Jewish Lives

Jewish Lives is a biography series published by Yale University Press and the Leon D. Black Foundation. It was founded in 2006 and the first book was published in 2010.[1]

The series explores the lives of influential Jews from antiquity through the present, including Moses, Albert Einstein, Louis D. Brandeis, Barbra Streisand, David Ben-Gurion, Emma Goldman, and more.

Jewish Lives titles have been favorably reviewed[2][3][4][5] by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

In 2014, Jewish Lives won the National Jewish Book of the Year Award, marking the first time the Jewish Book Council awarded a series the prize.[6]

In 2017, the Leon D. Black Foundation launched JewishLives.org, an ecommerce store where Jewish Lives books and collections are sold. The Jewish Lives Podcast was launched in 2019.[7]

Works in the series

As of 2024, Jewish Lives includes the following titles:

Antiquity

Arts / Culture

Business

Entertainment

Law / Politics

Literary Arts

Philosophy / Religion

Rogues

Science

References

  1. ^ "Yale Launches New Jewish Biography Series". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. ^ Cole, Diane (2021-09-24). "'Judah Benjamin' Review: The Ultimate Outsider". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  3. ^ Joselit, Jenna Weissman (2021-02-09). "Was Bugsy Siegel the 'Supreme Gangster'? A Biography Makes the Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. ^ Jordan, Jonathan W. (2022-02-11). "'Admiral Hyman Rickover' Review: The Navy's Atomic Generator". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  5. ^ Alter, Robert (2019-05-02). "A New Biography of Martin Buber Explores a Life of Wrestling With Faith". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  6. ^ "2014 National Jewish Book Award Winners Announced". Tablet Magazine. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  7. ^ JewishBoston, Judy Bolton-Fasman for. "Yale Jewish Lives Series Highlights Biographies of Diverse Jews". JewishBoston. Retrieved 2022-05-13.