Tag search:National Jewish Book Award

You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-vavniks

by Francine Prose
Paperback, 1998
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, tzedakah - charity, humility, AR book - LG — 8 more, prayer - tefillah, respecting differences, watching one's speech, folklore - folktales - legends, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6862
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

Jacob, Menahem, and Mimoun: A Family Epic

by Marcel Benabou
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2897
Status
Available
Call number
848.914 BEN

Kaddish

by Leon Wieseltier
Paperback, 1998
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, grief and mourning, Kaddish
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2459
Status
Available
Call number
296.445 WIE

My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 2: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--The Amidah

by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, prayer book - siddur
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (2)
Barcode
2410
Status
Available
Call number
296.45 HOF

You never know : a legend of the Lamed-Vavniks

by Francine Prose
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, tzedakah - charity, humility, AR book - LG — 8 more, prayer - tefillah, respecting differences, watching one's speech, folklore - folktales - legends, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
15
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

You never know : a legend of the Lamed-Vavniks

by Francine Prose
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Anne Izard Storyteller's Award, National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 2, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, tikkun olam - repairing the world, tzedakah - charity, humility, AR book - LG — 8 more, prayer - tefillah, respecting differences, watching one's speech, folklore - folktales - legends, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, achrayut - responsibility, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
14
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 PRO

Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam

by Miriam Bodian
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Netherlands, Marranos, Sephardim, Amsterdam, history - 17th century
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3016
Status
Available
Call number
949.2 BOD

Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1: A-L

by Paula E. Hyman
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women
Collection
Reference
Barcode
2608
Status
Available
Call number
REF 920.72 HYM

Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, Vol. 2: M-Z

by Paula E. Hyman
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, women
Collection
Reference
Barcode
2607
Status
Available
Call number
REF 920.72 HYM

Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, social activism, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, African American - Jewish relations, civil rights, United States - history, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2540
Status
Available
Call number
323.173 FIN

My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 1: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--The Sh'ma and Its Blessings

by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, prayer book - siddur
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries (1)
Barcode
2411
Status
Available
Call number
296.45 HOF

Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle

by Norman H. Finkelstein
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, CHAI Lit List Level 6, tikkun olam - repairing the world, social activism, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, African American - Jewish relations, civil rights, United States - history, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image — 2 more, diversity and inclusion, achrayut - responsibility
Barcode
1798
Status
Available
Call number
T 323.173 FIN

The always prayer shawl

by Sheldon Oberman
Paperback, 1997
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
62
Status
Available
Call number
E OBE

Mazel

by Rebecca Goldstein
Paperback, 1996
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, grandparents, Poland, women, mothers
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2731
Status
Available
Call number
F GOL

Genesis: The Beginning of Desire

by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Genesis, Bible - Old Testament, Bible - criticism and commentary
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2178
Status
Available
Call number
222.1107 ZOR

Fragments: Memories of a Wartime Childhood

by Binjamin Wilkomirski
Paperback, 1996
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, AR book - UG, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, children
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2103
Status
Available
Call number
940.5318 WIL

The Golem : A Version

by Barbara Rogasky
Paper Book, 1996
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, community - kehillah, AR book - MG, anti-Semitism, folklore - folktales - legends, ghettos, Golem, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, rabbis — 1 more, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
965
Status
Available
Call number
J F ROG

Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism

by Michael A. Meyer
Paperback, 1995
Tags
URJ Library List, National Jewish Book Award, Reform Judaism, history
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2495
Status
Available
Call number
296.8346 MEY

Jewish Art

by Grace Cohen Grossman
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, art
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2105
Status
Available
Call number
704.03 GRO

The Man from the Other Side

by Uri Orlev
Paperback, 1995
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust, Warsaw, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, AR book - UG, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, Israeli writer
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1731
Status
Available
Call number
T F ORL

The Holocaust: A History of Courage and Resistance

by Bea Stadtler
Paperback, 1995
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, courage - ometz lev, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2152
Status
Available
Call number
940.5318 STA

Chosen Tales: Stories Told by Jewish Storytellers

by Peninnah Schram
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, National Jewish Book Award, short stories, folklore - folktales - legends, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1432
Status
Available
Call number
T 808.8 SCH

Under the Domim Tree

by Gila Almagor
Paper Book, 1995
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, community - kehillah, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Holocaust - survivors, Israel, orphans, Youth Aliyah, teen - young adult, Israeli writer
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1090
Status
Available
Call number
T F ALM

Beyond The Promised Land: Jews And Arabs On The Hard Road To A New Israel

by Glenn Frankel
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Israel, Israel - history, Intifada, Arab-Jewish relations, Arab-Israeli conflict
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2627
Status
Available
Call number
320.956 FRA

