Nuhim Bohman's "Family Book" is a real windfall for the readers of the Republican Jewish Library. In the book the author describes the troubles of his unusual life. His reminiscences cover his impressions from moving to Palestine in childhood and returning to the USSR, repressions and war, as well as the post-war life.

  "Jacob's Ladder" novel was written by a famous Russian-Jewish writer Efrem Baum. He is a winner of the World Zionist Congress prize, Israel President's prize, and Rafaeli prize. The book is a part of heptalogy "Dreams of Life". It is concerned with description of the events in the 60s, when the Soviet Jewry began to awake and identify itself.

Kirill Devi