At HarperStacks, we believe that Jewish American heritage should be acknowledged and celebrated year-long. We encourage everyone to discover and share stories that highlight the wide-ranging experiences found within Jewish communities. The narratives of Jewish people are diverse, spanning genres, settings, forms, and eras.
As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we reached out to author Emily Bowen Cohen to tell us about her experience growing up Native outside of her tribal community and the impact books, teachers, and librarians had.
When I set out to write a book about a (not the!) Jewish American experience, I knew I’d have a few half-forgotten lessons to relearn. I needed to brush up on history, like the timeline of German-occupied Europe and Jewish...
There’s a popular phrase in Judaism: L’Dor Vador. Translated from Hebrew, it’s "from generation to generation." It means that it’s up to us to pass down the history, traditions and love of our faith onto the next generation. It’s an...
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a time set aside to recognize the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture. It's a dedicated time to pay tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who helped form the...
