Subject search:Jews AND United States

All But My Life: A Memoir

by Gerda Weissmann Klein
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Holocaust, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Holocaust - Poland, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, World War II, Holocaust - Germany, Holocaust - survivors
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4922
Status
Available
Call number
940.5318 KLE

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

My Yiddish vacation

by Ione Skye
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
AR book - LG, Yiddish language, brothers, sisters, grandparents, family, Florida
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3843
Status
Available
Call number
E SKY

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

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

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

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

Rabbi Harvey vs. The Wisdom Kid : A Graphic Novel of Dueling Jewish Folktales in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paper Book, 2010
Tags
graphic novel, United States - West, rabbis, folklore - folktales - legends, humor
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (3)
Barcode
1216
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

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

The Kidnapped and The Ransomed: The Narrative of Peter and Vina Still after Forty Years of Slavery

by Maxwell Whiteman
Hardcover, 1970
Tags
slavery
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2506
Status
Available
Call number
326.973 WHI

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

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

Goodbye, Columbus

by Philip Roth
Paperback, 1969
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, short stories
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1588
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT

Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Jewish Community

by Marc Schneier
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, civil rights, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4951
Status
Available
Call number
323.092 SCH

Jewish-American Stories

by Irving Howe
Paperback, 1977
Tags
short stories
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2833
Status
Available
Call number
813.01 HOW

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

Bagelhead to the Rescue

by Michael A Farber
Paperback, 1995
Tags
forgiveness - selichot, honesty - emet, sharing, Shabbat - Sabbath, Hanukkah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, short stories
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3206
Status
Available
Call number
E FAR

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5809
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

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

The Jesus Connection: To Triumph Over Anti-Semitism

by Leonard C. Yaseen
Paperback, 1985
Tags
Christianity, Jesus
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
5017
Status
Available
Call number
296.3 YAS

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

The Family Markowitz

by Allegra Goodman
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Salon Book Award, family, parents
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2732
Status
Available
Call number
F GOO

Choosing Judaism

by Lydia Kukoff
Paperback, 1981
Tags
URJ Library List, family, conversion, intermarriage
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2522
Status
Available
Call number
296.714 KUK

A Treasury of American Jewish Stories

by Harold U. Ribalow Editor
Hardcover, 1962
Tags
short stories
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2706
Status
Available
Call number
810.8 RIB

The Jewish Family Book: A Creative Approach to Raising Kids

by Sharon Strassfeld
Hardcover, 1981
Tags
URJ Library List, family
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2557
Status
Available
Call number
296.74 STR

Isaac Bashevis Singer: The Story of a Storyteller

by Paul Kresh
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
Yiddish literature, New York
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
2909
Status
Available
Call number
B SIN

Isaac Bashevis Singer, the magician of West 86th Street: A biography

by Paul Kresh
Hardcover, 1979
Tags
Yiddish literature, New York
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
2908
Status
Available
Call number
B SIN

Anna & Solomon

by Elaine Snyder
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
immigration and emigration, AR book - LG, historical fiction, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, Belarus, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3883
Status
Available
Call number
E SNY

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

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

Choosing Judaism

by Lydia Kukoff
Paperback, 1981
Tags
URJ Library List, conversion, intermarriage
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2441
Status
Available
Call number
296.714 KUK

America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers

by Joyce Antler
Paperback, 1991
Tags
short stories, women
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2721
Status
Available
Call number
813.0108 ANT

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

To Life

by Ruth Minsky Sender
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - UG, Germany, World War II, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1441
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 SEN

The very best Hanukkah gift

by Joanne Rocklin
Paper Book, 1999
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - LG, animals, brothers, family, Hanukkah, sisters, dogs
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
591
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F ROC

Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return To His Jewish Family

by Stephen J. Dubner
Paperback, 1999
Tags
URJ Significant Jewish Books, Catholicism, family, Christianity
Collection
Adult Biography
Barcode
2859
Status
Available
Call number
B DUB

Chutzpah

by Alan M. Dershowitz
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Jews - identity
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3087
Status
Available
Call number
973.0492 DER

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

World of Our Fathers: The Journey of East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made.

by Irving Howe
Hardcover, 1976
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Yiddish language, Yiddish culture, immigration and emigration, New York
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
1618
Status
Available
Call number
301.451 HOW

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

Because God loves stories : an anthology of Jewish storytelling

by Steven J. Zeitlin
Paperback, 1997
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, Holocaust, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1557
Status
Available
Call number
T 808.8 ZEI

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

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

Dear Elijah

by Miriam Bat-Ami
Paper Book, 1997
Tags
Passover, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, fathers
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
625
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F BAT

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

Leaving for America

by Roslyn Bresnick-Perry
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
immigration and emigration, Soviet Union, Belarus
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
21
Status
Available
Call number
E BRE

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

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2092
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

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
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