Beyond The Promised Land: Jews And Arabs On The Hard Road To A New Israel

by Glenn Frankel
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Israel, Israel - history, Intifada, Arab-Jewish relations, Arab-Israeli conflict
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
2013
Status
Available
Call number
320.956 FRA

Dita Saxova

by Arnost Lustig
Paperback, 1994
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, teen - young adult, Holocaust
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Spisy Arnošta Lustiga (Svazek 4)
Barcode
1790
Status
Available
Call number
T F LUS

The always prayer shawl

by Sheldon Oberman
Hardcover, 1994
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
63
Status
Available
Call number
E OBE

Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1993
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Tot Shabbat list, humility, Yom Kippur, prayer - tefillah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6343
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E COH

Always Prayer Shawl, The

by Sheldon Oberman
Paperback, 1993
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
5426
Status
Available
Call number
E OBE

A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America

by Jack Wertheimer
Hardcover, 1993
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Orthodox Judaism
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Series
Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life (1997)
Barcode
2477
Status
Available
Call number
296.0973 WER

The Jewish Kids Catalog

by Chaya M. Burstein
Paper Book, 1993
Tags
National Jewish Book Award
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1446
Status
Available
Call number
J 909.049 BUR

Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story

by Barbara Cohen
Paperback, 1993
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Tot Shabbat list, humility, Yom Kippur, prayer - tefillah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1631
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E COH

The Jews - A Treasury of Art and Literature

by Sharon R. Keller
Hardcover, 1992
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, art
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
3444
Status
Available
Call number
700.89 KEL

Letters from Rifka

by Karen Hesse
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Children's Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 15 more, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, bringing peace between people, rachamim - compassion and mercy, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, optimism, perseverance, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, interfaith relations, inner strength - gevurah, peace - shalom
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
946
Status
Available
Call number
T F HES

Letters from Rifka

by Karen Hesse
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, National Jewish Book Award, ALA Notable Children's Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books, community - kehillah, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships — 15 more, AR book - MG, cheerfulness, bringing peace between people, rachamim - compassion and mercy, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, optimism, perseverance, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, interfaith relations, inner strength - gevurah, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
831
Status
Available
Call number
J F HES

Elijah's angel : a story for Chanukah and Christmas

by Michael J. Rosen
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, AR book - LG, Hanukkah, Christmas, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
418
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ROS

Elijah's angel : a story for Chanukah and Christmas

by Michael J. Rosen
Paper Book, 1992
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, AR book - LG, Hanukkah, Christmas, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
313
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E ROS

Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust

by Milton Meltzer
Hardcover, 1991
Tags
teen - young adult, Holocaust, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, National Jewish Book Award, AR book - UG, Germany, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, persecution
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1058
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 MEL

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

Just Enough Is Plenty: A Hanukkah Tale (Picture Puffins)

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paperback, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5630
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GOL

The Gift Of Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, artists, Brooklyn, New York
Collections
Adult Fiction, Federation Collection
Series
Asher Lev (2)
Barcode
4949
Status
Available
Call number
F POT

Upstairs Room

by Johanna Reiss
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Holocaust, Newbery Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, SLJ Best Book, Jewish Book Council Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG — 10 more, aiding those in distress, avoiding temptation, courage - ometz lev, farms and farming, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, sisters, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
The Upstairs Room (1)
Barcode
3476
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 REI

The Gift of Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, artists, Brooklyn, New York
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Asher Lev (2)
Barcode
1347
Status
Available
Call number
T F POT

Becoming Gershona

by Nava Semel
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israeli writer
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
984
Status
Available
Call number
J F SEM

The Upstairs Room

by Johanna Reiss
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Holocaust, Newbery Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, SLJ Best Book, Jewish Book Council Children's Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", teen - young adult, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AR book - MG — 10 more, aiding those in distress, avoiding temptation, courage - ometz lev, farms and farming, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, sisters, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
The Upstairs Room (1)
Barcode
802
Status
Available
Call number
J 940.53 REI

Just enough is plenty : a Hanukkah tale

by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
405
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E GOL

Hanukkah!

by Roni Schotter
Paperback, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, family, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
362
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SCH

Hanukkah!

by Roni Schotter
Paper Book, 1990
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, family, Hanukkah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
314
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E SCH

The Jews in America

by David Cohen
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
CHAI Level 4, National Jewish Book Award, photography
Collection
Adult Non-Fiction
Barcode
1733
Status
Available
Call number
973.049 COH Oversize

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
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