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Ice Cream Town |
Arato, Rona |
2007 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
FAMILY, HISTORICAL FICTION, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - NEW YORK CITY |
204 p. |
AVOIDING TEMPTATION, CHOOSING BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW, PERSONAL WORTH/YICHUS ATSMO |
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To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis |
Kacer, Kathy |
|
Middle School (Grades 5-8) |
Holocaust, HOLOCAUST - REFUGEES AND D.P.'S |
204 p. |
SURVIVAL, JEWISH |
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ScaVentures Jerusalem: The Experiential Guidebook. |
Tarlow, Tali Kaplinski |
2018 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - Adult |
Israel |
204 p. |
Love for Israel, PRIDE OF ANCESTRY/YACHSON |
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Adventures of Jeremy and Heddy Levi, The |
Ganz, Yaffa, Young, Mary O. |
2003 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
BAR MITZVAH, BAT MITZVAH, BROTHERS, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HUMOR, IDENTITY, SISTERS |
204 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, BEING CHEERFUL/SEVER PANIM YAFOT, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, HONORING THE AGED/KIBUD ZEKAYNIM, JOY, HAPPINESS/SIMCHAH, KINDNESS TO ANIMALS/TZA'AR BA'ALEI HAYYIM, LOVING AND HONORING OTHERS/OHEV VEH ET ZEH, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, MINIMIZING SMALL TALK/MIYUT SICHAH, OBSERVING DIETARY LAWS/KASHRUT, OBSERVING SHABBAT/SHAMOR V'ZACHOR SHABBAT, SHEMIRAT SHABBAT, OPTIMISM/GAMZU LE TOBAH, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT, RESPECTING/APPRECIATING DIFFERENCES, TREATING THE WIDOW WITH KINDNESS/AL MANAH, VISITING THE SICK / BIKUR HOLIM |
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Jewel and the Journey, The |
Walfish, Miriam |
2009 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
HISTORICAL FICTION, IDENTITY, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, MYSTERY STORIES |
205 p. |
ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH, LOVE FOR TORAH, LOVE OF LEARNING/AHAVAT LIMUD, LOVING ONE'S FELLOW JEWS/AHAVAT YISRAEL, PEOPLEHOOD/KLAL YISRAEL, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW |
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I Believe in...Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Young People Speak About Their Faith |
Gaskins, Pearl |
2005 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
CHRISTIANITY, COMPARATIVE RELIGION, ISLAM, JUDAISM |
205 p. |
FAITH IN GOD/EMUNAH |
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Jeremiah's Promise: An Adventure in Modern Israel |
Roseman, Kenneth |
2002 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
ANTI-SEMITISM, ARCHEOLOGY, ASHKENAZIM, HISTORICAL FICTION, HOLOCAUST - SURVIVORS, Israel, ISRAEL - ARAB CONFLICT, ISRAEL - IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, ISRAEL - INDEPENDENCE, ISRAEL - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, ISRAEL-KIBBUTZIM, REFORM JUDAISM, SEPHARDIM, Women, YOUTH ALIYAH, ZIONISM |
205 p. |
ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, DIFFERENCE OF OPINION/VIKUACH, FREEDOM OF CHOICE/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, PEOPLEHOOD/KLAL YISRAEL, SURVIVAL, JEWISH |
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie |
Pressler, Mirjam |
2008 |
High School |
FAMILY, FATHERS, GRANDPARENTS, Holocaust, NAZISM |
207 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, AWARENESS OF EVIL/yada ra, CHOOSING BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, DIFFERENCE OF OPINION/VIKUACH, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, NOT KEEPING SOMEONE IN IGNORANCE/LIFNEI IVER LO TITEN MICHSHOL, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT |
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Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba |
Engle, Margarita |
2009 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
Holocaust |
208 p. |
AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, AWARENESS OF EVIL/yada ra |
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Book of Secrets, The |
Tonti, Mat |
2020 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
BOOKS AND READING, FOLKLORE, MIDRASH, SIBLINGS |
208 p. |
ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION/ L'DOR VA-DOR, PEOPLEHOOD/KLAL YISRAEL |
|
Then |
Gleitzman, Morris |
2011 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) |
Holocaust, HOLOCAUST - RESISTANCE AND RESCUE, HOLOCAUST - RIGHTEOUS GENTILES |
208 p. |
COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW, PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM DANGEROUS SITUATIONS/MA'AKEH LE'GAGECHAH |
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My So-Called Family |
Sheinmel, Courtney |
2010 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
FAMILY, FATHERS |
208 p. |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, HONESTY/EMET |
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Bicycle Spy, The |
McDonough, Yona Zeldis |
2016 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
