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Celebrating Jewish Heritage Month in May

Apr 28, 2025 - Waterloo Public Library
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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 a curated list of suggested reads and more.

For more information about Jewish Heritage Month in Canada, visit the Jewish Heritage Month website.

Reading List

We Used to Dream of Freedom: A Memoir of Family, the Holocaust, and the Stories We Don't Tell
Sam Chaiton
Sitting Shiva
Erin Silver
I Could Nosh: Classic Jew-ish Recipes Revamped for Every Day
Jake Cohen
Rising
Sidura Ludwig
Scandal at the Alphorn Factory: New and Selected Short Fiction, 2024-1984
Gary Barwin
P is for Pastrami: The ABCs of Jewish Food
Alan Silberberg
Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience
Allan Levine
Sweet Babe!: A Jewish Grandma Kvells
Robin Rosenthal
Let it Destroy You
Harriet Alida Lye
I Love You More
Emil Sher
Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Meryl Frank
I Am Jewish
Erin Silver
A Drop in the Ocean
Lea Taranto
Linked
Gordon Korman
Ariel Crashes a Train
Olivia A. Cole
Joyful Song: A Naming Story
Lesléa Newman
Peggy
Rebecca Godfrey
A Boy is Not a Ghost
Edeet Ravel
Courage to Dream, Tales of Hope in the Holocaust: A Graphic Novel
Neal Shusterman
The Good Fight
Ted Staunton
Songs for the Brokenhearted
Ayelet Tsabari
Miss Matty
Edeet Ravel
We Belong Here
Frieda Wishinsky
The Rebel Girls of Rome
Jordyn Taylor

Featured Resources

CBC Kids

CBC Kids: Jewish Holidays

Explore a selection of videos to help kids learn about Jewish holidays.
Kanopy

Films for Jewish Heritage Month

Discover Kanopy's collection for Jewish Heritage Month.
eBooks & eAudiobooks with Libby

eBooks & eAudiobooks with downloadLibrary & Libby

Find a selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks from downloadLibrary and the Libby app.

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