Tag search:National Jewish Book Award

The Mysterious Guests: A Sukkot Story

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, tzedakah - charity, Sukkot, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, feeding the hungry, Abraham (patriarch), Isaac (patriarch), Jacob (patriarch)
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5267
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E KIM

Hanukkah!

by Roni Schotter
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, family, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SCH

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

Marie Syrkin: Values Beyond the Self (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life & HBI Series on Jewish Women)

by Carole S. Kessner
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, Zionism, New York, authors, poetry, Betty's 100 Books, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Biography
Series
Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life (2008), HBI Series on Jewish Women (2008)
Barcode
4589
Status
Available
Call number
B SYR

The Jewish Enemy: Nazi Propaganda during World War II and the Holocaust

by Jeffrey Herf
Paperback, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, Germany, World War II, Betty's 100 Books, anti-Semitism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4486
Status
Available
Call number
940.53 HER

Genesis-The Book With Seventy Faces: A Guide for the Family

by Esther Takac
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Genesis
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1786
Status
Available
Call number
J 222.11 TAK

The Diary of Laura's Twin

by Kathy Kacer
Paperback, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, teen - young adult, Bat Mitzvah, Canadian Jewish Book Award, Poland, Warsaw, AR book - MG, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto, Holocaust - Poland
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Holocaust Remembrance
Barcode
1797
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAC

The Mysterious Guests: A Sukkot Story

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, tzedakah - charity, Sukkot, AR book - LG, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, feeding the hungry, Abraham (patriarch), Isaac (patriarch), Jacob (patriarch)
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1883
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E KIM

Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism

by Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 2007
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Betty's 100 Books, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4480
Status
Available
Call number
296.1 SCH

The Power of Song: And Other Sephardic Tales

by Rita Roth
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, folklore - folktales - legends, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mitzvah - mitzvot, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, Spain, Sephardim, Portugal, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1424
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.208 ROT

Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel

by Marv Wolfman
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Israel - history, Israel, Middle East, Zionism
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1503
Status
Available
Call number
T 956.94 WOL

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

Lilith's Ark: Teenage Tales of Biblical Women

by Deborah Bodin Cohen
Paperback, 2006
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, AJL Notable Book, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, women, Bible stories, brothers, family, Jacob (patriarch), Leah (matriarch), parents — 6 more, Rachel (matriarch), Rebecca (matriarch), Sarah (matriarch), sisters, women in the Bible, teens - teenagers
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1417
Status
Available
Call number
T F COH

Real Time

by Pnina Moed Kass
Paperback, 2006
Tags
teen - young adult, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - MG+, aiding those in distress, honoring elders, Arab-Jewish relations — 7 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, Holocaust - survivors, Intifada, Arab-Israeli conflict, kibbutz - kibbutzim, Palestinians, Palestine
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1532
Status
Available
Call number
T F KAS

The Littlest Pair

by Sylvia Rouss
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, kindness to animals, Noah (Biblical figure), Torah portions - Noach, Bible stories, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, respecting differences, tolerance, animals
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Series
The Littlest Series
Barcode
5900
Status
Available
Call number
E ROU

The Always Prayer Shawl (Reading Rainbow Books)

by Sheldon Oberman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, mitzvah - mitzvot, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, kavanah - devotion, grandparents, AR book - MG, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, wearing a tallit — 4 more, faith in God, family, prayer - tefillah, immigration and emigration
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5726
Status
Available
Call number
E OBE

I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl

by Ruth Pearl Editor
Paperback, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, National Jewish Book Award, ethics, Jews - identity
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
5585
Status
Available
Call number
305.892 PEA

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

Ester and Ruzya: How My Grandmothers Survived Hitler's War and Stalin's Peace

by Masha Gessen
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust - Poland, Soviet Union, Betty's 100 Books, grandparents
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
4483
Status
Available
Call number
947.084 GES

I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired By The Last Words Of Daniel Pearl

by Judea Pearl
Paperback, 2005
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, National Jewish Book Award, ethics, Jews - identity
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1393
Status
Available
Call number
T 305.892 PEA

Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story

by Laura Krauss Melmed
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, CHAI Lit List Level 3, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - LG, generosity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, folklore - folktales - legends — 5 more, food, Hanukkah, shtetl, supernatural, magic
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1620
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E 398.2 MEL

The Littlest Pair

by Sylvia Rouss
Paperback, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, kindness to animals, Noah (Biblical figure), Torah portions - Noach, Bible stories, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, respecting differences, tolerance, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
The Littlest Series
Barcode
1971
Status
Available
Call number
E ROU

