Fiction - Jewish

It's dire times for Israeli intelligence agency M 33 and 1/3. Auntie Sem-Heidt and her sinister agents of TUSH have been killing off Hebrew agents, as part of a devious plan to eradicate Jewish culture at its base. And in the midst of this,...

In the heart-wrenching sequel to The Sins on Their Bones, The Lure of Their Graves forces Dimitri and Vasily to confront old ghosts and a new threat: political enemies-turned-suitors, all coveting Dimitri's throne and his hand in marriage. Dimitri Abramovich may have won back...

A writer of "enormous sophistication" (The New York Times), Nicholas Delbanco has established himself as an intelligent and erudite fount of American literature. Reprise collects three volumes of short stories, bringing together half a century of Delbanco's writing for the first time.Nicholas Delbanco has...

Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis.1942. Seven-year-old Martine hides...

Author: Lynda Cohen LoigmanISBN-10: 1420520806ISBN-13: 9781420520804Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

It's 1953. Soviets have the bomb and fear of communist influence in the US government and society at large is at its peak. In the quiet, rural town of Goshen, one family learns hiding in plain sight isn't as easy as it seems.Eavesdropper is...

The eagerly awaited second volume of The Desert Songs Trilogy, Seventeen Spoons, takes readers on an unforgettable journey alongside the beloved religious icon, Joseph, as he navigates the tumultuous path of gaining power and breaking away from his family's traditions. Seventeen Spoons delves into...

Everything she knew just crumbled. Can she rediscover her strength from thousands of miles away? Julie Wasserman's whole world is in pieces. Already reeling from the loss of her job, part of her heart shattered when her twin brother died on the way to...

Paths and Portraits is a short story collection that focuses the reader's attention from the beginning on two immigrant families of the early twentieth century. Their arrival from central Europe to the USA in times of war, persecution and antisemitism, sets the stage for...

Author: Jason DiamondISBN-10: 1250385911ISBN-13: 9781250385918Publisher: Flatiron BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/16/2025Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

Dan Rothberg struggled after an accident killed his wife, and he nearly lost custody of his daughter. He can no longer allow himself to get attached to anything or anyone. Until he meets Hannah. Hannah Cohen is a young executive with a meddlesome grandmother...

When Dina and Adam run into each other on a deserted road, Dina thinks Mr. Flashypants can't possibly be interested in someone like her. Can they trust each other to look beyond the surface?Dina Jacobs is a single librarian who has never fit in...

Maggie's hands tremble as she lowers her camera, unable to bear the little girl's haunted eyes pleading at her from behind the gates. This camp is hell on earth. And this roll of film is enough for the Nazis to kill her. But she...

A gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy that reimagines the Jewish myth of golem in a tale of a cursed forest, impossible choices, and sapphic romance--perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik. The forest eats the girls who wander out...

""This powerful, heart-wrenching novel follows a young Polish Jew through his incredible journey to escape the Nazis. Reuven's story typifies that of millions of others experiencing the horrors and deprivations suffered by Jews in WWII and those who tried to help them. And yet,...

Debra Blasinger thinks her life is over when she is kicked out of graduate school for sleeping with one of her students. Little does she know her life is just beginning.Author: Linda TalismanISBN-10: 1542482119ISBN-13: 9781542482110Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2017Pages: 174Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize:...

In 1930s Berlin, choked by the tightening of Hitler's fist, the Klein family is gradually losing everything that is precious to them. In desperation, their fifteen-year-old daughter, Rosa, is put on a Kindertransport train out of her beloved Germany to begin a new life...

The end of World War I sees an upheaval in American society-the Great Migration of Black Americans, the devastation of the Spanish Flu, and women's struggle for the vote. Victory, Virus, and Votes: 1917-1920 brings history to life through the lens of two young...

A fictional story about a family's struggle with their Jewish identity amidst growing anti-Semitism in 19th century Europe.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in...

Ethel, a Jewish 70+ no-nonsense New Yorker, becomes concerned with her daughter Debra's incessant focus on the spiritual quest and a Sanskrit-dubbed Western teacher. One day Ethel gets into her Volvo and heads to the ashram in the Catskill Mountains. Convinced she'll uncover evidence...

An award-winning, mystery-filled collection of short stories with a Jewish twist. Throughout the tangled puzzles and suspenseful adventures, the characters not only solve whodunits but also struggle to solve the mystery of their Jewish lives.Author: Joel SiegelISBN-10: 1683362160ISBN-13: 9781683362166Publisher: Jewish Lights PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1999Pages:...

Widowed senior Heidi Allen knows all about ageism. When she takes up pickleball in her seventies, she is an easy target for the hotshot younger players. Undeterred, she sticks with it, hoping to find a dashing partner and a new lease on life. The...

--Named "Best Indie Novel of 2000" by the Montreal Mirror --Named "Best Book for the Beach, Summer 2000." by Jane Magazine "Part Lewis Carroll, part Franz Kafka, Nersesian leads us down a maze of false leads and dead ends . . . Joey's dilemmas...

After her parents are arrested by the Nazis on Kristallnacht, twelve-year-old Gilde Margolis is sent away from her home, her sister Alina, and everyone she knows and loves. Alone and afraid, Gilde boards a train on the Kindertransport bound for London, where she will...

