There is one surprising omission from this list: the Jewish novelist Elie Wiesel, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Albert Cohen (1895-1981) was a Greek-born Jewish Swiss novelist.

Once upon a time, Shem had been married to the daughter of an acclaimed Jewish novelist.

Bill Hood is an acclaimed Jewish novelist and father of Marianna Hood.

Israel Orenstein (born 1831) was a Russian Jewish novelist.

Myron Kaufmann (August 27, 1921 - January 29, 2010) was an American Jewish novelist best remembered for his popular 1957 novel, Remember Me to God.

Stanley Lawrence Elkin (May 11, 1930 - May 31, 1995) was an American Jewish novelist, short story writer, and essayist.

Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a Jewish American novelist active in the 21st century.