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Jewish American Heritage Month

Learn about Jewish heritage through these inspiring reads for children and adults.

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  • She's a Mensch!

    Jewish Women Who Rocked the World

    Burk, Rachelle,
    Discover Jewish women in history who made a difference.
    Book, 2023Seattle : Intergalactic Afikoman, [2023] — J BIO
  • Claudia Said Sí!

    the Story of Mexico's First Woman President

    Cohen, Deborah Bodin, 1968-
    Learn about social justice activist and Nobel-winning scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female Jewish president.
    Book, 2025Millburn, New Jersey : Apples & Honey Press, [2025] — J921 SHEINBAUM
  • When Rachel is given the opportunity to meet her favorite gymnast, she strives to be on her best behavior, especially at synagogue.
    Book, 2024New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024. — JE-RAC
  • Rachel and her family yearn for her father’s return home with the perfect etrog (yellow citron) for Sukkot.
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, [2024] — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES
  • During Sukkot, Shoshi’s favorite holiday, Shoshi and her brothers decorate their sukkah, hoping to win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest.
    Book, 2022Moosic, Pennsylvania : Kalaniot Books, [2022] — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES
  • Telling a story over five hundred years, four girls from different generations of a Jewish family are forced to leave their home and start a new life.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2024] — J BEHAR
  • A girl with a Jewish mother and South Asian father learns more about her heritage and multifaceted identity.
    Book, 2025New York : Random House Studio, [2025] — JP EXPERIENCES
  • Eleven-year-old Milla tries to cope with the drama of middle school while navigating friendship with her best friend, Honey.
    Book, 2022New York : Scholastic Press, 2022. — J-DRA
  • Learn about the holiday of Shabbat through three different children who attend the same temple, but celebrate Shabbat in many different ways.
    Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — JP EXPERIENCES
  • The Book of Candles

    Eight Poems for Hanukkah

    Snyder, Laurel,
    A collection of free verse poems about the holiday of Hanukkah.
    Book, 2025New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2025. — J HOLIDAY HANUKKAH
  • When a fire breaks out at the Jewish Theological Seminary library, the community comes to the rescue to save the books and preserve the stories.
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025] — JP-PRITCHARD, C
  • (18+) Bay Area author Shoshana von Blanckensee will be speaking at Foster City Library about Girls Girls Girls, her novel about Hannah, who flees her devout Orthodox Jewish mother with her secret girlfriend for the fabled paradise of San Francisco.
    Book, 2025New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2025. — FIC VON BLANCKENSEE
  • Always Carry Salt

    a Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture

    Ellis, Samantha,
    (18+) In Samantha Ellis’s memoir, Ellis discusses her identity as an Iraqi Jewish individual.
    Book, 2026New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2026. — BV BIO 956.94 ELLIS
  • (18+) Naomi Novik’s riveting short story collection spans everything from fantasy tales inspired by Jewish folklore to new scenes from her popular Scholomance and Temeraire series.
    Book, 2024New York : Del Rey, [2024] — NOVIK