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Restitution
Europe, on the eve of the Second World War, and a Jewish family feels the Nazi danger closing in
Led by their indomitable mother, Marie, the Reesers make a daring esca...
Guardian Angel House
Based on the true story of two sisters sheltered from the Nazis by a group of Catholic nuns during World War II.
Mama had always told twelve-year-old Susan that there was no safe place for a Jew...
Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the Truth
“That’s how we lived, surrounded by ghosts. They sat at the table while we ate our Sunday meal. They lay beside us in the bed as we slept...”
In Tell Me a Story, Tell Me the Truth, author Gina R...
White Space Between
Winner of the 2009 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction
A family's story of the Holocaust lies buried in the soil of a graveyard in Prague, in the old neighborhoods of Montréal, in the ...
The Diary of Laura's Twin
Winner of the 2008 National Jewish Book Award for Children's and YA Literature and the 2009 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature!
A mysterious diary links modern-day Laura to ...
Hana's Suitcase on Stage
Since its publication in 2002, the story of Hana Brady, a little girl who wanted to become a teacher, has captured hearts and minds of schoolchildren and adults around the world. Since its 2006 ...
Hiding Edith
Winner of the 2009 Yad Vashem Award for Children's Holocaust Literature
The true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis by the courage of the entire French v...
Hana's Suitcase
New edition with foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu:
"How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's s...
Hana's Suitcase - Book and Audio CD
"Hana's Suitcase should be required reading." Quill and Quire
"Like the documentary, the book is a treasure for children and adults." The Toronto Star
In the spring o...
From Memory to Transformation
Not satisfied by the established roles assigned to them, Jewish women have begun to uncover their history, religion and culture using tradition and memory to inspire and transform their lives.
I...
A Partisan's Memoir
"A truly remarkable book." - Jewish Tribune
"An amazing book." - CBC Radio
Faye Schulman was a teenager when the Nazis invaded her town on the Russian-Polish border. She survived, and ...
Found Treasures
"This rich and important collection deserves to become part of everyone's library; and even more, of everyone's life." The Jewish Outlook
"Found Treasures stands as a groundbreaking histo...
Uneasy Lies
Uneasy Lies has been hailed by The Globe and Mail as "excellent" and "highly entertaining."
Eve Zaremba places her street-smart heroine as the head of security in a large, urban c...
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