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Nonfiction Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilization in the Arab World Vanished Overnight Lyn Julius, Tom Gross (Fwd.)
Nonfiction A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969 Noam Sienna
Interview Queer Identity in Jewish History: An Interview with Noam Sienna An interview about an anthology exploring marginalized voices in Jewish history Sacha Lamb June 11, 2019
Nonfiction The Italian Executioners: The Genocide of the Jews of Italy Simon Levis Sullam; Oona Smyth and Claudia Patane, trans.
Nonfiction The Woman Who Fought An Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring Gregory Joseph Wallance
Nonfiction Lawyers Without Rights: The Fate of Jewish Lawyers in Berlin after 1933 Simone Ladwig-Winters Edited by Bill Choyke
Nonfiction Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel Matti Friedman Winner of the 2018 Natan Book Award
Nonfiction On Middle Ground: A History of the Jews of Baltimore Eric L. Goldstein and Deborah R. Weiner
Nonfiction The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty: The Extraordinary Rise and Fall of Actor M. B. Curtis Richard Schwartz
Essay In World War II-Era North Carolina, A Haven for German Jewish Artists and Academics Charles Darwent November 6, 2018
