Who We Are
YDL Publishing is a small independent press based in Tucson, Arizona, focused on morally serious, emotionally honest fiction and narrative nonfiction. Our work lives at the intersection of history, faith, and human resilience.
Who He Is
Yakov David Levy is founder and president of YDL Publishing, an author and producer whose work traces relational proximity, trauma, and tenderness across a creation still unfolding. He writes from within the Jewish covenantal story, with a particular focus on how people remain human when the world stops behaving humanely.
What We Do
- Develop and publish books and shorter works.
- Offer selective editing and story development for projects aligned with this moral and thematic space.
- Educational consulting and curriculum development.
- Project management services.
- Build long-form narrative worlds that honor historical memory rather than exploit it.
The Honey Girl Project
The Honey Girl Project centers on the life and testimony of Esther Basch — “The Honey Girl of Auschwitz.” It includes recorded interviews, narrative preservation work, and forthcoming companion projects designed to protect and extend her witness for the next generation.
The Honey Girl of Auschwitz, available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/
Honey Girl YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@YDLHoneyGirl