by Marc Leepson
Read by Gloria Morgan (1 Cd)
This is the story of an American President's country home left in disrepair and its restoration over the years by a Jewish family.The family faced anti-Semitism for many years over the control and ultimate purchase by the Historical Society. The book is full of in- depth descriptions of the various members of the Levy family and the ultimate recognition of their contribution to the history of America.
No. 1352
Scapegoat On Trial
by Mendel Beilis
Read by Ita Rubin (1 Cd)
In Czarist Russia, in 1912, a child was found murdered in a suburb of Kiev. ,A Jewish factory manager named Mendel Beilis was accused of killing him and using his blood for the Passover matzos! This preposterous charge, and the arrest and trial of Mendel Beilis, scandalised the modern world. Beilis became a cause celebre. This story of Mendel Beilis, in his own words, is a memoir of personal tragedy, pain and courage along with dignity and pride.
No. 1495
Scotland's Jews
by Dr Kenneth E Collins Read by Daniel Gee (1 Cd)
A comprehensive and interesting account of Scotland's Jews, which looks at the history and modern Jewish life in Scotland. Dr Collins' book is concise, entertaining and understandable. A must for anyone living in Scotland, or anyone wiith Scottish Jewish roots or with an interest in UK Jewish communities.
No. 1301
Secret
by Philippe Grimbert
Read by Ella Marks (1 Cd)
This is an autobiographical story of a somewhat sickly young boy of very glamorous athletic parents growing up in post-war France. To protect himself he invents an imaginary stronger older brother and fantasy a story about his parents. As he grows up he discovers not only that there had been an older child, but gradually the whole secret of his parents and wider family and the reasons for the silence that exists about them. This is a sensitively written book, it is completely believable and helps explain why the family secrets have been so painful. An epilogue brings us to the author's adult life and helps to complete some of the jigsaw.
No. 1419
Secret Hunters, The
by Ranulph Fiennes
Read by Simon Cohen (1 Cd)
In 1995 Sir Ranulph Fiennes found a diary of Derek Jacobs in a hut on the Antarctic continent. It tells of how Jacob was recruited into the Secret Hunters. This thriller describes scenes witnessed by Derek Jacobs and his aunt at the hands of the Nazis on a death march during which his mother was brutally abused and murdered. Jacobs quest for revenge finds him on a voyage to Antarctica where he is pitted against an international Nazi network of the 1990s. After some time of working in Cambodia he finds himself in Canada where he lived with his aunt Ruth. Whilst staying with his aunt he manages to persuade her to reveal the secrets of his childhood. Please be aware that this book contains some horrific details and atrocities.
No. 1650
by Suad Amiry
Read by Frieda Bier (1 Cd)
This book is by a Palestinian woman and for the Jewish observer an uncomfortable experience of her life in the occupied areas. It contains a diary the author kept during the Israeli invasion of Ramallah in March 2002 and we learn how daily chores such as buying food and visiting friends and relatives become Herculean tasks for anyone living in a state of siege. And yet, despite the agony of the situation, Suad Amiry's book is refreshingly different from any other writings on the Palestian-Israeli conflict, often funny with a sharp ear for dialogue and an eye for the telling details of human behaviour.
No. 1320
Shattered Crystals
by Mia Amalia Kanner & Eve Rosenzweig Kuglar
Read by Derina Dinkin
An inspiring story of a courageous woman, who with her faith in G-d refused to despair. After enduring the Nazis for 6 years she escaped to France becoming one of only a few survivors of one of the most notorious transit camps.
No. 1794
Short Gentleman, A
by Jon Canter
Read by Diana Toeman (1 Cd)
When Robert Purcell, aged eight, read his father's entry in Who's Who, he saw his own life unfolding before him. Like his father, he'd get a first in Law, then enjoy a distinguished career as a barrister and judge. For a long time, everything went according to plan.
Then his life fell apart. He committed a crime. He went to prison. Now he's out , his wife has told him to write an account of who he is and why he is who he is. Despite everything, Robert remains heroically determined to carry on being the same magnificently pompous and self righteous man he always was, utterly resistant to therapy, change and the emotional demands of the opposite sex.
No. 1666
Shtick Shift
by Simcha Weinstein
Read by Clive Roslin (1 Cd)
This is a very different sort of book and is very funny. It gives fresh perspectives on familiar themes in Jewish humour: money, faith, family, politics and bigotry. Shtick Shift aims to be a primer to the ever changing face of Jewish comedy in the twentieth century.
No. 1549
Siguiriya
by Sylvia Lopez-Medina Read by Frieda Bier (1 Cd)
This is a powerful narrative of one family' struggle to survive the persecution of the Spanish inquisition. Set in southern Spain in the fifteenth century, Suguiriya evokes the lives of three generations of her father's multicast family, one that includes intermarriages between Muslims, Jews and Catholics in an era of deepening terror. Siguiriya, a gypsy lament is a t once a passionate story of ill-fated loves and a breathtaking account of bravery and resilience of religious tolerance and determination, and of family loyalty amid desperate circumstances.
No. 1604
Silence of Dark Water,The
by Jonathan Wittenberg
Read by Clive Roslin
This is a book that must be read. It is moving and real. The best way to describe it is to quote two people - first Rabbi Julia Neuberger, in its simple prose, with an intensity of emotion and profoundly spiritual awareness that is beguiling, enviable and immensly attractive. And in the Guardian Richard Hariser said "I look forward to it's coming out in paperback for there is no one whose life would not gain greatly in qaulity by reading it". It will have a great effect on all. It has great spirituality and emotion.
No. 1717
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