Tag search:historical fiction

Rosie in New York City: Gotcha!

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 2003
Tags
ages 9-12, tikkun olam - repairing the world, New York, factories, labor unions, AR book - MG, social activism, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, seeking justice, historical fiction — 3 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah, achrayut - responsibility
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1965
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona (High Holidays)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, historical fiction, prayer - tefillah, achrayut - responsibility, Spain, Marranos, shofar, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5788
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry
Hardcover, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Medal, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor — 9 more, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1539
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1589
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

When the Soldiers Were Gone

by Vera Propp
Paperback, 1999
Tags
Holocaust, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Netherlands, parents
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1541
Status
Available
Call number
J F PRO

Journey to America

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1987
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, anti-Semitism — 7 more, historical fiction, Germany, mothers, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - refugees, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Platt family - Sonia Levitin (1)
Barcode
1544
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

Once

by Morris Gleitzman
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
teen - young adult, Nili's list, Holocaust, AR book - MG+, books and reading, Holocaust - Poland, World War II, historical fiction, orphans
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Once (1)
Barcode
1552
Status
Available
Call number
T F GLE

Room In the Heart

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, URJ High School and Young Adult list, visiting the sick - bikur cholim, AR book - UG, social activism, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong — 13 more, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, anti-Semitism, family, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, interfaith relations, Denmark, parents, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1923
Status
Available
Call number
T F LEV

The Garden

by Carol Matas
Paperback, 1998
Tags
community - kehillah, Israel, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, Arab-Jewish relations, historical fiction, Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel - history, Israel - independence, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1621
Status
Available
Call number
J F MAT

Ice Cream Town

by Rona Arato
Paperback, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, New York, family, AR book - MG, avoiding temptation, choosing between right and wrong, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1860
Status
Available
Call number
J F ARA

Walk the Dark Streets

by Edith Baer
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, AR book - UG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, Holocaust - Kristallnacht, Germany, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, teen - young adult, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Eva Bentheim novels (book 2)
Barcode
1859
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAE

Two Suns in the Sky

by Miriam Bat-Ami
Paperback, 2001
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, dating, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, AR book - UG, honoring parents, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, historical fiction, Holocaust - refugees, interdating, Jewish-Christian relations, World War II - United States — 1 more, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1801
Status
Available
Call number
T F BAT

Dear Emma

by Johanna Hurwitz
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, ages 9-12, immigration and emigration, Russia, New York, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - MG, wisdom - study - learning, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction — 1 more, sisters
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Faraway Summer (2)
Barcode
1843
Status
Available
Call number
J F HUR

Your Eyes in Stars

by M. E. Kerr
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - UG, choosing between right and wrong, anti-Semitism, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1877
Status
Available
Call number
T F KER

The Silver Cup

by Constance Leeds
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Germany, prejudice, Crusades, AR book - MG, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, aiding those in distress, loving one's neighbor, artists, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim — 1 more, historical fiction
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1894
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEE

To Live And Fight Another Day

by Bracha Weisbarth
Paperback, 2007
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Holocaust, Ukraine, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, brothers, family, ghettos, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue — 2 more, World War II, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1955
Status
Available
Call number
T 940.53 WEI

The Secret Tunnel

by Joy Nelkin Wieder
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Israel - ancient, David (King of Israel), Solomon (King of Israel), Hezekiah's Tunnel, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, feeding the hungry, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, perseverance, brothers — 4 more, family, historical fiction, Jerusalem, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
1861
Status
Available
Call number
J F WIE

Exodus: A Novel of Israel

by Leon Uris
Hardcover, 1958
Tags
National Jewish Book Award, URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, Israel - history, historical fiction, Israel - immigration and emigration, Holocaust, Holocaust - refugees, Holocaust - survivors, Palestine
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1590
Status
Available
Call number
F URI

Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum
Paperback, 2005
Tags
One Book One Congregation selection, Holocaust, Germany, women, World War II, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1820
Status
Available
Call number
F BLU

