As we near the end of Jewish American Heritage Month, I’d like to share with you a variety of books about the Jewish American experience. The books cover many genres and subjects.

The Lampert Library’s collection has many fine books about Jews and the Jewish experience in the United States, going back to New Amsterdam, where Jews insisted that they be included in the civic responsibilities of the community.

In addition, Jews fought in every war that the US was involved in, serving at a much higher rate than their percentage of the population.

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We’re not in Camelot but it is the “lusty Month of May.” May plays host to Jewish American Heritage Month, Short Story Month, Children’s Book Week and a plethora of other special celebrations.

To mark the confluence of Jewish American Heritage Month and Short Story Month, I am featuring some of the short story collections, of which there are many. (more…)

I love it when March, Adar and Purim coincide. Instead of thinking only about just Esther and Purim, I can celebrate women of valor, not just one woman of valor.

Here’s a quick challenge: how many Jewish women of achievement can you name in one minute? How many Jewish women Nobel Prize winners can you name?

Our little library has over 100 listings for biographical information about women and that doesn’t include reference books. (more…)

Just a few days ago we marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, January 27 in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration and death camp in World War II, was liberated by the Allied Forces. Over 1,000,000 people were killed there. (more…)