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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into book, often on inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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The Gang of Four: Nest of the Jerusalem Eagle
by Yaacov Peterseil
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How to Be Bully Free Workbook
Word Searches, Mazes, What-Ifs, and Other Fun Activities for Kids
by Allan L Beane
Kids learn more easily and willingly when learning is fun. Based on The Bully Free Classroom, this hands-on, consumable workbook is full of engaging activities that help kids recognize bullying behaviors, understand that bullying is not acceptable, respond appropriately if they are bullied, know what to do when others are bullied, and more. Illustrations.
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When Henry Forester is shot down during a bombing run over France, the World War II pilot finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. In constant danger of discovery by German soldiers, Henry begins a remarkable journey to greedom. Relying on the kind ness of strangers, Henry moves from town to towntraveling by moonlight, never asking questions, or even the names of the people who help him along the way. Through his journey, Henry gains an understanding of the French and their struggle; and of his own place in a war that will change the face of Europe forever.
After his plane is shot down by Hitler's Luftwaffe, nineteen-year-old Henry Forester of Richmond, Virginia, strives to walk across occupied France, with the help of the French Resistance, in hopes of rejoining his unit.
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A graphic narrative describes what happens to a 13-year-old Jewish girl when the Nazis invade Hungary in 1944. Includes a brief chronology of the Holocaust.
The author describes her experiences during World War II when she and her family were sent to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
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It was old fashioned silver brooch of unique design, family heirloom bearing name "Yehudis" in Hebrew lettering - gift from Judy's great uncle Martin. He was also kind enough to offer his unoccupied property on Kyverdale Road as home base for her research on inner city life. For Judy Marks, who cannot even read inscription, brooch at first seems meaningless relic. But from moment she enters dilapidated house & finds herself inexplicably drawn to family next door & to unfamiliar community so different from anything she's ever experienced, silver bar pin begins to grow in significance.
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Rebecca is off to summer camp, where she loves the shivery tales told around the campfire. But making friends turns out to be harder than she expected.
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A Kid's Guide to Protecting & Caring for Animals
How to Take Action!
by Cathryn Berger Kaye
Kids learn about animal welfare around the world, including cruelty prevention, emergency rescue, wildlife rehabilitation, animal advocacy, habitat preservation, and shelter volunteering. They explore ways to address the needs of animals—both domestic and wild, read what others (including young people) have done and are doing to help, find out what their community needs, and develop a service project.
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A Kids Guide to Climate Change and Global Warming
by Cathryn Berger Kaye
Carbon footprints, alternative energies, deforestation, and water conservation are just some of the issues related to climate change and global warming addressed in this book. Kids explore what others in the world have done and are doing to address the problem, find out what their own community needs, and develop a service project. Includes facts, quotations, real-life examples, write-on pages, resources, a note to adults—and a lot of inspiration to get out there and make a difference.
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Celebrate 10 brave women who played key roles on the front lines of World War II. Boys and Girls, men and women need to know these stories about women who bravely stepped forward to serve during World War II. Teens and adult readers.
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One night The Great Freddie, a young ventriloquist, is possessed by a dybbuk.
A what?
A Jewish spirit. A scrappy demon who glows as if spray-painted by moonlight.
The dybbuk is revealed to be the ghost of a twelve-year-old boy named Avrom Amos, a victim of the Nazis during World War II. In a plucky scheme to seek revenge, he commandeers The Great Freddie's stage act and entraps the entertainer in the postwar ashes of Germany. Behind the footlights, the dybbuk lights up the terrible fate of a million and a half Jewish children, including Avrom himself.
What tricks does the dybbuk have up his ghostly sleeve? Prepare to be astonished. . . .
The Newberry Medal-winning author of "The Whipping Boy" tells a moving and distinguished story set in post-World War II Europe about an American soldier possessed by the spirit of a dybbuk, who sets out to find the Nazi officer who murdered his family.
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Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Sedershe's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942, where she becomes caught up in the tragedy of the time.
"Readers will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels." Booklist
Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.
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She still hasnt gotten over that Easter Bunny letter, said Zozo.
So what? said Penina. If my parents want me to go to Peekskill, what can Ms. Anderson do? Kidnap me?
No, said Zozo. She cant kidnap you, but she can flunk you.
Penina Levine has a bossy best friend, a tattletale sister, crazy parents, and a big, fat zero on her school assignment to write a letter as the Easter Bunny. It was a stupid assignment, completely impossible, totally unfair. Peninas never going to do itnot everand its no use telling her parents about it. They never listen to her anyway. But Peninas grandmother does. Grandma doesnt think Penina should do the assignment. Its a matter of principle. Its a matter of strength. Its a matter of five thousand years of history and a couple dozen hard-boiled eggs
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A Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winner
A fresh take on the WWII/Holocaust story, Black Radishes is the suspenseful tale of one boy who learns what it means to be both Jewish and French at a time when everything is changing.
Gustave doesn't want to move from the exciting city to the boring countryside, far from his cousin Jean-Paul and his best friend, the mischievous Marcel. But he has no choice. It is March of 1940, and Paris is not a safe place for Jews.
When Paris is captured by the Nazis, Gustave knows that Marcel, Jean-Paul, and their families must make it out of the occupied zone. And when he learns that his new friend Nicole works for the French Resistance, he comes up with a plan that just might work. But going into Occupied France is a risky thing to do when you are Jewish. And coming back alive? That is nearly impossible.
A 2011 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers
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A new paperback edition of Lois Lowrys Newbery Awardwinning classic.
As the German troops begin their campaign to relocate all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansens family takes in Annemaries best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
With a new introduction by the author.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
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The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.
The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students. And before long "The Wave," with its rules of "strength through discipline, community, and action, " sweeps from the classroom through the entire school. And as most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum of "The Wave" and realize they must stop it before it's too late.
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The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank - The Definitive Edition
by Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Miriam Pressler
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that were omitted from the original edition.
These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol. She fretted about and tried to cope with her own sexuality. Like many young girls, she often found herself in disagreements with her mother. And like any teenager, she veered between the carefree nature of a child and the full-fledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever.
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Wide Awake
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Israel
Ancient Civilizations Series
by Frank Schaffer Publications
Students learn about ancient civilizations by participating in unique individual and group activities that help them make the connection between yesterday and today. Map making, lessons in civics, and timelines keep students interested as they engage in meaningful lessons in culture and history.
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Wide Awake by David Levithan
In the not-too-impossible-to-imagine future, a gay Jewish man has been elected president of the United States. Until the governor of one state decides that some election results in his state are invalid, awarding crucial votes to the other candidate, and his fellow party member. Thus is the inspiration for couple Jimmy and Duncan to lend their support to their candidate by deciding to take part in the rallies and protests. Along the way comes an exploration of their relationship, their politics, and their country, and sometimes, as they learn, it's more about the journey than it is about reaching the destination.
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Here is short, accurate, clear & easy to use Haggadah. This is both perfect teaching Haggadah & ideal volume for home use. Text's traditional but shortened, graphics highlight structure & steps in Haggadah & seder it offers is both brief yet complete. This book is bound on right hand side.
