The Woodcarver’s Daughter by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Illustrator: Kaja Kajfez After a pogrom forces Batya’s Russian Jewish family to leave their home and make the journey to America, Batya hopes her new life will offer her a chance to become a...
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The Rabbi and the Reverend by Audrey Ades
Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King Jr., and Their Fight against Silence Illustrator: Chiara Fedele When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, he did...
Klezmer! by Kyra Teis
When Eastern European Jewish immigrants bring their klezmer music with them to America, it takes on a rockin’ new vibe, adding elements of Jazz borrowed from its new country. In the beautifully illustrated Klezmer!,...
Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Magical Menorah by Judy Press
Illustrator: Erica-Jane Waters Pinky Bloom, Brooklyn’s greatest kid detective, takes on a new case just in time for Hanukkah. When an extremely valuable ancient Israeli coin is stolen from her synagogue, Pinky sets out...
The Three Latkes by Eric A. Kimmel
Illustrator: Feronia Parker-Thomas When three Hanukkah latkes fight over which of them tastes the best, the winner is decided by the family cat. Which will he choose? The excited latkes can’t wait to find...
Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference by Bonnie Lindauer
Illustrator: Sofia Moore When Hannah G. Solomon looked around Chicago, the city where she was born, she saw unfairness all around her. Many people were poor and living in terrible conditions. Immigrants from other...
A Bear for Bimi by Jane Breskin Zalben
Illustrator: Yevgenia Nayberg When Bimi’s refugee family immigrates to America and moves into Evie’s neighborhood, not everybody is welcoming. But with the help of Evie’s teddy bear, Bimi’s family becomes part of the neighborhood...
Natan Sharansky: Freedom Fighter for Soviet Jews by Blake Hoena
Ilustrator: Daniele Dickmann This graphic novel biography is the story of Soviet Jewry “refusenik” and human rights activist Anatoly “Natan” Sharansky. Born in 1948 to a Jewish family in Ukraine, at that time part...
37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939 by Barbara Krasner
In May 1939, nearly one thousand German-Jewish passengers boarded the M.S. St. Louis luxury liner bound for Cuba. They hoped to escape the dangers of Nazi Germany and find safety in Cuba. In this...
The Singer and the Scientist by Lisa Rose
Illustrator: Isabel Muñoz It’s 1937, and Marian Anderson is one of the most famous singers in America. But after she gives a performance for an all-white audience, she learns that the nearby hotel is...
