This year, we read titles that touched our hearts, made us think and helped us navigate our changed world. In no particular order, the Editors at Hadassah Magazine present our favorite Jewish books of 2024. 

The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden

Read our review here. 

Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari

Read our review here. 

A Brutal Design by Zachary C. Solomon

The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon

Click here for more books on October 7 that share first-hand accounts, poetry and prayers

10/7: 100 Human Stories by Lee Yaron

Read about Lee Yaron’s book and other titles that examine our post-October 7 landscape here. 

How Isn’t It Going? Conversations After October 7 by Delphine Horvilleur

Read our review here. 

The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox

Margalit Fox’s latest book is January’s One Book, One Hadassah pick! Read our review here and see program information below: 

Join us on Sunday, January 26 at 3:30 pm ET for a special One Book, One Hadassah event as acclaimed author and journalist Margalit Fox talks with Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein about her book The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss. 

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On Being Jewish Now by Zibby Owens

Read author Lisa Barr’s essay adapted from the book here.  

For Such a Time as This:  On Being Jewish Today by Elliot Cosgrove

Read an excerpt from the book here. 

Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream by Francine Klagsbrun

Read an excerpt of the book here and watch Francine Klagsbrun in conversation with Hadassah Magazine here.