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A biography of the successful filmmaker
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Ariel Sharon
by Norman H. Finkelstein
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The Gang of Four: Kung-fooey to the Rescue
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Back of Beyond: A Bar Mitzvah Journey
by Dvora Waysman, Chaim Mayerson, Lisa Perel
Danny, about to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, wins a trip to Australia where he meets Muri, an Aborigine. Muri initiates Danny into his manhood ceremony, which includes dancing, singing, presents...and blood!
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The heroine, Gabi, recounts how as a young Jewish girl she lived on a family farm in Eastern Europe during the Second World War. She describes her community before the Nazi occupation and the events that unfolded afterwards. When the Nazis conducted house searches for Jewish children, Gabi successfully hid in the dining-room dresser. The only thing retrieved from the home after the war was the dresser that saved Gabi's life. It now sits in author Kathy Kacer's home in Toronto. Kacer is Gabi's daughter and has based the story on her mother's experiences.
When the Nazis invade Czechoslovakia in 1942 life for Gabi, a Jewish girl, changes forever and will never be the same.
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With a family always on the move, popularity and the ability to fit in quickly are vital to Brent Bishops high school survival. When he blows his chances with the girl of his dreams in front of everyone, hes devastated. Brent tries to end it all in a fatal car crash, but instead he finds an unlikely beginning. Hes sent on a journey of repentancea cross-country trip building whirligigs. His wind toys are found by people in need: a Maine schoolgirl yearning for her first love, a Miami street-sweeper desperate for peace and quiet, a kid in Washington who just wants to play baseball, and a San Diego teenager dealing with loss. Brents whirligigs bring hope to others, but will they be able to heal the wounds deep inside himself?
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Gemarakup, Super Sleuth: Gemarakup Strikes Again
by Miriam Stark Zakon, Channa Galizer
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Gemarakup Super Sleuth: Gemarakup Returns
by Miriam Stark Zakon
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Gemarakup Super Sleuth: Lost on Skull Mountain
By Miriam Stark Zakon
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Gemarakup Super Sleuth: Meet Gemarakup
By Miriam Stark Zakon
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Emily is a Jewish girl from the suburbs of New York. Her mother has family in Puerto Rico, but Emily has never had contact with them- ever. Then Emily's grandmother dies and Emily is forced to go to the Caribbean for her funeral. Buttoned-up Emily wants nothing to do with her big, noisy Puerto Rican family, until a special person shows her that one dance can change the beat of your heart.
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Levithan's prophecy of a
hate-free world in which everyone loves without persecution makes this a
provocative and important read for all young adults, gay or straight. Ages 12 and up.
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Review Lu Ann Brobst Staheli
A refreshingly different look at Jewish life in a concentration camp, Clara's War focuses on the positive attitude of people forced from their homes at the hands of Nazi Germany. The children continue to make friends, learn, and perform a children's opera. Fictional characters bring to life actual events from Terezin, one of many ghetto communities where Jews were taken prior to being shipped off to Hitler's death camps. Upon arrival at Terezin, Clara and her brother Peter are separated from their parents. Scared and desperate, Clara reaches out to a newfound friend, Jacob, an ambitious young man who is busy working on an escape plan. Meanwhile, young Clara attends the ghetto school, and wins the part of the lovely sparrow in the school play, "Brundibar". Jacob, anxious to conceal his escape plans, earns a role in the play, as well. Together, they enjoy each other's company, all the while planning for their escape. Clara's War is a nice companion to Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. It is another example of the sheer power of human will to overcome even the most horrible of human events. 2001, Orca Book Publishers, 128 pp.,
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Estrella lives in a world of secrets, and she must overcome the flame of persecution in Inquisition Spain
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When I Was a Soldier : A Memoir by Valerie Zenatti What is it like to be a young woman in a war?
At a time when Israel is in the news every day and politics in the Middle East are as complex as ever before, this story of one girl's experience in the Israeli national army is both topical and fascinating. Valerie begins her story as she finishes her exams, breaks up with her boyfriend, and leaves for service with the Israeli army.
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In Everymans Library for the first timeone of the most moving and eloquent accounts of the Holocaust, read by tens of millions of people around the world since its publication in 1947.
The Diary of a Young Girl is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl whose triumphant humanity in the face of unfathomable deprivation and fear has made the book one of the most enduring documents of our time.
The Everymans hardcover edition reprints the Definitive Edition authorized by the Frank estate, plus a new introduction, a bibliography, and a chronology of Anne Franks life and times.
The journal of a Jewish girl in her early teens describes both the joys and torments of daily life, as well as typical adolescent thoughts, throughout two years spent in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland.
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For all those who are struggling with their LGBTQ identities and wondering what to do next; for all those who just want to know, this is the book for you.
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The God Book: A Necessarily Incomplete Look at the Essence of God is, according to the author, Rabbi Paul Yedwab, "an antidote to premature atheism." This is not a theology textbook: It's a thinking, feeling, and sharing textbook. Each chapter features a "My God Diary," in which students can write about their feelings, thoughts, doubts and affirmations about the "Unknowable."
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So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother
by Micol Ostow, David Ostow
Despite his dreams of hipster rock glory, Ari Abramson's first-ever band, the Tribe, is more white bread than indie-cred. Comprised of four suburban teens from a wealthy Jewish day school, their Motley Crue is about as hardcore as SAT prep and scripture studies. But after a one-song gig at a friend's Bar Mitzvah - a ska cover of Hava Nagila - the Tribe's popularity erupts overnight.
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Chocolate Chip Challah
And Other Twists on the Jewish Holiday Table
by Lisa Rauchwerger
A cookbook using the calendar of Jewish holidays as a framework to provide meaningful ways to celebrate them. Includes stories and an illustrated cooking dictionary.
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Fourteen-year-old Heather Hopkowitz can't imagine life without bacon, cheeseburgers, or bowling on Friday nights. But that's what happens when she spends an entire month as the guest of an Orthodox Jewish family while her parents are away on vacation.
When the parents of fourteen-year-old Heather go on a month-long cruise, she goes to stay with Orthodox family friends and decides to change her life.
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When Rebecca Samuelsons father is hospitalized and cant be with the family at Passover, Rebecca is distressed. She doesn't want to talk to her friends about her feelingswhat can they say except theyre sorry. So she begins a series of letters to Elijah, the prophet who visits Jewish homes during the Passover seder.
As Passover approaches, eleven-year-old Rebecca writes letters to the prophet Elijah as she struggles to cope with her father's illness and her own emotions about Judaism and life.
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The true, tragic story of a young girl who gave her life in the struggle to save the doomed Jews of Europe.
A biography of the Jewish heroine whose mission to help rescue European Jews in World War II cost her her life.
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Ghosts and Golems: Haunting Tales of the Supernatural
by Malka Penn, Theodor Black
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The war in the Middle east has been going on for so long that today's children feel tossed by the decisions made by others that affect their lives.
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You Be the Judge 3
A Collection of Ethical Cases and Jewish Answers, Book 3
by Joel Lurie Grishaver
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While searching his grandmothers attic for likely items to sell at a yard sale, Jeroen finds a photo album that brings back hard memories for his grandmother, Helena. Helena tells Jeroen for the first time about her experiences during the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War, and mourns the loss of her Jewish best friend, Esther. Helena believes that her own father, a policeman and Nazi sympathizer, delivered Esther to the Nazis and that she died in a concentration camp. But after hearing her story, Jeroen makes a discovery and Helena realizes that her father kept an important secret from her.