The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century

by Uri Shulevitz
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, history - medieval, travel, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1563
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHU

The Night Journey

by Kathryn Lasky
Paper Book, 2005
Tags
Association of Jewish Libraries Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Book, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Eastern Europe, Russia — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1106
Status
Available
Call number
J F LAS

The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Jane Yolen
Paperback, 2004
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
5247
Status
Available
Call number
J F YOL

Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", Passover, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, Haggadah, miracles, Seder
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1809
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J 296.43 KIM

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East

by Michael B. Oren
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Israel, National Jewish Book Award, Israel - history, Middle East
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3413
Status
Available
Call number
956.046 ORE

Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

by Jonathan Safran Foer
Paperback, 2003
Tags
People of the Book author, National Jewish Book Award, AR book - UG, grandparents, World War II, family, humor, Ukraine, men
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1995
Status
Available
Call number
F FOE

The Day the Rabbi Disappeared

by Howard Schwartz
Paperback, 2003
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, folklore - folktales - legends, holidays, magic, Aesop Prize, Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, AR book - MG, tzedakah - charity, faith in God, love for Torah - Ahavat Torah — 4 more, wisdom - study - learning, rabbis, supernatural, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1426
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.208 SCH

Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen

by Luba Tryszynska-Frederick
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, ages 9-12, Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG, feeding the hungry, Holocaust - concentration camps, orphans, World War II, Bergen-Belsen
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1815
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.531 TRY

Yiddish: A Nation of Words

by Miriam Weinstein
Paperback, 2002
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Significant Jewish Books, Yiddish language
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3690
Status
Available
Call number
439.109 WEI

Forged in Freedom: Shaping the Jewish-American Experience

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, social activism, Americanization, assimilation, comparative Judaism, United States, labor unions, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 1 more, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1427
Status
Available
Call number
T 973.0492 FIN

Jewish Holidays All Year Round : A Family Treasury

by Ilene Cooper
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, holidays, recipes, calendar, Shabbat - Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu b'Shevat — 8 more, Purim, Passover, Yom Ha-Shoah, Yom Ha'atzma'ut, Shavuot, Tisha b'Av, games, arts and crafts
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1884
Status
Available
Call number
J 286.43 COO

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

The littlest pair

by Sylvia A. Rouss
Paperback, 2001
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, kindness to animals, Noah (Biblical figure), Torah portions - Noach, Bible stories, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, respecting differences, tolerance, animals
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
The Littlest Series
Barcode
3776
Status
Available
Call number
E ROU

Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History

by James Carroll
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Christian Science Monitor Best Book, Jewish-Christian relations, Catholicism, Christianity
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2100
Status
Available
Call number
261.2609 CAR

Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary

by David L. Lieber
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Bible - Old Testament, Torah, Bible - criticism and commentary
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2099
Status
Available
Call number
222.1077 LIE

Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story

by Laura Krauss Melmed
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, PJ Library, CHAI Lit List Level 3, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - LG, generosity, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, loving one's neighbor, folklore - folktales - legends — 5 more, food, Hanukkah, shtetl, supernatural, magic
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6501
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E 398.2 MEL

Jew Vs Jew: The Struggle For The Soul Of American Jewry

by Samuel G. Freedman
Paperback, 2000
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Orthodox Judaism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2699
Status
Available
Call number
296.097 FRE

My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 4: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--Seder K'riyat Hatorah (Shabbat Torah Service)

by Lawrence A. Hoffman
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, prayer book - siddur, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (4)
Barcode
2408
Status
Available
Call number
296.45 HOF

The Human Stain

by Philip Roth
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, AR book - UG, teachers, African-Americans, men, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Fiction
Series
The American Trilogy (3), Zuckerman Bound (8)
Barcode
2104
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT

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

The Iron Tracks: A novel

by Aharon Appelfeld
Paperback, 1999
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Israeli writer
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2871
Status
Available
Call number
F APP

Israel's Place in the Middle East: A Pluralist Perspective

by Nissim Rejwan
Paperback, 1999
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Israel, Middle East
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2570
Status
Available
Call number
327.56 REJ

My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 3: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--P'sukei D'zimrah (Morning Psalms)

by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, prayer book - siddur, Psalms
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (3)
Barcode
2409
Status
Available
Call number
296.45 HOF

Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics

by Dr. Rachel Adler
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women, ethics, feminism, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2365
Status
Available
Call number
296.3082 ADL

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback
Hardcover, 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, clothing - fashion
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1538
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
PJ Library, 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
1238
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB

Joseph had a little overcoat

by Simms Taback
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
PJ Library, 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
23
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 TAB
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