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paper Book, 2009
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, historical fiction, prayer - tefillah, achrayut - responsibility, Spain, Marranos, shofar, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1212
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Those Who Save Us

by Jenna Blum
Paperback, 2005
Tags
One Book One Congregation selection, Holocaust, Germany, women, World War II, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
1819
Status
Available
Call number
F BLU

Hannah's Way

by Linda Glaser
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, moving, Minnesota, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, honesty - emet, honoring parents, Shabbat - Sabbath, perseverance — 2 more, United States - Midwest, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2025
Status
Available
Call number
E GLA

Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue

by Heidi Smith Hyde
Paperback, 2012
Tags
Hanukkah, whales, Massachusetts, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, taking initiative, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, anti-Semitism, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
2045
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E HYD

Shoes for Amelie

by Connie Colker Steiner
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
Holocaust, ages 9-12, France, AR book - LG, aiding those in distress, courage - ometz lev, tzedakah - charity, historical fiction, Holocaust - hidden children, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles — 1 more, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2009
Status
Available
Call number
J F STE

Lotty's Lace Tablecloth (Jewish Heirloom Stories)

by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
heirlooms and keepsakes, family, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, historical fiction, Shabbat - Sabbath
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3277
Status
Available
Call number
E LEH

Peony

by Pearl S. Buck
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, China, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2124
Status
Available
Call number
F BUC

The Source

by James A. Michener
Hardcover, 1965
Tags
URJ Library List, URJ High School and Young Adult list, historical fiction, history
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2135
Status
Available
Call number
F MIC

The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud
Hardcover, 1966
Tags
URJ Library List, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, historical fiction, Ukraine, Kiev
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2136
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

The Books of Rachel

by Joel Gross
Hardcover, 1979
Tags
URJ Library List, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Series
The Books of Rachel (1)
Barcode
2138
Status
Available
Call number
F GRO

The King's Persons

by Joanne Greenberg
Paperback, 1985
Tags
URJ Library List, England, historical fiction
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2142
Status
Available
Call number
F GRE

The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud
Hardcover, 1966
Tags
URJ Library List, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, URJ High School and Young Adult list, AR book - UG, historical fiction, Ukraine, Kiev
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2141
Status
Available
Call number
F MAL

Broken Song

by Kathryn Lasky
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Notable Book, teen - young adult, tikkun olam - repairing the world, forgiveness - selichot, Russia, violin, AR book - MG, social activism, courage - ometz lev, anti-Semitism, Eastern Europe — 7 more, family, historical fiction, music, achrayut - responsibility, shtetl, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1784
Status
Available
Call number
T F LAS

All the lights in the night

by Arthur A. Levine
Paper Book, 1991
Tags
Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 6-8, courage - ometz lev, immigration and emigration, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, achrayut - responsibility, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, Hanukkah, historical fiction, Eastern Europe, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
327
Status
Available
Call number
H HN E LEV

The Secret Shofar of Barcelona (High Holidays)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Rosh Hashanah, courage - ometz lev, AR book - LG, Being a Good Listener, historical fiction, prayer - tefillah, achrayut - responsibility, Spain, Marranos, shofar, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6531
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E GRE

Number the stars

by Lois Lowry
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
Holocaust, ALA Notable Children's Book, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, Newbery Medal, Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, URJ Middle School list, AR book - MG — 12 more, aiding those in distress, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, loving one's neighbor, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, Holocaust - Righteous Gentiles, Holocaust - Denmark, Denmark, World War II, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
784
Status
Available
Call number
J F LOW

Journey to America

by Sonia Levitin
Paperback, 1970
Tags
Holocaust, National Jewish Book Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, honoring parents, anti-Semitism, historical fiction, Germany — 5 more, mothers, sisters, World War II, Holocaust - refugees, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Platt family - Sonia Levitin (1)
Barcode
782
Status
Available
Call number
J F LEV

