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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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Call it Sleep by Henry Roth

Call it Sleep

Henry Roth

439 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
The Rabbi's Cat 2 by Brigitte Findakly, Anjali Singh, Alexis Siegel, Joann Sfar

The Rabbi's Cat 2

Le Chat du Rabbin #4-5

Brigitte Findakly, Anjali Singh, Alexis Siegel, Joann Sfar

144 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction comics historical adventurous reflective fast-paced
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

The City Beautiful

Aden Polydoros

12 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

The Boston Girl

Anita Diamant

7 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

The Lost Shtetl

Max Gross

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Pinch by Steve Stern

The Pinch

Steve Stern

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

reflective slow-paced
The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan

The Girl from the Garden

Parnaz Foroutan

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Cry of the Peacock by Gina B. Nahai

Cry of the Peacock

Gina B. Nahai

352 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Joheved by Maggie Anton

Joheved

Rashi's Daughters #1

Maggie Anton

369 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Rabbi's Cat by Anjali Singh, Alexis Siegel, Joann Sfar

The Rabbi's Cat

Le Chat du Rabbin #1-3

Anjali Singh, Alexis Siegel, Joann Sfar

142 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction comics historical lighthearted slow-paced