Offers a multi-disciplinary examination of the major divides within the American Jewish community prior to, and in the wake of, the Israel-Hamas war and lays out a blueprint for how American Jewry can develop a much-needed, vocal center capable of productive discourse despite areas of disagreement.Not only has polarization long been recognized as one of the most pressing problems facing the American Jewish community but, in fact, American Jews are among the most di...

When you reach for the cheese, look around for the pup.You can't snack alone, it is time to pay up!When you have a dog, you know the drill-before you can enjoy cheese, you must share some with your best friend. Followa loveable pup's unstoppable quest for cheesy treats and discover the one tax you will actually love to pay. Get ready-The Cheese Tax is about to become the most popular phrase in your kitchen!

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the tracks and workshops which complemented the 20th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2026, held in Bolzano, Italy, during September 7–11, 2026.The 15 full papers and 12 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions.The book includes the proceedings of the following tracks and workshops co-located with ECSA 2026:– ECSA/ESOCC Doctoral Symposium...

This book will teach you the incredibly easy process the professionals are using and charging thousands of dollars for.This book will make your creditors fear you and not the other way around.Your financial well-being, mind, isn't just about your credit score. It also includes looking at your attitudes towards money, saving, spending, and taking concrete measures to not fall into debt or stay out of debt if, in the last few years of the current economic cri...

Kellston, East LondonWhen crime boss Terry Street is buried, his empire is buried with him.With his heir dead and his son unwilling, the borough is up for grabs. Gangs circle. Old loyalties crack. Violence is inevitable.Marianne Day knows this world well. She's lived on its edges for years, hiding in plain sight, waiting. Because the man who destroyed her life all those years ago, is now back in London.Connor Bond stole her son and vanished....

Chirp like a cricket, tap like a treehopper, and whoop like a honeybee in this interactive picture book for budding entomologists—all about the biology and physics behind insect noises.How do insects make the cool sounds they do? And why are their sounds so important? Check out the way insects use their body parts and their environment to make their distinctive noises, whether it’s the male cicada rivaling a chainsaw when it pops out its tymbals (to impress the fem...

In Fearless Philanthropy, Roberta Brandes Gratz tells the story of Edith Rosenwald Stern—rich, progressive, and Jewish—who arrived in New Orleans in 1921, the wife of successful cotton broker Edgar Bloom Stern. Edith encountered a city rife with racism and antisemitism, and run by a set of entrenched social rules that she was not about to abide by. Her father, Julius Rosenwald of Sears & Roebuck, one of the richest men in America, had begun transforming lives of Black Americans in...

My Friend the Spy takes readers into the shadowy world of international espionage, where secrets surface and spies are unmasked against the volatile backdrop of modern-day Belarus. Fact and fiction intertwine to illuminate the ruthless politics of the moment, where love and passion collide with war and tyranny. The story centers on Sybil Edwards, a film professor and aspiring spy novelist, who discovers that her teaching assistant at the United Nations has close ties to Belarusian...

My beautiful boy… created in love, born into hatred.Before Abram, I believed every terrifying lie I'd ever heard about the Jews—poisonous rumors whispered by neighbors, shouted from radios, repeated until they felt like truth. But then I met him. And everything changed.Our love defied logic.It defied fear.And it defied German law.Now, as our little boy giggles while blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, I cling to the fragile i...

Clara, reeling from the loss of her job and desperate for a change of scenery, stumbles upon a seemingly perfect opportunity—a retreat to a secluded Victorian inn nestled deep in the snowy wilderness. The inn, known as Snowridge Inn, promises a peaceful escape from the chaos of her life. But upon arrival, Clara quickly realizes that the inn is far from the sanctuary she had imagined.Joined by a diverse group of strangers, each with their own reasons for seeking refuge at Snowridge,...

An act of kindness creates an unbreakable bond of friendship and love between a German boy—Detrick Haswell, and Jacob Abendstern's Jewish family.However, during the height of the Nazi Party's genocidal conquest, Detrick must join the Party to protect his family and the Abendsterns from the Nazis—especially Leah Abendstern, the love of his life.As Detrick takes on the treacherous roles of unwilling Nazi poster boy and traitor to the Party, he knows there will be hell to pay ...

The Tuscia NotebooksA journey through Tuscia on the wings of tales from the past, told to young readers, to preserve the memory and identity of every region.Viterbo (Vetèrbe in the local Viterbese dialect), the capital of the province of the same name in northern Lazio, also known as Tuscia, is located on the lower slopes of the Cimini Mountains and extends westward into the final stretch of the Maremma plain. Its origins are ancient (it is believed that Viterbo derives from the La...