New Jewish Books
Mark Simmons, illustrator; Ann D. Koffsky, editor This graphic novel-style autobiography for ages 8-12 depicts the ups and downs of Dr. Ruth’s life from her escape from the Nazis at age 10 aboard a...
Illustrator: Margeaux Lucas From a young age, Regina Jonas loved to read stories from the Bible. She loved to read Hebrew. She wanted to be a rabbi. There had never been a woman rabbi...
Illustrator: Inbal Gigi Bousidan When Mina s beloved Grandma dies, nothing feels right anymore. People come to visit. Mina just hides up in the big old oak tree. But the stories she hears about...
From the review: “Bubbe faces, Zayde faces, brother, sister, friendship faces, faces of all races and places, we are Jewish faces.” Debra Davick has adapted her simple poem from I Love Jewish Faces (URJ...
Illustrated by Talitha Shipman More than anything, Judah wants to be a good big brother to his baby sister, Hannah. He even uses his new Maccabee shield to protect her from danger! On the...
