Being ProSemitic: Jewish Authors

Famous Books written by Jewish Authors

For you readers, you’ve seen lists of bestselling books, most influential books, classic titles and authors, and you know the intrinsic value of reading a good book. We thought you might find the following dozen plus book titles a reminder of the contribution Jewish authors made in the field of literature:

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Amsterdam, The Netherlands; died in The Holocaust)
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (US)
Night by Elie Wiesel (France; survived The Holocaust)
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (US)
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (US)
The Complete Stories by Franz Kafka (Prague, Austria-Hungary)
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (US)
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (French/Ukrania, died in The Holocaust)
Portnoy’s Complaint by Phillip Roth (US)
The Chosen by Chaim Potok (US)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (US)
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon (US)
When Harry Met Sally by Nora Ephron (US)
We could include The Bible (Old Testament)

Proud of the contributions Jewish men and women have made in our world! If you have a nomination and information about their contribution to our world, send your submission to today, and show us your Jewish pride!

Jerry Brodsky is the president of the International Region, the former chair of FJMC’s Inclusion Initiative, and a member of KIO+ Region.