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

Items with the tag: death & mourning | 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

    August Picks

    Cover of Sisters of Fortune
    Sis­ters of Fortune
    Cover of Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery
    Fear No Pharaoh: Amer­i­can Jews, the Civ­il War, and the Fight to End Slavery
  • 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...

    Items with the tag:

    death & mourning

    Interview

    ‘Pas­sion and Process’: A Con­ver­sa­tion Between Lau­ra Sil­ver­man and Marisa Kanter

    Lau­ra Silverman, Marisa Kan­ter
    August 22, 2022
    Excerpt

    Excerpt: Lost & Found

    Kathryn Schulz
    July 18, 2022
    Cover of Sitting Shiva
    Chil­dren’s
    Sit­ting Shiva
    Erin Silver, Michelle Theodore (Illustrator)
    Cover of The Long Corner
    Fic­tion
    The Long Corner
    Alexan­der Maksik
    Cover of Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
    Non­fic­tion
    Pil­lar of Salt: A Daugh­ter’s Life in the Shad­ow of the Holocaust
    Anna Salton Eisen
    Cover of Titan of Tehran: From Jewish Ghetto to Corporate Colossus to Firing Squad–My Grandfather's Life
    Non­fic­tion
    Titan of Tehran: From Jew­ish Ghet­to to Cor­po­rate Colos­sus to Fir­ing Squad – My Grand­fa­ther’s Life
    Shahrzad Elghanayan
    Essay

    The Pow­er of Eighteen

    Rebec­ca E. Bender
    February 28, 2022
    Cover of Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
    Fic­tion
    Avi­va vs. the Dybbuk
    Mari Lowe
    Excerpt

    Excerpt: I’d Like to Say Sor­ry, but There’s No One to Say Sor­ry To

    Mikołaj Gryn­berg, Sean Gasper Bye
    February 9, 2022
    Cover of Someone's Secret: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Some­one’s Secret: A Novel
    Snunit Liss
    Essay

    Sit­ting Shi­va for My Mar­riage – with Help from Tay­lor Swift

    Ali­son Rose Greenberg
    February 7, 2022
    Interview

    Dyb­buk in Chica­go: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Aden Polydoros

    Simona Zaret­sky
    February 7, 2022
    Cover of Forgiveness: The Story of Eva Kor, Survivor of The Auschwitz Twin Experiments
    Non­fic­tion
    For­give­ness: The Sto­ry of Eva Kor, Sur­vivor of The Auschwitz Twin Experiments
    Joe Lee
    Cover of The Last Words We Said
    Fic­tion
    The Last Words We Said
    Leah Scheier
    Cover of I Had a Brother Once: A Memoir, a Poem
    Poet­ry
    I Had a Broth­er Once: A Mem­oir, a Poem
    Adam Mans­bach
    Cover of Asylum: A personal, historical, natural inquiry in 103 lyric sections
    Poet­ry
    Asy­lum: A per­son­al, his­tor­i­cal, nat­ur­al inquiry in 103 lyric sections
    Jill Bialosky
    Pagination
    • Previous page Previous
    • Current page10
    • Next page Next
    Pagination
    • First page 1
    • …
    • Page8
    • Page9
    • Current page10
    • Page11
    • Page12
    • …
    • Last page 19

    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