Subject search:Jews AND New York AND Fiction

What Zeesie Saw On Delancey Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 1996
Tags
ALA Notable Book, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, cooperation — 13 more, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, forgiveness - selichot, honesty - emet, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, humiliation, fundraising, New York, mitzvah - mitzvot, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6841
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 (Dear America)

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 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
6336
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

Dave At Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
ages 9-12, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Notable Children's Book, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, African-Americans, Americanization, artists, historical fiction — 4 more, New York, orphans, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6329
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

My Name Is Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 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
Adult Fiction
Series
Asher Lev (1)
Barcode
6095
Status
Available
Call number
F POT

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

What Zeesie Saw On Delancey Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 1996
Tags
ALA Notable Book, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, cooperation — 13 more, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, forgiveness - selichot, honesty - emet, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, humiliation, fundraising, New York, mitzvah - mitzvot, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5286
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

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

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

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

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

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

When Pirates Came to Brooklyn

by Phyllis Shalant
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth About Religion, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, keeping one's word, respecting differences, tolerance, anti-Semitism — 10 more, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, interfaith relations, Jewish-Christian relations, New York, mothers, prejudice, race relations, school, Brooklyn
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3699
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHA

Kabbalah: A Love Story

by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
Paperback, 2007
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, Kabbalah, mysticism, Betty's 100 Books, New York, spirituality
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4505
Status
Available
Call number
F KUS

Kaaterskill Falls

by Allegra Goodman
Paperback, 1999
Tags
National Book Award finalist, women, family, New York, summer
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3332
Status
Available
Call number
F GOO

In the Beginning

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 1975
Tags
New York, men
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2854
Status
Available
Call number
F POT

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

The Tenants

by Bernard Malamud
Hardcover, 1971
Tags
New York, African-Americans, men, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2798
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

The Rise of David Levinsky

by Abraham Cahan
Hardcover, 1945
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, immigration and emigration, New York, Russia, men
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2773
Status
Available
Call number
F CAH

The Romance Reader

by Pearl Abraham
Paperback, 1996
Tags
New York, Hasidim - Hasidism
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2734
Status
Available
Call number
F ABR

The Ghost of Hannah Mendes

by Naomi Ragen
Paperback, 2001
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, Classics list from Library Journal, Sephardim, family, Betty's 100 Books, ghosts, New York, supernatural, grandparents
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
4463
Status
Available
Call number
F RAG

Call It Sleep: A Novel

by Henry Roth
Paperback, 2005
Tags
URJ Library List, family, New York, immigration and emigration
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2133
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT

The Chosen

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 2008
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
1781
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

Once Upon a Shabbos

by Jacqueline Jules
Paperback, 1998
Tags
welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, feeding the hungry, forgiveness - selichot, kindness to animals, Shabbat - Sabbath, animals, grandparents, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3530
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E JUL

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

The Gift of Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, artists, Brooklyn, New York
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Asher Lev (2)
Barcode
1347
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

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 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 Romance Reader

by Pearl Abraham
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Nili's list, New York, Hasidim - Hasidism
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1709
Status
Available
Call number
T F ABR

Ike and Mama and the Once-a-Year Suit

by Carol Snyder
Paperback, 1992
Tags
mothers, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1416
Status
Available
Call number
J F SNY

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

Dave at Night

by Gail Carson Levine
Paperback, 2001
Tags
ages 9-12, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Notable Children's Book, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, African-Americans, Americanization, artists, historical fiction — 4 more, New York, orphans, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1728
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

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

Faraway Summer

by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, keeping kosher - kashrut, respecting differences, tolerance, farms and farming, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 6 more, immigration and emigration, Jewish-Christian relations, United States - East, family, Vermont, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Faraway Summer (1)
Barcode
1905
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUR

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

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

A nickel, a trolley, a treasure house

by Sharon Reiss Baker
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, reverence and awe - yirah, art, immigration and emigration, New York
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1743
Status
Available
Call number
E BAK

Naming Liberty

by Jane Yolen
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, generosity, perseverance, artists, biography, immigration and emigration, New York, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1565
Status
Available
Call number
E YOL

In the Image: A Novel

by Dara Horn
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Reform Judaism Prize, family, New York
Barcode
2107
Status
Available
Call number
F HOR

Meet Rebecca : An American Girl

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
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 1), American Girls: Rebecca (1)
Barcode
1248
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Rebecca and Ana

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, school
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 2), American Girls: Rebecca (2)
Barcode
1247
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Candlelight for Rebecca

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, school, Christmas, tolerance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 3), American Girls: Rebecca (3)
Barcode
1246
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Rebecca and the Movies

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, Passover, birthdays, movies
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 4), American Girls: Rebecca (4)
Barcode
1245
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

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

Changes for Rebecca

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, labor unions
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girls (Rebecca 6), American Girls: Rebecca (6)
Barcode
1243
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Bundle of Trouble : A Rebecca Mystery

by Kathryn Reiss
Paper Book, 2011
Tags
AR book - MG, mystery, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girl Mysteries (Rebecca), American Girls (Rebecca Mystery 2), American Girls: Rebecca (Mystery 2)
Barcode
1242
Status
Available
Call number
J F REI

Secrets at Camp Nokomis : A Rebecca Mystery

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2010
Tags
AR book - MG, historical fiction, mystery, bullies and bullying, New York, summer camp, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
American Girl Mysteries (Rebecca), American Girls (Rebecca Mystery 1)
Barcode
1241
Status
Available
Call number
J F GRE

Once Upon a Shabbos

by Jacqueline Jules
Paper Book, 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
1236
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E JUL

Juggling : A Novel

by Robert Lehrman
Paper Book, 1982
Tags
New York, soccer
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1069
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEH

Call me Ruth

by Marilyn Sachs
Paper Book, 1982
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, ages 9-12, tikkun olam - repairing the world, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - MG, immigration and emigration, New York, labor unions, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
987
Status
Available
Call number
J F SAC

Ike and Mama and the Seven Surprises

by Carol Snyder
Paper Book, 1985
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, family, mothers, New York
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
975
Status
Available
Call number
J F SNY
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