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Esther remembers her own experience of the Holocaust as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, and recounts to her grandson Daniel and his friend Jeroen how she escaped from the Nazis and survived by going into hiding in the countryside. Her parents were not so lucky. Esther knows they were sent to a concentration camp and died there, and with Daniels help she embarks on a search to discover what happened to them during the last months of their lives. After tracking down an old friend who now lives in Israel, Esther finally learns the shocking story of how her parents met their fates at Auschwitz.
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Hannas Suitcase by Karen Levine
In March of 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children' Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside , in white paint, were these words: Hana Brady and Waisenkind - The German word for orphan.
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It is the summer of 1810. The Lyon family of London is eagerly preparing for the wedding of their eldest daughter Hannah. But as the women bustle from the dressmaker to the haberdasher, Mr. Samuel Lyon, a well-respected clockmaker and member of London's Jewish elite, suffers a crushing blow. In the blink of an eye Mr. Lyon's entire fortune is lost. Not only has his bank gone bankrupt, but someone has stolen the last of his money. Instead of leading Hannah to the chuppah, Mr. Lyon might be leading his devastated family to the debtor's ward of Newgate Prison.
The Lyons are on the verge of despair when help arrives from an unexpected source: Mr. Ezra Melamed, wealthy widower and benefactor of Londons Jewish community. Anxious to help Mr. Lyon recover his fortune, Mr. Melamed goes beyond London's fashionable streets to search for clues in the darkest places. With only a key, a button, and a few cryptic words from a Chassidic Rebbe to guide him, can Mr. Melamed restore the disappearing dowry to its rightful owners...before the Lyon family faces total ruin?
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The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age.
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We were all hanging out at Jacks house waiting for Jen. Thats when Mateos phone rang . . .
So begins the third book in the Middle School Confidential series. This time around its family life that Jack, Jen, Chris, Abby, Mateo, and Michelle are trying hard to figure outfor example, how to negotiate family rules, routines, and responsibilities. Like previous books in the series, Whats Up with My Family? is packed with tips, tools, quotes, quizzes, and other fun features that complement the character narratives. The book offers expert information for getting along with parents and handling common concerns that come up at home. Readers will find advice for dealing with sibling conflicts, coping with divorce and life in a blended family, and being assertive when adults are genuinely unfair. The result? Teen and tween readers are able to strengthen relationships at home even as they become more independent.
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Birds in the Land of the Bible
photography by Yossi Eshbol – Text by Uzi Paz.
Israel is a cross-roads for birds from distant lands. They come from all points of the compass. One can see about 500 different bird species. The book includes maps showing the migration of birds as they rest before and after crossing the vast Sahara Desert. The book is a must for every bird lover – the large color photos are breathtakingly beautiful.
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Animals of the Bible
From the Lion to the Snail
by Dr. David Darom
The animals range from insects to sea creatures, including shells, to birds, snakes and scorpions – every creature mentioned in the Bible – with the quote in the Bible regarding that creature, and where it can be found. A must for every Bible student and nature lover.
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With Their Eyes is their first person account written teenager language, about what 9/11 was like and how it impacted their lives. Everyone should be reading this book. Ages 12 and up
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Through the Flames of Aleppo
by A. Shalom, Meir Zlotowitz, Scherman Nossom, Tova Katz
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Test your Judaic knowledge with the crossword puzzles on a variety of Jewish topics, from the pop to the holidays. For older children and adults. Great as a source of Jewish trivia questions!
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Publishers Weekly Review:
Matas offers a powerful account of a young Jewish girl who fights back after the Germans invade Denmark in 1940. Lisa, 12, and her brother Stefan join the Danish resistance when the Germans invade Copenhagen. Stefan is deeply involved in the movement, undertaking missions to sabotage German-run factories, while Lisa and her friend Susanne distribute pamphlets published by the resistance. When Susanne's parents are killed by the Germans, Lisa, too, becomes as involved as Stefan. Over the three-year period that this book documents, thousands of Danish Jews must flee their country to save themselves; Lisa and Stefan risk their own lives helping hundreds of Jews escape safely to Sweden. Lisa describes her experiences in the first - person present tense, creating a potent immediacy. Through the riveting narration, the rising tension in the country is effectively conveyed. An unsettling, important novel. Ages 12-up.
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In Budejovice, a quiet village in the Czech republic, laws and rules were introduced to restrict the freedom of Jewish people during the dark days of World War II. In a small shack on the small plot of land allocated to the village's Jewish youth, some brave young people decided to create a newspaper to show that despite the new dangers in their lives, they were still creative, energetic and adventurous. Though most of the village's Jews did not survive the war, copies of the newspaper did. The Underground Reporters chronicles how these youth held out hope for a peaceful world to come.
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Alive Unabashed and Passionate
by Rachel Zohar Dulin
Extraordinary women of the bible. Alive, Unabashed and Passionate is an evocative portrayal of biblical women infused with the vibrancy of life and legend, sorrow and joy, love and loss.
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Fivel and his family live in constant fear in their village in northern Poland. Will the Cossacks harm them in their relentless pogroms? Cold and hungry, Fivel and his family long for the day when money will come from Father in America and they will be able to join him, free and safe. A story of immigrants and their struggles at a time and place when many people knew little about people from other places. Based on the true story of Philip Myzel and his family, who immigrated from Poland to settle in Duluth, Minnesota. For older readers, 10+
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Irena Sendler was born into a Catholic family in Poland in 1910. Throughout the German occupation in World War II, Irena worked tirelessly to help save Polands Jews from the Nazi horror. Irena saved at least 2,500 Jewish children from certain death during the Holocaust. By the time of her death in 2008, Irena had been honored by the governments of Poland and Israel, Pope John Paul II, and many of those she had rescued.
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A Jerusalem Mystery
Aaron Frankel
An interactive, fullcolor activity book for grades 7-9 in which students learn Hebrew while “touring†Jerusalem and solving a mystery.
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Jewish Sci-Fi Stories for Kids
by Yaacov Peterseil
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Jewish Humor Stories for Kids: An Anthology of Short Stories
by Irmela Wendt, Harold I. Mathis, Antoni Boratynski
An anthology of short stories. Here are four original stories that have three age old ingredients guaranteed to make you laugh: hilarious dialogue, funny situations and comical characters. Included is the award winning Breakfast Without Bagels by the Association of Jewish Librarian's Choice Award, which tells the story of a middle America family who go too far out lengths to keep their Jewishness intact.
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Being the sibling of a child with special needs has its own unique challenges that often go unrecognized, unseen ... especially when the disability itself is invisible.As the typical sister, Morasha Winokur candidly shares her story about the invisible life that exists within a life that others think they know. Hidden dreams and hidden challenges become understood and embraced when a specially trained Behavioral Assistance Dog for Morashas brother joins the family.
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur:
With Honey, Prayers, and the Shofar
by Deborah Heiligman
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Jam-packed with up-to-date, easy-to-understand information on every area of money, this smart, useful book just right for kids age 8 - 14 makes learning about money fun.
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This is the fourth in the "Stories For Kids" series and follows on the heels of the successful humor and science fiction volumes (both in their second printings), and the detective volume. 2) This is the first book of love stories with Jewish themes for this market and fills a gap that has existed for years.
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The fifth volume in the popular "Jewish Stories For Kids" series, this book will hit a home run with everyone. Includes hockey, baseball, chess, basketball and more...
