Marcus Lehmann was actually a 19th century Orthodox German rabbi. He wrote historical fiction novels in an attempt to keep teenagers from turning to Refirm Judaism by showing them the endurance of the Jewish nation through the centuries.
Feldheim has indeed published translations of his novels, but they were not the first (and it would be a stretch to call him an author with Feldheim!). Honigson in the UK actually published the first English translations in the 1940s-50s. There are many versions and translations available - and yes, they're still available for purchase from Feldheim! In new editions with redesigned covers. There are also graphic novel editions of his books published by Israeli publishers and translated into English for American Haredi audiences. Just a word of warning though: The novels' general structure isn't of great literary quality (Lehmann was a rabbi first and a writer second), and they also contain some pretty anti-Reform elements and plot points. There are other versions available from the 1950s-1970s which might have left out the more egregious parts, but I haven’t read those books so I don’t actually know. But here's Marcus Lehmann books on Feldheim's website: Faith and Courage (containing two novels, Del Monte and The Pocketknife): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/faith-and-courage__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgcKAXqE5$ The Count of Coucy and A Portrait of Two Families: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/the-count-of-coucy-and-portrait-of-two-families__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgVAbCJrg$ Akiva: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/akiva__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgYHEfBmE$ Rabbi Yoselman of Rosheim: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/rabbi-yoselman-of-rosheim__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgR8fosqV$ The Family y Aguilar: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/the-family-aguilar__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgYk1epcD$ Identity Thief (a "comics" adaptation of Del Monte): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://feldheim.com/identity-thief__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgYalCGrL$ Also, if going the Haredi route is okay, the Strasbourg Saga series from Artscroll (the new expanded versions, not the originals from the 1980s) are in the same category as Lehmann's books - the author (Avner Gold, pseudonym for Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman) told me in an interview that his primary goal for these books is to instill pride in Jewish (religious) perseverance and resilience. Same word of warning about attitudes toward non-Haredi Jews, though less prominent. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422633304.html__;!!KGKeukY!1N6rxe1vngMRTgM5rqeFJuY-dmRUKu5EooxxjeRYdtX4m_6y-PLQ6z9h4us_B74wA24wCm8iDYv0q2Fo8wydgb4NQPBy$ Dainy Bernstein
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