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Reading order

Jewish Encounters Books in Order

This page lists the complete Jewish Encounters reading order by Elie Wiesel, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 25 books / 2005-2016

Jewish Encounters Reading Order

01 The Life of David(By: Robert Pinsky) 2005 Buy

02 Maimonides(By: Sherwin B. Nuland) 2005 Buy

03 Barney Ross(By: Douglas Century) 2006 Buy

04 Betraying Spinoza(By: Rebecca Goldstein) 2006 Buy

05 Emma Lazarus(By: Esther Schor) 2006 Buy

06 The Wicked Son(By: David Mamet) 2006 Buy

07 Marc Chagall(By: Jonathan Wilson) 2007 Buy

08 Jews and Power(By: Ruth R. Wisse) 2007 Buy

09 Resurrecting Hebrew(By: Ilan Stavans) 2008 Buy

10 Benjamin Disraeli(By: Adam Kirsch) 2008 Buy

11 Rashi 2009 Buy

12 A Fine Romance(By: David Lehman) 2009 Buy

13 The Jewish Body(By: Melvin Konner) 2009 Buy

14 Yehuda Halevi(By: Hillel Halkin) 2010 Buy

15 Hillel: If Not Now, When?(By: Joseph Telushkin) 2010 Buy

16 Burnt Books(By: Rodger Kamenetz) 2010 Buy

17 Ben-Gurion(By: Shimon Peres,David Landau) 2011 Buy

18 The Eichmann Trial(By: Deborah E. Lipstadt) 2011 Buy

19 Sacred Trash(By: Adina Hoffman) 2011 Buy

20 When General Grant Expelled the Jews(By: Jonathan D. Sarna) 2012 Buy

21 The Book of Job(By: Harold S. Kushner) 2012 Buy

22 The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem(By: Jeremy Dauber) 2013 Buy

23 Menachem Begin(By: Daniel Gordis) 2014 Buy

24 Abraham(By: Alan M. Dershowitz) 2015 Buy

25 Where the Jews Aren't(By: Masha Gessen) 2016 Buy

Jewish Encounters Books by Publication Order

2005 The Life of David(By: Robert Pinsky) #1

2005 Maimonides(By: Sherwin B. Nuland) #2

2006 Barney Ross(By: Douglas Century) #3

2006 Betraying Spinoza(By: Rebecca Goldstein) #4

2006 Emma Lazarus(By: Esther Schor) #5

2006 The Wicked Son(By: David Mamet) #6

2007 Marc Chagall(By: Jonathan Wilson) #7

2007 Jews and Power(By: Ruth R. Wisse) #8

2008 Resurrecting Hebrew(By: Ilan Stavans) #9

2008 Benjamin Disraeli(By: Adam Kirsch) #10

2009 Rashi #11

2009 A Fine Romance(By: David Lehman) #12

2009 The Jewish Body(By: Melvin Konner) #13

2010 Yehuda Halevi(By: Hillel Halkin) #14

2010 Hillel: If Not Now, When?(By: Joseph Telushkin) #15

2010 Burnt Books(By: Rodger Kamenetz) #16

2011 Ben-Gurion(By: Shimon Peres,David Landau) #17

2011 The Eichmann Trial(By: Deborah E. Lipstadt) #18

2011 Sacred Trash(By: Adina Hoffman) #19

2012 When General Grant Expelled the Jews(By: Jonathan D. Sarna) #20

2012 The Book of Job(By: Harold S. Kushner) #21

2013 The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem(By: Jeremy Dauber) #22

2014 Menachem Begin(By: Daniel Gordis) #23

2015 Abraham(By: Alan M. Dershowitz) #24

2016 Where the Jews Aren't(By: Masha Gessen) #25

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Jewish Encounters reading order?

The Jewish Encounters reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Jewish Encounters books are there?

This catalog currently lists 25 Jewish Encounters books published across 2005-2016.

Who writes the Jewish Encounters books?

Jewish Encounters is listed as a book series by Elie Wiesel.

Should I read Jewish Encounters in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Jewish Encounters. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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