From a secret family gemstone to Jewish spirituality, and more, new books offer compelling stories of Jewish life, culture and creativity.
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New Jewish Books to Read in Fall 2026From a secret family gemstone to Jewish spirituality, and more, new books offer compelling stories of Jewish life, culture and creativity.
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Jewish Kids’ Books Are Tackling a Tougher WorldFrom antisemitism and bullying to identity and more, a new era of middle grade and young adult books is helping Jewish kids make sense of a complicated world.
From antisemitism and bullying to identity and more, a new era of middle grade and young adult books is helping Jewish kids make sense of

The Jewish Story Missing From America’s ClassroomsIf schools want to combat antisemitism, Dara Horn argues in her new book, students need to learn not only about Jewish persecution but about Jewish civilization, identity and life.
If schools want to combat antisemitism, Dara Horn argues in her new book, students need to learn not only about Jewish persecution but about Jewish
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New Memoirs Reveal a Different Side of the Jewish CatskillsBehind the famed Catskills resorts were radical hoteliers, Holocaust survivors, chicken farmers and families whose stories are only now being told in ‘The Red Hotel’ and ‘Divine Corner.’
Behind the famed Catskills resorts were radical hoteliers, Holocaust survivors, chicken farmers and families whose stories are only now being told in ‘The Red Hotel’ and ‘Divine
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New Yiddish Books and Memoirs From Hadassah MembersA pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
A pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
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REVIEW: ‘Playmakers’From teddy bears and Barbies to Marvel and DC Comics, Michael Kimmel explores the kvell-worthy history of the first generation Jewish toymakers who shaped American childhood.
From teddy bears and Barbies to Marvel and DC Comics, Michael Kimmel explores the kvell-worthy history of the first generation Jewish toymakers who shaped American
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REVIEW: ‘Dog’ by Yishay Ishi RonWinner of two National Jewish Book Awards, the slim but harrowing volume drags readers deep into the fears and pain of a former Israel Defense Forces officer.
Winner of two National Jewish Book Awards, the slim but harrowing volume drags readers deep into the fears and pain of a former Israel Defense
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How I Reluctantly Found Purpose as a Cancer MentorIn an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her navigate lung cancer.
In an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘The End of My Life Is Killing Me,’ Anabelle Gurwitch sits shiva for the ‘angel’ who helped her
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The Award-Winning Jewish Books Everyone’s Talking AboutSave this for your reading list.
Save this for your reading list.
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REVIEW: ‘A Call at 4 AM’Journalist Amit Segal explores how Israel’s prime ministers—from Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanyahu—made the high-stakes decisions that continue to shape the country’s politics and security today.
Journalist Amit Segal explores how Israel’s prime ministers—from Golda Meir to Benjamin Netanyahu—made the high-stakes decisions that continue to shape the country’s politics and security
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At Bookhaus in Tel Aviv, English Is Not Lost in TranslationMichal Goldschmidt’s bookshop in the north of the city has quickly become a cozy new literary hub for English-language readers.
Michal Goldschmidt’s bookshop in the north of the city has quickly become a cozy new literary hub for English-language readers.
Charming Holiday Books for Young ReadersFirst Readers Lotsa Matzah by Tilda Balsey. Illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez. (Kar-Ben, 12 pp. $5.95) This simple rhyming board book sweetly tells how we left EgyptBooks: Personal TalesFICTION The Book of Mischief: New and Selected Stories by Steve Stern. (Graywolf Press, 371 pp. $26) Steve Stern is a mischievous writer and The Book ofBooks: Children and ArtMousterpiece by Jane Breskin Zalben (Roaring Brook/Macmillan) At first glance, nothing especially “Jewish” jumps out from the pages of Jane Breskin Zalben’s Mousterpiece a picture book dubbed aBooks: Wouk’s Latest, Plus a Biography of Ariel SharonThe Lawgiver: A Novel by Herman Wouk. (Simon & Schuster, 256 pp. $25.99) Herman Wouk’s new novel, The Lawgiver, will not be ranked among his best butBooks: Families and Other ComplicationsFiction The World Without You by Joshua Henkin. (Pantheon, 336 pp. $25.95) Joshua Henkin’s third novel, The World Without You, deals with a large, complicated Jewish familyBooks: A Talk With Marvin Fletcherby Adam DickterMartin Fletcher is a London-born journalist who has spent his career reporting from the world’s hot spots, including Belgium, Israel, Rwanda, Kosovo and Rhodesia. InitiallyA Profile of Author Edith PearlmanEdith Pearlman compares the Boston suburb that she calls home—Brookline, Massachusetts—to Paris. It has “many of the charms” of the French metropolis, she says, “but2012 Harold U. Ribalow PrizeJay’s grandson—his only child’s only child—married a young woman born in Kyoto. Mika had an enchanting chin, like a little teaspoon. She wore sweet pastelFooter Menu Column 2
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