Jewish American Heritage Month | A Reading List

by Sarah Hashimoto
Apr 30, 2025 | Filed in Reviews+

First recognized by presidential proclamation in 2006, Jewish American Heritage Month celebrates the accomplishments, community, and culture of Jewish American people. The following booklist features history, biography, novellas, historical fiction, and more, all commemorating the breadth of experience and wide-ranging accomplishments of Jewish Americans.

First recognized by presidential proclamation in 2006, Jewish American Heritage Month celebrates the accomplishments, community, and culture of Jewish American people. The following booklist features history, biography, novellas, historical fiction, and more, all commemorating the breadth of experience and wide-ranging accomplishments of Jewish American individuals. These titles, and those selected from previous years, are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Fiction

Adjmi, Corie. The Marriage Box. She Writes. May 2023. ISBN 9781647420796. 288p. pbk. $17.95. HISTORICAL

Arad, Maya. The Hebrew Teacher. New Vessel Press. tr. from Hebrew by Jessica Cohen. Mar. 2024. ISBN 9781954404236. 250p. pbk. $17.95. NOVELLAS

Elliot, Amanda. Sadie on a Plate. Berkley. Mar. 2022. ISBN 9780593335710. 352p. pbk. $16. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Gibson, Rebecca Kaiser. The Promise of a Normal Life. Arcade. Feb. 2023. ISBN 9781956763331. 288p. $26.99. LITERARY

Torday, Daniel. The 12th Commandment. St. Martin's. Jan. 2023. ISBN 9781250191816. 304p. $27.99. MYSTERY

Nonfiction

Glass, Sara. Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir. Atria/One Signal. Jul. 2024. ISBN 9781668031216. 304p. $27.99. MEMOIR

Hersh, June. Iconic New York Jewish Food: A History and Guide with Recipes. The History Press. Feb. 2023. ISBN 9781467152600. 192p. pbk. $23.99. COOKING

Lambert, Josh. The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature. Yale University Press. Jul. 2022. ISBN 9780300251425. 272p. $35. HISTORY

Schulman, Daniel. The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America. Knopf. Nov. 2023. ISBN 9780451493545. 592p. $35. HISTORY

Streisand, Barbra. My Name is Barbra. Viking. Nov. 2023. ISBN 9780525429524. 992p. $47. MEMOIR

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