Tavvi and Michal face many challenges in their relationship, but together, they build a life filled with love and mutual understanding. They now have a family with two beautiful daughters, Alina and Gilde, and a home brimming with happiness.1938-Kristallnacht. Blood runs like a river...

Based on a little-known chapter of World War II history, The Sooner You Forget dramatizes the struggles of a young American soldier to not only survive a Jewish labor camp, but also to later reconcile what happened to him at the hands of the...

Set in 1919 Siberia, this historical novel follows Michal, a young Jewish woman caught between the expectations of her traditional community and the turmoil of her emotions. While betrothed in an arranged marriage, Michal is drawn to another man, leading her down an unexpected...

""This powerful, heart-wrenching novel follows a young Polish Jew through his incredible journey to escape the Nazis. Reuven's story typifies that of millions of others experiencing the horrors and deprivations suffered by Jews in WWII and those who tried to help them. And yet,...

Written while Hans Keilson was in hiding during World War II, The Death of the Adversary is the self-portrait of a young man helplessly fascinated by an unnamed "adversary" whom he watches rise to power in 1930s Germany. It is a tale of horror,...

Author: Pam JenoffISBN-10: 1420517872ISBN-13: 9781420517873Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Now available in a gorgeous Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring beautiful new cover art, special hardcover case design, illustrated endpapers, and stenciled edges--the stunning debut novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning.This story of fantasy, romance, and folklore...

Author: Wendy HoldenISBN-10: 0063398257ISBN-13: 9780063398252Publisher: HarperLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Pages: 320Format: Hardcover

For fans of Kate Quinn and The Nightingale, a gripping story of a young Jewish girl who joins an elite Russian sniper unit and embarks on a mission targeting the highest prize of World War II: Adolph Hitler.With the Nazi invasion of the Soviet...

A funny and emotionally resonant coming-of-age novel about one summer of momentous social and political change at a Jewish sleepover camp It's the summer of 2013 and 21-year-old Ruby, a counselor at Camp Burntshore, can't wait to supervise a rowdy cabin of 11-year-olds, smoke...

In Of Lodz and Love, Chava Rosenfarb revisits her themes of the the shtetl and pre-Holocaust Poland, of economic and political oppression, and of the upheavals that would herald a new Jewish national and political awakening. The story takes Yacov, son of Hindele, and...

Uriel "Uri" Katz, World War Two veteran, concentration camp liberator, devout atheist, contrarian, cynic and lifelong bachelor, places an ad in a newspaper seeking a "typist" to assist him in writing his memoir and receives only one reply, from a woman, named Eleanor, who...

The Girl from the Marsh Croft By Selma Lagerl f, Velma Swanston HowardAuthor: Velma Swanston Howard, Selma LagerlofISBN-10: 1986379086ISBN-13: 9781986379083Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2018Pages: 86Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d

LONDON 1600. When the Earl of Essex is removed from command and placed under arrest for reaching a forbidden truce with the Irish rebels, Serjeant Noah Ames reluctantly accepts a commission to investigate the earl's fitness for command, and the two are pitted against...

London 1558. An orphan from a far-off land is renamed "Noah Ames," and given every advantage the English Crown can bestow. London 1592. Now an experienced barrister, Noah witnesses what appears to be a botched robbery outside the Rose Theater, a crime he soon...

"A fable becoming reality of a woman becoming herself: Tehila Hakimi's Hunting in America just purely bangs." --Joshua Cohen An award-winning, thrillingly subversive novel about an Israeli woman who moves to America, takes up hunting, and is drawn into a world of predator, prey,...

In this hilarious, heart-warming debut novel, three Syrian Jewish sisters chase love and grapple with the growing pains of young womanhood as they seek their place within and beyond their Brooklyn community. The Cohen sisters are at a crossroads. And not just because the...

An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author's own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor....

A beautiful story of love and redemption set in the aftermath of World War II--perfect for fans of The Longest Echo and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Munich, 1945. Max Fischer cannot remember anything from his life before the concentration camp. Not his family, not...

Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer's The German Wife and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network. A suspenseful tale stretching from Spain to Hollywood, from a...

Author: Ann BennettISBN-10: 1835258905ISBN-13: 9781835258903Publisher: BookoutureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2024Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.71d

For readers of Leave the World Behind and Exit West, an astonishingly resonant novel that explores the precariousness of Jewish American life through one family after a black hole consumes the State of Israel and similar strange events occur in major cities around the...

"Tells more about Iraq than many commentaries being offered up these days." --Le MondeAuthor: Shimon BallasISBN-10: 0872864812ISBN-13: 9780872864818Publisher: City Lights BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2007Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 7.28h x 5.01w x 0.63dReview Citation(s): Booklist 06/01/2007 pg. 41Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2008 pg. 10Library Journal 05/21/2007

Author: Joel BigmanISBN-10: 9888843702ISBN-13: 9789888843701Publisher: Earnshaw Books LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2024Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d

A riveting World War II story of Parisian romance and resistance. This harrowing debut novel should appeal to fans of coming of age stories and historical fiction masterpieces like Lilac Girls and The Nightingale. Paris, 1941. At the height of World War II, young...

An intriguing Anthology of Jewish Mystery & Detective Fiction Terence Ball, The Banality of Evil Sandra Levy Ceren, Silver Is Better Than Gold Martin S. Cohen, Death Has Beckoned Richard Fliegel, The Golem of Bronx Park EastMichael A. Kahn, Truth in a Plain Brown...