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Four energetic boys four speedy bikes
Why not start a club?
So begins the Burksfield Bike Club, and before you know it theyre off! Avi, Moish, Eli and Avromy find out that Rabbi Goldenberg urgently needs money to start a yeshiva for new immigrants, and they immediately set out to help him. Using a combination of their brains and their bikes, they start a chain reaction of mitzvos that turns the sleepy little town of Burksfield upside down!
Join the Club for their first adventure!
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What do lost bracelets, blue cholent, carloads of challah and a googly-eyed poofy fish all have in common?
The Burksfield Bike Club, of course!
Avi, Moish, Eli and Avromy are back, and theyre off on a new mitzvah mission. But things dont always go according to plan ...
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101 Reasons to Visit Israel
by Estie Solomon, Dovid Solomon
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Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe
by Lisa Alcalay Klug
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Laughing Matters by Phil Callaway
Find Out What’s So Funny When Nothing’s Funny
Sometimes life just stinks—people disappoint, bad things happen, and hardship comes. Laughing Matters is a collection of stories that shows the difference between those who resign and those who rejoice when reality bites. Readers will be encouraged to choose joy, to find hope, and to discover the abundant life Christ offers all who follow Him.
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No matter what your "money style," you'll want to learn how to be really smart with money! Learn the ins and outs of money smarts with this fun book! Ages 8-12
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For Graduates: Class of 2021--NIV Silver Camouflage, is the perfect gift for the grad in your life. This book shows grads God's promises from Scripture on topics such as character, loyalty, respect, and perseverance. For high school or college graduations. Christian. NIV
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What better help than this small book of God's promises to bring guidance, comfort, and encouragement straight from the Word? This book shows God's promises on topics that will resonate with graduates, such as character, integrity, loyalty, focus, respect, and perseverance. The perfect gift for military recruits to take to basic training!
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ou're in the process of planning your child's bar or bat mitzvah and unanticipated issues keep threatening the joy of this "joyous occasion."
Maybe you're divorced and you and your ex are fighting over how much this is all going to cost, never mind how you're going to handle the public awkwardness.
Or maybe your spouse isn't Jewish and the whole question of religious meaning is coming up all over again.
Or maybe you're worrying about your relatives' disapproval. They're from the city, and your plans for an informal party in the backyard will never meet their expectations.
You are in the thick of a complex and pressured moment in your life, sandwiched between the needs of your emerging teenager and your aging parents, dealing with your own issues about being old enough to be the parent of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah (you were always the kid at these affairs, weren't you?), while trying to orchestrate your child's formal coming-of-age in the Jewish community. What would be crazy is if you weren't feeling stressed...
For well over a decade, family therapist Judith Davis, Ed.D., has been studying the meaning of the bar/bat mitzvah in the lives of contemporary American Jewish families. In this wise and witty book, the first to focus on the psychological and development issues of the bar/bat mitzvah year, Dr. Davis shows you exactly what you can do to create magic and meaning for the whole family.
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The Kid's Guide to Service Projects
Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference
by Barbara A. Lewis
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Boys need and want advice on all kinds of issues, for all kinds of questions and concerns. To them, it seems that most self-help books are written for girls. Everything about this book is for and about guys. Graphic-novel-style illustrations engage even reluctant readers. Quotes from real boys, results from a nationwide survey, stories, and facts keep them interested. Prompts invite boys to think about each topic and what it means to them from family life to fitting in, showing emotions, bullies, school, peer pressure, failure, anger, and more. Conversation starters for adults are available as a free download.
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When a major snowstorm hits the little town of Burksfield, Avi, Moish, Avromy and Eli discover that their bikes arent much use in the snow. But that doesnt stop the Club from tackling mitzvah missions wherever they find them.
Featuring crazy sleds, friendly giants and plastic snowmen, "Operation Snowman" is sure to be an adventure -- with or without the bikes!
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Jews in New Mexico, surrounded by intolerant neighbors, struggle to survive and fit in.
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Esther, the teacher said between clenched teeth, either you shape up or ship out. Ill give you three weeks to show some improvement. If not, dont bother showing up in my classroom.
Faigy and Baila escorted me out of the room as soon as class was over. Dont worry about it now, Faigy pleaded, taking in my nearly grey features.
How can I not worry about it? I asked plaintively. Ive never failed a class before. Never! This is going to destroy me, my reputation, everything!
CLASS-ified Information is about a single eighth grade class of 12 girls. Each book features one girls first-person account of her year. READ THE BOOKS IN ANY ORDER YOU WANT to find out whats really going on in class. Great for learning how to judge people favorably.
12 girls=12 terrific stories in this A*M*A*Z*I*N*G series by popular author M.C. Millman.
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Rashi's Daughter, Secret Scholar
by Maggie Anton
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Surviving Braces contains all of the information a person - child or adult, patient or parent - needs to make the most of their orthodontic care. It is written in a fun, easy-to-read format and includes advice, recipes, an orthodontic diary and more.
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In deference to its cure-all effects, chicken soup is warmly referred to as "Jewish penicillin." It is not merely the delicious golden elixir itself, but, perhaps even more so, the love that is stirred into every potful that produces these miraculous results.
Storytelling is a major component of Jewish tradition and this book honors that heritage with stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows and challenges of being Jewish. Some stories are timely and others are timeless, yet all are filled with heart-and, of course, love.
Discover the invincible power of love in the pages of this book-love of family, love of tradition, love of God. For Jews and non-Jews alike, this collection is sure to capture hearts.
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Character In a Jar.
Build and reinforce positive character traits at home, in the classroom, after-school programs, youth groups, or wherever you interact with kids and teens.
Inside the jar are 101 little cards (2 in. x 2 ¾ in.) printed with words or phrases — Caring, Giving, Service and Sharing, Empathy, Citizenship, Cleanliness, Patience, Compassion, Tolerance, Cooperation, Reliability, Being Punctual, and many more.
Use them as discussion-starters or writing prompts. Act them out, talk them over, or plan ways to live them every day. Based on What Do You Stand For? For Teens this is a simple, powerful tool for promoting character development.
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More than six million European Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. While this tragedy was taking place, thousands of Christian men and women sacrificed their safety and even their lives to provide much-needed help to the Jews. When Toby Belfer and her friend Donna, both now in the fifth grade, visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum, they learn about the incredibly selfless acts of these Righteous Gentiles.
From Janis Lipke, a man who saved hundreds of Jews by smuggling them out of the ghetto in Riga, Latvia, to Irena Sendler, who saved the lives of at least twenty-five hundred Jewish children in Poland, and Senpo Sugihara, the Japanese official who issued visas that delivered Jews to safety, each hero Toby learns about represents the best of humanity in the face of one of the worst travesties in history.
When Toby returns home to Louisiana, she is surprised to learn about the Righteous Gentiles of Whitwell, Tennessee. These American schoolchildren started an amazing tribute to Holocaust victims, known as the Paper Clip Project.
Accompanied by striking pen-and-ink illustrations, the accounts of courageous men and women from many countries throughout Europe and the world provide important and inspiring lessons in history that will enrich children of any faith.
