Fiction Picks for Jewish American Heritage Month

by Rossner, Rena

Book - 2021

The sacred magic of King Solomon lives on in his descendants and none are more gifted than the great Rabbi Isaac and his daughters. But darkness is threat...Show more The sacred magic of King Solomon lives on in his descendants and none are more gifted than the great Rabbi Isaac and his daughters. But darkness is threatening Jewish people in every village and each sister will have to make an impossible choice in an effort to survive. Show less

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The Orchard

A Novel

by Hopen, David

Book - 2020

Reinventing himself upon moving to a glitzy Miami suburb, a student at an Orthodox Jewish academy is welcomed into a circle of popular students whose faith is unconventionally tested by their charismatic rabbi. Reinventing himself upon moving to a glitzy Miami suburb, a student at an Orthodox Jewish academy is welcomed into a circle of popular students whose faith is unconventionally tested by their charismatic rabbi. Show less

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Florence Adler Swims Forever

by Beanland, Rachel

Book - 2020

Renting out their 1934 Atlantic City home and crowding into the apartment above their bakery with their daughters and a mysterious emigrée, a family constructs an elaborate web of lies to cover up a devastating tragedy. Renting out their 1934 Atlantic City home and crowding into the apartment above their bakery with their daughters and a mysterious emigrée, a family constructs an elaborate web of lies to cover up a devastating tragedy. Show less

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The Woman With the Blue Star

by Jenoff, Pam

Book - 2021/05/04

Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an...Show more Inspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the worsening dangers of the war. Show less

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The Yiddish Policemen's Union

A Novel

by Chabon, Michael

Book - 2007

In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a heroin-addicted chess prodigy. In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a heroin-addicted chess prodigy. Show less

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Last Summer at the Golden Hotel

by Friedland, Elyssa

Book - 2021

A family reunion in the Catskills brings hilarity and nostalgia when two clans convene at their beloved getaway. Long-buried secrets emerge, new dramas an...Show more A family reunion in the Catskills brings hilarity and nostalgia when two clans convene at their beloved getaway. Long-buried secrets emerge, new dramas and erupt, and everyone from the traditional grandparents to the millennial grandchildren wants a say in the hotel's future. Show less

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The World That We Knew

by Hoffman, Alice

Book - 2019

Sent away to 1941 Paris when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, a young girl bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend, a rabbi's daughter, rises to become a defender of their people. Sent away to 1941 Paris when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, a young girl bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend, a rabbi's daughter, rises to become a defender of their people. Show less

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Modern Girls

by Brown, Jennifer S.

Book - 2016

In 1935, Dottie Krasinsky is the epitome of the modern girl, but finding herself in a family way by an unsuitable man, she is desperate to wed, just as her mother Rose's desire to return to social activism is stalled by her own pregnancy. In 1935, Dottie Krasinsky is the epitome of the modern girl, but finding herself in a family way by an unsuitable man, she is desperate to wed, just as her mother Rose's desire to return to social activism is stalled by her own pregnancy. Show less

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The World to Come

A Novel

by Horn, Dara

Book - 2006

Having stolen a million-dollar Marc Chagall masterpiece, thirty-year-old quiz-show writer Benjamin Ziskind and his twin sister work to evade the police and evaluate the eighty-year-old link between their family and the famous painting. Having stolen a million-dollar Marc Chagall masterpiece, thirty-year-old quiz-show writer Benjamin Ziskind and his twin sister work to evade the police and evaluate the eighty-year-old link between their family and the famous painting. Show less

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On Division

by Goldbloom, Goldie

Book - 2019

Anticipating the birth of her first great-grandchild, a 57-year-old Chasidic woman in Williamsburg, Brooklyn feels exposed and ashamed by a late-in-life pregnancy that slowly separates her from her community. Anticipating the birth of her first great-grandchild, a 57-year-old Chasidic woman in Williamsburg, Brooklyn feels exposed and ashamed by a late-in-life pregnancy that slowly separates her from her community. Show less

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Here I Am

by Foer, Jonathan Safran

Book - 2016

A tale told over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C traces the fracturing of a family in crisis when the three sons of Jacob and Julia c...Show more A tale told over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C traces the fracturing of a family in crisis when the three sons of Jacob and Julia confront the paradoxes between the lives they think they want and the lives they are actually living. Show less

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Yiddish for Pirates

A Novel : Being An Account of Moishe the Captain, His Meshugeneh Life & Astounding Adventures, His Sarah, the Horizon, Books & Treasure, as Told by Aaron, His African Grey

by Barwin, Gary

Book - 2016

Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates tells the compelling story of Moishe, a young man who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot narrator who becomes his near-constant companion. Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates tells the compelling story of Moishe, a young man who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot narrator who becomes his near-constant companion. Show less

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