Announcements
2013 Sami Rohr Prize Winner
Francesca Segal wins $100,000 2013 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
2012 National Jewish Book Award Winners
Click here for the full list of 2012 National Jewish Book Award winners and finalists.
Curated Reading Lists
Everyone has a favorite genre or topic of book to read—or maybe there's subject or theme that you want to learn more about. With this in mind, JBC set out to collect reading lists on topics across the spectrum of Jewish life.
Reading Lists
Browse author, subject, and holiday reading lists
JBC Book Clubs
Pick of the Week The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
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Franz Kafka
by Saul Friedländer
One of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka is the subject of numerous texts that interpret him in equally numerous ways.read more
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Collective Guilt vs. Collective Fear: Shame, Truth, and Reconciliation
by Randy Susan Meyers
I take no comfort in lies, half-truths, and fairy tales.
The Memorial
by Joanna Hershon
I recently attended my friend’s father’s memorial. It was held at the Faculty House of Columbia University in a perfectly lovely nondescript room with a bar.
