Jew­ish Amer­i­can Her­itage Month 2023

May is Jew­ish Amer­i­can Her­itage Month! Jewish Book Council provides a read­ing list that high­lights and speaks to the Amer­i­can Jew­ish expe­ri­ence through­out history.

Updated April 4, 2023
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Lot six : a memoir
Adjmi, David
Ebook
"One of the great American memoirs, a heartbreaking, hilarious story of what it means to make things up, including yourself. A wild tale of lack and lies, galling humiliations and majestic reinventions, this touching, coruscating joy of a book is an answer to that perennial question: how should a...
A beginner's guide to America : for the immigrant and the curious
H ?akka kiya n, Ru ?ya
Paper Book
A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Hakakian's "love letter to the nation that took her in is also a timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become Americans by...
Mahjong : a Chinese game and the making of modern American culture
Heinz, Annelise
Audiobook
Click-click-click. The sound of mahjong tiles connects American expatriates in Shanghai, Jazz Age white Americans, urban Chinese Americans in the 1930s, incarcerated Japanese Americans in wartime, Jewish American suburban mothers, and Air Force officers' wives in the postwar era. ...
Loss of memory is only temporary : stories
Kaplan, Johanna
Ebook
A funny, fresh, and brilliantly insightful collection of stories from a beloved writer, with a new introduction by Francine Prose Johanna Kaplan's beautifully written stories first burst on the literary scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Today they have retained all of their depth,...
America's Jewish women : a history from colonial times to today
Nadell, Pamela Susan
Paper Book
Winner of the 2019 Everett Fam­i­ly Foun­da­tion Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council "A welcome addition to the American historical canon."--Jordana Horn, New York Times Book Review Pamela S. Nadell weaves together the complex story of Jewish women...
Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love
Shapiro, Dani
Paper Book
An Instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A LOS ANGELES TIMES, BOSTON GLOBE, WALL STREET JOURNAL, and NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR according to Elle, Real Simple, and Kirkus Reviews

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