The Outcast: A historical novel about a Jewish community in Poland in the time of the Maharsha

by Yaakov Patroff Editor
Paperback, 1991
Tags
Poland, historical fiction, teen - young adult
Collections
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12), Federation Collection
Barcode
4947
Status
Available
Call number
T F PAT

Scarlett and Sam: Escape from Egypt

by Eric A. Kimmel
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
Passover, courage - ometz lev, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, taking initiative, choosing between right and wrong, Bible stories, Egypt, ages 6-8, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Scarlett and Sam (1)
Barcode
3746
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F KIM

Marven of the Great North Woods

by Kathryn Lasky
Paperback, 2002
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
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3282
Status
Available
Call number
E LAS

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
3286
Status
Available
Call number
E WOO

Fire at the Triangle Factory

by Holly Littlefield
Paperback, 1995
Tags
ages 6-8, ages 9-12, AR book - LG, social activism, aiding those in distress, Triangle Factory Fire, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, historical fiction, New York, labor unions, factories — 1 more, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
On My Own History
Barcode
3411
Status
Available
Call number
J F LIT

Yossi's Goal

by Ellen Schwartz
Paperback, 2006
Tags
ages 6-8, AR book - MG, aiding those in distress, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, feeding the hungry, perseverance, historical fiction, immigration and emigration, Canada, sports, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
3418
Status
Available
Call number
J F SCH

Across the Alley

by Richard Michelson
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
AJL Notable Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, prejudice, race relations, ages 6-8, AR book - LG, historical fiction, multi-cultural, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, African American - Jewish relations, baseball — 7 more, music, African-Americans, violin, Holocaust - survivors, ages 3-5, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3977
Status
Available
Call number
E MIC

Legend of Freedom Hill

by Linda Jacobs Altman
Paperback, 2003
Tags
acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, AJL Notable Children's Book, ages 6-8, Storytelling World Honor Book, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, welcoming guests - hachnasat orchim, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, generosity, historical fiction, honoring parents — 11 more, multi-cultural, respecting differences, aiding those in distress, perseverance, African American - Jewish relations, African-Americans, United States - West, slavery, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3319
Status
Available
Call number
E ALT

A Thread of Grace: A Novel

by Mary Doria Russell
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
Holocaust, Italy, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - resistance and rescue
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3334
Status
Available
Call number
F RUS

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Holocaust, teen - young adult, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Horn Book Fanfare Best Book, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, community - kehillah, tzedakah - charity, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, mensch - decent person, AR book - UG — 12 more, choosing between right and wrong, courage - ometz lev, feeding the hungry, honoring parents, wisdom - study - learning, books and reading, death, Germany, World War II, historical fiction, Holocaust - resistance and rescue, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3422
Status
Available
Call number
T F ZUS

Rifka Takes a Bow

by Betty Rosenberg Perlov
Hardcover, 2013
Tags
Sydney Taylor Honor Book, AR book - LG, courage - ometz lev, historical fiction, l'dor v'dor - passing on traditions, taking initiative, cheerfulness, immigration and emigration, klezmer, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3472
Status
Available
Call number
E PER

Marika

by Andrea Cheng
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Holocaust, teen - young adult, AR book - MG, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, anti-Semitism, assimilation, historical fiction, Eastern Europe, World War II, Hungary, Budapest
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3475
Status
Available
Call number
T F CHE

Torn Thread

by Anne Isaacs
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Holocaust, ghettos, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, acts of lovingkindness - gemilut hasadim, shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, AR book - UG, aiding those in distress, historical fiction, Holocaust - survivors, Holocaust - Poland, sisters — 1 more, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
3480
Status
Available
Call number
T F ISA

Hannah's Journal: The Story of an Immigrant Girl

by Marissa Moss
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, immigration and emigration, AR book - MG, courage - ometz lev, perseverance, historical fiction, personal narratives - diaries - memoirs, ages 6-8, ages 9-12, inner strength - gevurah
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Young American Voices (3)
Barcode
3487
Status
Available
Call number
J F MOS
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