Tag search:aiding those in distress

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
6846
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

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
6845
Status
Available
Call number
E SIL

What Zeesie Saw On Delancey Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 1996
Tags
ALA Notable Book, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, cooperation — 13 more, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, forgiveness - selichot, honesty - emet, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, humiliation, fundraising, New York, mitzvah - mitzvot, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6841
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Black Radishes

by Susan Lynn Meyer
Paperback, 2011
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, ages 9-12, teen - young adult, Paris, France, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, World War II — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
6530
Status
Available
Call number
J F MEY

Tikvah Means Hope

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
community - kehillah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, cooperation, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, generosity, aiding those in distress, animals, Sukkot, California, cats — 2 more, ages 9-12, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6345
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E POL

The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street

by Ann Redisch Stampler
Paperback, 2013
Tags
PJ Library, Israel, Tel Aviv, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, kindness to animals, aiding those in distress, cats
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6298
Status
Available
Call number
E STA

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

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 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

Tikvah Means Hope

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 1994
Tags
community - kehillah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, cooperation, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, generosity, aiding those in distress, animals, Sukkot, California, cats — 2 more, ages 9-12, ages 6-8
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5896
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E POL

The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street

by Ann Redisch Stampler
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
PJ Library, Israel, Tel Aviv, Sydney Taylor Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, kindness to animals, aiding those in distress, cats
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5888
Status
Available
Call number
E STA

When I Left My Village

by Maxine Rose Schur
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Ethiopian Jews, AR book - MG, perseverance, courage - ometz lev, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, family, Israel - immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5883
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

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

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 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
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5801
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E POL

The Magic Pomegranate: A Jewish Folktale

by Contributor Peninnah Schram
Paperback, 2007
Tags
PJ Library, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, mitzvah - mitzvot, AR book - LG, mensch - decent person, generosity, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, aiding those in distress, brothers, folklore - folktales - legends, Talmud
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
On My Own Folklore
Barcode
5805
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 SCH

Tikvah Means Hope

by Patricia Polacco
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
community - kehillah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, cooperation, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, generosity, aiding those in distress, animals, Sukkot, California, cats — 2 more, ages 9-12, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5635
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E POL

The Memory Coat

by Elvira Woodruff
Paperback, 1999
Tags
ages 9-12, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, aiding those in distress, honoring parents, family, historical fiction, Ellis Island — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5424
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

What Zeesie Saw On Delancey Street

by Elsa Okon Rael
Paperback, 1996
Tags
ALA Notable Book, CHAI Lit List Level 3, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, tikkun olam - repairing the world, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, cooperation — 13 more, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, forgiveness - selichot, honesty - emet, generosity, immigration and emigration, achrayut - responsibility, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, humiliation, fundraising, New York, mitzvah - mitzvot, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5286
Status
Available
Call number
E RAE

Rabbi Harvey Rides Again: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Folktales Let Loose in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paperback, 2008
Tags
graphic novel, aiding those in distress, honesty - emet, humility, wisdom - study - learning, actors - actresses, folklore - folktales - legends, United States - West, rabbis, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (2)
Barcode
5246
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

Rabbi Harvey Rides Again: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Folktales Let Loose in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paperback, 2008
Tags
graphic novel, aiding those in distress, honesty - emet, humility, wisdom - study - learning, actors - actresses, folklore - folktales - legends, United States - West, rabbis, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (2)
Barcode
5245
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

Rabbi Harvey Rides Again: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Folktales Let Loose in the Wild West

by Steve Sheinkin
Paperback, 2008
Tags
graphic novel, aiding those in distress, honesty - emet, humility, wisdom - study - learning, actors - actresses, folklore - folktales - legends, United States - West, rabbis, teshuvah - repentance
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Rabbi Harvey (2)
Barcode
5244
Status
Available
Call number
J F SHE

Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

by Barry Deutsch
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
graphic novel, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, Orthodox Judaism, Cybils Award, ages 9-12, Shabbat - Sabbath, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Hereville (2)
Barcode
5232
Status
Available
Call number
J F DEU

Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

by Barry Deutsch
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
graphic novel, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, Orthodox Judaism, Cybils Award, ages 9-12, Shabbat - Sabbath, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Hereville (2)
Barcode
5231
Status
Available
Call number
J F DEU

Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

by Barry Deutsch
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
graphic novel, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, Orthodox Judaism, Cybils Award, ages 9-12, Shabbat - Sabbath, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Hereville (2)
Barcode
5230
Status
Available
Call number
J F DEU

The Trees of the Dancing Goats (Aladdin Picture Books)

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 2000
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
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5135
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E POL

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer

by Irene Gut Opdyke
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, AR book - UG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Poland, Poland, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs — 3 more, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collections
Adult Non-Fiction, Federation Collection
Barcode
4888
Status
Available
Call number
940.531 OPD

Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken

by Daniel Pinkwater
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Yiddish language, PJ Library, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, mensch - decent person, multi-cultural, aiding those in distress, animals, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Beautiful Yetta (1)
Barcode
4738
Status
Available
Call number
E PIN

Tikvah Means Hope

by Patricia Polacco
Paperback, 1994
Tags
community - kehillah, kindness to animals, AR book - LG, cooperation, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, generosity, aiding those in distress, animals, Sukkot, California, cats — 2 more, ages 9-12, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4456
Status
Available
Call number
H SK E POL

Penina's Plan

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
aiding those in distress, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, modesty, family, historical fiction, England, Sephardim, sisters, London — 1 more, rachamim - compassion and mercy
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4086
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

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

When I Left My Village

by Maxine Rose Schur
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
Ethiopian Jews, AR book - MG, perseverance, courage - ometz lev, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, family, Israel - immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4307
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

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

Mendel Rosenbusch - Tales for Jewish Children

by Ilse Weber
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
aiding those in distress, folklore - folktales - legends, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, Czech Republic - Czechoslovakia, mitzvah - mitzvot, short stories, supernatural, Betty's 100 Books, ages 6-8, ages 9-12
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4197
Status
Available
Call number
J 398.2 WEB

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

A Shout in the Sunshine

by Mara W. Cohen Ioannides
Paperback, 2007
Tags
aiding those in distress, Sephardim, Greece, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, bringing peace between people, community - kehillah, forgiveness - selichot, gossip or bad speech, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, tolerance, historical fiction — 9 more, immigration and emigration, prejudice, Marranos, merchants, ages 9-12, weddings, life cycle events, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words, peace - shalom
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4218
Status
Available
Call number
J F IOA

Penina's Plan

by Miriam Walfish
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
aiding those in distress, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, modesty, family, historical fiction, England, Sephardim, sisters, London
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3950
Status
Available
Call number
J F WAL

Threads and Flames

by Esther Friesner
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
aiding those in distress, Triangle Factory Fire, teen - young adult, AR book - MG+, courage - ometz lev, mensch - decent person, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, New York, labor unions, sisters — 2 more, factories, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
4051
Status
Available
Call number
T F FRI

Liberty's Voice: the Emma Lazarus Story

by Erica Silverman
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
aiding those in distress, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, biography, immigration and emigration, New York, poetry, Emma Lazarus, women, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4024
Status
Available
Call number
J B LAZ

Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words

by Leda Schubert
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
aiding those in distress, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, cheerfulness, choosing between right and wrong, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, France
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4123
Status
Available
Call number
J B MAR

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Code Red)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
social activism, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, seeking justice, Triangle Factory Fire, New York, labor unions, factories, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4227
Status
Available
Call number
J 974.7 GRE

Heroes & Villains - Oskar Schindler

by John F. Wukovits
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
AR book - UG, aiding those in distress, biography, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II
Collection
Teen Biography (grades 6-12)
Series
Heroes and Villains - Lucent
Barcode
4202
Status
Available
Call number
T B SCH

Miriam's Journey: Discovering a New World (The Gali Girls Jewish History Series)

by Robin K. Levinson
Paperback, 2005
Tags
ages 9-12, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, honesty - emet, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, family, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, pogroms — 1 more, ages 6-8
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
4246
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

Dan and the Mudman

by Jonny Zucker
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
Golem, Prague, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, anti-Semitism, fantasy, England, school, bullies and bullying, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3942
Status
Available
Call number
J F ZUC

Dinner in the lions' den

by Bob Hartman
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
AR book - LG, Bible stories, aiding those in distress, faith in God, angels, animals, Daniel (Biblical figure), Bible - Old Testament, lions, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3850
Status
Available
Call number
E 224.5 HAR

Adara : a novel

by Beatrice Gormley
Paper Book, 2002
Tags
Bible - Old Testament, Kings (Book of the Bible), AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, wisdom - study - learning, Bible stories, history - ancient, Israel - ancient, prophets
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3845
Status
Available
Call number
J F GOR

The Night Spies

by Kathy Kacer
Paperback, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Holocaust Remembrance
Barcode
3842
Status
Available
Call number
J F KAC

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

by Susan Goldman Rubin
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
Holocaust, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, loving one's neighbor, Holocaust - hidden children, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, World War II, ghettos, Holocaust - Warsaw Ghetto — 1 more, Irena Sendler
Collection
Juvenile Biography
Barcode
4130
Status
Available
Call number
J B SEN

Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken

by Daniel Pinkwater
Paperback, 2010
Tags
Yiddish language, PJ Library, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, mensch - decent person, multi-cultural, aiding those in distress, animals, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Series
Beautiful Yetta (1)
Barcode
3775
Status
Available
Call number
E PIN
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