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Month­ly Picks

Each month we rec­om­mend one fic­tion and one non­fic­tion book for book clubs. Check back for new selec­tions, and browse past picks to find your next read.

April, 2023

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Fic­tion
The Woman Beyond the Sea
Sar­it Yishai-Levi; Gilah Kahn-Hoff­man, trans. 
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Non­fic­tion
In the Gar­den of the Right­eous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews Dur­ing the Holocaust
Richard Hurowitz

March 2023

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Fic­tion
My Moth­er’s Secret: A Nov­el of the Jew­ish Autonomous Region
Ali­na Adams
Cover of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Non­fic­tion
Kosher­soul: The Faith and Food Jour­ney of an African Amer­i­can Jew
Michael W. Twitty

Feb­ru­ary, 2023

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Fic­tion
Sig­nal Fires
Dani Shapiro
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Non­fic­tion
Amer­i­can Shtetl: The Mak­ing of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Vil­lage in Upstate New York
Nomi M. Stolzen­berg, David N. Myers 

Jan­u­ary 2023

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Fic­tion
Tomor­row, and Tomor­row, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
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Non­fic­tion
The Girl in the Mid­dle: Grow­ing Up Between Black and White, Rich and Poor
Anais Gra­nof­sky

Decem­ber 2022

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Fic­tion
The Match­mak­er’s Gift: A Novel
Lyn­da Cohen Loigman
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Non­fic­tion
Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai
Mat­ti Friedman
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