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Yemenite Jewish ‘Songs for the Brokenhearted’
Books
Fiction
Yemenite Jewish ‘Songs for the Brokenhearted’
by
Jaime Herndon
Ayelet Tsabari’s debut novel is a beautifully crafted and richly layered tale of family, love and identity.
Books
Fiction
‘The Scrolls of Deborah’
by
Jaime Herndon
Israeli author Esther Goldenberg’s first installment in an expected trilogy is a welcome addition to the existing canon of Jewish biblical fiction.
Books
‘Happily: A Personal History-with Fairy Tales’
by
Jaime Herndon
Sabrina Orah Mark’s memoir-in-essays explores what it means to be a white Jewish woman raising Black Jewish sons in the present day.
Books
Fiction
‘The Marriage Box’: Coming of Age in the Syrian Community
by
Jaime Herndon
A foray into the world of Syrian Jews in America, Corie Adjmi’s new book asks: How much should one sacrifice for love and community?
Books
Fiction
‘Kantika’: A Sephardi Woman’s Song of Survival
by
Jaime Herndon
Threaded throughout with Ladino phrases, Elizabeth Graver’s lyrical novel is a story of immigration, tenacity and family bonds.
Books
Non-fiction
Are ‘Bad Jews’ Real?
by
Jaime Herndon
Journalist Emily Tamkin explores how different segments of the American Jewish community have vilified others around religion, social concerns, politics and Israel.
Books
Fiction
Addicted to Forbidden ‘Shmutz’
by
Jaime Herndon
Peppered with Yiddish, Felicia Berliner’s debut novel tells the story of Raizl, a Hasidic teenager with a porn addiction.
Books
Fiction
‘Human Blues’ Tackles Infertility Through Dark Comedy
by
Jaime Herndon
Elisa Albert's darkly funny novel is told over the course of nine menstrual cycles.