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Rebbetzin Kanievsky
Rebbetzin Kanievsky
A Legendary Mother to All
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
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Catalog # : RKANH
Release Date : 05/21/2012
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Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky a"h, daughter of an extraordinary and illustrious Torah family, was one of the most remarkable, selfless, and beloved women of our time. Thousands of people — Sephardim and Ashkenazim, Torah-observant, traditional, and e
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The Rebbetzin
The Rebbetzin
The Story of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis – Her Life, Her Vision, Her Legacy
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : RJUNGH
Release Date : 03/10/2020
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She was “The Rebbetzin” -- Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis – and this is her unforgettable and inspiring story.
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Emunah With Love and Chicken Soup
Emunah With Love and Chicken Soup
Henny Machlis – The Brooklyn-born girl who became a Jerusalem legend
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
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Catalog # : ELCH
Release Date : 11/14/2016
Format : Hardcover
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Her home was small, yet hundreds and hundreds of people found a place in it. Her heart was open even wider than her home, and thousands and thousands of Jews found a beloved place in it. That was Rebbetzin Henny Machlis. And this is her story.
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Holy Woman
Holy Woman
The road to greatness of Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Kramer
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
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Catalog # : HWOH
Release Date : 05/18/2006
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Visitors streamed to them for guidance and blessings; leading Rabbonim treated them with reverence. Living in a humble shack, poverty clung to them like the dust of the surrounding Jezre'el Valley. Childless themselves, they cared for cast-off children wi
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The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
A biography for young readers
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
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Catalog # : YRKANH
Release Date : 12/03/2012
Format : Hardcover
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From the authors of the bestselling book, Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All, comes an unforgettable biography for children. Now you can share the inspiration with your kids! The fascinating story of an authentic "Torah Princess" who grew up
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The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
Her Amazing Home and Family
by Miriam Zakon, Rabbi Nachman Zakon
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Catalog # : YRMACH
Release Date : 06/14/2018
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In The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis we’ll be amazed and inspired by those miracles of love, caring, and faith.
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Faith Amid The Flames
Faith Amid The Flames
The Story of Reb Yosef Friedenson – The Kiddush Hashem He Witnessed And Created
by Rabbi Yosef C. Golding
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Catalog # : FAFH
Release Date : 07/09/2019
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In this extraordinary volume, 3,000,000 Polish Jews speak to us – eloquently and inspiringly -- through the pen of Yosef Friedenson.
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Rebbetzin Kanievsky Paperback
Rebbetzin Kanievsky Paperback
A Legendary Mother to All
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
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Catalog # : RKANP
Release Date : 10/31/2023
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Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky a"h, daughter of an extraordinary and illustrious Torah family, was one of the most remarkable, selfless, and beloved women of our time. Thousands of people — Sephardim and Ashkenazim, Torah-observant, traditional, and e
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Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz
Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz
Belzer Chassidus - History, Rescue and Rebirth
by Yosef Israel
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Catalog # : BELZH
Release Date : 04/14/2005
Format : Hardcover
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With typical modesty, the saintly tzaddik Grand Rabbi Aharon of Belz said, "Every survivor must have been accompanied by malachim (angels) on every side." If every survivor was saved by angels, the Rebbe was surely escorted by entire companies of angels.
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Silence Is Thy Praise
Silence Is Thy Praise
The life and ideals of Rabbanit Batya Karelitz
by Esther Austern
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Catalog # : SILH
Release Date : 07/01/1988
Format : Hardcover
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Rabbanit Batya Karelitz, the sister of the Chazon Ish.
