Subject search:Jews AND Fiction

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

by Amy Hest
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Christopher Award, Kate Greenaway Medal, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, work ethic, cheerfulness, honoring elders, grandparents — 4 more, New York, orphans, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5285
Status
Available
Call number
E HES

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5281
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

While the Candles Burn

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, faith in God, women, loving God, peace - shalom, Hanukkah, short stories
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5278
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F GOL

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ALA Notable Children's Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, multi-cultural, keeping kosher - kashrut — 5 more, work ethic, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5274
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5272
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah (Sammy Spider's First Books)

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 1993
Tags
Hanukkah, colors, numbers and counting
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
5271
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ROU

The Friday Nights of Nana

by Amy Hest
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5269
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E HES

Bubbe Isabella and the Sukkot Cake

by Kelly Terwilliger
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sukkot, Tot Shabbat list, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, kindness to animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5268
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E TER

Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah

by Sylvia Rouss
Paperback, 1996
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
5265
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E ROU

Hanna's Sabbath Dress

by Itzhak Schweiger-Dmi'el
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, mensch - decent person, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mitzvah - mitzvot, Elijah (Prophet), folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5261
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Jane Yolen
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Holocaust, Association of Jewish Libraries Award, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, Holocaust - Poland, time travel, Holocaust - concentration camps
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5247
Status
Available
Call number
J F YOL

The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story

by Leone Adelson
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Purim, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5199
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ADE

The Shabbat box

by Lesley Simpson
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, AJL Notable Book, taking initiative, perseverance, achrayut - responsibility, school, ages 3-5, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5196
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SIM

The Mitzvah Magician

by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Paperback, 2012
Tags
PJ Library, mitzvah - mitzvot, AR book - LG, honoring parents, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5195
Status
Available
Call number
E MAR

The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story

by Leone Adelson
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Purim, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5194
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ADE

Bubbe Isabella and the Sukkot Cake

by Kelly Terwilliger
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sukkot, Tot Shabbat list, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, kindness to animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5193
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E TER

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5134
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

The Trees of the Dancing Goats (Aladdin Picture Books)

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Hanukkah, Christmas, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, cooperation, visiting the sick - bikur cholim — 8 more, aiding those in distress, loving one's neighbor, family, farms and farming, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, Michigan, United States - Midwest
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5135
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E POL

An Isaac Bashevis Singer Reader

by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Hardcover, 1979
Tags
Yiddish literature, anthology
Collections
Adult Fiction, Rabbi Safran Collection
Barcode
5116
Status
Available
Call number
F SIN

The Illuminated Soul

by Aryeh Lev Stollman
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Holocaust - refugees
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5010
Status
Available
Call number
F STO

The Gift Of Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, artists, Brooklyn, New York
Collections
Adult Fiction, Federation Collection
Series
Asher Lev (2)
Barcode
4949
Status
Available
Call number
F POT

Molly's Pilgrim

by Barbara Cohen Director
DVD, 2008
Tags
ages 6-8, Sukkot, AR book - LG, historical fiction, honoring parents, immigration and emigration, respecting differences, mothers, school, Thanksgiving
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Series
Molly (1)
Barcode
4685
Status
Available
Call number
DVD J COH

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

by Amy Hest
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Christopher Award, Kate Greenaway Medal, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, work ethic, cheerfulness, honoring elders, grandparents — 4 more, New York, orphans, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4651
Status
Available
Call number
E HES

A holiday for Ari Ant

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Lag b'Omer
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4660
Status
Available
Call number
H SV E ROU

Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks

by Amy Schwartz
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, moving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4664
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

Escape from the Holocaust (Roseman, Kenneth. Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure Series.)

by Kenneth Roseman
Paperback, 1985
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (3)
Barcode
4671
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Kabbalah: A Love Story

by Lawrence Kushner
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, Kabbalah, mysticism, New York, spirituality
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4630
Status
Available
Call number
F KUS

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4532
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Hanukah money

by Uri Shulevitz
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Sholem Aleichem, Hanukkah, ages 6-8, money, winter
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4536
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SHU

Sotah

by Naomi Ragen
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Israel, Jerusalem
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4546
Status
Available
Call number
F RAG

A Mezuzah on the Door

by Amy Meltzer
Paperback, 2007
Tags
AR book - LG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, mezuzah, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, moving, ages 6-8, Shema
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4473
Status
Available
Call number
E MEL

The Magician's Visit: A Passover Tale (Picture Puffin)

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 1995
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, feeding the hungry, achrayut - responsibility, Passover, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4367
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E GOL

The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band (PJ Library)

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Paperback, 2010
Tags
music, violin, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, work ethic, AR book - LG, perseverance, Canada, klezmer, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4371
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah

by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
grandparents, Bat Mitzvah, prejudice, Jews - identity, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, AR book - MG
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4345
Status
Available
Call number
J F BAS

The Island on Bird Street

by Uri Orlev
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Holocaust - Poland, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, Israeli writer
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4328
Status
Available
Call number
J F ORL

The Hanukkah Ghosts

by Malka Penn
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Hanukkah, time travel, ages 9-12, England, World War II
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4321
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F PEN

The Purim Goat

by Yuri Suhl
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Purim, animals, Eastern Europe, poverty, shtetl
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4306
Status
Available
Call number
H PR J F SUH

The Carp in the Bathtub

by Barb Cohen
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Passover, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, loving one's neighbor, family, fathers, food — 3 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, New York, mothers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Leah & Harry Katz (1)
Barcode
4264
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F COH

The Friday Nights of Nana

by Amy Hest
Paper Book, 2001
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4154
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E HES

Beyond the Pale

by Elana Dykewomon
Paperback, 1997
Tags
immigration and emigration, New York, LGBTQ, women, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3968
Status
Available
Call number
F DYK

Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks

by Amy Schwartz
Paperback, 1983
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 6-8, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, moving
Barcode
3946
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

Gittel's hands

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Elijah (Prophet), CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 4, kindness to animals, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, honesty - emet, honoring parents, watching one's speech, work ethic, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 5 more, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3923
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

Night Lights: A Sukkot Story

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Sukkot, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, humiliation, sisters, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3916
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E GOL

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

by Sid Fleischman
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Holocaust, seeking justice, fantasy, magic, supernatural, ghosts, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4162
Status
Available
Call number
T F FLE

Yellow Star

by Jennifer Roy
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, Lodz, rachamim - compassion and mercy, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, ghettos, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Poland, Poland — 6 more, World War II, family, biography, written in verse, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4172
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROY

Rivka's Way

by Teri Kanefield
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, ages 9-12, aiding those in distress, Prague, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, keeping one's word, ghettos, historical fiction — 4 more, Jewish-Christian relations, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, marriage, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4174
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAN

Hitler's Canary

by Sandi Toksvig
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
aiding those in distress, Holocaust, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, theatre - theater, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3936
Status
Available
Call number
J F TOK

The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
music, violin, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, work ethic, AR book - LG, perseverance, Canada, klezmer, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3908
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story

by Leone Adelson
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Purim, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3899
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ADE

Once Upon a Shabbos

by Jacqueline Jules
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, Linda Silver, kindness to animals, grandparents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, feeding the hungry, forgiveness - selichot, animals, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3888
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E JUL
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