Biographies & Memoirs

During World War II, many Jews from Germany, Austria, and France tried to flee from the Nazis and reach safety in Switzerland. Who would help them get past the guards? Who would take care of them and make sure that the Swiss police didn’t send them back?

Mrs. Recha Sternbuch was a young mother in Switzerland who wouldn’t rest until she had done everything possible for the desperate refugees. Warm and caring, with a regal appearance, she devoted her life to saving Jews. Again and again, she arranged for guides to help people slip past the border to safety. Once they arrived in neutral Switzerland, the refugees ate and slept at her house. Mrs. Sternbuch and her husband opened their hearts and home to all who needed them. This is Mrs. Sternbuch’s story. It’s the story of a woman who was the rescuer of refugees. Learn More

This book tells the story of the life of the Alter Rebbe, as originally described in the Chabad Heritage Series tapes by Rabbi Shloma Majeski. It is the only comprehensive and authoritative history of the Alter Rebbe in English. Explanatory footnotes, references, a glossary, chronology, maps and more are added to enrich the reader’s experience of the first Lubavitcher Rebbe. From the Rebbe's birth, to his bar mitzvah and marriage, through his arrest, liberation, and finally his histalkus the reader will gain an invaluable view into the fascinating life of the founder of Chabad Chassidus. This book will serve as an invaluable reference as well as an entertaining biography for anyone who has a connection to Lubavitch Chabad, whether expert or novice. Learn More

Rabbi Yosef Rosen, the Rogatchover Gaon, was one of the greatest Talmudic scholars in recent memory. He was a seminal figure in the 20th century project of conceptualizing and systemizing Talmud and Halacha. Perhaps the most abstract and philosophical Talmudist and posek ever to have lived, he merged classical Talmudic thought with philosophy, metaphysics, political theory, and more. He represents an alternative school to the Brisker method which has dominated yeshivos to the present day.

One of the most integrated rabbinic thinkers, his works have remained obscure and inaccessible due to their cryptic nature. This is the first attempt to present this giant revolutionary scholar and his writings to the English-speaking public. Learn More

Baal Shem of Michelstadt

Feldheim Publishers is pleased to publish an updated English edition of The Baal Shem of Michelstadt, enhanced with a variety of photographs. This small literary gem, written originally in German, recreates the loving, authentic Judaism of long ago, making it come vibrantly alive. In the series of heartwarming chapters, the author writes with persuasion and affection of episode after miraculous episode in the life of Rabbi Seckel Loeb Wormser -- the Baal Shem of Michelstadt. Learn More