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Conviction
$24.99
I was the star. My future was bright, and tomorrow was promised. But tonight, this star would fall right out of...
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One Was Avraham
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One was Avraham, Rabbi Trugman’s 21st book, explores in great depth the life of the first patriarch Avraham – shedding light on...
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Step Inside My Classroom
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I decided to think positive. This is going to work. Tomorrow is going to be wonderful, and so will the...
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Flight of the Doves
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Thirteen-year-old Bayla Karmel adores her close-knit family and their idyllic life in 1930s Warsaw. When her cousin desperately needs her...
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Escape from Hurricane Katrina
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The city of New Orleans is in danger. A huge hurricane is on its way. The Rivkin family must decide whether...
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From Ur to Pompedisa
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Years in the making, this new textbook will revolutionize the way Historia is taught. Subtitled “A Parallel History,” From Ur...
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The Way It Was: In the Old West
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What was life like in the Old West? In the mid- to late- 1800s, thousands of people went out West...
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The Next Pair of Shoes
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Froyim handed Fraidel Leah a package. “I don’t want my son to go barefoot in the streets as the other...
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Assault on Yaakov
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Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Klein, author, columnist, orator, and veteran Holocaust Studies Instructor, has produced a textbook/curriculum for convenient use in...
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I've Been Here Before: When Souls of the Holocaust Return
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The compelling evidence of this book, that each one of us is an immortal soul carrying the baggage of past...
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Here I Am: The Story of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis
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Esther was a young girl in Brooklyn, New York. She wanted to show her neighbors what Shabbos was. As she...
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Princess without a Crown
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Although Jenna Maio grew up near Orthodox Jews in the Five Towns of Long Island, New York, she might as...
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Mrs. Recha Sternbuch: Rescuer of Refugees
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During World War II, many Jews from Germany, Austria, and France tried to flee from the Nazis and reach safety...
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Who Is Like Your People?
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“It’s the truth.” In their family, it was more than a statement. It was the final, unassailable argument. You weren’t...
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Escape from Belgium
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Belgium, 1940 During World War II, Belgium, like the rest of Europe, is a dangerous place for Jews. The Berkovitses have become...
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Escape from Syria
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Syria in the 1970s is a dangerous place for Jews. Beatings, pogroms, and arrests are terrifying the community. Zaki wants...
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Wherever You Are
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Eighteen-year-old Megan Ashby leaves behind her comfortable life in California, her lavish house, and hired help, for a year abroad...
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Secrets in Disguise
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Fraidy Mintz has been harboring a dark and dangerous secret for over sixty years. One day she reveals it to...
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Escape from Hungary
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Hungary in the 1950s is a difficult place for Jews to live. The country is run by communists who prevent...
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My Rebbe Rav Schwab
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Rav Shimon Schwab was a renowned Torah giant whose commitment and dedication to his community and students is unforgettable. His wealth of...
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Secrets
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Faigy stopped writing, and put her head down, teary-eyed. “That’s the problem, Esti,” she said. “We’re leaving civilization to go...
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The Free and the Brave
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A magnificent tale of historical fiction for kids “Those British are coming this way. Eight thousand troops.” “Eight thousand?” Jacob...
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Escape from the USSR
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A Russian refusenik's story of survival The USSR is a dangerous place to be openly Jewish. Zev and Carmela Raiz...
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It Happened in Vilna
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The story of the hidden library Once there was a library filled with Jewish books. Many people came to read...
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It Happened in Prague
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The story of the Old-New Shul Many years ago a new shul was built in Prague. People called it the...
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It Happened in Cairo
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The story of the great genizah What happens when Jewish books get too torn to use anymore? They are stored...
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Lady Amelie Jakobovits
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The story of Lady Amélie Jakobovits, Queen of Kindness In Paris, France, war was raging. Amélie Munk and her family...
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The Montefiores
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Champions of the Jewish People In the Land of Israel, Jews were very poor. They lived in crowded and dangerous...
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Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld
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The story of the hero of the Kindertransport In Germany and Austria, many Jewish people were in danger. They needed...
