Jewish Lives

Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream by Michael Shnayerson

Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream

Jewish Lives

Michael Shnayerson

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history dark fast-paced
The Many Lives of Anne Frank by Ruth Franklin

The Many Lives of Anne Frank

Jewish Lives

Ruth Franklin

440 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction biography history medium-paced
Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter by Rachel Shteir

Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter

Jewish Lives

Rachel Shteir

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history informative medium-paced
Menasseh Ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam by Steven Nadler

Menasseh Ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam

Jewish Lives

Steven Nadler

312 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Arthur Miller: American Witness by John Lahr

Arthur Miller: American Witness

Jewish Lives

John Lahr

264 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative medium-paced
Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader by Derek Penslar

Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader

Jewish Lives

Derek Penslar

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history
Heinrich Heine: Writing the Revolution by George Prochnik

Heinrich Heine: Writing the Revolution

Jewish Lives

George Prochnik

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation by Daniel C. Matt

Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation

Jewish Lives

Daniel C. Matt

248 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography religion challenging reflective medium-paced
Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman World by Martin Goodman

Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman World

Jewish Lives

Martin Goodman

248 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion
Golda Meir: Israel's Matriarch by Deborah E. Lipstadt

Golda Meir: Israel's Matriarch

Jewish Lives

Deborah E. Lipstadt

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography history