Jewish Studies / Jewish History

Originally published in 1894, Antisemitism features a series of interviews with prominent figures across Europe, revealing attitudes towards anti-Jewish hatred during a pivotal moment in its pre-Nazi development.

This book demonstrates the integral role music played in Nazi statecraft and ideology, from the personal obsessions of the Nazi leadership to the harrowing use of musical sadism in the Holocaust.

Drawing on historical documents and personal experiences, A Time to Sow provides an insight into Jewish life in Leningrad during the 1980s.

This collection of medieval primary sources provides a comprehensive view of the Crusades from multiple perspectives.

In this powerful book, three graphic novelists tell the stories of Holocaust survivors, bringing their testimonies to life and seamlessly connecting the past with the present.

One of the most important books in Canadian history, None Is Too Many conclusively lays to rest the comfortable notion that Canada has always been an accepting and welcoming society.

This multifaceted and comprehensive book examines the brutal twentieth-century tragedies that took place at Babyn Yar, a ravine on the outskirts of Kyiv in modern-day Ukraine.

Generations of Empire rethinks modern Mediterranean history through changing generational dynamics and representations of youth.

Justice in Lyon is a comprehensive history of the trial for crimes against humanity of the Nazi Klaus Barbie.

Faces in the Crowd is an exploration of the lives and contributions of Jews to Canada.

Kingdom of Night tells the stories of Canadians – in their own voices – during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Fighter, Worker, and Family Man explores how German-Jewish men tried to maintain their understandings of masculinity under Nazi rule.

The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered explores the legacy and consequences of the trial of Adolf Eichmann.

Exploring notions of justice and morality, this book offers a new interpretation of everyday life in the ghettos during the Second World War.

The Soul of Things is a deeply reflective, evocative, and beautifully written memoir. A bestseller in Hungary, where it has been compared to the works of Primo Levi, it marks an important female contribution to the canon of Holocaust writing.

The New Spice Box brings together contemporary short stories, creative non-fiction, and poetry by a mix of authors offering a window onto new and exciting Jewish writing.