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Honouring Jewish Heritage Month in May

In May, Jewish Heritage Month is recognized in Canada and many other countries around the world. This month, we are honouring and celebrating Jewish authors, customs and traditions with these suggested reads.

For more information about Jewish Heritage Month in Canada, visit https://jewishheritage.ca/.

Adult/Teen

  • Jewish Life in Canada by William Kurelek
  • The Wagers by Sean Michaels
  • All the Shining People: Stories by Kathy Friedman
  • Kasher in the Rye by Moshe Kasher
  • You Are Not What We Expected by Sidura Ludwig
  • The Jewish Deli Cookbook by Jonathan Richler
  • Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours by Adeena Sussman
  • The House of Love and Prayer and Other Stories by Tova Reich

Children

  • Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
  • Two New Years by Richard Ho
  • The Peacock by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod &
    Jaimie MacGibbon
  • Rachel Friedman Breaks the Rules by Sarah Kapit
  • Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber by Rona Arato
  • P is for Pastrami: the ABCs of Jewish Food by Alan Silberberg
  • Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar
  • Sitting Shiva by Erin Silver