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A child struggles to understand the unrelenting cruelty of the life she is trapped in, while a young mother is forced into an impossible choice to try to save herself and her children. Each finds herself alone, in a hostile world. To survive, they have to stay free. Those that are taken never come back, and the fiery spirit they share may not be enough. They will need the intervention of luck, and kind strangers, to have any chance of reaching sanctuary. But the odds against them are enormous. And not all strangers are kind.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book because of its mix of humor, Jewish history, and pathos. The narrator of the audiobook has a wicked sense of humor but is also able to convey vast swathes of Jewish history with poignancy - the pogroms, the othering, and the sufferings and tribulations, as well as the rise of zealotry and how it destroyed the Jewish people and drove them out of their own land.

Wie viele Geheimnisse erträgt eine Familie? Krakau, im Frühjahr 1939. Alle Zeichen stehen auf Krieg, denn das Deutsche Reich treibt seine Angriffspläne auf Polen unbarmherzig voran. Die junge Marie aber beschäftigen ganz anderen Fragen: Wer ist ihre Mutter? Warum verschwand sie, als Marie ein Kleinkind war? Und warum verweigert ihr Vater, ein renommierter Arzt, jedes Gespräch über sie? Als sie die Ungewissheit nicht mehr aushält, entschließt Marie sich zu einem drastischen Schritt. Marie zog eine Haarnadel aus ihrem blonden Haar.

Stanisław Wróblewski to spokojny, ułożony mężczyzna - inżynier z wykształcenia, pracownik warszawskiego Biura Projektów, bohater wojenny odznaczony orderem Virtuti Militari. Pewnego dnia na jego biurko trafia książka ze wspomnieniami obozowymi. Na jednym ze zdjęć mężczyzna rozpoznaje siebie w roli kata-esesmana. Postać na fotografii ma tę samą bliznę na twarzy i jest tak łudząco podobna do bohatera, że nawet Zakład Medycyny Sądowej stwierdza, że to on sam.

Eine unsterbliche Liebe in einer grausamen, unmenschlichen Zeit. Josef, ein junger jüdischer Musiker, und Lisa, eine arische Fabrikantentochter. Als die Deportation beginnt, gelingt Josef auf dem Transport ins KZ zweimal die Flucht und er findet den Weg zurück zu seiner Liebe, zu Lisa. Doch das Glück währt nicht lange. Durch Verrat landet er letztendlich im KZ. Dort rettet ihm sein Status als Geigenspieler das Leben. Josef wird KZ-Musiker. Es werden die schlimmsten Jahre seines Lebens, doch die unbändige Liebe zu Lisa spendet ihm Kraft und Hoffnung.

An ancient coin from the Land of Israel goes missing during a dinner party hosted by the Lyon family. The most likely suspect is Judah Birnbaum, a young man from the Holy Land who has come to England to raise funds for his community. But why would the young man jeopardize his mission by stealing the coin? For once, Mr. Melamed has too many clues - making this one of the most baffling cases of his career.

It's a delightfully satirical exploration of the intersection between the quotidian and the absurd. Lev is a particularly memorable character; it turns out that when he said 'superintendent,' he actually meant 'janitor, and he neither encourages nor repudiates the strange notion that his arrival is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Throughout, Greene wisely explores the salutary power of faith.

Jest rok 1597. W chrześcijańskiej Wenecji Żydzi żyją za murami getta, a za przywilej praktykowania swojej wiary odwdzięczają się wiernością wobec Republiki i poszanowaniem jej praw. Na galeonie handlowym kupiec Menachem Campos wypływa do Stambułu, Hila, jego córka, szykuje się do zaślubin, a młoda synowa spodziewa się narodzin upragnionego syna. Los zdaje się im sprzyjać, lecz do czasu, bo gdy z morza nadchodzą tragiczne wieści, żydowską Wenecją wstrząsają pogłoski o tajemniczych znakach - zwiastunach prześladowań i klęsk.

Knar has been studying the physiology of humans for years in preparation to introduce Earth to the rest of the galaxy and present them as a species that can adapt to change well. Although he believes in his mission, he’s also had his eye on his coworker Leah, and her invitation to come home with her for the holidays is just the opportunity he’s been looking for. He just has to find some way to tell her that he’s more than just a gentile. He’s not even from this planet. And Leah hates liars.

