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The Complete Jewish Lives Collection includes all 68 books published in the series to date.*

It’s the perfect gift for your synagogue, home, or office. It will be the highlight of your library.

*Jewish Lives publishes 6-8 titles each year. For a list of forthcoming titles, click here.

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The Mother's Day Collection

Give the gift of Jewish Lives this Mother’s Day. This special collection will be cherished for years to come.

Golda Meir: Israel’s Matriarch
By Deborah E. Lipstadt

“Always thoughtful” —Kirkus Review
A balanced biography of Golda Meir, who was both adored and abhorred, from award-winning author Deborah E. Lipstadt

Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream
By Francine Klagsbrun

“Compelling and engrossing” —Rabbi David Ellenson
Award-winning author Francine Klagsbrun reveals the complex life and work of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and a Zionist trailblazer

Betty Friedan: Magnificent Disrupter
By Rachel Shteir

Finalist, 2024 National Book Critics Circle Award, Biography
A new portrait of Betty Friedan, the author and activist acclaimed as the mother of second-wave feminism

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The Father's Day Collection

Give the gift of Jewish Lives this Father’s Day. This special collection will be cherished for years to come.

Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence
By Joseph Berger

“Moving” —Cynthia Ozick, author of Antiquities and Other Stories
An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew
By Jeremy Dauber

“Entertaining and enlightening” —Kenneth Turan, author of Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
A spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedy

Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman WorldHerod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman WorldBy Martin Goodman
By Martin Goodman

“Larger than life” —Erich S. Gruen
A vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution

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The Arts and Culture Collection

The Arts and Culture Collection features illustrious contributors to the arts and cultural scenes of the 19th-21st centuries.

Bernard Berenson: A Life in the Picture Trade
By Rachel Cohen

“Irresistibly readable” —ARTnews
An illuminating new biography of the connoisseur who changed the art world and the way we see art

Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician
By Allen Shawn

“A page-turner" —Symphony Magazine
A fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor

Peggy Guggenheim: The Shock of the Modern
By Francine Prose

“Lively, complex, and inclined to shock.” —Publishers Weekly
A spirited portrait of the colorful, irrepressible, and iconoclastic American collector who fearlessly advanced the cause of modern art

Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel
By Annie Cohen-Solal

“Illuminating. Sublime.” —The Washington Times
A fascinating exploration of the life and work of one of America’s most famous and enigmatic postwar visual artists

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The Entertainment Collection

The Entertainment Collection includes biographies of world-renowned luminaries of the stage and silver screen.

Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt
By Robert Gottlieb

“A terrific book" —NPR
A captivating exploration of the trajectory of the daughter of a courtesan who transformed herself into the most famous actress who ever lived

Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence
By Lee Siegel

“Delightfully perverse” —The New York Times Book Review
A trenchant examination of an iconic American figure that explores the cultural and psychological roots of his comic genius

Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films
By Molly Haskell

“Uncommonly absorbing” —The New Republic
A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented

Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power
By Neal Gabler

“Fascinating and insightful” —The Wall Street Journal
An enthralling appreciation of the monumentally gifted popular artist and cultural icon who challenged Hollywood’s standards of beauty and glamour

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The Law and Politics Collection

The Law and Politics Collection pulls together notable political and legal thinkers of the modern age.

Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel
By Anita Shapira

“A beautiful portrayal” —Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007-2014)
An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel

Léon Blum: Prime Minister, Socialist, Zionist
By Pierre Birnbaum

“Illuminating” —Foreign Affairs
A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Léon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France

Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet
By Jeffrey Rosen

“Compelling” —LA Review of Books
A riveting new examination of the leading progressive justice of his era, published in the centennial year of his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court

Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman
By Itamar Rabinovich

“[A] fresh perspective” —Kirkus Reviews
An insider’s perspective on the life and influence of Israel’s first native-born prime minister, his bold peace initiatives, and his tragic assassination

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