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The Lazarus Project

by Aleksandar Hemon, Velibor Boz?ovic?

In two collections of stories, The Question of Bruno and the NBCC-finalist Nowhere Man , Aleksandar Hemon has earned unmatched literary acclaim and a reputation as one of the English language’s most original and moving wordsmiths. In The Lazarus Project , Hemon has turned these talents to an embracing novel that intertwines haunting historical atmosphere and detail with sharp and shimmering—sometimes... (more)

Emma Lazarus (Jewish Encounters)

by Esther H. Schor

Emma Lazarus’s most famous poem gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty, but her remarkable life has remained a mystery until now. She was a woman so far ahead of her time that we are still scrambling to catch up with her–a feminist, a Zionist, and an internationally famous Jewish American writer before thse categories even existed. Drawing upon a cache of personal letters undiscovered until the 1980, Esther Schor... (more)

Martha and Mary: Saving the Sisters from Bethany

Martha and Mary: Saving the Sisters from Bethany

by Patty Froese Ntihemuka

Lazarus's sisters. One was stunning. The other stable. One was scandalous. The other bitter. One dangerous. The other no-nonsense. But there were things they shared: a family cursed with dark secrets and betrayal. The desperate longing to be loved. The fear of change. The fear that things would remain the same. Both shared a desperate need for a Savior. In this brilliant retelling of... (more)