Subject search:Jews

Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales

by Sharlya Gold
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Yemen, ages 9-12, rachamim - compassion and mercy, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4326
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 GOL

The Purim Goat

by Yuri Suhl
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, Purim, animals, Eastern Europe, poverty, shtetl
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4306
Status
Available
Call number
H PR J F SUH

Anne Frank

by Ruud van der Rol
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
Anne Frank, Holocaust, Amsterdam, Netherlands, biography, women, Holocaust - hidden children, teen - young adult, ages 9-12
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4288
Status
Available
Call number
T B FRA

The Carp in the Bathtub

by Barb Cohen
Paperback, 2016
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
4264
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F COH

Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History

by Joseph Telushkin
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
history, Judaism, URJ Library List
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4259
Status
Available
Call number
296 TEL

The International Jewish Encyclopedia

by Ben Isaacson
Hardcover, 1973
Tags
encyclopedia
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4260
Status
Available
Call number
910.039 ISA

The Friday Nights of Nana

by Amy Hest
Paper Book, 2001
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4154
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E HES

Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps

by Andrea Warren
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - concentration camps, courage - ometz lev, optimism, AR book - UG, Poland, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4074
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 WAR

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

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
Barcode
3946
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of a Survivor

by Judith Magyar Isaacson
Paperback, 1991
Tags
Holocaust, Hungary, Holocaust - concentration camps, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3940
Status
Available
Call number
940.5318 ISA

Gittel's hands

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Elijah (Prophet), CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 4, kindness to animals, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, honesty - emet, honoring parents, watching one's speech, work ethic, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 5 more, gossip or bad speech, humiliation, fathers, folklore - folktales - legends, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3923
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Michael Di Capua Books)

by Margot Zemach
Paperback, 1990
Tags
PJ Library, Caldecott Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, CHAI Lit List Level 2, Linda Silver, AR book - LG, folklore - folktales - legends, rabbis, shtetl, Yiddish culture, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3930
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.27 ZEM

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

The Story of Israel: From Theodor Herzl to the Roadmap for Peace

by Martin Gilbert
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Israel, Israel - history, Zionism, Arab-Israeli conflict, Theodor Herzl, Palestine, peace - shalom, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4311
Status
Available
Call number
T 956.94 GIL

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

My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto

by Mendel Grossman
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
Holocaust, Lodz, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, ghettos, Holocaust - Poland, Poland, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, World War II, photography, ages 9-12 — 2 more, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4192
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.5318 GRO

Yellow Star

by Jennifer Roy
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, Lodz, rachamim - compassion and mercy, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, ghettos, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Poland, Poland — 6 more, World War II, family, biography, written in verse, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4172
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROY

Rivka's Way

by Teri Kanefield
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
derekh eretz - doing the right thing, ages 9-12, aiding those in distress, Prague, AR book - MG, choosing between right and wrong, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honoring parents, keeping one's word, ghettos, historical fiction — 4 more, Jewish-Christian relations, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, marriage, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4174
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAN

Invisible Kingdoms: Jewish Tales of Angels, Spirits, and Demons

by Howard Schwartz
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
avoiding temptation, folklore - folktales - legends, angels, supernatural, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4069
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor

by Laura Hillman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
aiding those in distress, Holocaust, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, biography, family, Holocaust - concentration camps, Germany, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, World War II — 3 more, Holocaust - survivors, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4116
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 HIL

Hitler's Canary

by Sandi Toksvig
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
aiding those in distress, Holocaust, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, theatre - theater, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3936
Status
Available
Call number
J F TOK

The Kugel Valley Klezmer Band

by Joan Betty Stuchner
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
music, violin, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, work ethic, AR book - LG, perseverance, Canada, klezmer, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3908
Status
Available
Call number
E STU

The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story

by Leone Adelson
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Purim, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3899
Status
Available
Call number
H PR E ADE

