Subject search:Jews AND Fiction

Here Come the Purim Players!

by Shoshana Mekibel (Illustrator) Barbara Cohen
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
CHAI Level 1, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, Purim, Prague
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3523
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E COH

Sammy Spider's First Shabbat

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
1525
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E ROU

Inside-out grandma

by Joan Rothenberg
Paper Book, 1995
Tags
Hanukkah, grandparents
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
425
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ROT

Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2004
Tags
intergenerational relations, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, Hanukkah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Mrs. Greenberg's Hanukkah (2)
Barcode
1272
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GLA

Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2004
Tags
intergenerational relations, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, Hanukkah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Mrs. Greenberg's Hanukkah (2)
Barcode
6505
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GLA

Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2004
Tags
intergenerational relations, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, Hanukkah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Mrs. Greenberg's Hanukkah (2)
Barcode
5777
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GLA

Dreams in the Golden Country : The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
historical fiction, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, New York, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, optimism, Americanization, Eastern Europe — 3 more, United States, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Dear America (20th Cen. Immigration: New York City, 1903), Dear America - Publication Order (9), Dear America Collections (Dear America: 20th Cen. Immigration, 1903), My Story (1903)
Barcode
698
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Beni's first wedding

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 3-5, life cycle events, weddings, bears
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
27
Status
Available
Call number
E ZAL

My Special Friend

by Floreva G. Cohen
Paperback, 1986
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Down's Syndrome, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, synagogues
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
645
Status
Available
Call number
E COH

Ike and Mama and Trouble at School

by Carol Snyder
Paper Book, 1983
Tags
school, bullies and bullying, family, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
976
Status
Available
Call number
J F SNY

Ten old men and a mouse

by Cary Fagan
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, kindness to animals, achrayut - responsibility, animals, Canada, pets, synagogues
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1582
Status
Available
Call number
E FAG

Skeletons at the Feast

by Chris Bohjalian
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
World War II, Holocaust, Germany, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5750
Status
Available
Call number
F BOH

The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, aiding those in distress, honoring parents, family, historical fiction, Ellis Island — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3286
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe GIlman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - LG, family, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3537
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Once

by Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
teen - young adult, Nili's list, Holocaust, AR book - MG+, books and reading, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, historical fiction, orphans
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Once (1)
Barcode
1552
Status
Available
Call number
T F GLE

All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1984
Tags
Charles W. Follett Award, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 3 more, honoring parents, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (1), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (1)
Barcode
3691
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1989
Tags
Charles W. Follett Award, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 3 more, honoring parents, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (1), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (1)
Barcode
932
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme

by Joan W. Blos
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, Brooklyn, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1849
Status
Available
Call number
J F BLO

Enemies, A Love Story

by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Hardcover, 1972
Tags
Holocaust - survivors, New York
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2809
Status
Available
Call number
F SIN

Hanukkah moon

by Deborah da Costa
Paper Book, 2007
Tags
Hanukkah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, women, animals, photography, Rosh Hodesh, Sephardim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3659
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E DAC

Make a Wish, Molly

by Barbara Cohen
Paper Book, 1994
Tags
mitzvah - mitzvot, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, respecting differences, birthdays, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, immigration and emigration, mothers, Passover, school — 1 more, diversity and inclusion
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Molly (2)
Barcode
623
Status
Available
Call number
J F COH

My Name is Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Paper Book, 1972
Tags
ALA Best Books for Young Adults, New York Times Bestseller, One Book One Congregation selection, URJ Library List, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, artists, family, men, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Asher Lev (1)
Barcode
1346
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

Malka

by Mirjam Pressler
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Holocaust, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - Poland, mothers, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4161
Status
Available
Call number
T F PRE

All-of-a-Kind Family

by Sydney Taylor
Paperback, 1984
Tags
Charles W. Follett Award, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 3 more, honoring parents, family, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
All-of-a-Kind Family (1), All-of-a-Kind Family: chronological by story (1)
Barcode
5551
Status
Available
Call number
J F TAY

Tell It to Naomi

by Daniel Ehrenhaft
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teen - young adult, AR book - MG+, choosing between right and wrong, honesty - emet, adolescence, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, humor, school, teachers — 3 more, New York, sisters, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1840
Status
Available
Call number
T F EHR

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1590
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1589
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