Upon the Wings of an Eagle
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A fascinating journey spanning cultures and continents A bright full moon appeared in the dark sky. Then suddenly they heard...
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Escape from Iran
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Two Jewish girls' story of survival Iran in the 1980s has become a dangerous place for Jews to live. Twin...
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Sarah Builds a School
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The Life of Sarah Schenirer Sarah Schenirer lived in Kraków, Poland. When she was growing up, there were no Jewish...
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Escape to Shanghai
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The Mir Yeshiva's story of survival Poland in the late 1930s has become a very dangerous place for Jews. Isaac...
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In the Fragments
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Reflections of a Child of Survivors Our eternal legacy can be found…in the fragments. The son of Holocaust survivors, Rabbi...
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Back In Print
Flight to Freedom
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The True Story of a Family's Escape from Wartorn Belgium This remarkable memoir chronicles the trials of a Jewish family...
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It Happened in Soncino
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The story of the famous printing press Six hundred years ago books were written by hand. The work was slow...
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Rabbi Avraham Blumenthal: Father of Orphans
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The story of Rabbi A.Y. Blumenthal, father of the Zion Orphanage During World War I, so many children in Jerusalem...
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Hanna's Harvest
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A historical novel for teens If only Hanna Farber was good at something! Her pinafores are dirty, her needlework is...
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Thirteen Steps
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Orthodox Judaism in America Comes of Age: My Life and Times Rabbi Joseph Karasick was one of the leaders who...
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Trailblazer
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An exciting historical novel of shifting fates and fortunes. After discovering her uncle’s devious plan, fifteen-year-old Raizel Golden is forced...
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The Queen of Bais Yaakov
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The story of Dr. Judith Grunfeld From Germany to Poland to England and beyond. She traveled the world and changed...
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Don't Look Back: The harrowing account of a young family’s escape from Iran
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The harrowing account of a young family's escape from Iran The border patrol took a close look at our passport....
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The Life of the Arizal
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True Stories from Tzefas’s Golden Age Take an awe-inspiring step back in time… The life of the Arizal, Rav Yitzchak...
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Starlight
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A Poor Jewish Match-Girl in Victorian England…A Novel A Poor Jewish Match-Girl in Victorian England… Orphaned and ill-treated by her...
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The Satmar Rebbe and His English Principal
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Unlikely, Unexpected, and Incredibly Successful! The Satmar Rebbe, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, zt”l, needed a principal of English studies for the...
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Letters from Mir: The Correspondence of Ernest Gugenheim
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A Torah world in the shadow of the Shoah Experience first-hand the daily life of a lost world. Rabbi Ernest...
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Nothing Bad Ever Happens
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The incredible true story of one young girl alone escaping the Nazis “I’m scared,” Rachel said. “And if I’m scared...
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180 Rechov Yaffo
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Stories of emunah and bitachon Each Sunday and Tuesday evening, hundreds of people from all walks of life can be...
The Rogatchover Gaon
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A Glimpse into the Rogatchover's Universe Rabbi Yosef Rosen, the Rogatchover Gaon, was one of the greatest Talmudic scholars in...
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Crash Course in Jewish History
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The Miracle and Meaning of Jewish History, From Abraham to Modern Israel From Abraham and the birth of monotheism to...
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Angel of Orphans
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The story of R' Yona Tiefenbrunner and the hundreds he saved While the Angels of Death sent their parents to...
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Library in a Book
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Top Jewish leaders and writers: Rabbi Hanoch Teller, Rabbi Berel Wein, and others share inspiring, entertaining and stimulating articles and...
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September 11 and You
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Jews & 9/11: A powerful Jewish book on the Torah response to this - and every other - wake-up call....
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Shema Yisrael- Testimonies of Devotion, Courage, and Self-Sacrifice
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Testimonies of Devotion, Courage, and Self-SacrificeShema Yisrael is unique in the annals of Holocaust literature. Compiled under the auspices of...
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We the People
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Reflections on American History and Jewish Thought The story of America's transformation from a few struggling colonies to the world's...
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Mirrors of Our Lives
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Reflections of Women in TanachFrom the head of the acclaimed Jerusalem based seminary "She'arim", well-known and much loved educator and...
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