This book is adorable. And it has serious Jewish representation in the first story (although I’m not sure how I feel about Shearith Israel congregants speaking Hebrew with an Ashkenazi accent...I’ll have to check with my friends who pray there). All the stories were great examples of the ways in which diversity adds depth to the narratives and gives the characters a real stake in their stories. Writing diversely leads to better and more interesting stories. These stories balance the reassuring predictability of romance with the very real stakes of history and while I think Milan is the best writer of the three, I found Lerner to be delightful as well and not just because I appreciated seeing observant Jews as main characters.