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The Diary of Laura's Twin: A Holocaust Remembrance Book for Young Readers
by Kathy Kacer
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The story of Lisa and Sol is set against the background of the true story of the SS St. Louis. A thousand passengers, desperate to flee the Nazis' opression, boar the ship hoping to make fresh starts in friendlier places. Instead, the ship is turned away and forced to return to Europe where ultimately many died. Through the eyes of Sol and Lisa, we see the injustice and heartbreak that were caused byt the prejudice and hatred of so many. Ages 10-13. National Jewish Book Award Finalist 2011
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Tali's Jerusalem Scrapbook
by Sylvia A. Rouss, illustrated by Nancy Oppenheimer
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A charming, nostalgic story, perfect for gift giving
When Anna sees a family of stray cats behind her parents' doll shop, she knows she must rescue them. But her papa's rules are strict: No pets allowed. Meanwhile, Anna's cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna's family. Anna can't wait for her to arrive and become her new best friend. But when Tania moves in, she's shy and nervous, and Anna's sisters don't seem to like Tania at all. Luckily, Anna finds a creative way to use her love of dolls and cats to bring everyone together.
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Keeper of the Crown
by A. Shalom
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It's summer vacation - & for 11 year old Devorah Leah, that means long summer days stretching endlessly before her: Her best friend, Kayla, is at sleepaway camp; her 3 lively little brothers are constantly getting into trouble & to top it off, she shares room w/her big sister Rina, who broods & complains nonstop. What will she do to keep herself sane?
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.
Bomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young Peoples Literature.
Bomb is a 2012 Washington Post Best Kids Books of the Year title.
Bomb is a 2013 Newbery Honor book.
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The fun of Alien Superstar continues in this popular series. Ages 8-12
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One woman's moving story of her journey with her mother to find their past and the tragedy that haunts it
In 1937, Edith Westerfeld's parents--before being killed by the Nazis--sent her from Germany to live with relatives in America. Fifty-four years later, Edith decided that it was time to, with her grown daughter Fern, revisit the town she had left so many years before. For Edith the trip was a chance to reconnect and reconcile with her past; for Fern it was a chance to learn what lay behind her mother's silent grief. On their journey, Fern and her mother shared many extraordinary encounters with the townspeople and--more importantly--with one another, closing the divide that had long stood between them.
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This book features Ginsburg's best-known dissents in a format accessible to the non-lawyer, giving RBG's worldwide fans an approach to their hero's life's work. Each dissent is prefaced with an explanation of the case to help prepare the lay reader for approaching difficult legal prose. Senior teens and adults
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The Zig Zag Kid by David Grossman
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The Race Beat
The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
by Gene Roberts ; Hank Klibanoff
This is the story of how America awakened to its race problem, of how a nation that longed for unity after World War II came instead to see, hear, and learn about the shocking indignities of racial segregation in the South — and the brutality used to enforce it.
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Bat Mitzvan Club: Debbie's Story by Shayna Meiseles
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Lonek's Journey by Dorit Bader Whiteman
The true story of a boy's escape to freedom.
Young readers will be fascinated by this little-known and touching story of a dramatic rescue from Russian prison camps of a young boy together with almost 1000 orphans and their courageous journey to freedom.
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An explanation for adolescent girls of the changes that take place at puberty and how Jewish tradition views this and other related aspects of becoming a woman.
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Don't Talk to Me About the War
by David A. Adler
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In 2238 life in America is finally perfect. The Wars are over and the CommWall is in place, blocking communication with what remains of other continents. The women are content to have great education, choice careers, and glamorous hair. Best of all, when every girl turns seventeen she's given her Like; an adorable, perfect spouse tailor-made just for her. Everyone looks forward to the day she gets her Like, and Morgan Waters is no exceptionuntil she accidentally stays out past curfew and stumbles across someone who appears to be a Like but claims to be a man. Morgan's perfect world crumbles around her in the midst of a forbidden romance, forcing her to deal with the realization that her life may not be so flawless after all.
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Get help adding fun to interactions with your parents who have Alzheimer's. Imaginative activities generate feelings of success and positive self-worth.
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Annexed by Sharon Dogar
The powerful story of the boy who loved Anne Frank
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Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Coln have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation; Anne's years in the Secret Annex; betrayal and arrest; her deportation and tragic death in Bergen-Belsen; the survival of Anne's father; and his recovery and publication of her astounding diary.
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David's father, a world-class mathematician, cannot understand David's learning problem and punishes him for being lazy.
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Briefly describes the people, geography, government, religion, language, customs, and lifestyles of Israel.
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti.
Bottle in the Gaza Sea should be THE novel for teens on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. When teen Tal Levine witnesses a bombing in Tel Aviv, she becomes despondent. Like so many people, she wants Israel and Palestine to live in peace. One day she puts her hopes into a letter, places the letter into a bottle, and gives it to her brother, asking him to toss it into the Gaza Sea. A young man in Gaza finds the bottle, and responds. He is critical, angry, annoyed at first, but eventually they both participate in a friendship that ultimately opens their eyes.
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Timeout : Sports Stories as a Game Plan for Spiritual Success by Dov Lipman
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An autobiographical and biographical graphic novel in which the author relates the story of his parent's experiences as Jews in wartime Poland. Pulitzer Prize Winner. A must-read Banned Book!
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Anya Rosen and her family have left their home in Odessa for Shanghai, believing that China will be a safe haven from Hitlers forces. At first, Anyas life in the Jewish Quarter of Shanghai is privileged and relatively carefree: she has crushes on boys, fights with her mother, and longs to defy expectations just like her hero, Amelia Earhart.
Then Anya finds a babya newborn abandoned on the street. Amelia Earhart goes missing. And it becomes dangerously clear that no place is safenot for Jewish families like the Rosens, not for Shanghais poor, not for adventurous women pilots.
Based on a true story, here is a rich, transcendent novel about a little-known time in Holocaust history.
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This year, Essie Greens life is going to be different. Shes made the cheerleading squad and caught the eye of the captain of the football team. However, she didn't expect her estranged cousin to join the football team. Micah is instantly branded a freak for praying during games, and Essie doesnt want anything to do with him. As the football teams teasing of Micah shifts into hazing, Essie is forced to make a choice between the boy she might love and the cousin she barely knows.
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A fresh take on the WWII/Holocaust story, Black Radishes is the suspenseful tale of one boy who learns what it means to be both Jewish and French at a time when everything is changing.
Gustave doesn't want to move from the exciting city to the boring countryside, far from his cousin Jean-Paul and his best friend, the mischievous Marcel. But he has no choice. It is March of 1940, and Paris is not a safe place for Jews.
When Paris is captured by the Nazis, Gustave knows that Marcel, Jean-Paul, and their families must make it out of the occupied zone. And when he learns that his new friend Nicole works for the French Resistance, he comes up with a plan that just might work. But going into Occupied France is a risky thing to do when you are Jewish. And coming back alive? That is nearly impossible.
A 2011 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers
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A Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Childrens Book
A year after Stephie Steiner and her younger sister, Nellie, left Nazi-occupied Vienna, Stephie has finally adapted to life on the rugged Swedish island where she now lives. But more change awaits Stephie: her foster parents have allowed her to enroll in school on the mainland, in Goteberg. Stephie is eager to go. Not only will she be pursuing her studies, she'll be living in a cultured city againunder the same roof as Sven, the son of the lodgers who rented her foster parents' cottage for the summer.
