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• KosherSoul

  the Faith and Food Journey of An African American Jew

  Twitty, Michael, 1977-

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  I loved Twitty's previous book, the 2018 James Beard Foundation's winning The Cooking Gene. This brilliant follow-up celebrates the intersection of African American and Jewish cultures. Twitty's erudition and enthusiasm are infectious, and his deep…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• People Love Dead Jews

  Reports From a Haunted Present

  Horn, Dara, 1977-

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  Behind the purposefully provocative title lies a blistering collection of essays exploring the “many strange and sickening ways in which the world’s affection for dead Jews shapes the present moment.” Zeroing in on Jewish literature, Holocaust…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zelda Popkin

  the Life and Times of An American Jewish Woman Writer

  Popkin, Jeremy D., 1948-

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  This biography/family memoir shines a light on both the life of author Zelda Popkin and various aspects of the Jewish-American experience in the 20th century. Much of Popkin's work centers around the Jewish-American experience as her books touch on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cooking Alla Giudia

  a Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy

  Guetta, Benedetta Jasmine,

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  Winner of the Jane and Stu­art Weitz­man Fam­i­ly Award for Food Writ­ing and Cook­books, Cooking with Alla Giudia provides an insightful guide to Jewish Italian food, a cuisine that reaches as far back as 66 CE. Recipes range from various Jewish…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Literary Mafia

  Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

  Lambert, Joshua N.,

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  A finalist for the American Jewish Studies Award, this richly detailed and scholarly work chronicles the rise of Jewish editors to important positions in the literary establishment by the 1960s and how they shaped the book industry and the reading…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Man Ray

  the Artist and His Shadows

  Lubow, Arthur,

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  Part of the consistently excellent Jewish Lives series published by Yale University Press, these approachable, well-written biographies explore iconic, complex lives through the lens of Jewish identify. This volume offers a wonderful primer on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salt & Honey

  Jewish Teens on Feminism, Creativity, & Tradition

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  A finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Younger People, this candid anthology collection written by Jewish teens explores what it means to be a Jewish young woman today. The collection features features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Golem Girl

  a Memoir

  Lehrer, Riva, 1958-

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  Born with spina bifida, the author/artist has been exceptional all her life, and she has lived bravely, challenging what many call normalcy. For more on her creative process, be sure to check out the short film "The Paper Mirror." Suggested by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Named My Dog Pushkin (and Other Immigrant Tales)

  Notes From a Soviet Girl on Becoming An American Woman

  Silver, Margarita Gokun,

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  First-generation Jewish emigrants from the former Soviet Union (not unheard of in Skokie) should find plenty to relate to in Silver's hilarious memoir about becoming an American. The author's name may be Silver, but this is comedic gold. Suggested…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking Up

  a Memoir of Sisters, Survivors & Skokie

  Pressman, Linda,

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  Skokie's own Linda Pressman tells her story of growing up as the daughter of Holocaust survivors in a certain "idyllic northern suburb of Chicago." If you're looking for local color, you'll find it here and in her second memoir "Jewish Girls Gone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brothers Emanuel

  a Memoir of An American Family

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J., 1957-

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  I can't think of more famous or accomplished Jewish siblings from Chicago than the brothers Zeke, Rahm, and Ari. This is the story of how they came of age in the city and the family that helped shaped them. Suggested by Steven.

• Notorious RBG

  the Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Carmon, Irin,

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  An accessible and illustrated biography of the extraordinary, remarkable, and inspiring Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg with annotated excerpts from her briefs, opinions, and dissents on key cases. Her relentless pursuit of gender equality…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Matzo Balls for Breakfast

  and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish

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  Although classified as a biography, this book is actually a collection of reminiscences by scores of famous Jewish people from Billy Crystal to our own congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Here's a book that should bring back many memories! Suggested by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Shtetl

  the Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York

  Stolzenberg, Nomi M.,

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  Winner of the American Jewish Studies Award, this nonfiction book takes a deep dive into how a group Hasidic Jews established its own local government in the 1970s modeled on the shtetls of eastern Europe and how it became one of the most vibrant…Read moreRead more of this annotation