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

Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story

by Naomi Howland
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Hanukkah, PJ Library, generosity, honoring elders, tzedakah - charity, food, magic, Russia
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3886
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E HOW

Happy New Year, Beni

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, High Holidays - High Holy Days, forgiveness - selichot, bears
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3821
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E ZAL

Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah

by Sylvia Rouss
Paperback, 1996
Tags
High Holidays - High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Sammy Spider
Barcode
3825
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E ROU

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

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

The Lion And The Unicorn

by Shirley Hughes
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
World War II, England, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, humiliation, fantasy, historical fiction, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3848
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUG

Light

by Jane Breskin Zalben
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Creation, AR book - LG, spirituality, tikkun olam - repairing the world, Bible stories, folklore - folktales - legends, Kabbalah, Midrash, ages 3-5, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4182
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 ZAL

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

The Dog of Knots

by Kathy Walden Kaplan
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Israel - Yom Kippur War, AR book - MG, Israel, community - kehillah, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, kindness to animals, loving one's neighbor, Arab-Jewish relations, family — 4 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, dogs, Israel - history, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3839
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAP

Portraits of Jewish American Heroes

by Malka Drucker
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
AR book - MG, social activism, women, biography
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3853
Status
Available
Call number
J 973.0492 DRU

Something from Nothing

by Phoebe Gilman
Paperback, 1992
Tags
Ruth Schwartz Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 3-5, Judaism through Children's Books, Tot Shabbat list, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, grandparents, recycling, AR book - LG, family — 3 more, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, shtetl
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3818
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.21 GIL

Mrs. Katz and Tush

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 1992
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 3, ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kindness to animals, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, honoring elders, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, prayer - tefillah — 7 more, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, caring for the dead, African American - Jewish relations, animals, cats, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3779
Status
Available
Call number
E POL

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

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

Joseph had a little overcoat

by Simms Taback
Paperback, 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
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3771
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

Chicken Man

by Michelle Edwards
Paperback, 2008
Tags
PJ Library, National Jewish Book Award, kibbutz - kibbutzim, Israel, Minnesota Book Award, Linda Silver, kindness to animals, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, work ethic, cheerfulness, community - kehillah — 3 more, optimism, animals, occupations
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3770
Status
Available
Call number
E EDW

Hanna's Sabbath dress

by Itzhak Schweiger-Dmi'el
Paper Book, 1996
Tags
Shabbat - Sabbath, PJ Library, mensch - decent person, honoring elders, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mitzvah - mitzvot, Elijah (Prophet), folklore - folktales - legends
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3762
Status
Available
Call number
H SH E SCH

Israel : a history

by Martin Gilbert
Paper Book, 1998
Tags
Israel, Israel - history, Arab-Israeli conflict, Palestine
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3761
Status
Available
Call number
956.94 GIL

The Jewish holiday baker

by Joan Nathan
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
cookbook, holidays
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3759
Status
Available
Call number
641.8 NAT

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

Sabbath Lion: A Jewish Folktale from Algeria

by Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 1996
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", Judaism through Children's Books, PJ Library, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, prayer - tefillah, folklore - folktales - legends, Shabbat - Sabbath — 2 more, lions, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3781
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 SCH

Red, blue, and yellow yarn : a tale of forgiveness

by Miriam R. Kosman
Paperback, 1996
Tags
grandparents, forgiveness - selichot, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, honoring elders, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3753
Status
Available
Call number
E KOS

Favorite Tales of Sholom Aleichem

by Sholem Aleichem
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
Yiddish literature, Sholem Aleichem
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3750
Status
Available
Call number
F ALE

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

by Eric Kimmel
Hardcover, 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
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3733
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E 398.2 KIM

A Big Quiet House

by Heather Forest
Paperback, 2005
Tags
PJ Library, AR book - LG, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, bringing peace between people, women, animals, family, folklore - folktales - legends, Eastern Europe, peace - shalom — 1 more, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3726
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 FOR
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