Five years her senior, Sven dazzles Stephie with his charm, his talk of equality, and his anti-Hitler sentiments. Stephie can't help herselfshe's falling in love. As she navigates a sea of new emotions, she also grapples with what it means to be beholden to others, with her constant worry about what her parents are enduring back in Vienna, and with the menacing spread of Nazi ideology, even in Sweden. In these troubled times, her true friends, Stephie discovers, are the ones she least expected.
A 2012 Batchelder Honor Book
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Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away.
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Beginning with Abraham and Sarah, celebrated artist Stan Mack takes us on a rewarding pictorial
journey across 4,000 years of Jewish history, through its ups and downs. From the biblical era to the twentieth century, with Mack's signature wit and delightful sketches, we witness Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, the world's first "oy," the creation of the Talmud, the Crusades, the Holocaust, the birth of the Israeli state, the evolution of the stand-up comic, and much more. In addition, we meet the men and women who have shaped the Jewish experience, including Maimonides, Theodor Hertzl, Irving Berlin, and Golda Meier. An illustrated narrative that celebrates the major characters and events that built this enduring culture, The Story of the Jews is a first of its kind and worthy of a sincere mazel tov.
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A fresh look at Jewish folktales---wise, witty, hilarious
After finishing school in New York, Rabbi Harvey traveled west in search of adventure and, hopefully, work as a rabbi. His journey took him to Elk Spring, Colorado, a small town in the Rocky Mountains. When he managed to outwit the ruthless gang that had been ruling Elk Spring, the people invited Harvey to stay on as the towns rabbi. In Harveys adventures in Elk Spring, he settles disputes, tricks criminals into confessing, and offers unsolicited bits of Talmudic insight and Hasidic wisdom. Each story presents Harvey with a unique challenge--from convincing a child that he is not actually a chicken, to retrieving stolen money from a sweet-faced bubbe gone bad. Like any good collection of Jewish folktales, these stories contain layers of humor and timeless wisdom that will entertain, teach and, especially, make you laugh.
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Rabbi Harvey Rides Again
A Graphic Novel of Jewish Folktales Let Loose in the Wild West
by Steve Sheinkin
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The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz
By Laura Toffler-Corrie
Amy Finawitz is having a rough year. Her best friend, Callie, has abandoned their awesome life in New York City to stay with relatives in Kansas. So now, while Callie is going for hayrides with boys named Bucky and getting in touch with her inner organic farmer, Amy is stuck hanging out with geeky girls who knit, eating Mr. Lee's Chinese food at a table for one and crushing on hottie John Leibler all by herself.
Told in wry emails and brilliant one-act plays, this laugh-out-loud novel offers quirky characters, tour around New York City, and an appealing story about what it means to be a friend.
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Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author's father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. The greatest graphic novel ever written! A must-read Banned Book.
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Billy Gawronski goes to Antarctica (as a stowaway), and returns a hero and that the spotlight inevitably moves on. The Stowaway is a charming book, a glimpse of history that, by definition, fascinates and delights. Senior teens and adult readers!
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Living a Life That Matters by Harold S. Kushner,
Most of us need to feel that we matter in some way; perhaps this explains the high value placed on titles, corner offices, and even fleeting celebrity. But most of us also need to feel that we are good people. In this luminous yet practical book of spiritual advice, Harold Kushner bridges the gap between these seemingly irreconcilable needs, showing us how even our smallest daily actions can become stepping stones toward integrity.
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It was the Freedom Summer of 1964. Civil rights workers Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were driving through rural Mississippi. When a police cruiser flashed its lights behind them, they hesitated. Were these law-abiding officers or members of the Ku Klux Klan? Should they pull over or try to outrun their pursuers? The last day in the lives of these courageous young men is relived in this gripping story.
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Ursula s Prism is based on the true story of Ursula Swartz and five other childrenwho escaped from Bergen-Belsen and crossed war-torn Germany on foot to freedom. Ursula shares the secrets of the prism with the other children and the power of there imagination gives them the strength to survive. Running, hiding and stealing, day after day was all the children knew since escaping from the concentration camp known as Bergen-Belsen. They found that life ouside the camp was just as brutal as inside. Six year-old Ursula, her older brother and four other children were smuggled out of the camp by a brave soldier in the bottom of his truck. Handing them a few provisions, the soldier dropped off the children in the forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. Ursula s Prism is a story of heroism, courage and honor as this group of six children fight to survive in a war-torn Germany, showing the resiliency and strength of the human spirit when faced with seemingly impossible circumstances
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Growing up Jewish in the little town of Eisiskes on the Polish-Lithuanian border, Leon Kahn experienced a peaceful childhood until September 1, 1939, when Hitler's forces attacked Poland.
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Batman's biggest secret isn't Bruce Wayne.
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A very accessible, simple explanation of a very complex religion. Aware of the many books that Jews use for study and enlightenment, Wood emphasizes "the most important book," the Torah, which is also "the most important part of the Scriptures." The "most important place for Jews to practice their religion" is the home. The Shema is "one of the most important Jewish prayers." "The most important day of the Jewish week" is called Shabbat. One sidebar explains that while believing and belonging are important in Jewish life, the "most important thing is behaving." There is a lovely double-page spread containing explanations of the most important lifecycle eventsbirth, bar/bat mitzvah, marriage, and deathand how these are celebrated. A couple of nice easy crafts can be good projects for almost any age reader either in a classroom or a family. A glossary and a really good index round out the book.
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In 1930s Berlin, a Jewish boy forms an unlikely bond with a boxing champion who ultimately becomes a Nazi, affecting their friendship and their boxing. A Sydney Taylor award winner for older readers.
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World War I's drawing to close & Germany's torn. No one knows this better than 16 year old Moritz, whose family's as divided as nation. His father died in war & his brother still risks his life in trenches. His mother, intent on sweeping away monarchy, attends subversive socialist meetings.
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The Cave of Reconciliation
An Abrahamic Tale/ An Ibrahimic Tale
by Pecki Sherman Witonsky, Katie Scott
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As little boy, Jean Laffite dreamed of becoming pirate. When he grew up, that's exactly what he did. Little did he dream, however, that one day he'd be called the Hero of New Orleans! A pirate turned American patriot?
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The Man Who Flies with Birds
by Carole Garbuny Vogel & Yossi Leshem
When Israeli army planes collide with birds in the air, ornithologist Yossi Leshem finds a remarkable way to save the pilots, the planes, and the birds. Leshem helps the Israeli military navigate the skies with his radar monitoring system, and begins a peace program to bring children of the Middle East together to help with bird migration projects.
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Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels.
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Jerusalem of Gold
Jewish Stories of the Enchanted City
by Howard Schwartz, Neil Waldman
Jewish stories set in Jerusalem, adapted from the Talmud and Midrash, Hasidic sources, and oral tradition, with origins in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Spain, Italy, and Greece.
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Brothers Divided
by Eli Jacobs
Iranian agents have ignited a major civil war crisis in Israel. The Brothers Division, a top-secret arm of the Mossad, the Israel secret service, enlists the aid of Jon Warren, an American reporter with strong Israel connections, to help them defuse the situation. But when Jon discovers the truth, the Brothers Division disowns him and the conspirators target him for elimination.
