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Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

Susan J. Eischeid - Citadel Press
Format: Hardcover

A masterful exploration of one of the Nazi regime's darkest and most intriguing figures - and one of the few female perpetrators of the Holocaust - this vivid and thoughtful biography, with never-before-published details and photography, will appeal to readers of The Lilac Girls and history...
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Nosh: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine

Micah Siva - The Collective Book Studio
Format: Hardcover

For those who want to connect with Jewish culinary history while following a plant-based diet, Nosh offers more than 80 recipes that can be served at shabbat, holidays, and even better, every day. "This will appeal to anyone trying to convince Bubbe that Passover can be done without...
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First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill: Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill Series, Book 10

Jennifer Beckstrand - Zebra
Format: Paperback

Before irrepressible 80-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth became Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin's most-beloved matchmakers, they were mismatched young lovers facing seemingly impossible obstacles....She can't cook, sew, sing, or clean. And no matter how hard young Anna Yoder tries,...
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Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's Guide to Grieving

Merissa Nathan Gerson - Mandala Publishing
Format: Paperback

Though at times it may seem impossible, we can heal with help from our friends and community- if we know how to ask. This heartrending, relatable account of one woman's reckoning with loss is a guide to the world of self-recovery, self-love, and the skills necessary to meeting one's...
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In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust

Jeffrey Veidlinger - Metropolitan Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD * SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE. "The mass killings of Jews from 1918 to 1921 are a bridge between local pogroms and the extermination of the Holocaust. No history of that Jewish catastrophe comes close to the virtuosity of research,...
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The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy

Mohamad Jebara - St. Martin's Essentials
Format: Hardcover

"Appropriately epic and consistently erudite, yet accessible for lay readers." -- Kirkus (Starred review) . Based on extensive scholarship, an innovative biography of the central text of Islam. Over a billion copies of the Qur`an exist - yet it remains an enigma. Its classical...
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1001 Dreams: The Complete Book of Dream Interpretations (1001 Series)

Cassandra Eason - Sterling Ethos
Format: Hardcover

Dreams are a window into the subconscious, and for those who understand their meanings, they are also a crucial step in self-understanding. In this comprehensive volume, author Cassandra Eason shares her decades of study on the subject. From visions of angels to trips to the zoo, from buying...
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