In the town of Wloszczowa on Christmas day of 1915, Lilly was born, the main character of the work of Uri Jerzy Nachimson - his aunt. In reality the characters in this book are many, because Lilly's Jewish family was numerous, whose relationships were marked by a deep affection and mutual solidarity. Not lacking in this detailed and fascinating reconstruction of a family history extended to the destiny of a community, the episodes of misunderstanding, the quarrels, the expulsions, as happens to … [Read more...] about Lilly’s Album – based on a true story: A powerful story of love by Uri J. Nachimson
Interview with Author – Felice Cohen
About Felice Cohen: Felice Cohen, the grandchild of two Holocaust survivors, is the author of the award-winning book “What Papa Told Me,” a memoir about her grandfather’s life before, during and after the war. The book has been endorsed by Elie Wiesel and Yad Vashem, translated into Polish, won three honorable mention book awards, and has sold 30,000 copies around the world. Aside from having spoken to thousands about her grandfather, she is featured in two documentaries focusing on … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Felice Cohen
Kalisz, a Journey of Return by Rosalind Brenner
Alex Berner is about to become a father for the first time, his whole life suddenly has meaning. He was born before the First of the World Wars as Sender Berner, in a shtetl in a small town in Poland. His mother was a hard working woman with such strength, that even when giving birth she doesn't so much as flinch. Moyshe Berner, her husband, was a pious Jew and spent most of his time studying the Torah, as did the other religious Jews in his town. After the First World War the Berner family … [Read more...] about Kalisz, a Journey of Return by Rosalind Brenner
Buyer’s Guide: All My Love, Detrick by Roberta Kagan
Targeted Age Group:: 16 to 90 Category: Historical Print book price range: 17.99 Audiobook price range: 17.46 eBook price range: 3.99 About All My Love, Detrick: All My Love, Detrick is the story of a German boy who risks everything for the forbidden love of a Jewish Girl during the Holocaust. It is an epic romance, a tale of undying friendships, secrets and betrayals … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: All My Love, Detrick by Roberta Kagan
Interview with Author – Eris Field Perese (w/a Eris Field)
About Eris Field Perese (w/a Eris Field): Eris Field was born in Jericho, Vermont, a small village in the Green Mountains where, when snowed in, she read what was available in her grandfather’s home—Zane Grey’s exciting westerns and the tortured love stories of Gene Stratton Porter. Later, when she moved to a small town in Vermont, she discovered the magic world of books that the library offered. At 17, she left Vermont, moving to Albany, NY to attend Union University School of Nursing. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Eris Field Perese (w/a Eris Field)
“Out of the Shoebox”: An Autobiographic Mystery by Yaron Reshef
Out of the Shoebox is a fascinating journal that reads like a detective story, comes across as an imaginative quest into the past, yet is the true personal story of the writer, Yaron Reshef. An unexpected phone call hurls Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in the 1930s and gradually unfolded in the present. A mysterious lot, a forgotten bank account, a people long gone – along with their memory which were obliterated during the … [Read more...] about “Out of the Shoebox”: An Autobiographic Mystery by Yaron Reshef
The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck
This book is bargain priced from 12/09/2013 until 12/16/2013 During the second half of the 16th century, a wealthy widow by the name of Doña Antonia Nissim is arrested and charged with being a secret Jew. The punishment? Death by burning. Enter Suleiman the Magnificent, an Ottoman “Schindler,” and the most celebrated sultan in all of Turkish history. With the help of the Sultan, the widow and her children manage their escape to Istanbul. Life is seemingly idyllic for the family in their new … [Read more...] about The Debt of Tamar by Nicole Dweck
Interview with Author – Roberta Kagan
Author Bio: When I was a child my mother kept a black suitcase in our basement. She forbade me to look inside. Of course as we all know the way to spark a child's curiosity is to tell them they are forbidden to do or see a particular thing. One afternoon when my mother was out, I raced down stairs. Nobody was around so I opened the suitcase. Inside I found pictures and letters in a foreign language. Later that night I asked my mother what all of it meant. She told me that she was trying to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Roberta Kagan
Interview with Author – Layne Wong
Author Bio: Layne Wong is a novelist and advocate who writes her characters through her own multi-cultural lens. Her perspective, based on her personal love story, takes into consideration influences that encompass culture, history and societal effects that are current and relevant and that impact all of humanity. “When I was young, my parents warned me about mixed marriages – how they should be avoided at all costs. I was told that there were serious consequences to interracial … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Layne Wong
