Debbie’s Song by Ellen Leventhal
Illustrator: Natalia Grebtsova Debbie Friedman always had music inside her, and she dreamed of using her love of singing to do what no one else had done before―create Jewish music that would welcome, include,...
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Happily: A Personal History-with Fairy Tales by Sabrina Orah Mark
The literary tradition of the fairy tale has long endured as the vehicle by which we interrogate the laws of reality. These fantastical stories, populated with wolves, kings, and wicked witches, have throughout history...
Meat Matters by Hagar Salamon
Ethnographic Refractions of the Beta Israel Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies Meat Matters offers a portrait of the lives of Ethiopian Jews as it is reflected and refracted thought the symbolism of meat. Drawing upon...
The Road to Auschwitz by Walter Zapotoczny
The Deportation of the Slovak Jews by the Hlinka Guard The Holocaust began for the Slovak Jews in Autumn of 1938, when Slovakia became an autonomous region. Jewish property was confiscated and businesses liquidated...
Viila and the Doomsday Affair by Roger Danchik
Viila and the Doomsday Affair is a rollicking quest to save the universe by a very unusual group–a rabbi and his clueless son, a beautiful vampire, a sex obsessed teraphim, Barnabas the demon, Queen...
The Rabbi and His Donkey by Susan Tarcov
Illustrator: Diana Renzina Hamor the donkey proudly takes Rabbi Moses Maimonides to the sultan’s palace every day, until he is replaced by a faster horse. Then the wise rabbi and the old donkey are...
Passover: A Celebration of Freedom by Bonnie Bader
Illustrator: Joanie Stone Learn why and how Jewish people celebrate Passover with this beautifully illustrated Big Golden Book! Celebrate Passover by reading about how Moses helped lead the Israelites to freedom. In addition to...
How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity by Boris Draznin
This book describes the links between Jewish genetics, history, diversity, and identity. With a unique blend of expertise and enthusiasm, it takes readers on a quest to reveal the answer to “Who is a...
Not So Shy by Noa Nimrodi
Twelve-year-old Shai hates everything about moving to America from Israel. She’s determined to come up with a plan that will get her back home. Maybe she can go back with her grandparents when they...
Grape, Again! by Gabriel Arquilevich
Good news! Principal Clarkson says Grape is ready for junior high. He doesn’t have to go to Riverwash, the school for troubled kids! But there’s also bad news. Grape’s best friend, Lou, has moved...
