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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Adam, a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Will he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. One of the people he interviews is his flatmate Sala, who is stoic, determined, and funny--and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement,...
Author
Publisher
Kalaniot Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A magician comes to the rescue of a very special family. Based on the Yiddish tale by I. L. Peretz, this story will charm readers. Bright and colorful illustrations pair beautifully in this witty retelling.
3) Challah day!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows a family as they make homemade challah bread from the heart. Includes information about challah and a recipe.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Nico Crispi never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards "the east" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a golem is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay and animated through secret prayers. Its sole purpose is to defend the Jewish people against the immediate threat of violence. It is always a rabbi who makes a golem, and always in a time of crisis. But Len Bronstein is no rabbi--he's a Brooklyn art teacher who steals a large quantity of clay from his school, gets extremely stoned, and manages to bring his creation...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Germany, 1929. At a festive gathering of young bohemians in Weimar, two young artists, Max, a skilled Jewish architect, and Bettina, a celebrated avant-garde painter, are drawn to each other and begin a whirlwind romance. Their respective talents transport them to the dazzling lights of Berlin, but this bright beginning is quickly dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism. Max is arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Dachau where only his talent...
7) Now
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Square Fish edition.
Language
English
Description
While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.
Author
Publisher
Kalaniot Books, an imprint of Endless Mountains Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Daniel is determined to find out where his parents are going and what's inside the mysterious boxes they're carrying. As it turns out Daniel learns much more than what's in those boxes--he learns the true meaning of giving."--Provided by publisher.
9) Uprising
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
10) Miryam's dance
Author
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's Friday and Miryam has lots of chores to prepare for her family's Shabbat evening meal--collect fruit, borrow an egg, and fill a jug of water from the well. But it's hard to focus when the drums in the next village keep calling to her...She discovers drummers and dancers practicing in a field. Before long, Miryam joins them, filled with an energy she can't resist--and finds a way to bring a new twist to her family's Shabbat celebration."--
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Author Jacob Sager Weinstein and New York Times bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler deliver a stunning picture book about a young Jewish girl fleeing Nazi occupation with her parents. While her parents work at their store, she plays with her grandmother, reads her favorite books, and climbs trees. Drawing on the childhood experiences of the author's mother, this story of family, immigration, and identity shows the boundless power of love. Vienna,...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history--the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. Woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history, five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of resistance and uplift.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Shai, a thirteen-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, attempts to find a "new normal" post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends, and learn about their Jewish identity"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Kalaniot Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Sukkot is Shoshi's favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest? While only one sukkah can be the best, everybody wins when neighbors work together." -- Dust jacket.
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