1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
They are the foundation of all of Jewish religion, history, and culture
and--sadly--most American Jews have not read them. Start with these
five books and you'll have a greater appreciation of all the other
Jewish books you read.
All-of-a-Kind Family - Taylor
Maus - Spiegelman
A Short History of the Jewish People - Scheindlin
Stefanie Rose, Madison, WI
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fiction:
Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
City Boy by Herman Wouk
works by Cynthia Ozick
Abigail Yasgur
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Andrea
Five books every American Jew should read.
Having not lived in the u.s.a. for 21 years, I'm not much of an
authority but at the moment I can think of one that I'm bugging every
english-speaking individual in Valencia, jewish or not, to read:
Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky
Besos de
I vote for As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg.
Enid
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