This book is a true nonfiction best seller ranked among best nonfiction books 2018. We survey the best of new jewish lit, from debut fiction to biographies of franz kafka and the creators of superman. The jewish bookshelf 10 essential books rabbi sacks. The chosen by chaim potok, the red tent by anita diamant, the yiddish policemens union by michael chabon, my name is as. The dark side of the allamerican meal by eric schlosser. In surviving your barbat mitzvah, cantor matt axelrod provides a practical, humorous guide for jewish students and their families as they prepare for their big.
Jonathan david books nonfiction trade book publisher that specializes in sports, biography, reference, and popular judaica. The best books on jewish fiction five books expert. A debut novel, my mothers son by david hirshberg fig tree books is told by a radio host looking back on coming of age in boston in the years. Whilst the whole of the torah is to be treasured no other single book so summarises the whole of jewish faith. Allegra goodman recommends the best jewish fiction. Jewish literature doesnt have to be written by jews, says the novelist, but it does have to speak to the jewish experience. Similiar to our list of 100 fiction books to read in a lifetime, this list of 50 nonfiction books contains recommendations you might actually read if you havent already. This bestseller was also turned into a movie and is recommended for high school students especially. We publish jewish stories, jewish novels, jewish novellas, jewish fiction, jewish literature, from many different countries around the world, globally and internationally. One of spains most acclaimed voices, molinas book blends genres to create snapshots of jewish life under hitler and stalins regimes. Jewish non fiction showing the single result default sorting sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by newness sort by price. Theres even a story about anne franks older sister.
Growing up slightly jewish on the upper west side by lyla blake ward. The diary of a young girl by anne frank, night by elie wiesel, unorthodox. Shop our used books and judaica online to find jewish nonfiction books and gifts at cheap prices. Selected responses by rifat sonsino, the architects of conservative judasim by herbert parzen, converts. Weve selected 10 ya books, 20 novels and 30 examples of nonfiction with the ability to inspire, educate and display humanitys remarkable ability to selfdestruct.
The best books on the holocaust recommended by steven katz. The top one or two books in each category are listed at the beginning of each page. Feminism, jewish history, nonfiction kathy green by reflecting on her life in the context of her family of origin, the community of her childhood, and the historical framework of her time, kathy deepened our knowledge and understanding of kathy and the loneliness and losses that shaped her. When it comes to history, family, and tradition, these jewish authors are experts. In 2006, the jewish philanthropist sami rohrs descendants honoured his love of jewish literature by inaugurating the sami rohr prize on his 80th birthday. Books lists best books share tweet submit pin from powerful memoirs to historical biographies to eclectic essay collections, 2020 boasts fascinating nonfiction releases from both debut and. In addition to the top 10 nonfiction books listed above, i have put together more specific book recommendations by category. Antisemitismteen nonfiction, jewish history teens, books. Holocaustconcentration campsteen nonfiction, jewish.
The annual award, alternating between fiction and nonfiction, seeks to promote writings of jewish interest, and to encourage the examination of jewish values among emerging writers. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Jewish nonfiction books at jewish used books bookstore. Diary of a lonely girl, or the battle against free love by miriam karpilove, translated by jessica kirzane first published in di varhayt in 1916, karpiloves feminist comingofage story set in the radical leftist immigrant community of early 20thcentury.
It covers everything from the practicalities of planning a bris to the mysticism of the mikvah. These authors were a part of the 2018 2019 jbc network season. Recommended reading list for books on the holocaust posted on december 17, 2012 by renogalsays since undertaking the huge task of writing a holocaust memoir, see my book the altered i, a holocaust memoir i thought i should at least acquaint myself with some of the better written books on the subject. I think of jewish fiction as something that in some ways touches upon the jewish experience. This curated list covers the gamut of nonfiction, from compelling war stories to key feminist texts, to unbelievable struggles for survival, to tales of life in the culinary trade. Minotaur books is the story of an immigrant jewish family. Good books about the holocaust, including both fiction and. She tells us about the jewish writing, from chaim potok to george eliot, that means the most to her. Also really great is avi steinbergs new running the books which is a memoir of his time as a prison librarian. To avoid these sorts of problems, i have divided jewish books into 10 categories.
Here are 15 good books about the holocaust plus three others that help explain how the holocaust came about and proceeded without meaningful opposition for so. Karben publishing a publishing company developing a growing jewish library for children as well as preteen works and young adult fiction and nonfiction. A polish jew named trumpelman is appointed as their leaderand it is his character that gives this book its darkly humorous edge. The book is based in part on the authors family history. Steven katz, professor of jewish holocaust studies at boston university and former director of the elie wiesel center for jewish studies. See more ideas about nonfiction, books and israel history. Isaac asimov, novelist, short story writer and prolific author of nonfiction, known for his science fiction works about robots and for writing books in 9. From historical fiction novels inspired by reallife experiences to navigating their jewish identity in the modern world, these books to read by jewish authors capture the jewish experience in compelling, respectively unique ways. In the years immediately after world war ii, the holocaust was little studied. Tablet magazine best jewish childrens book 2012 voya nonfiction honor list 2012 washington post book world best kids books 2012 list provided on rappaports website this book is an accumulation of stories about various forms of jewish resistance. The book shares an unfiltered perspective on what to really expect during this stage of life, with advice from real. Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young jewish womans escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of ayaan hirsi alis infidel and carolyn jessops escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.
A third memoir in helen epsteins trilogy about growing us as the daughter of holocaust survivors, the long halflives of love and trauma, by helen epstein plunkett lake. As a selfproclaimed book thief, liesel uses books to bond with neighbors during bombing raids and the jewish man hiding in her basement. There is a huge array of books focusing on the conflict, the struggles of the military and ordinary people, the key moments, and many more subjects. Told from the perspective of a german girl whose foster family agrees to hide a young jewish boy and narrated by the everpresent death the book thief explores all of the same themes that you expect from a book about the holocaust morality, love, and identity.