Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street by Benjamin Graham.
Memoir of the man widely regarded as the original financial analyst of Wall Street. He recounts his Jewish immigrant childhood and education in New York City, his personal life and avocations, and his early career in the brokerage business where he developed the revolutionary strategy of value investing in the 1920s. RC 44533.

Con Brio: Four Russians Called the Budapest String Quartet by Nat Brandt.
This is the story of four Russian Jews who flee to Germany and, one by one, take their seats in a Hungarian string quartet before they once more escape to France and then to America. There they attract a new audience for chamber music, become the first quartet-in-residence at the Library of Congress and gain renown around the world.  The author profiles the individuals and the collective character of the quartet. RC 38384.

Everything You Need to Know about America’s Jews and Their History by Roy A. Rosenberg.
Rabbi Rosenberg portrays Jewish life in America from colonial times to the 1990s. Using a question and answer format, he discusses the roles of Jews during the Civil War and World Wars I and II; in movements for social equality and rights for women, and in the areas of medicine, law, education and film. RC 47499.

Jewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology by Jules Chametzky.
Selections from American writing, ranging from 1656 through the end of the twentieth century, featuring fiction, poetry, drama, memoir, letters, song lyrics, and humor by "authors who admit, address, embrace, and contest their Jewish identity." Includes entries by Edna Ferber, Groucho Marx, Stanley Kunitz, Leo Rosten, Irwin Shaw, and Allegra Goodman. RC 53581.

Jewish Power: Inside the American Jewish Establishment by J. J. Goldberg.
Journalist Goldberg discusses the myths and realities surrounding Jewish leadership and influence in America.  He examines the extent of Jewish involvement in the media, politics, and U.S. foreign policy. He also looks at the complexities of the Jewish community and at organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. RC 47704.

The Land That I Show You: Three Centuries of Jewish Life in America by Stanley Feldstein.
Review of the entire spectrum of Jewish life in America. Feldstein weaves together significant social, political, cultural, religious, literary, and artistic landmarks. Feldstein makes liberal use of letters, diaries, newspapers, and personal reminiscences of ordinary people. RC 16029.

Members of the Tribe: On the Road in Jewish America by Ze'ev Chafets.
An Israeli writer, born and raised in Michigan, returns to America to write about what it means to be a Jew in the United States. The result is a humorous, frank, and opinionated book that offers thoughtful insights into Jewish lives. Chafets uncovers a variety of practice and tradition among those who call themselves Jews and concludes that there is an essential Jewish spirit that links disparate communities. Some strong language. RC 29344.

The Pill, Pygmy Chimps, and Degas’ Horse: The Autobiography of Carl Djerassi by Carl Djerassi.
Scientist, developer of cortisone and the Pill; chemistry professor; businessman; and author of poetry and fiction, including Cantor’s Dilemma (RC 31438). Djerassi, the son of Jewish doctors, fled Vienna when he was sixteen and completed his education in America. He chronicles his multifaceted careers and increasingly focuses on becoming a better human being. RC 36518.

Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West by Harriet and Fred Rochlin.
This book traces the experience of Jewish pioneers moving west in the United States, beginning with the first Europeans, among them secret Jews, in the late sixteenth century to 1912. Rochlin tells how these settlers worked as merchants, bankers, miners, and farmers, and how they helped establish law and order. RC 21600.

The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews by Stephen Birmingham.
Deals with the group of Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from eastern Europe, primarily Russia, around the turn of the century. Birmingham includes tales of such successful Jews as Sam Goldwyn, David Sarnoff, Sam Bronfman, Helena Rubinstein, Meyer Lansky, and other Jewish entrepreneurs. RC 20937.

The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival by Sarah Tuvel Bernstein.
Sara (Seren) Tuvel was born into a large family in rural Romania in 1918. She recounts her constant struggle against anti-Semitism from an early age, her dressmaking talent that stood her in good stead for most of her life, her time spent in a concentration camp, her escape, and her immigration to America. RC 49191.

The Wonder of America: Reinventing Jewish Culture, 1850-1950 by Jenna Weissman Joselit.
This book portrays Jewish immigrants as they adapted their traditions and customs to the new environment of America from 1850 to 1950. Describes the evolution of religious rituals and ceremonies, holiday observances, dietary practices, and other aspects of the Jewish American experience. RC 43493.