Five Stories by Ellen Weinstein
Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City. Jenny Epstein and her family arrive on a...
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Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan’s Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants by Norman H. Finkelstein
Illustrator: Vesper Stamper A loving tribute to a towering figure in Jewish American history from two award-winning creators. Two-time National Jewish Book Award winner Norman H. Finkelstein and Sydney Taylor Award winner Vesper Stamper...
Challah Day! by Charlotte Offsay
Illustrator: Jason Kirschner It’s Challah Day! A family mixes, kneads, and braids bread in this joyful, rhyming story about a Jewish holiday food that’s baked with love. From kneading sticky dough to gathering with...
Rachel’s Roses by Ferida Wolff
Illustrator: Margeaux Lucas Third-grader Rachel Berger longs to be different. At the very least, she’d like to be set apart from her copycat little sister, Hannah. The second Rachel spots the glass rose buttons...
Saving Hanno: The Story of a Refugee Dog by Miriam Halahmy
What if you had to leave your dog behind when you fled? Nine-year-old Rudi has a chance to leave the dangers of Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport to England. However, he cannot bring Hanno,...
Pippa’s Passover Plate by Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrator: Jill Weber Pippa the Mouse has been working hard all day– cleaning her house, setting the table, cooking the meal. Everything looks great– but her special Seder plate is missing! Searching through her...
Genevieve’s War by Patricia Reilly Giff
Thirteen-year-old American girl Genevieve has spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother’s farm in Alsace, France. Then she makes an impulsive choice: to stay in France. It proves to be a dangerous decision....
