JAHM Books

Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is an annual recognition and celebration of Jewish American achievements in and contributions to the United States of America.

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The Boston girl : a novel
Diamant, Anita
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgettable novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century.
Eat something : a Wise Sons cookbook : for Jews who like food and food lovers who like Jews
Bloom, Evan
Paper Book
From nationally recognized Jewish brand Wise Sons, the cookbook Eat Something features over 60 recipes for salads, soups, baked goods, holiday dishes, and more. This long-awaited cookbook (the first one for Wise Sons!) is packed with homey recipes and relatable humor;<...
Elie Wiesel : confronting the silence
Berger, Joseph
Paper Book
An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize   Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography category   "An indispensable touchstone....
Eva Hesse : sculpture
Sussman, Elisabeth
Paper Book
The work of Eva Hesse (1936-1970), one of the greatest American artists of the 1960s, continues to inspire and to endure in large part because of its deeply emotional and evocative qualities. Her latex and fiberglass sculptures in particular have a resonance that transcends the boundaries of...
The golem and the jinni : A novel
Wecker, Helene.
Paper Book
?In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at...
Irving Berlin : New York genius
Kaplan, James
Paper Book
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series: a fast‑moving, musically astute portrait of Irving Berlin, arguably the greatest composer of American popular music "An extensively researched, entertaining, and nuanced account that contextualizes...
Jewish pirates of the Caribbean : how a generation of swashbuckling Jews carved out an empire in the new world in their quest for treasure, religious freedom--and revenge
Kritzler, Edward
Paper Book
At the end of the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition forced many Jews to flee the country. The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws. In ships bearing names such as the Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther, and Shield of Abraham, they attacked and plundered the...
King Solomon's table : a culinary exploration of Jewish cooking from around the world
Nathan, Joan
Paper Book
A definitive compendium of Jewish recipes from around the globe and across the ages, from the James Beard Award-winning, much-loved cookbook author and "the queen of American Jewish cooking" (Houston Chronicle) Driven by a passion for discovery, the biblical King...
Koshersoul the faith and food journey of an African American Jew
Michael W. Twitty
Paper Book
"Twitty makes the case that Blackness and Judaism coexist in beautiful harmony, and this is manifested in the foods and traditions from both cultures that Black Jews incorporate into their daily lives...Twitty wishes to start a conversation where people celebrate their differences and embrace...
The Matzah Ball
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY * POPSUGAR * BUSTLE * BUZZFEED * BOOKPAGE * GOODREADS MEMBERS "The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Oy! to the...
Meshuggenary : celebrating the world of Yiddish
Stevens, Payson R.
Paper Book
Cisco is moving into the network security arena by unveiling a lineup of a dozen new security products and services, integrating security software features such as firewalls, inrusions detection systems and VPNs into their industry leading networking hardware offerings. To ensure adequate support...
My friend Anne Frank : the inspiring and heartbreaking true story of best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds
Pick-Goslar, Hannah
Paper Book
"Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, author of The Choice), the long-awaited New York Times bestselling memoir of Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar, who shares an intimate look into her life and friendship with Anne Frank.​ In...
Not our kind : a novel
Zeldis, Kitty
Paper Book
"[An] enthralling portrait of a woman daring to defy convention in the face of rigid social confines...filled with thought-provoking turns that explore timely subjects in a gripping light...its themes linger long after the final page is read."--USA Today With echoes of Rules of Civility...
Opening doors : the unlikely alliance between the Irish and the Jews in America
Diner, Hasia R.
Paper Book
The extraordinary untold story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America. Popular belief holds that the various ethnic groups that emigrated to the United States at the turn of the twentieth century regarded one another with open...
Philip Roth : the biography
Bailey, Blake
Paper Book
Appointed by Philip Roth and granted independence and complete access, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and engaging Roth himself in breathtakingly candid conversations. The result is an indelible portrait of an...
The rye bread marriage
Weissman, Michaele
Paper Book
How do partners in long-lasting relationships live together without driving each other up a wall? After forty years of marriage, Michaele Weissman has a few answers.   When they first meet, John-- a dashing European, a Latvian refugee, a physics PhD--is...
Savage feast : three generations, two continents, and a dinner table (a memoir with recipes)
Fishman, Boris
Paper Book
The acclaimed author of A Replacement Life shifts between heartbreak and humor in this gorgeously told recipe-filled memoir. A story of family, immigration, and love--and an epic meal--Savage Feast explores the challenges of navigating two cultures from an unusual angle. A revealing...
Warner Bros : the making of an American movie studio
Thomson, David
Paper Book
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, behind the scenes at the legendary Warner Brothers film studio, where four immigrant brothers transformed themselves into the moguls and masters of American fantasy "Jack [Warner] is lucky to have a man who has...
The Warsaw Ghetto in American art and culture
Baskind, Samantha
Paper Book
On the eve of Passover, April 19, 1943, Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto staged a now legendary revolt against their Nazi oppressors. Since that day, the deprivation and despair of life in the ghetto and the dramatic uprising of its inhabitants have captured the American cultural imagination. The...
We were the lucky ones
Hunter, Georgia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive--and to reunite--We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds  <...

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