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Literature on Grief


Literature on Grief


The Marjorie Levinson Bereavement Library has an abundant collection of books specific to grief and bereavement. Below is a list of just a few of the titles in our library you may find helpful during this difficult time. You may also search the Center for Jewish Education's database for additional titles.
  • The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning by Maurice Lamm
  • A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort by Alan Wolfelt
  • Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies by Alan Wolfelt
  • When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
  • Grief One Day at a Time by Alan D. Wolfelt
  • A Widows Guide to Healing by Kristin Meekhoff 
  • Mourning & Mitzvah by Anne Brener
  • Living with Loss, Healing with Hope by Rabbi Earl Grollman
  • The Other Side of Sadness by George A. Bonanno
  • Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
  • I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye by Brook Noel & Pamela Blair
  • Seven Choices by Elizabeth Harper Neeld
For Children
  • Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers by Earl Grollman
  • Healing the Bereaved Child by Alan Wolfelt
  • The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
  • Grief is Like a Snowflake by Anita DuFalla
  • Where Are You? A Child's Book About Loss by Laura Olivieri
  • Someone I Loved Died by Christine Harder Tangvald
  • Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs by Susan Schaefer Bernardo
  • If Nathan Were Here by Mary Bahr
  • Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles
  • Talking About Death by Rabbi Earl Grollman
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