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

Confessions of a Closet Catholic

by Sarah Darer Littman
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - MG, honoring elders, family, God, Judaism, prayer - tefillah, sin — 4 more, spirituality, Catholicism, New York, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1817
Status
Available
Call number
T F LIT

The King of Mulberry Street

by Donna Jo Napoli
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 7, ALA Notable Children's Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, courage - ometz lev, keeping kosher - kashrut, perseverance, Americanization — 8 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Italy, New York, orphans, inner strength - gevurah, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1556
Status
Available
Call number
T F NAP

The Chosen

by Chaim Potok
Paperback, 1968
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound, New York Times Bestseller, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Library List, URJ Middle School list, AR book - UG, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah — 6 more, wisdom - study - learning, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Hasidim - Hasidism, Brooklyn, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
The Chosen (1)
Barcode
1344
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

The Harmonica

by Tony Johnston
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, World War II, Holocaust - concentration camps, music
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4231
Status
Available
Call number
J F JOH

Birdland

by Tracy Mack
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, tikkun olam - repairing the world, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, social activism, aiding those in distress — 15 more, brothers, death, family, fathers, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, homeless, New York, mothers, grief and mourning, music, parents, poetry, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1408
Status
Available
Call number
T F MAC

A grandma like yours ; A grandpa like yours

by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum
Paperback, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, grandparents, honoring elders, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3777
Status
Available
Call number
E ROS

Jacob's Rescue

by Malka Drucker
Paperback, 1994
Tags
Holocaust, Poland, AR book - MG, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6081
Status
Available
Call number
J F DRU

The Twisted Menora and other Devora Doresh Mysteries

by Carol Korb Hubner
Paper Book, 1981
Tags
mystery
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
685
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUB

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Caldecott Medal, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, clothing - fashion
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3625
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

Mystery in Miami Beach : A Vivi Hartman Adventure

by Harriet K. Feder
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
AR book - UG, mystery
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Vivi Hartman mysteries
Barcode
943
Status
Available
Call number
J F FED

The Swastika on the Synagogue Door

by J. Leonard Romm
Paper Book, 1984
Tags
mystery, synagogues, prejudice
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1024
Status
Available
Call number
T F ROM

The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century

by Uri Shulevitz
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, history - medieval, travel, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1563
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHU

Jeremiah's Promise: An Adventure in Modern Israel (Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure Series)

by Kenneth Roseman
Paperback, 2002
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Israel, anti-Semitism, archaeology, Ashkenazim, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - history, Israel - immigration and emigration, Israel - independence — 7 more, kibbutz - kibbutzim, Reform Judaism, Sephardim, women, Youth Aliyah, Zionism, Palestine
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Do-It-Yourself Jewish Adventure (7)
Barcode
1895
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROS

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ALA Notable Book, National Jewish Book Award, Caldecott Medal, CHAI Lit List Level 2, community - kehillah, recycling, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, clothing - fashion
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1538
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

The Family Orchard

by Nomi Eve
Paperback, 2001
Tags
family, historical fiction, Israel
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2778
Status
Available
Call number
F EVE

The Key is Lost

by Ida Vos
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, Sydney Taylor Award, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
867
Status
Available
Call number
J F VOS

Rebecca to the Rescue

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
tzedakah - charity, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, Coney Island
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 5), American Girls: Rebecca (5)
Barcode
1244
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Sheltering Rebecca

by Mary Baylis-White
Paper Book, 1991
Tags
Holocaust, England, World War II, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Holocaust - refugees
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
814
Status
Available
Call number
J F BAY

Sound the shofar! : a story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Leslie Kimmelman
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, mitzvah - mitzvot, tzedakah - charity, social activism, reverence and awe - yirah, High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, shofar, Yom Kippur, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
468
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E KIM

Sound the shofar! : a story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Leslie Kimmelman
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
tikkun olam - repairing the world, mitzvah - mitzvot, tzedakah - charity, social activism, reverence and awe - yirah, High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, shofar, Yom Kippur, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
459
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E KIM

The Lily Cupboard

by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Holocaust, Netherlands, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, AR book - LG, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
194
Status
Available
Call number
E OPP

The Forgotten

by Elie Wiesel
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Holocaust, children, fathers, Holocaust - survivors, men
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2864
Status
Available
Call number
F WIE
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