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Never Lost
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  ”Shalom Zvi, wake up,” said a voice. “Are you okay?” Shalom Zvi’s head ached from the fall. His vision...
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In Spite of It All
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An ominous darkness hangs over the streets of Vienna, but in the large dining room of our house, the chandelier is...
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Yosef Mendelevich
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In the Soviet Union, believing in anything other than Communism was forbidden. Millions of people were jailed for holding onto...
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Defiance
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Can one girl’s defiance make a difference? Young Shula lives in the town of Homyel, USSR, in the 1930s. She...
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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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The Boy Who Loved Torah
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When Rav Chaim was a boy, he loved to learn Torah. All he wanted to do was study. He saved all his...
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The Man at the Wall
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Rav Meir Schuster was very shy. But he knew he had to help all the lost Jews he saw at...
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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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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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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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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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Rav Aharon Kotler: Builder of the Torah World
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Across an ocean, a terrible war raged. And in America, many Jewish people had strayed far from Torah. Who would...
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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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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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No Day without Torah
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Rav Meir Shapiro was a great Torah scholar of the last century. He had a dream. He wanted to organize Torah...
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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...
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...
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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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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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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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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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Back In Print
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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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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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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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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A Sister in White
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Selma Meir left the pristine cleanliness and order of life in Germany to become the head nurse at Sha'arei Zedek...