Sephardic Books

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The Familiar The Familiar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 140,318 ratings — published 2024
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Kantika Kantika (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 6,374 ratings — published 2023
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The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 5,580 ratings — published 2013
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Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as sephardic)
avg rating 4.24 — 447 ratings — published 2022
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Across So Many Seas Across So Many Seas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as sephardic)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,897 ratings — published 2024
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The Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1) The Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as sephardic)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,983 ratings — published 2023
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The Passover Pet Surprise The Passover Pet Surprise (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 31 ratings — published 2026
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Chunky: A Graphic Novel Chunky: A Graphic Novel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,844 ratings — published 2021
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Uno, Dos, Tres: A Sephardic Counting Book Uno, Dos, Tres: A Sephardic Counting Book (Board Book)
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avg rating 4.86 — 14 ratings — published
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Seven Blessings and a Murder Seven Blessings and a Murder (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.62 — 16 ratings — published
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Bavajadas! That’s Just Silly! Bavajadas! That’s Just Silly! (Board Book)
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avg rating 4.75 — 8 ratings — published
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Isabela's Way Isabela's Way (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 52 ratings — published
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Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom Luis de Torres Sails to Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 22 ratings — published 2023
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Tali and the Timeless Time (Tali’s Tales) Tali and the Timeless Time (Tali’s Tales)
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avg rating 4.02 — 44 ratings — published
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The Secret Recipe The Secret Recipe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 2025
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Bring Back the Babka! Bring Back the Babka! (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 106 ratings — published
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An Etrog from Across the Sea An Etrog from Across the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 125 ratings — published 2024
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La Gesta del Marrano La Gesta del Marrano (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,416 ratings — published 1991
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A Sharp Endless Need A Sharp Endless Need (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 2,682 ratings — published 2025
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Spinoza: Freedom's Messiah (Jewish Lives) Spinoza: Freedom's Messiah (Jewish Lives)
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avg rating 3.92 — 276 ratings — published
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Home in a Hundred Places Home in a Hundred Places (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 67 ratings — published
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The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives: A Novel The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives: A Novel (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 167 ratings — published 2020
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A Ceiling Made of Eggshells A Ceiling Made of Eggshells (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 1,003 ratings — published 2020
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Walk Till You Disappear Walk Till You Disappear (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 18 ratings — published 2019
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The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 252 ratings — published
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The Incandescent Threads The Incandescent Threads (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 363 ratings — published
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Oy, Caramba!: An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America Oy, Caramba!: An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.31 — 16 ratings — published 2016
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Homeless Tongues: Poetry and Languages of the Sephardic Diaspora Homeless Tongues: Poetry and Languages of the Sephardic Diaspora (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2016
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The Mapmaker's Daughter The Mapmaker's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,834 ratings — published 2014
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By Fire, By Water By Fire, By Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,207 ratings — published 2010
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The Martyr: The Story of a Secret Jew and the Mexican Inquisition in the Sixteenth Century The Martyr: The Story of a Secret Jew and the Mexican Inquisition in the Sixteenth Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The Cavalier of Malaga The Cavalier of Malaga (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1989
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The Alhambra Decree The Alhambra Decree (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 34 ratings — published 1988
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Sarajevo Rose: A Balkan Jewish Notebook Sarajevo Rose: A Balkan Jewish Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.65 — 17 ratings — published 2005
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The Blind Eye - A Sephardic Journey The Blind Eye - A Sephardic Journey (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 85 ratings — published 2007
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The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,805 ratings — published 2012
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José and the Pirate Captain Toledano José and the Pirate Captain Toledano (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 58 ratings — published
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The Jewish Parrot The Jewish Parrot (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2014
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Mazal Bueno! Mazal Bueno! (Board Book)
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avg rating 3.71 — 51 ratings — published
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Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom (Board book)
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avg rating 4.34 — 29 ratings — published
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Last Canto of the Dead (Outlaw Saints, #2) Last Canto of the Dead (Outlaw Saints, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.79 — 313 ratings — published 2023
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Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1) Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1)
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avg rating 3.71 — 1,984 ratings — published 2022
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1636: Seas of Fortune (Assiti Shards, #20) 1636: Seas of Fortune (Assiti Shards, #20)
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avg rating 3.75 — 706 ratings — published 2013
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A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 349 ratings — published 2019
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Parfum de pluie sur les Balkans (French Edition) Parfum de pluie sur les Balkans (French Edition)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Christopher Columbus: Secret Jew Christopher Columbus: Secret Jew (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 4.00 — 8 ratings — published
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Expulsion: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition Expulsion: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 4.51 — 71 ratings — published
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Incantation Incantation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 3.93 — 9,166 ratings — published 2006
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The Weight of Ink The Weight of Ink (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as sephardic)
avg rating 4.14 — 41,060 ratings — published 2017
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Book of Esther Book of Esther (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 25 ratings — published 2002
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Elizabeth Graver
“Where are you going, where have you been?
Do you have children? How was the voyage? What is the news of the world? What can I do for you? Please, sit. Eat. She’ll give them the name of Villa Erna, the pension on Carrer del Modolell run by a Jewish family, and Café Cómico, where the Sephardim can learn about jobs, and for the Ashkenazim, the corner café on Còrsega, where they might find Yiddish speakers. Tell them you’ve been to us, she says warmly. Say you’re a friend of a friend.”
Elizabeth Graver, Kantika

Amanda Elliot
“How about lamb? I hadn't done anything with lamb yet, which was surprising, because it was one of my favorite meats. Lamb it is, then.
Being in a restaurant kitchen and having to get dish after dish out, I probably didn't want to spend a lot of time pan-searing lamb to order. Too easy to get stuck in the weeds. So what if I braised it? In red wine, the way Grandma Ruth used to, and with spices like cinnamon and coriander and ginger, the way... well, not the way my grandma used to, but the way Sephardic Jews---whose ancestors had lived in Spain and North Africa during the Diaspora---did? Sephardic Jews also liked to pair meat with fruits. Dried fruits like apricots and prunes would be meltingly delicious cooked in the wine with the lamb; my mouth was watering just thinking about it. It would need some spiced couscous to soak up all those delicious juices, and maybe something salty. I had sweet, sour, umami, and bitter, so maybe something salty. Something pickled? Pickled cherries could make the whole dish pop.”
Amanda Elliot, Sadie on a Plate

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