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News Cover Reveal — “The Secret Inquisition The Untold Story of Mussolini, the Vatican, and Fascist Italy’s War on the Jews” David I. Kertzer, JBC Staff August 10, 2026
News Jewish Book Council Open Position: Director of Partnerships & Community Engagement JBC Staff August 4, 2026
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Current Issue Volume 9 2026/5786 Features A celebration of 100 years of Jewish booksA tribute to Fanny Goldstein, the librarian who planted the seed for Jewish Book Council one hundred years agoA beautifully illustrated map of Jewish libraries around the worldJohn Irving on the Jewish protagonist of the sequel to The Cider House Rules“My Journey From Ethiopia to Harlem,” an excerpt from a gorgeous cookbook by Beejhy BarhanyTwo true stories of Jewish Americans who helped Japanese Americans imprisoned in US concentration campsShort fiction about Jewish summer camp and a hotel haunted by victims of October 7th.Two contemporary authors on rewriting Fagin, the villain of Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist Cover art by Jenny Kroik… and poetry, illustrations, photography, and more! Learn More