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Historical fiction by a Jewish author that's not about the Holocaust
While the Holocaust is maybe what most people think of when they think about Jewish history, we've been around for thousands of years in communities all over the world!
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The Marriage Box by Corie Adjmi

The Marriage Box

Corie Adjmi

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective medium-paced
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

When the Angels Left the Old Country

Sacha Lamb

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
All Other Nights by Dara Horn

All Other Nights

Dara Horn

363 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith and The Talmud by Maggie Anton

The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith and The Talmud

Maggie Anton

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced
This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

This Rebel Heart

Katherine Locke

448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ magical realism young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family by Joshua Cohen

The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

Joshua Cohen

237 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary funny informative reflective medium-paced
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

Stone Butch Blues

Leslie Feinberg

546 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Dance of the Demons by Maurice Carr, Esther Singer Kreitman, Ilan Stavans, Anita Norich

The Dance of the Demons

Maurice Carr, Esther Singer Kreitman, Ilan Stavans, Anita Norich

328 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

Portnoy's Complaint

Philip Roth

272 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics literary funny reflective medium-paced
Jud Süß by Lion Feuchtwanger

Jud Süß

Lion Feuchtwanger

540 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced