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Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn honor of May celebrations, we’ve created a few reading lists for you…Jewish American Heritage MonthFind the…

Naomi Firestone-Teeter

May 1, 2012

Cover of Jews of the Wild West a Multicultural True Story

Jews of the Wild West a Multicultural True Story

Cover of Promiscuous: Portnoy’s Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness

Promiscuous: Portnoy’s Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness

Bernard Avishai

Cover of Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea: A Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants

Tony Johnston; Stacy Innerst, illus.

Cover of The Russian Writer's Daughter: Stories of Growing Up American

The Russian Writer’s Daughter: Stories of Growing Up American

Cover of Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York

Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York

Cover of Old Lives and New: Soviet Immigrants in Israel and America

Old Lives and New: Soviet Immigrants in Israel and America

Edith Rogovin Frankel

Cover of The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews

The Rest of Us: The Rise of America’s Eastern European Jews

Stephen Birmingham

Cover of We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy

We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy

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Cover of Jewish Writing and the Deep Places of the Imagination

Jewish Writing and the Deep Places of the Imagination

Mark Krupnick; Jean K. Carney; Mark Shechner, eds.

Cover of Wives Without Husbands: Marriage, Desertion, and Welfare in New York 1900-1935

Wives Without Husbands: Marriage, Desertion, and Welfare in New York 1900 – 1935

Cover of Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail: A History in the American West

Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail: A History in the American West

Jeanne E. Abrams

Cover of Trinity of Passion: The Literary Left and the Antifascist Crusade

Trinity of Passion: The Literary Left and the Antifascist Crusade

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New Book Club Theme: Jews in America

Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterA partial list is below. To view the complete list, please click here.A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American SongsAmerican…

JBC Staff

March 29, 2012

Cover of The Housing Divide: How Generations of Immigrants Fare in New York's Housing Market

The Housing Divide: How Generations of Immigrants Fare in New York’s Housing Market

Emily Rosenbaum; Samantha Friedman