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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A gripping epic about the great moral struggles of the Civil War.How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army, it is a question his commanders have answered for him: on Passover in 1862 he is ordered to murder his own uncle, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln.After that night, will Jacob ever speak for himself? The answer comes when his commanders send him on another mission-this...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"What does it mean to be a Bad Jew? Many Jews use the term 'Bad Jew' as a weapon against other members of the community or even against themselves. You can be called a Bad Jew if you don't keep kosher; if you only go to temple on Yom Kippur; if you don't attend or send your children to Hebrew school; if you enjoy Christmas music; if your partner isn't Jewish; if you don't call your mother often enough. The list is endless. In Bad Jews, Emily Tamkin...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1882, ten-year-old Emma and her family, along with other Russian Jewish immigrants, arrive in Cotopaxi, Colorado, where they face inhospitable conditions as they attempt to start an agricultural colony, and lonely Emma is comforted by the horse whose life she saved.
25) Hannah's way
Author
Series
Publisher
Kar-Ben Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In rural Minnesota in 1938, Hannah, a young orthodox Jewish girl, deals with being the new girl in class.
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses reasons why Jewish people left their homelands to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and contributions they made to American society.
27) Davita's Harp
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a non-believing Jewish mother and a non-believing gentle father - dedicated Communists both - Davita Chandel, growing up as the world suffers through the Spanish Civil War and World War II, turns to Judaism for consolation and spiritual sustenance.
Author
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Glidden, a progressive American Jew who is sharply critical of Israeli policies vis-�a-vis the Occupied Territories, went on an all-expense-paid 'birthright' trip to Israel in an attempt to discover some grand truths at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This graphic memoir tells the touching and often funny story of her utter failure to do so."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
Taking in a European refugee who turns out to be an alluring former star, Russian immigrant and small-town junkyard owner Abe Auer becomes involved in immigrant-organized initiatives to help the Jewish victims of Hitler's genocidal forces.
33) A time of angels
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.
34) Yes No Maybe So
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Chronicles American Jewish history from the seventeenth to twentieth century covering topics including immigration, communities and organizations, anti-Semitism, and Jewish contributions to the military, political and social movements, labor and law, business, entertainment, sports, literature, music, art, and education.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Every day, Rabbi Diana Fersko fields questions she doesn't know how to answer: "My daughter isn't comfortable being Jewish on campus, do you have a minute to talk?" "Another shooting at a kosher marketplace. Should I be afraid?" Members of her congregation come to her worried and confused, and she lacks a resource she can point to that will help them understand what, exactly, is going on with antisemitism today--until now. We Need to Talk About Antisemitism...
39) Molly's pilgrim
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.