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The Forgotten Memoirs
The Forgotten Memoirs
Moving personal accounts from Rabbis who survived the Holocaust
by Esther Farbstein
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Catalog # : FORGH
Release Date : 07/22/2011
Format : Hardcover
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A Monumental Work of Holocaust Scholarship -- and a Masterpiece of Torah Thought Under the direction of world-renowned Holocaust researcher Esther Farbstein, a team of scholars examined the preface of virtually every religious book published since the 19
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Destined to Survive
Destined to Survive
Uplifting stories from the worst of times
by Israel I. Cohen
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Catalog # : DTSH
Release Date : 08/28/2001
Format : Hardcover
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Israel Cohen was a prisoner in a slave-labor hell during the Holocaust. More than once the thought that he was a footstep away from the end, but he was destined to survive - to start a new life, raise a proud family, and share his experiences with us. And
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Child of War
Child of War
by Arye Leibish Friedman, Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : COWH
Release Date : 01/26/2009
Format : Hardcover
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When little Leibish was eight years old, his world came to an end. It had been a wonderful world, the secure and peaceful world of Chassidic Budapest. And now, in an instant, it was gone. The Nazis had arrived, and Leibish and his family were brutally thr
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Heroine Of Rescue
Heroine Of Rescue
The incredible story of Recha Sternbuch who saved thousands from the Holocaust
by Joseph Friedenson, Dr. David Kranzler, Dr. Julius Kuhl
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Catalog # : HERH
Release Date : 02/01/1984
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From Switzerland Mrs. Recha Sternbuch and her husband operated a network that saved thousands of lives.
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Heaven's Tears
Heaven's Tears
Sima Halberstam Preiser's journey to life
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : HTEH
Release Date : 10/28/2013
Format : Hardcover
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Her grandfather, youngest son of the revered Sanzer Rebbe, the Divrei Chaim, had promised her she would survive. Was it possible? Sima Halberstam Preiser grew up in a majestic chassidic household, related to many of the great Rebbes. "Tell me a story of t
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Miracles in Switzerland
Miracles in Switzerland
A Hidden Child of the Holocaust Tells Her Story
by Jutta Luksenberg
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Catalog # : MSWIH
Release Date : 06/19/2017
Format : Hardcover
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Miracles in Switzerland is the story of Jutta, and many more Jewish children hidden away in a tiny Swiss village. And it is the story of incredible, unmatched chesed by Jews determined not to let these hidden children be lost to their eternal heritage.
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Captive Child
Captive Child
From Communist Cruelty, to Rebirth in Jerusalem
by Carmela Raiz
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Catalog # : CAPH
Release Date : 12/07/2011
Format : Hardcover
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A most unlikely hero. A most unconventional memoir. Shepsel was a little Jewish boy cared for in a nurturing German home - until his Nazi "father" was killed fighting for the Third Reich and his foster mother handed him over to a death camp. (She gave hi
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Tragedy and Rebirth
Tragedy and Rebirth
Transmitting the History and Messages of Churban Europa to a New Generation
by Rabbi Yaakov Astor, Rabbi Joseph Elias
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Catalog # : TRAGH
Release Date : 07/02/2012
Format : Hardcover
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An important work of history. A vital book of hashkafah. Our gedolim have made it clear that we owe it to ourselves, to the generation that suffered under Nazi brutality and, perhaps most of all, to future generations, to study the Holocaust through the
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BUDAPEST '44
BUDAPEST '44
Rescue and Resistance 1944-1945
by Moshe Holczler
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Catalog # : BUDH
Release Date : 02/04/2004
Format : Hardcover
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The young Slovakian businessman planned to join his wife in London, but the Nazis marched into Austria and life would never be the same. Mandated by his illustrious father to remain in Europe to help his people, R' Shmuel Binyomin (Wolf) Frey embarked on
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The Final Solution Is Life
The Final Solution Is Life
A Chassidic Dyansty's Story of Survival and Rebuilding
by Laura Dekelman, Rebbetzin Chana Rubin
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Catalog # : FSLH
Release Date : 08/14/2000
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This is a story of travails, survival and renaissance. It is the story of the Muzsayer Rebbetzin and her husband, scions of distinguished rabbinic and chassidic families in Hungary, families that exemplified scholarship, piety, generosity and aristocra
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Silence Is Thy Praise
Silence Is Thy Praise
The life and ideals of Rabbanit Batya Karelitz
by Esther Austern
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Catalog # : SILP
Release Date : 11/30/1989
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Rabbanit Batya Karelitz, the sister of the Chazon Ish.
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House Calls To Eternity
House Calls To Eternity
The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
by Hadassah Wehl, Rabbi Yaakov Wehl
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Catalog # : HOUH
Release Date : 12/01/1987
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The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
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Dateline: Istanbul
Dateline: Istanbul
Dr. Jacob Griffel's lone odyssey through a sea of indifference.
by Joseph Friedenson
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Catalog # : DATP
Release Date : 01/20/1993
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The courageous story of Dr. Jacob Griffel. Though his family had been wiped out, he never stopped fighting to save Jews.
