Hmm. I just finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. It's about the Sarajevo Haggadah - a famous Jewish prayer book for seter. I have a post about it here in my journal (http://altyronsmaker.livejournal.com/303488.html). The novel traces the journey of the haggadah from it's origins in 1480 as a gift to wealthy Jewish son on his Bar Mitzvah through all the trials and tribulations of the Jewish community in Europe. I LOVED it and HIGHLY recommend it. You said 'persons of color' and while I don't necessarily believe the Jewish people in the novel are 'of color," they are, historically, an oppressed minority so I thought it relevant.