From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Red Tent "and" Day After Night," comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century. Addie Baum is The Boston Girl, born in 1900 to immigrant parents who were unprepared for and suspicious of America and its effect on their three daughters. Growing up in the North End, then a teeming multicultural neighborhood, Addie's intelligence and curiosity take her to a world her parents can't imagine--a world of short skirts, movies, celebrity culture, and new opportunities for women. Addie wants to finish high school and dreams of going to college. She wants a career and to find true love. Eighty-five-year-old Addie tells the story of her life to her twenty-two-year-old granddaughter, who has asked her "How did you get to be the woman you are today." She begins in 1915, the year she found her voice and made friends who would help shape the course of her life. From the one-room tenement apartment she shared with her parents and two sisters, to the library group for girls she joins at a neighborhood settlement house, to her first, disastrous love affair, Addie recalls her adventures with compassion for the naive girl she was and a wicked sense of humor. Written with the same attention to historical detail and emotional resonance that made Anita Diamant's previous novels bestsellers, "The" "Boston Girl" is a moving portrait of one woman's complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world.

Product Description: Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis. In The Red Tent, Anita Diamant brings this fascinating biblical character to vivid life...read more

Product Description: Profundamente conmovedora, La tienda roja combina una rica historia con el valor de la ficción moderna: una nueva visión de la sociedad bíblica femenina.Su nombre era Dina y en la Biblia apenas se la menciona para referirse a un violento suceso de venganza que protagonizaron su padre, Jacob, y sus hermanos Simeón y Levi...read more

Product Description: Atlit is a holding camp for "illegal" immigrants in Israel in 1945. There, about 270 men and women await their future and try to recover from their past. Diamant, with infinite compassion and understanding, tells the stories of the women gathered in this place...read more

A guide to planning a Jewish wedding includes advice on choosing attire, a rabbi, and vendors, offers examples of readings and invitations, and provides information for converts, non-Jews, and same sex couples.

In a story based on the Book of Genesis, Jacob's only daughter, Dinah, shares her unique perspective on the origins of many of our modern religious practices and sexual politics, eager to impart the lessons in endurance and humanity she has learned from her father's wives. Reader's Guide included. Reissue. 75,000 first printing.

An updated edition of a classic guide reflects recent changes and includes a listing of online resources, in a primer of the diverse belief systems of Judaism, from Conservative and Reconstructionist to Reform and new age. By the author of The Red Tent. Original. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: A New York Times Bestselling Author The bestselling author of The Red Tent resurrects an entirely forgotten sector of society in an engrossing book packed with some of the most vivid characters in recent fiction.A simultaneous publication with Scribner's standard print edition...read more

Endeavoring to build a life for herself in a dying early nineteenth-century New England town, Judy Rhines struggles with feelings of profound loneliness and impacts the lives of Black Ruth, a freed slave who dresses as a man and works as a stone mason; Mrs. Stanley, an imperious madam; and Oliver, who overcomes a painful childhood. By the author of The Red Tent. 200,000 first printing.

A complete guide to Jewish traditions, ceremonies, and rituals to welcome a new child into the world includes ancient traditions, rituals, and laws, practices along with more modern Jewish practices such as ceremonies for girls as well as boys, and adoption and interfaith families. Reprint.

A collection of essays by the author of The Red Tent and Good Harbor, written during her pre-novelist years as an columnist, considers such themes as the nature of family, the relationship between parents and children, and embracing Judaism in today's culture. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: Anita Diamant's bestseller The Red Tent boldly reimagines the biblical story of Dinah, a woman who makes only a brief, tragic appearance in the book of Genesis. Diamant's controversial novel has fascinated countless readers and enraged others, who believe it takes too many liberties with Hebrew scripture...read more

A spiritual baby memory book for traditional Jewish families features sections for a naming ceremony, personal blessings and prayers, each of the major holidays, a family tree, photos, and a first Shabbat. $10,000 ad/promo.

Follows the growing friendship between fifty-nine-year-old Kathleen, recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and the slightly younger Joyce, increasingly distant from her teenage daughter and struggling to write a second novel.

Follows the growing friendship between fifty-nine-year-old Kathleen, recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and the slightly younger Joyce, increasingly distant from her teenage daughter and struggling to write a second novel.

Product Description: Practical ideas, wisdom, and encouragement on strengthening interfaith relationships from the experts―those involved in and with them. “This is a book about my family. And about your family, too...read more

A creative handbook for Jewish parents explains how to build a family and a home that is imbued with the values, principles, and traditions of Judaism combining insights from the Talmud with practical advice and firsthand experience to offer guidance on synagogue membership, religious education, holiday celebrations, community service, and more. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Shows mourners how to turn the Jewish traditions surrounding death and bereavement into sources of comfort and healing, offering detailed instructions for following the stages of a Jewish year of mourning

Anticipating the concerns of converts to Judaism and their families, the author provides a comprehensive detailed of the rules and rituals of conversion and offers practical guidance for creating a Jewish identity. Reprint. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: A complete, one-of-a-kind resource for parents-to-be searching for a perfect name for their child. Nearly 1,000 boys' and girls' names, both traditional and creative, from the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, each with a:Translation from the original languageCitation of where the name appears in the BibleDescription of its meaningBible Baby Names gives and overview of the trends in baby names and explains why the Bible has been a rich source of names through the ages while it helps you make modern choices from ancient text...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)