Jewish Historical Fiction
Explore captivating Jewish historical fiction books that bring the past to life. Discover rich narratives of Jewish heritage, culture, and resilience through expertly crafted novels.
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Day After Night
by Anita Diamant
Just as she gave voice to the silent women of the Old Testament in The Red Tent, Anita Diamant creates a cast of breathtakingly vivid …
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The Source
by James A. Michener
In his signature style of grand storytelling, James A. Michener transports us back thousands of years to the Holy Land. Through the discoveries of modern …
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The Books of Rachel
by Joel Gross
The Books of Rachel is a fictional microcosm of 500 years of Jewish history. Since the 15th century, in the Cuheno family, the first daughter …
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The Invisible Bridge
by Julie Orringer
A historical novel set in 1937 Europe tells the story of three Hungarian Jewish brothers bound by history and love, of a marriage tested by …
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Drawing in the Dust
by Zoe Klein
Scorned for agreeing to help an Arab couple excavate allegedly haunted grounds under their house, archaeologist Page Brookstone finds what may be the tomb of …
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The Fruit of Her Hands
by Michelle Cameron
Based on the life of the author’s thirteenth-century ancestor, Meir ben Baruch of Rothenberg, a renowed Jewish scholar of medieval Europe, this is the richly …