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Margot: a Novel
Jillian Cantor
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
What better time than Passover to reread (or read if you haven’t yet) Anne Frank’s musings and meditations on life hiding in the secret annex during World War II. An important reminder of the many real lives taken so tragically by the Holocaust.
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The Hours Count
Jillian Cantor
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Matzo
Michele Streit Heilbrun
This cookbook not only is filled with interesting recipes for matzo but also has a helpful introduction that talks about the seder and essentials for your Passover pantry. I love the many varied and inventive possibilities for matzo, which all look and sound delicious. We’re trying the Caesar Salad with Matzo Ball Croutons, the Pear and Cherry Matzo Kugel, and the Chocolate-Cherry Torte at our seder this year, and these are only a few that enticed my friend and me who are doing the seder dinner cooking.
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Featured Book
The Lost Letter
Jillian Cantor
Passover in my family has always been a time to get together with friends and family, enjoy dinner and each other’s company, and reflect on our Jewish history. So when Read it Forward asked me to put together a Passover reads list, I started thinking about books about Jewish history, family, and of course, the seder itself.
My own novels fit into this category: Margot, which reimagines Anne Frank’s sister in post-war America and The Hours Count, which reimagines the years leading up to Ethel Rosenberg’s execution from the point of view of a fictional neighbor. And my upcoming novel, The Lost Letter, (out June 13th) can definitely be pre-ordered for Passover! It’s the story of a mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families, spanning decades and continents.
These are some other great Jewish-themed books that would make perfect Passover reads.
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