Subject search:Jews AND United States

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

Rebecca's journey home

by Brynn Olenberg Sugarman
Paperback, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, adoption, PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, AR book - LG, life cycle events, multi-cultural, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, family
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3774
Status
Available
Call number
E SUG

The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million

by Daniel Mendelsohn
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, family history - genealogy, Ukraine
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3786
Status
Available
Call number
973.04 MEN

Emma Lazarus (Jewish Encounters)

by Esther Schor
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Significant Jewish Books, poetry, women, Emma Lazarus, Betty's 100 Books, New York, Zionism, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
4511
Status
Available
Call number
B LAZ

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 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
3977
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

Julia's Kitchen

by Brenda A. Ferber
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, ages 9-12, AR book - MG, death, fathers, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2055
Status
Available
Call number
J F FER

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

Never Mind The Goldbergs

by Matthue Roth
Paperback, 2006
Tags
Nili's list, AR book - UG, avoiding temptation, keeping kosher - kashrut, actors - actresses, Orthodox Judaism, parents, television
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1655
Status
Available
Call number
T F ROT

Dinosaur on Shabbat

by Diane Levin Rauchwerger
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1250
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E RAU

My Fathers' Houses: Memoir of a Family

by Steven Roberts
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
newspapers and media, New Jersey
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5373
Status
Available
Call number
974.926 ROB

Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish

by Abigail Pogrebin
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, television, movies, biography, anthology
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4416
Status
Available
Call number
920.009 POG

American Judaism: A History

by Jonathan D. Sarna
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Significant Jewish Books, Betty's 100 Books, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4466
Status
Available
Call number
296.0973 SAR

When Mindy Saved Hanukkah

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, grandparents, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, taking initiative, synagogues, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1788
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

Abuelita's Secret Matzahs

by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
grandparents, keeping kosher - kashrut, Shabbat - Sabbath, assimilation, food, United States - West, Passover, prejudice, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1767
Status
Available
Call number
E SAS

A Box of Candles

by Laurie A. Jacobs
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, ages 6-8, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - LG, dating, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1773
Status
Available
Call number
E JAC

When Mindy Saved Hanukkah

by Eric Kimmel
Paperback, 2005
Tags
grandparents, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, taking initiative, Hanukkah, synagogues, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1172
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

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

Matzo Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish

by Alan King
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
biography, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6376
Status
Available
Call number
305.892 KIN

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

Schindlers List - Special Edition [DVD]

by Steven Spielberg
DVD, 2004
Tags
Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Poland
Collections
DVDs, Federation Collection
Barcode
4677
Status
Available
Call number
DVD 940.53 SPI

The Plot Against America: A Novel

by Philip Roth
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, James Fenimore Cooper Prize, New York Times Best Book of the Year, AR book - UG, family
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2797
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT

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

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

The Purim Surprise

by Lesley Simpson
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Purim, birthdays, moving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3526
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E SIM

Papa's Latkes

by Michelle Edwards
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - LG, cheerfulness, honoring parents, death, fathers, food, Hanukkah, mothers, grief and mourning, family
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1654
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E EDW

Lots of Latkes: A Hanukkah Story

by sandy-lanton
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Hanukkah, cheerfulness, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, optimism, food, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6509
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E LAN

American Reform Judaism: An Introduction

by Dana Evan Kaplan
Paperback, 2003
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, Reform Judaism, United States - history, Jews - identity
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4330
Status
Available
Call number
296.8341 KAP

The Dynamics of American Jewish History: Jacob Rader Marcus's Essays on American Jewry (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)

by Gary Phillip Zola
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
history, United States - history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life (2003)
Barcode
3374
Status
Available
Call number
973.0492 ZOL

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3319
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

The Enemy Has a Face

by Gloria D. Miklowitz
Paperback, 2003
Tags
URJ Middle School list, teen - young adult, Israel, Palestine, AR book - UG, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Arab-Jewish relations, brothers, crime and criminals, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 4 more, Arab-Israeli conflict, mystery, Palestinians, school
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3268
Status
Available
Call number
T F MIK

Rosie in Chicago: Play Ball!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, perseverance, athletes, baseball, brothers, family, historical fiction, sports, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Aladdin Historical Fiction
Barcode
2061
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1813
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

The Purim Surprise

by Lesley Simpson
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
Purim, birthdays, moving
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1302
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E SIM

Chanukah on the Prairie

by Burt E. Schuman
Paper Book, 2003
Tags
Hanukkah, Sydney Taylor Award, community - kehillah, immigration and emigration, United States - Midwest, United States - history
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1184
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SCH

Night Lights: A Sukkot Story

by Laura Elizabeth Sucher (Illustrator) Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Sukkot, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, humiliation, sisters, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6022
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E GOL

Night Lights: A Sukkot Story

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 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
5787
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E GOL

A Race Against Death: Peter Bergson, America, and the Holocaust

by David S. Wyman
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, United States, immigration and emigration
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Series
America and the Holocaust
Barcode
4928
Status
Available
Call number
940.53 WYM

The Golden Land: The Story of Jewish Immigration to America: An Interactive History With Removable Documents and Artifacts

by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
immigration and emigration, United States - history
Collections
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4731
Status
Available
Call number
T 305.892 TEL

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

Too Young for Yiddish

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
AR book - LG, Yiddish language, honoring elders, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, grandparents
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3852
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

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
3722
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E GOL

Burnt Bread and Chutney: Growing Up Between Cultures-A Memoir of an Indian Jewish Girl

by Carmit Delman
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, India, Israel
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3688
Status
Available
Call number
973.0492 DEL

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
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5983
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SIM

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5770
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

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
5561
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SIM

A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry

by Sheila Isenberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - refugees, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, World War II - United States
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
5528
Status
Available
Call number
B FRY

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

A Hero of Our Own: The Story of Varian Fry

by Sheila Isenberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - refugees, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, World War II - United States
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4925
Status
Available
Call number
B FRY

Rivka's First Thanksgiving

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, Thanksgiving, Sukkot, pogroms, immigration and emigration, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, historical fiction, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, wisdom - study - learning — 7 more, Americanization, family, New York, rabbis, ages 9-12, ages 6-8, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3664
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

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
3316
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SIM
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