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The Bostoner Rebbetzin Remembers
The Bostoner Rebbetzin Remembers
Rebbetzin Raichel Horowitz of Boston/Har Nof recalls Jewish life in Poland, America and Israel
by Raichel Horowitz
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Catalog # : BOSH
Release Date : 02/01/1996
Format : Hardcover
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Boston chassidus is a wellspring of the baal teshuvah movement, a source of compassion and medical assistance, and a model of vibrant Torah Judaism. This is the Bostoner Rebbetzin's own story, from European roots, to the United States, to new chapters in
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BUDAPEST '44
BUDAPEST '44
Rescue and Resistance 1944-1945
by Moshe Holczler
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Catalog # : BUDP
Release Date : 02/04/2004
Format : Paperback
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The young Slovakian businessman planned to join his wife in London, but the Nazis marched into Austria and life would never be the same. Mandated by his illustrious father to remain in Europe to help his people, R' Shmuel Binyomin (Wolf) Frey embarked on
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The Final Solution Is Life
The Final Solution Is Life
A Chassidic Dynasty's Story of Survival and Rebuilding
by Laura Dekelman, Rebbetzin Chana Rubin
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Catalog # : FSLP
Release Date : 08/14/2000
Format : Paperback
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This is a story of travails, survival and renaissance. It is the story of the Muzsayer Rebbetzin and her husband, scions of distinguished rabbinic and chassidic families in Hungary, families that exemplified scholarship, piety, generosity and aristocra
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The Sun Will Rise
The Sun Will Rise
Parents relive the war years - the struggle and the survival
by Miriam Dansky, E. Reifer
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Catalog # : SUNH
Release Date : 04/04/2001
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The Sun Will Rise
The Sun Will Rise
Parents relive the war years - the struggle and the survival
by Miriam Dansky, E. Reifer
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Catalog # : SUNP
Release Date : 04/04/2001
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Chassidic Tales of the Holocaust *Hebrew Edition*
Chassidic Tales of the Holocaust *Hebrew Edition*
by Yaffa Eliach
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Catalog # : HCTHH
Release Date : 10/27/2008
Format : Hardcover
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This New York Times bestseller is finally available in Hebrew! Yaffa Eliach's unforgettable collection of chassidic tales is a classic of both Holocaust literature and chassidic thought. These eighty-nine unforgettable stories are based on interviews with
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Live! Remember! Tell The World! - Hebrew edition
Live! Remember! Tell The World! - Hebrew edition
The Story of a Hidden Child Survivor of Transnistria
by Leah Kaufman, Sheina Medwed
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Catalog # : HLRTH
Release Date : 06/11/2007
Format : Hardcover
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Leah Kaufman was nine years old when the Romanian Jews were driven on a death march to Transnistria, a frigid area with hardly any food, shelter, or human decency. Somehow, she lived — and lived with her Judaism intact! As a young orphan, all alone, she remained faithful to her parents’ faith in Hashem and love of Judaism. A poignant and unusual Holocaust memoir.
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Dateline: Istanbul
Dateline: Istanbul
Dr. Jacob Griffel's lone odyssey through a sea of indifference.
by Joseph Friedenson
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Catalog # : DATH
Release Date : 01/20/1993
Format : Hardcover
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The courageous story of Dr. Jacob Griffel. Though his family had been wiped out, he never stopped fighting to save Jews.
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Rebetzin Grunfeld
Rebetzin Grunfeld
The life of Judith Grunfeld, courageous pioneer of the Bais Yaakov movement and Jewish rebirth.
by Miriam Dansky
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Catalog # : GRUH
Release Date : 11/01/1994
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Dr. Judith Grunfeld was a colleague of the legendary Sarah Schenirer in the Bais Yaakov movement and later the principal and spiritual mother of hundreds of refugee children in the village of Shefford.
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House Calls To Eternity
House Calls To Eternity
The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
by Hadassah Wehl, Rabbi Yaakov Wehl
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Catalog # : HOUP
Release Date : 12/01/1987
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The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
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