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The Remarkable Invention That Saves Zion
A Tale of Triz by Yehudit Stupeniker
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Celebrate the gutsy women, including Jewish women, who proudly served in all branches of the American military from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
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It doesn't matter how old you are or where you're from; you can start a profitable business. The Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting and Running a Business will show you how. This completely updated edition is filled with real, inspirational stories of young people finding success in the business world from superstars like Microsoft's Bill Gates and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy to young people who are just starting out. More important, though, it provides a practical, step-by-step pathway, including everything you need to know to start your own business, from creating financial statements to developing marketing techniques.
You'll also discover the tremendous entrepreneurial opportunities that are now readily available through the Internet. This book will show you how to:
Prepare a winning business plan Register your business legally and easily Understand finance and keep smart records Conduct market research that really works Use the Internet to reach customers around the world Build a socially conscious company that gives back to the community Plus, you'll find dozens of ideas for businesses you can start today! Owning your own business can positively change your life forever.
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Congressman John Lewis takes us behind the scenes
of the Civil Rights movement: on the way to Selma. For ages 9 through adults. Get free inspirational photo when you order this book.
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Greatest Jewish Stories
by David Patterson
This unique collection brings together Biblical, Talmudic, Midrashic, kabbalistic, folk, Hasidic, and modern tales that were selected for their prominence within the many traditions of Jewish life. Presented in categories that reflect the history of their telling, the stories are prefaced by David Patterson's sage insights and thought-provoking perspective.
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Meet 26 courageous
women and girls who risked their lives to help defeat the Nazis, 26 engaging and suspense-filled stories from
across Europe and the US, an inspiring reminder of women's refusal to sit on the sidelines of history.
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The story of a precocious 10-year-old who defied and outwitted and survived his Nazi persecutors. A hunted fugitive and valiant fighter, A. Romi saved his father from being shipped to Auschwitz and spent the rest of the war fighting with the partisans. This almost unbelievable true story is filled with excitement and emotion. An adventure story you'll want to read. Teens and Adults
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A spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of flying things,
Like crumbs of thought and bits of smiles And specks of dried-up tears,
And dust of dreams that catch and cling For years and years and years . . .
Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up. You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down.
What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.
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Easy meals and creative recipes, tips, and techniques
Meals for two have never been so easy or delicious. Using nothing more than a slow cooker for heat and a few common kitchen helpers-like foil, mini loaf pans, ramekins, a metal jar ring, a glass baking dish, plastic liners, and a stick blender-Cynthia Stevens Graubart turns the common slow cooker (3 1/2-quart) into a multi-use cooking convenience. Slow Cooking for Two includes basic instructions and creative methods for 100 recipes, plus tips and techniques
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Crack It!Brainteasers and Riddles
By P Scharff, E Perkal
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the plotting, the risk-taking, the deceit, and genius that created the world's most formidable weapon. This is the story of the atomic bomb.
Bomb is a 2012 National Book Awards finalist for Young Peoples Literature.
Bomb is a 2012 Washington Post Best Kids Books of the Year title.
Bomb is a 2013 Newbery Honor book.
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Including The Hill We Climb, the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, this collection of the same name reveals an energizing and unforgettable new voice in America poetry. For ages 14 - up. Pre-order your copy now!
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The Torah is the essence of Jewish tradition; it inspires each successive generation. The current JPS translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed for its fidelity to the ancient Hebrew
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Praise Her Works : Conversations With Biblical Women
by Penina V. Adelman
Weaving together Jewish tradition and modern society through stories, commentary, and questions
This rich collection celebrates 23 biblical women, from the familiar Sarah, Miriam, Ruth, and Esther, to the more mysterious Hatzlelponi (mother of Samson) and the unnamed Wife of Ovadiah. Based on the 13th-century Yemenite Midrash ha-Gadol (literally, the Great Midrash)-a work only partially translated into English and, until now, virtually unknown to American Jews-this new volume presents stories, commentaries, original monologues, and discussion topics touching upon the lives of Jewish women today.
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Take Me to the Holy Land : A Youngster's Tour of Eretz Yisrael
by Tsivi Yanofsky
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Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel
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Scuds : A Teenage Jewish Refugee in Nazi-occupied Holland by Hanna Kalter Weiss
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Over 100 photos capture the life of Anne Frank before hiding. With explanations and testimonials, this is a great book to have when reading the diary.
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In this very special book, 34 children b/w 8-11 share their personal problems, their fears, their joys & their unusual experiences. Young readers are sure to find that they have much in common w/these children & that there are many important lessons to be learned from them.
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Here come Nechama & Tzippy, Yechezkel & Moishy & 26 other children who all have something to say!
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Eli - boy from Haifa who meets mysterious man called Cave Man.
Nava - smart girl who has everything going for her yet still feels insecure.
Aharon - struggling w/financial problems connected to his gogo collection...
Nechama - doesn't get along that well w/her mother...
Shuki - manages to overcome his hearing difficulties to save 37 people.
These kids & another 18 boys & girls are heroes of Kids Speak 3.
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Gideon - in turmoil. What's more dangerous, crashing waves of sea or fearsome Arab on shore?
Sari - becomes most popular girl in class - against her will. Does she deserve this honor?
Eliyahu - learns hard way that medicine doesn't always make you healthy.
Tehilla - always wanted to have best friend, but when she found one, she realized that friendship makes great demands.
Yehuda - can tell you how it feels to be taking care of your 3 year old brother & discover he's disappeared - right next to busy highway!
These children & another 11 boys & girls are heroes of Kids Speak 4.
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Ruthi, Shoshi & Other members of Zehavi Club - have number of mysteries to unravel: Who was hit & Run driver who hurt Zehavi? What is story behind strange woman who all kids call "Mirel Crossing Lady"?
Yossi - suddenly turns into suspect when classmate's electronic game disappears. He insists he's innocent - but they have evidence against him.
David - smashes window of parked car - & gets certificate of honor for it.
Michoel - trapped for hours w/scariest man in world...
11 children tell of unexpected happenings, fears & problems w/freinds & classmates in 5th volume of popular & best selling series, Kids Speak.
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Reuven - climbs tree in his backyard, although his father has told him not to. Snake hidden in bird's nest bites him. Now Reuven has 2 problems: snake bite & fact that he disobeyed his father. Should he run home for help & tell his father what happened? Reuven doesn't know it yet, but his life depends on making right decision...
Michal - falls asleep on bus on her way home & Wakes up to find herself in deserted bus depot outside city, far from her home, w/no one there to help her...
Yisrael - tries his hand as amateur electrician & learns that electricity isn't all music & light, but has its dark side, too.
Dan & Yehoshua - play w/tractor & find themselves cruising downhill. W/no other choice, thy give themselves crash course in driving...
Tami - ventures bit to far into water & feels powerful undertow dragging her out to sea. Her friends, playing happily near shore, don't hear her cries for help...
In these pages, 40 boys & girls share biggest moments - worst & best, scariest & sweetest. As they tell their stories, they reveal their private thoughts & feelings - feelings that many readers may share. Best of all, they teach us what they've learned from their experiences.
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9 children, all contemporary heroes, walk in footsteps of past. They act in ways that remind us of nobility of soul possessed by spiritual giants who lived in previous eras.
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Avi - best shot in school, finds another use for his great aim when he & his siblings are trapped in fire. His friends always tell him that he has a "hot hand". Now he - & you - find out why.
