Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month! JBC is proud to be an official partner with the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History as we celebrate the many contributions American Jews have made in our country. Below is a reading list that highlights and speaks to the American Jewish experience throughout history.

Cover of Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary: Stories

Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary: Stories

Cover of Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey

Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey

Ruth Behar; Devon Holzwarth, illus.

Cover of American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York

American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York

Nomi M. Stolzenberg, David N. Myers

Cover of Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family

Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family

Laura Arnold Leibman

Cover of How to Find What You're Not Looking For

How to Find What You're Not Looking For

Veera Hiranandani 

Cover of A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious

A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious

Cover of A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg

A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg

Nathaniel Deutsch, Michael Casper

Cover of Coming to Terms with America: Essays on Jewish History, Religion, and Culture

Coming to Terms with America: Essays on Jewish History, Religion, and Culture

Jonathan D. Sarna

Cover of From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family

From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family

June Cummins, Alexandra Dunietz

Cover of All I Could Never Be

All I Could Never Be

Anzia Yezierska

Cover of Soles of a Survivor

Soles of a Survivor

Cover of The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots that Shook New York City

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots that Shook New York City

Scott D. Seligman

Cover of Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture

Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture

Cover of Family Matters

Cover of Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice

Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice

Rachel B. Gross

Cover of The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects

The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects

Laura Arnold Leibman

Cover of Wandering Dixie: Dispatches from the Lost Jewish South

Wandering Dixie: Dispatches from the Lost Jewish South

Cover of One More Year

Cover of America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today

Pamela S. Nadell

Cover of Lincoln and the Jews: A History

Lincoln and the Jews: A History

Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell

Cover of Lot Six

Cover of How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish

How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish

Ilan Stavans, Josh Lambert

Cover of Who Wants to Be A Jewish Writer?: And Other Essays

Who Wants to Be A Jewish Writer?: And Other Essays

Cover of Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

Cover of Kugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States

Kugel and Frijoles: Latino Jews in the United States

Cover of Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

Bonnie Lindauer

Cover of American Judaism: A History

American Judaism: A History

Jonathan D. Sarna

Cover of Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community

Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community

Jodi Eichler-Levine

Cover of Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms

Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms

Cover of The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe

The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe

Helene Stapinski, Bonnie Siegler

Cover of The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir

The In-Betweens: A Lyrical Memoir

Cover of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

Michael W. Twitty

Cover of Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American

Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American

Cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Cover of My Name Is Barbra

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

Cover of Two New Years

Richard Ho; Lynn Scurfield, illus.

Cover of Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master

Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master

Daniel Levin and Adele Elise Wiliams, eds.

Cover of The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America

The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America

Daniel Schulman

Cover of Two Tribes

Emily Bowen Cohen

Cover of A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press

A Revolution in Type: Gender and the Making of the American Yiddish Press

Cover of The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance

The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance

Rebecca Clarren

Cover of Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty

Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty

Cover of The Majority: A Novel

The Majority: A Novel

Elizabeth L. Silver

Cover of We Are Not Strangers

We Are Not Strangers

Cover of Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America

Jewish Sunday Schools: Teaching Religion in Nineteenth-Century America

Cover of How to Become an American: A History of Immigration, Assimilation, and Loneliness

How to Become an American: A History of Immigration, Assimilation, and Loneliness

Cover of The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen Food

The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen Food

Cover of Kibbitz and Nosh: When We All Met at Dubrow's Cafeteria

Kibbitz and Nosh: When We All Met at Dubrow's Cafeteria

Marcia Bricker Halperin

Cover of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

Christopher C. Gorham

Cover of Kugels & Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina

Kugels & Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina

Rachel Gordin Barnett, Lyssa Kligman Harvey