Jewish Heritage Month

Celebrate Canadian Jewish Heritage Month by choosing one of our recommended reads. For all ages.

Updated April 22, 2025
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Winnipeg Public Library
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La carte postale : roman
Berest, Anne
Paper Book
A moving novel based on the true story of a family's endurance and pain, and a heartfelt exploration of Jewish identity in a secular society

En 2003, l'ecrivaine recoit une carte postale anonyme sur laquelle sont notes les prenoms des grands-parents de sa mere, de sa tante et de son oncle, morts a Auschwitz en 1942. Elle enquete pour decouvrir l'auteur de cette missive et plonge dans l'histoire de sa famille maternelle, les Rabinovitch, et de sa grand-mere Myriam qui a echappe a la deportation.

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The postcard
Berest, Anne
Paper Book
A moving novel based on the true story of a family's endurance and pain, and a heartfelt exploration of Jewish identity in a secular society

Also available in eBook or eAudiobook formats.

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Girl in the blue coat
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when...
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

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Une fille au manteau bleu
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when...

Aussi disponble en format numerique.

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Brazen : my unorthodox journey from long sleeves to lingerie
Haart, Julia
Paper Book
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

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Antisemitism : what it is, what it isn't, why it matters
Neuberger, Julia
Paper Book
Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what would hitherto have been condemned as outrageous antisemitic discourse. Yet despite the dramatic increase in debate and discussion around antisemitism,...

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