Skip to main content
Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Eleanor Ehrenkranz | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
    Flower of Vlo­ra: Grow­ing up Jew­ish in Com­mu­nist Albania
    Cover of The 12th Commandment
    The 12th Commandment
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    September Picks

    Cover of Hazel Says No
    Hazel Says No
    Cover of Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together
    Chil­dren of the Book: A Mem­oir of Read­ing Together
  • PB Daily
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s print lit­er­ary jour­nal Paper Brigade pro­vides a 200-page snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. Find the lat­est issues, infor­ma­tion on the Paper Brigade New Israeli Fic­tion prize, adver­tis­ing details, and more.

    • Stockists
    • Submissions
    • Advertising
    • New Israeli Fiction Prize

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Seven
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

    Eleanor Ehrenkranz

    Eleanor Ehrenkranz received her Ph.D. from NYU and has taught at Stern Col­lege, NYU, Mer­cy Col­lege, and at Pace Uni­ver­si­ty. She has lec­tured wide­ly on Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture and recent­ly pub­lished anthol­o­gy of Jew­ish poet­ry, Explain­ing Life: The Wis­dom of Mod­ern Jew­ish Poet­ry, 1960 – 2010.
    • Reviews
    Cover of To the Edge of Sorrow
    Fic­tion
    To the Edge of Sorrow
    Aharon Appelfeld; Stuart Schoffman, trans.  
    Cover of Jerzy: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Jerzy: A Novel
    Jerome Charyn
    Cover of The Storyteller: Tales Out of Loneliness
    Fic­tion
    The Sto­ry­teller: Tales Out of Loneliness
    Walter Benjamin
    Cover of Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life
    Fic­tion
    Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life
    Ron­na Wineberg
    Cover of Drawn from Water: An American Poet, an Ethiopian Family, an Israeli Story
    Non­fic­tion
    Drawn from Water: An Amer­i­can Poet, an Ethiopi­an Fam­i­ly, an Israeli Story
    Dina Elen­bo­gen
    Cover of After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring
    Non­fic­tion
    After the Holo­caust the Bells Still Ring
    Joseph Polak; Elie Wiesel, fwd.
    Cover of Blaustein's Kiss
    Fic­tion
    Blaustein’s Kiss
    Judith Felsenfeld
    Cover of Solecism
    Poet­ry
    Sole­cism
    Rose­bud Ben-Oni
    Cover of The Sweetness
    Fic­tion
    The Sweet­ness
    Sande Boritz Berger
    Cover of The Eighth Day: Poems Old and New
    Poet­ry
    The Eighth Day: Poems Old and New
    Geoffrey Hartman
    Cover of The Sisters Weiss
    Fic­tion
    The Sis­ters Weiss
    Nao­mi Ragen
    Cover of The Little Russian
    Fic­tion
    The Lit­tle Russian
    Susan Sher­man
    Cover of Practice
    Poet­ry
    Prac­tice
    Dan Bellm
    Cover of Shards of (Personal) History and Other Poems
    Poet­ry
    Shards of (Per­son­al) His­to­ry and Oth­er Poems
    Yoram Eckstein
    Cover of Another Word for Sky
    Poet­ry
    Anoth­er Word for Sky
    Jay Michael­son

    Pagination

    • Page 1
    • Next page ››

    Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

    Invalid email address
    Join Us

    Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

    Become a Member
    Jewish Book Council

    Footer

    • Donate
    • Book Search
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • FAQ
    • Bookstore Guide
    • Report­ing Anti­semitism
    Connect with Us
    Support Us
    • Amazon Smile
    Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
    Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
    Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
    • Accessibility
    • Financials