Binyamin - fighter for justice, discovers true justice as he helps hundreds of kids make it through storms & floods.
Chaim - endangers his life to save none other than "Haman" himself.
Tali - suspected by her classmates of taking what doesn't belong to her, does some daring & highly creative detective work to find real culprit.
Tova - prepares amazing surprise package, never dreaming that her life will be threatened by it.
All these kids & more are heroes of Kids Speak 6: Thorough Fire & Water.
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Eliezer Abramson - kidnapped by Russian soldiers before his father's eyes. Will they ever be reunited?
Shimi - left as infant in backyard of Jewish family. Can he discover who his parents are & why they abandoned him?
Ignatz Elern - goodhearted German Jew, estranged from his heritage. How will he find his way back to Torah & mitzvos?
For hundreds of years, ancestral treasure has lain buried somewhere in Greece. Who can decipher cryptic code to find it?
In Search of Lost Treasure is adventure filled w./surprising twists & turns in quest to find something precious & dear. Set in turmoil of WWI & Russian Revolution, this latest novel in popular Rebbe Mendel series takes you across globe, from St Petersburg to Berlin, NY to Petach Tikvah. Excitement never stops as hidden past unfolds all way to astonishing conclusion.
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Naftali - model student, draws admiration of his classmates...until one of them discovers his secret.
Chaya - ball of energy, loves recess & games she & her friends play. There's only one problem: she doesn't know how to lose.
Ari - scared stiff of police, runs to hide whenever he hears siren. Then he finds himself face to face w/policeman.
Binyamin - sharp as tack, solves mysteries fast. Nothing escapes him & that's problem. If he reveals what he found out, someone might get hurt.
Baruch - burning mad at his younger brother, wants to hit him. His older sister Rivky suggests different approach, one that will change his life...& hers.
11 children just like you are heroes of Kids Speak 7.
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Thinking Jewish Teenagers Guide to Life by Tatz, A.
This book provides young Jewish adults with an approach to life's most important issues from an authentic Jewish perspective.
Free will, happiness, freedom and responsibility, discovering one's individuality and uniqueness, life ordeals and how to handle them are some of the many vital issues illuminated here.
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Shawn Greens career statistics can be found on the backs of baseball cards in shoeboxes across America: 328 home runs, 1,071 RBIs, .282 career batting average, All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger . . . but numbers tell only part of the story.
In the tradition of Phil Jacksons Sacred Hoops, Shawn Green illustrates the spiritual practices that guided his career and enabled him to bring stillness into the flow of life. In The Way of Baseball, he shares the secrets to remaining focused both on and off the field, shedding light on a signature approach to living by using his remarkable baseball experiences to exemplify how one can find full awareness, presence, and, ultimately, fulfillment in any endeavor.
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From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books
By Arie Kaplan. Forward by Harvey Pekar and JT Waldman
Since their creation in the 1930s, comic books have become a part of our nation's vocabulary, forever changing the way we think about stories, pictures and what makes a hero. In From Krakow to Krypton, Arie Kaplan unmasks the Jewish subtexts of these stories and showcases the unique contributions Jews have made to this American art form.
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Beyond basic test strategies, this book teaches how to deal with test stress and other factors that affect test performance. Written by Dr. Ben Bernstein, noted success coach for actors and athletes, dentists, and surgeons. Written for teachers, parents as well as students!
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Torah for teens, these short commentaries are written to be relevant for teens and readily digestible! Great for teens; great for adults, too. Short, thought provoking essays on Torah. B'nai Mitzvah and Confirmation gifts.
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A poignant look at manhood, with a radical plea for rethinking masculinity and teaching young men to give and receive love. A book for all men and their sons. Maybe the moms, too. Ages 16 and up.
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Kosher by Design Kids in the Kitchen
by Susie Fishbein, John Uher
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A contemporary guide to life, love, and happiness inspired by the extraordinary artist Frida Kahlo. The book celebrates her larger than life persona as a woman who loved
passionately and lived ambitiously, refusing to remain in her husband's
shadow. Senior teens and adult readers!
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Where God Was Born
A Journey By Land To The Roots Of Religion
by Bruce Feiler
At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the heart of the Middle East—Israel, Iraq, and Iran—and examines the question: Is religion tearing us apart ... or can it bring us together?
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A Time to Every Purpose: Letters to a young jew
By Jonathan D. Sarna
Cycling throughout the Jewish year, from Passover to Purim, each chapter tells the story of a particular holiday and explores the broader issues it illuminates. Some chapters consider new observances like Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israel Independence Day.
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A treasury of activities, ideas, quotes, reflections, resources, hundreds of annotated Bookshelf recommendations, and author interviews, presented within a curricular context and organized by theme.
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Tell It from the Torah by Gedalia Peterseil
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The authors share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them--women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. Amelia Earhart kept a scrapbook with newspaper articles about successful women in male-dominated jobs, This is a collection of stories about women who seemed to be redefining what was possible. Formats:
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Day by Day in Jewish Sports History by Bob Wechsler An amazing
collection of Jewish sports trivia going back to 1900 and earlier. There's a little dose for every day to keep your favorite sports fanatic happy!
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Which letter appears most in Tanach?
How much was most expensive aliyah to Torah?
How big is largest tallis?
How much does most expensive cell phone cost?
Where is world's narrowest street?
Who can swim faster: Michael Phelps or sailfish?
Is there such thing as poisonous lake?
Which animals can fly w/o wings?
Which bird has UV vision?
Can eggs communicate w/each other?
Is there such thing as electric fish?
Can killer bee really kill?
Which continent never had war fought on it?
Appearing for 1st time in English, full color Book of Amazing Facts & Feats opens up world of little known & fascinating facts about Judaism & world in format appropriate for Torah home.
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Who was last Jewish king? How many hours was King David supposed to live? How many schoolchildren learned in ancient city of Beitar? Which city does "Saf Ra'al" refer to? How many people around world share your birthday? What is vexillology? Which animal won 3rd place in Rio de Janeiro mayoral election of 1988? What time is it on Doomsday Clock? What is "wolf peach"? How long was Football War? Which raptors, falcons & blackbirds do not have feathers? Which tank is considered world's best & who built it? What is Mother of All Bombs? What are "Red Flag" laws? How much did Model T car cost in 1916? What is name of only Israeli manufactured car? Why was Zeppelin airship supposed to be called Schwarz? Which famous artist designed 1st helicopter - in 1640? What color is airplane's "Black Box"? How can hospital be on ship?
Following overwhelming success of 1st volume, Book of Amazing Facts & Feats, volume 2 follows w/even more little known & fascinating facts about Judaism & world in format appropriate for Torah home.
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Do you know who had strongest hair? Who has highest IQ on record? Who donated most sifrei Torah? Which is smartest nation in world? Who is world's all time record breaker? Where was world's largest matzah baked? When was 1st "traffic accident" in space? Who was 1st king mentioned in Torah? What is 1st animal mentioned in Torah? Who survived being struck by lightning 7 times? How small is world's smallest kosher sefer Torah? Which is most common eye color & which is rarest? Which autistic savant can read 2 pages simultaneously, one w/each eye?
Find answers to these questions as well as numerous other amazing facts & true life stories, all accompanied by hundreds of incredible photographs, in format appropriate for Torah home, in this, 3rd volume of Amazing Facts & Feats.
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