Was bedeutet Familie? Was heißt jüdisch sein? Wie umgehen mit Alter, Krankheit, Tod? Yasmina Rezas neuer Roman kreist um große Fragen. Die Geschwister Popper: Serge, verkrachtes Genie und homme à femmes, Jean, der Vermittler und Ich-Erzähler, und Nana, die verwöhnte Jüngste mit dem unpassenden spanischen Mann. Eine jüdische Familie. Nach dem Tod der Mutter entfremdet man sich immer mehr. Zu ihren Lebzeiten hat keiner die alte Frau nach der Shoah und ihren ungarischen Vorfahren gefragt. Jetzt schlägt Serges Tochter Joséphine einen Besuch in Auschwitz vor.

Abandoning the ship was risky. It meant Anna never returning to Scotland and reuniting with her daughter. Instead, Anna and her highlander, Alain MacArthur, faced an uncertain future in colonial Manhattan, where they knew no one, except for an old adversary seeking revenge. Anna’s story would have remained unknown if it were not for Hanna Duncan’s dogged pursuit of the truth about her ancient ancestor.

My Mother's Son, the meticulously crafted debut novel from David Hirshberg, is a story told by a radio raconteur revisiting his past in post-World War II Boston, the playground and battleground for two brothers whose lives are transformed by discoveries they never could have imagined.

Cuando la matriarca de la familia judía menos exitosa de Estados Unidos se cansa de su desgracia, consulta los textos místicos en busca de ayuda. Decidida a que su próximo nieto será un genio que cambiará su suerte, y convencida de que nadie en su clan es lo suficientemente inteligente como para criar a un genio por sí mismo, decide que el niño pasará de casa en casa para ganar su sabiduría colectiva.

Sarah Taube cowers in the bakery cellar clutching her three children, listening to the sounds of shooting by the White Cossacks during a pogrom. In order to survive, she enters into a bargain with the ruthless Commissar, Dimitri, an orthodox Jew transformed by tragedy into a high-ranking Bolshevik. Will Dimitri be able to protect Sarah Taube and her family? Will Sarah Taube be reunited with her wanderlust husband, who leaves for South Africa to seek his fortune and find himself, and will she realize her life-long dream to go to America?

In America, we're good at dividing ourselves into tribes - into "insiders" and "outsiders" - based on race, background, and beliefs. But what happens when a person is an outsider within her own tribe? Serach Gottesman, the mathematically gifted eldest daughter of a rigidly Orthodox-Jewish Boro Park family and Paloma Rodriguez, the street-smart Bronx-bred daughter of a neglectful Latina immigrant mother, seek broader vistas within a relationship that is forbidden by both of their communities.

Goodbye, Columbus es la historia de Neil Klugman y la hermosa y espiritual Brenda Patimkin. Él es del Newark pobre, ella es del suburbio high class de Short Hills. Su encuentro en unas vacaciones de verano y su affaire posterior nos hablan de las clases sociales, la sospecha y el amor.

Based on Siegfried Kra's own childhood, Twilight in Danzig reveals life as a Jew during the beginning of Hitler's reign. Jonas Kruger's parents are scions of Danzig society, his father a coal merchant, his mother a lovely socialite. But the rise of Hitler forces them to examine their identity and face the most difficult decision of their lives: to stay in Germany in spite of Hitler's atrocities, to try to reform from within? Or to find a means of escape for the entire family, to flee penniless to a country that doesn't want them?

Dror Eytan is a ruthless, heartless, violent extortionist. I am a simple teacher who has never had to deal with people like Eytan. Eytan wants the money. I don't have it. My friend's life is at stake. What have I got myself into? Help.

A mysterious stranger surprises an unscrupulous banker and makes him an offer he can't refuse. Or can he?

Jane Egan, daughter of Liam and Joan, enters a world her father had struggled with all his adult life. Was this a gift or a curse on the Egan family? Why had Jane now been chosen? A story of intrigue, history, and sadness. Go with Jane on this journey, and see if you can understand how this could happen.