We Are Jewish Faces

Debra Darvick’s delightful picture book mirrors today’s emerging Jewish reality; a Jewish face is dark-haired and dark-eyed and blonde and blue-eyed. A Jewish face belongs to a Chinese adoptee and to a newborn from Guatemala. It is the face of an African American convert and that of a festively dressed bride from India.

We Are Jewish Faces sings the long overdue song of Jewish diversity with passion, honesty, and celebration.

We Are Jewish Faces affirms identity,...