Jewish American Heritage Month 2024 | A Reading List

by Barbara Bibel
May 01, 2024 | 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, short stories, historical fiction, and more, all of which commemorate the breadth of experience and wide-ranging accomplishments of Jewish American individuals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, short stories, historical fiction, and more, all of which commemorate the breadth of experience and wide-ranging accomplishments of Jewish American individuals. These titles are available as a downloadable spreadsheet.  

FICTION

Henkin, Joshua. Morningside Heights. Pantheon. Jun. 2021. 304p. ISBN 9781524748357. Fiction/Jewish

McBride, James. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. Riverhead Books. Aug. 2023. 400p. ISBN 9780593422946. Fiction/Historical

Meltzer, Jean. The Matzah Ball. MIRA. Sept. 2021. 416p. ISBN 9780778312130. Fiction/Romance/Romantic Comedy

Schanoes, Veronica. Burning Girls and Other Stories. Tor.com. Mar. 2021. 336p. ISBN 9781250781505. Fiction/Fantasy/Collections & Anthologies

Tuininga, Josh. We Are Not Strangers. Abrams. Sept. 2023. 208p. ISBN 9781419759949. Comics & Graphic Novels/Historical Fiction

NONFICTION

Sebba, Anne. Ethel Rosenberg. St. Martin's Press. Jun. 2021. 320p. ISBN 9781250198631. Biography & Autobiography/Women

Seligman, Scott D. The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902. Potomac Books. Dec. 2020. 312p. ISBN 9781640123588. History/Women

Oppenheimer, Mark. Squirrel Hill. Knopf. Oct. 2021. 320p. ISBN 9780525657194. Social Science/Sociology/Urban

Tamkin, Emily. Bad Jews. Harper. Oct. 2022. 320p. ISBN 9780063074019. History/Jewish 

Zabar, Lori. Zabar's. Schocken. May. 2022. 240p. ISBN 9780805243390. Biography & Autobiography/Culinary

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