the notion that power is not without responsibility, nor without repercussions, this story speaks to every child's dream of freeing themselves from the endless control of adults, and shaping the world to their own designs.

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Janusz Korczak was the pen name of Dr. Henryk Goldszmit, a pediatrician and child psychologist who famously ran a central Warsaw orphanage on innovative educational principles. Korczak left behind a large written legacy,

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including books on education, plays, essays, letters, and of course, novels and stories for children, including King Matt the First. Antonia Lloyd-Jones is a translator of Polish literature. Her published translations from Polish include novels by Pawel Huelle and Olga Tokarczuk, short stories by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, and nonfiction by Ryszard Kapuscinski and Wojciech Tochman. Her translations of poetry have appeared in periodicals including the Edinburgh Review.

The Secret Mountain 9782923163468 Pub Date: 5/1/09 $16.95 Discount Code: LON Hardback / Picture book

52 pages Includes Audio CD Carton Qty: 13 Ages 2 to 7, Grades P to 2 Juvenile Fiction / Religious JUV033020 8.500 in W | 8.000 in H | 0.400 in T 216mm W | 203mm H | 10mm T

Songs from the Garden of Eden Jewish Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes Nathalie Soussana, Paul Mindy, Jean-Christophe Hoa...

An extraordinary repertoire featuring 28 Jewish nursery rhymes, lullabies, and songs originating from the Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Yemenite communities are collected by Nathalie Sousanna and admirably illustrated by Béatrice Alemagna. The lyrics in Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish, and Arabic are first reproduced in the original alphabets, then transcribed into Roman characters and translated into English. Additional notes on the origin and cultural context of each song as well as on the Klezmer music are also included.

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Nathalie Soussana is the writer and producer of the shows Ã€ l'ombre de l'olivier, Romances de Paris, and Silence on tourne and participated in the show Schubert et plus . . . si affinités staged at the Théâtre du Renard in Paris. She is also author of the album Berceuses et comptines de Babouchkao. Béatrice Alemagna has published more than 20 albums and has been awarded several prestigious prizes, including the Figures Futur de Montreuil (France), the Attention Talent-FNAC (France), the Prix Octogones (France), the Prix Andersen (Italy), the Prix Chronos (France), two selections for the Prix Baobab du Salon du Livre jeunesse de Montreuil (France), the Bologna Ragazzi Award in Italy (special mention), the Prix de l'album illustré de Rueil (France), and the Book Award in Taipei (Taiwan).

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