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The Holocaust in Salonika:
Eyewitness Accounts Three first-hand accounts of the
tragic years leading up to and following the deportation of
the Sephardic community of Salonika - Yomtov Yacoel, the lawyer
for the Community and liaison with the Nazi civilian representatives,
Dr. Matarasso, the post-war physician for the survivors and
Solomon Uziel a community leader. Edited with an introductory
essay by Steven Bowman and translated from the Greek and Judeo-Spanish
with introduction and notes by Isaac Benmayor.  $15
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A Liter
of Soup and Sixty Grams of Bread: The Diary of Prisoner 109565
By Heinz Salvator Kounio For a Greek Jew
like Heinz Salvator Kounio, the ability to speak German saved
his life, and the lives of his family. In this powerful memoir,
Kounio meticulously describes his experience in Auschwitz
and other camps. The book’s title refers to the daily
rations for prisoners: there was never enough, and the soup
was often made of potato peels, the bread from sawdust. The
book, adapted and translated by Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos,
is the second volume in the Sephardic and Greek Holocaust
Library. $15
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The
Hebrew Portuguese Nations in Antwerp and London at the Time
of Charles V and Henry VIII by Aron Di Leone Leoni A
new scholarly work documenting the story of a group of merchants
of Jewish origin who, at beginning of the 16th century, were
instrumental in developing the city of Lisbon into the largest
financial and commercial center of Europe. In extending their
influence to London they set up a complex rescue organization
to plan and finance the flight of Marranos towards lands where
they could openly practice Judaism. $30
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The First Jews in the New World
by Joseph Heckelman
In this fascinating work, Heckelman chronicles the dramatic
story of the original Jewish movement to the Western Hemisphere
in the 16th century. He explores the historical circumstances
that led to this relocation, and provides insight into the courage
and tenacity that the original Jewish settlers in the New World
displayed in their odyssey. $24
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Journey from the Land
of No
by Roya Hakakian
In this elegantly-written memoir, Roya Hakakian recalls her
childhood and adolescence in pre-revolutionary Iran with candor
and verve. She relates her experiences as a Jewish girl growing
up in a time of repression and cultural closing, and vividly
re-creates a time and place dominated by religious fanaticism,
violence, and fear with an open heart and a great deal of humor.
$23
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Remnant of Israel
by
Rabbi Marc D. Angel
Published in honor of the 350th anniversary of Jewish communal
life in North America, Remnant of Israel provides a remarkable
portrait of America’s first Jewish synagogue, Congregation
Shearith Israel, founded in 1654. Written by Rabbi Marc Angel,
spiritual leader of the synagogue for over 30 years, the book
reveals how the story of the congregation is intertwined with
the development of the American Jewish community and their adopted
city and nation. This heavily illustrated volume is rich with
documents and photos that recreate both the synagogue’s
and its members’ past. $50
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Dicionáro Sefardi de Sorbrenomes/
Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames
By Guilherme
Faiguenboim, Paulo Valadares, and Anna Rosa Campagnano
This heavily researched book contains some 17,000 surnames of
Sephardic Jewish families from Portugal, Spain and Italy and
their descendants. It is an important tool for anyone interested
in researching their Iberian Jewish roots, or learning about
the history of the Jews from this region. $50
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A Jewish Wedding
in Mogador/The Illuminated Ketuba from Mogador, Morocco
By David Bensoussan and Asher Knafo
In this work of art, Asher Knafo and David Bensoussan have
meticulously assembled these Ketubot (Jewish marriage contracts)
illuminated by artists from the city of Mogador (Essaouira)
Morocco. $100
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The Schocken
Book of Modern Sephardic Literature, edited and
with an introduction by Ilan Stavans, is an exceptional,
never-before collected anthology of fiction, memoir, essay,
and poetry from 28 writers in 18 countries spanning a period
of more than 150 years. The various pieces deal with issues
that resonate within any contemporary multicultural culture:
the status of minorities within the larger society, the opposing
forces of religion and secularism, the tension between a civil,
democratic tradition and the anti-Semitism ready to undermine
it, and the opposing forces of religion and secularism. $27.50
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