Subject search:Jews

The Jews in America: The Roots and Destiny of American Jews

by Max Dimont
Hardcover, 1979
Tags
history - 18th century, history - 19th century, history - 20th century, United States - history
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6162
Status
Available
Call number
973.049 DIM

Tradition

by Mal Warshaw
Paperback, 1977
Tags
Brooklyn, New York, Orthodox Judaism
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6127
Status
Available
Call number
974.7 WAR

A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Present

by Zvi Gitelman
Paperback, 1988
Tags
Soviet Union, Russia, history - 20th century, history - 19th century
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6100
Status
Available
Call number
947.004 GIT

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Alaska, mystery, AR book - UG
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6097
Status
Available
Call number
F CHA

Miriam's Tambourine: Jewish Folktales from Around the World

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, folklore - folktales - legends, Miriam (Biblical figure)
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6091
Status
Available
Call number
398.2 SCH

Jewish Humor: What the Best Jewish Jokes Say About the Jews

by Joseph Telushkin
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
humor
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6094
Status
Available
Call number
809.7 TEL

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

Shoah

by Claude Lanzmann
Hardcover, 1985
Tags
Holocaust, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, movies
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
6077
Status
Available
Call number
940.5315 LAN

Surviving Hitler

by Andrea Warren
Paperback, 2002
Tags
personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - concentration camps, courage - ometz lev, optimism, AR book - UG, Poland, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6080
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WAR

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

My Bridges of Hope

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Holocaust - survivors, Slovakia, teens - teenagers, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6083
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Holocaust - concentration camps, Hungary, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6084
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories From Chelm

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2001
Tags
AR book - LG, optimism, Chelm, folklore - folktales - legends, Hanukkah, humor, short stories, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6085
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F KIM

Carp in the Bathtub

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1987
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
6086
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F COH

The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Jane Yolen
Paperback, 1990
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
6060
Status
Available
Call number
J F YOL

Sarah's Key

by Tatiana de Rosnay
Paperback, 2008
Tags
France, Holocaust, Paris, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
6062
Status
Available
Call number
F ROS

I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Paperback, 1997
Tags
Holocaust - concentration camps, Hungary, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6063
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales from Around the World

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, avoiding temptation, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, mitzvah - mitzvot, courage - ometz lev — 11 more, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, generosity, honesty - emet, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, birthdays, family, folklore - folktales - legends, inner strength - gevurah, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6042
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

My Grandmother's Stories

by Adèle Geras
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, AR book - MG, bringing peace between people, choosing between right and wrong, community - kehillah, folklore - folktales - legends, grandparents, Israel, short stories, Russia, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, peace - shalom
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6031
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GER

Grandma's Latkes

by Malka Drucker
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Hanukkah, food, grandparents
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6029
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E DRU

Papa's Latkes

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Paperback, 2013
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, AR book - LG, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, cheerfulness, honoring parents, fathers, food
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6028
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ZAL

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

Beni's Family Treasury: Stories for the Jewish Holidays

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Paperback, 1998
Tags
holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Purim, Hanukkah, Passover, ages 3-5
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6018
Status
Available
Call number
E ZAL

Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Eric A. Kimmel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah, AR book - LG, forgiveness - selichot, watching one's speech, teshuvah - repentance, Baal Shem Tov, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, sin, ages 6-8 — 2 more, ages 9-12, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
6014
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

My Bridges of Hope: Searching for Life and Love After Auschwitz

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Holocaust - survivors, Slovakia, teens - teenagers, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6008
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust

by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Holocaust - concentration camps, Hungary, women, teen - young adult, AR book - UG
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
6009
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.5318 BIT

The Rabbi and the Twenty-nine Witches

by Marilyn Hirsh
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Tot Shabbat list, courage - ometz lev, achrayut - responsibility, wisdom - study - learning, aiding those in distress, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, Talmud, witches — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5980
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HIR

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

The Children of Chelm

by David A. Adler
Paperback, 1979
Tags
Poland, Chelm, ages 6-8
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5968
Status
Available
Call number
E ADL

Tales from Reb Nachman: Parables Told by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (Artscroll Youth Series)

by Dovid Sears
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
Hasidim - Hasidism, folklore - folktales - legends, short stories, ages 6-8
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5938
Status
Available
Call number
J 296.19 SEA

The Dreidle Champ and Other Holiday Stories

by Smadar Shir Sidi
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
Hanukkah, short stories, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5934
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J F SID

Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary - A Photographic Remembrance

by Ruud van der Rol
Hardcover, 1993
Collections
Teen Biography (grades 6-12), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5923
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRA

The Butterfly

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, France, pets, World War II
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5921
Status
Available
Call number
940

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 1997
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
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5911
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

Sammy Spider's First Purim

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Purim
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
5902
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ROU

When Mindy Saved Hanukkah

by Eric Kimmel
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, grandparents, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, taking initiative, synagogues, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5898
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E KIM

Sammy Spider's First Purim

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Purim
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
5884
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ROU

The Trees Of The Dancing Goats

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1996
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
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5882
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E POL

Raisel's Riddle

by Erica Silverman
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, Purim, Cinderella, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, riddles
Collections
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5878
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SIL

Tamar's Sukkah

by Ellie Gellman
Paperback, 1988
Tags
Sukkot, cooperation, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5877
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E GEL

The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate

by Janice Cohn
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, CHAI Lit List Level 5, Judaism through Children's Books, ages 9-12, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, social activism, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev — 10 more, loving one's neighbor, tolerance, anti-Semitism, Hanukkah, interfaith relations, prejudice, Christmas, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collections
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5876
Status
Available
Call number
H HN J 305.89 COH

The Aleph-Bet Story Book

by Deborah Pessin
Paperback, 1987
Tags
ages 6-8, short stories, Hebrew alphabet
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5875
Status
Available
Call number
J F PES

DK Readers: The Story of Anne Frank (Level 3: Reading Alone)

by Brenda Ralph Lewis
Paperback, 2002
Tags
ages 6-8, Anne Frank, biography, Holocaust
Collections
Juvenile Biography, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5857
Status
Available
Call number
J B FRA

Amos and Abraham

by Sharyn Bellafiore
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Christianity
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5846
Status
Available
Call number
E BEL

Champion and Jewboy: Two Novellas

by Bruce H. Siegel
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Holocaust, grandparents, anti-Semitism, boxing, ages 9-12, teen - young adult
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5842
Status
Available
Call number
J F SIE

Holiday Tales of Sholom Aleichem

by Sholom Aleichem
Paperback, 1985
Tags
Sholem Aleichem, ages 9-12, holidays, Sukkot, Passover, Hanukkah, Purim
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5836
Status
Available
Call number
J F ALE

Rabbi in the Attic: And Other Stories

by Eileen Pollack
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
short stories
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
5766
Status
Available
Call number
F POL

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
5769
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

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 Brother's Promise (Albert Whitman Prairie Books)

by Frances Harber
Paperback, 2009
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 4, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, honoring parents, work ethic, brothers — 4 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl, sharing
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5772
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 HAR
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