NEW ACQUISITIONS
We’re continuing to add new books to the collection. These books, along with books purchased in the last year, can be found on the New Acquisitions shelf to the right as you enter the library.
Recent additions include:
Recent additions include:
The Last Dekrepitzer by Howard Langer
Howard Langer’s inventive novel, The Last Dekrepitzer, imagines what would happen if the last remaining survivor of a Hasidic sect found his way to the pre – Civil Rights American South and took on a new identity as a blues musician named Sam Lightup. In doing so, the novel explores subjects like race, the legacy of the Holocaust, music, and God. NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER
When we See you Again by Rachel Goldberg-Polin On the morning of October 7th, 2023, Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s beloved twenty-three-year-old son, Hersh, was stolen from a music festival billed as a celebration of unity and love—and, in that moment, her life was forever separated into The Before and The After. A searing portrait of a mother’s grief and strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy.
Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann
Journalist and New Yorker writer, Nicholas Lemann writes a historical family memoir chronicling the journey of his German-Jewish ancestors from the Rhine Valley to the Louisiana sugar plantations. Lehman details their assimilation and pursuit of belonging within the elite society of New Orleans. He then traces his evolution at mid- life to becoming a more observant Jew.
Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America by Michael Kimmel
The untold story of the first-generation Jewish American toymakers who literally manufactured “the century of the child.”
The Red House by Mary Morris A mystery that toggles between contemporary New Jersey and Mussolini’s Italy during World War II. The novel explores hidden Jewish identity, history and the lasting impact of family secrets
Bookplates
We encourage you to think of the library when honoring or remembering a friend or loved one.
Each book bought by your donation will display a newly designed bookplate recognizing the donor and honoree. Looking forward to seeing you in the Library.
Deborah Marinsky and Roslyn Vanderbilt
Library Committee Co-chairs