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by Albahari, David

Book - 2018

Award-winning Serbian author Albahari's novel is a dark, satirical take on men at war, alternating the absurd with episodes of fear, confusion and violenc...Show more Award-winning Serbian author Albahari's novel is a dark, satirical take on men at war, alternating the absurd with episodes of fear, confusion and violence, as a military unit tries to make sense of a mission they don't understand. Albahari lives in Calgary. Show less

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Double Threat

Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II

by Bessner, Ellin

Book - 2018

Journalist Ellin Bessner's Double Threat is a thoroughly researched and compelling contribution to our understanding of how Canada's Jewish population responded to the Second World War and the genocide of European Jews. Journalist Ellin Bessner's Double Threat is a thoroughly researched and compelling contribution to our understanding of how Canada's Jewish population responded to the Second World War and the genocide of European Jews. Show less

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Quarantine Keep Out!

by Cowan, Trudy

Book - 2018

Based on true events, Calgary author Trudy Cowan's Quarantine Keep Out! is a children's story about the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. English, Hebrew a...Show more Based on true events, Calgary author Trudy Cowan's Quarantine Keep Out! is a children's story about the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. English, Hebrew and Yiddish words are introduced in this warm-hearted account of one Jewish immigrant family's experience. Show less

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Seeking the Fabled City

The Canadian Jewish Experience

by Levine, Allan

Book - 2018

Levine's compendium spans 250 years, from the small numbers of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who arrived in British North America after the conquest of New ...Show more Levine's compendium spans 250 years, from the small numbers of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who arrived in British North America after the conquest of New France in 1759, to the swell of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century and on to the present day. Show less

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Tiny Lights for Travellers

by Lewis, Naomi K.

Book - 2019

Lewis retraces her grandfather's escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands, discovering family secrets and her own narrative as a second-generation Jewish Can...Show more Lewis retraces her grandfather's escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands, discovering family secrets and her own narrative as a second-generation Jewish Canadian. Winner of Alberta's Wilfred Eggleston Award for Nonfiction, the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature, the Pinsky Givon Family Prize for Nonfiction, and a Western Canada Jewish Book Award. Lewis lives in Calgary. Show less

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You Are Not What We Expected

by Ludwig, Sidura

Book - 2020

Ludwig's interconnected stories, spanning fifteen years in the lives of a multi-generational family and their neighbours, is tender, funny, and intelligent. Ludwig's interconnected stories, spanning fifteen years in the lives of a multi-generational family and their neighbours, is tender, funny, and intelligent. Show less

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The New Spice Box

Contemporary Jewish Writing

Book - 2020

New writing illuminates diverse aspects of tradition and experience in this wide-ranging collection of short fiction, personal essays, and poetry. New writing illuminates diverse aspects of tradition and experience in this wide-ranging collection of short fiction, personal essays, and poetry. Show less

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The Greenies

by Paperny, Myra

Unknown - 2005

Paperny's inspiring young adult novel is based on the real-life experiences of the over 1,000 orphaned Jewish teenagers who survived the Holocaust and were fostered by Canadian Jewish families. Paperny's inspiring young adult novel is based on the real-life experiences of the over 1,000 orphaned Jewish teenagers who survived the Holocaust and were fostered by Canadian Jewish families. Show less

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Hidden Canada

An Intimate Travelogue

by Ravvin, Norman

Book - 2001

Ravvin uncovers past and once-possible Canadas in this collection of personal essays of Calgary, Vancouver, Kahnawake, Southern Ontario, Newfoundland and southern Saskatchewan. Born and raised in Calgary, Ravvin currently lives in Montreal. Ravvin uncovers past and once-possible Canadas in this collection of personal essays of Calgary, Vancouver, Kahnawake, Southern Ontario, Newfoundland and southern Saskatchewan. Born and raised in Calgary, Ravvin currently lives in Montreal. Show less

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Kosher Style

More Than 100 Jewish Recipes for the Modern Cook

by Rosen, Amy

Book - 2019

James Beard Award-nominated, award-winning journalist Amy Rosen shares the traditional favourites of Jewish matriarchs and her own kosher spins like quinoa-tofu bowls and honey harissa roast vegetables. James Beard Award-nominated, award-winning journalist Amy Rosen shares the traditional favourites of Jewish matriarchs and her own kosher spins like quinoa-tofu bowls and honey harissa roast vegetables. Show less

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The Art of Leaving

A Memoir

by Tsabari, Ayelet

Book - 2019

In a series of fierce and unflinching essays, Tsabari explores her upbringing and the death of her father. Winner of a Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Memoir and finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. In a series of fierce and unflinching essays, Tsabari explores her upbringing and the death of her father. Winner of a Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Memoir and finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Show less

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The Dark and Other Love Stories

by Willis, Deborah

Book - 2017

This sharp, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking collection is beautifully realized. Winner of a Western Canada Jewish Book Award for Fiction and a Diamond ...Show more This sharp, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking collection is beautifully realized. Winner of a Western Canada Jewish Book Award for Fiction and a Diamond Foundation Prize for Fiction, and longlisted for a Scotiabank Giller Prize. Willis lives in Calgary. Show less

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