Voices from the Melbourne Jewish Community 2021 - Anthology by Adele Hulse (Editor)
55.00 AUD
Category: Judaica
This anthology gives voice to the remarkable variety of experiences that make up the texture of the Melbourne community. Many of them reflect the fact that Australia had the highest percentage of Holocaust survivors of any diaspora Jewish community in the world. Each voice gives a picture of the family ...Show more
My Family Haggadah by Rosalind Silberman; Hiroe Nakata (Illustrator)
24.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A colorful board book haggadah for the youngest seder-goer highlighting the main parts of the ceremonial meal. A Page Plus QR code in the book links to Songs for a Family Seder.
Casting Lots - Ancient Hebrew Divination Magic by Elisheva Nesher; Diana L. Paxson (Foreword by)
29.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
A guide to the lost art of lot casting, an ancient Hebrew system used for healing, blessing, cursing, magic, meditation, and spiritual interaction.Lots resemble runes in many ways, in their relationship to alphabets and their use in divination and magic. Each lot--crafted from wood, cardboard, or other ...Show more
Hidden Hope - How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer; Amy June Bates (Illustrator)
29.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWII During World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, becam ...Show more
The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz: A Powerful True Story of Hope and Survival by Thomas Geve, Charlie Inglefield
19.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
‘We felt an urge to document what we had witnessed. If we who had experienced it, I reasoned, did not reveal the bitter truth, people simply would not believe the extent of the Nazis’ evil. I wanted to share our life, the events and our struggle to survive.’ Thomas Geve was just 15 years old when he was ...Show more
Saving Sophie by Ronald H Balson
29.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
From Ronald H. Balson, author of "Once We Were Brothers," "Saving Sophie" is the powerful story of the lengths a father will go through to protect his daughter and an action-packed thriller that will take you on an unforgettable journey of murder and deception, testing the bonds of family and love.Jack ...Show more
RBG's Brave and Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women to Inspire Everyone by Nadine Epstein; Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Introduction by); Bee Johnson (Illustrator)
24.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
This collection of biographies of brave and brilliant Jewish female role models--selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself-- provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models, all of whom are Jewish ...Show more
Now (#6 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Felix & Zelda | Reading Level: very good
Once I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.Then I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.Now I understand why Felix does the things he does.At least he's got me.My name is Zelda too.This is our story. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2010.Shortlis ...Show more
Israel / Palestine by Alan Dowty
36.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
What explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the ""hot spots"" in the world today, the apparently endless clash between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East seems unique in its longevity and resistance to resolution. Is this conflict really dif ...Show more
Auschwitz Testimonies 1945-1986 by Primo Levi
30.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
In 1945, soon after liberation, Soviet authorities in control of the Kattowitz (Katowice) camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions in Auschwitz. The result was an extraordinary testimony and one of the first acco ...Show more
The Memory Keeper - A Journey into the Holocaust to Find My Family by Jackie Kohnstamm
39.99 AUD
Category: Judaica
The compelling story of Jackie Kohnstamm's search for the truth about her grandparents' deaths in the Holocaust
Jews and Words by Amos Oz
22.95 AUD
Category: Judaica
Why are words so important to Jews? Novelist Amos Oz and historian Fania Oz-Salzberger roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews and words. Through a blend of storytelling and scholarship, conversation and argument, father and daughter tell the tales behind Judaism's ...Show more