HOLOCAUST - RESISTANCE AND RESCUE, JEWS IN FRANCE, WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945 |
208 p. |
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM DANGEROUS SITUATIONS/MA'AKEH LE'GAGECHAH, SAVING HUMAN LIFE/PIKUACH NEFESH |
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Hero Two Doors Down: A Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend, The |
Robinson, Sharon |
2016 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
AFRICAN AMERICAN-JEWISH RELATIONS, BASEBALL, FRIENDSHIP |
208 p. |
LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, RESPECTING/APPRECIATING DIFFERENCES, SEEKING PEACE/REDIFAT SHALOM |
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Walk Till You Disappear |
Greene, Jacqueline Dembar, Sawyer, Odessa |
2019 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) |
CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY, CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES, FRIENDSHIP, HISTORICAL FICTION |
208 p. |
DEVOTION/KAVANAH, FAITH IN GOD/EMUNAH, HONORING HUMAN BEINGS/KEVOD HA-BERIOT, TOLERANCE/sovlanut |
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Frost in the Night, A |
Baer, Edith |
2010 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
ANTI-SEMITISM, FAMILY, Holocaust, JEWS IN GERMANY |
208 p. |
AWARENESS OF EVIL/yada ra, GRIEF CAUSED BY OTHERS/AGMAT NEFESH |
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No One Must Know |
Wiseman, Eva |
2005 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
ANTI-SEMITISM, CATHOLIC CHURCH, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, HOLOCAUST - SURVIVORS, JEWS IN CANADA |
208 p. |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, HONESTY/EMET, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT |
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Benny Feldman's All-Star Klezmer Band |
Marks, Allison, Marks, Wayne |
2020 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
KLEZMER MUSIC, SCHOOL, YIDDISH LANGUAGE |
208 p. |
COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW, PERSONAL WORTH/YICHUS ATSMO |
|
Middle East, The |
Ojeda, Auriana |
1995 |
High School - Adult |
ARAB-JEWISH RELATIONS, ISRAEL - ARAB CONFLICT, MIDDLE EAST, PALESTINE, TERRORISM |
208 p. |
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Bridge to America |
Glaser, Linda |
2005 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) |
ANTI-SEMITISM, FAMILY, HISTORICAL FICTION, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - MIDWEST, SHTETL |
208 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, FEEDING THE HUNGRY/HA'AKHALAT RE'EVIM, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT |
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Family with Two Front Doors, The |
Ciddor, Anna |
2018 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
FAMILY, MARRIAGE, ORTHODOX JUDAISM |
208 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, OBSERVING SHABBAT/SHAMOR V'ZACHOR SHABBAT, SHEMIRAT SHABBAT |
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Someone Named Eva |
Wolf, Joan |
2008 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
Holocaust, IDENTITY |
208 p. |
PERSONAL WORTH/YICHUS ATSMO, REMEMBRANCE/ZACHOR |
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The Bicycle Spy |
McDonough, Yona Zeldis |
2016 |
|
HOLOCAUST - RESISTANCE AND RESCUE, JEWS IN FRANCE |
208 p. |
AWARENESS OF EVIL/yada ra, AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, CHOOSING BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT |
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Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice. |
Levy, Debbie, Gardner, Whitney |
2019 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) |
Biography, FEMINISM, HUMAN RIGHTS |
208 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF JUSTICE/SHOFTIM, HONORING WOMEN/KEVOD NASHIM, LEADERSHIP / MANHIGUT |
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Heeding the Call: Jewish Voices in America's Civil Rights Struggle |
Finkelstein, Norman H. |
2004 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
AFRICAN AMERICAN-JEWISH RELATIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS |
208 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, NOT STANDING BY WHILE OTHERS ARE THREATENED/LO TA'AMOD AL DAM RE'ECHA, SEEKING JUSTICE/DIRSHU MISHPAT |
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Birdland |
Mack, Tracy |
2004 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
BROTHERS, COMMUNITY LIFE, CONSOLATION, DEATH, FAMILY, FATHERS, FRIENDSHIP, HOMELESS PEOPLE, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - NEW YORK CITY, MOTHERS, MOURNING, Music, PARENTS, POETRY |
208 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, CLEAVING TO FRIENDS/DIBUK CHAVERIM, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, HONORING THE DEAD/KAVOD HA-MET, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT, REPAIRING THE WORLD/TIKKUN OLAM |
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Stones In Water |
Napoli, Donna Jo |
1998 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
FRIENDSHIP, HOLOCAUST - SLAVE LABOR, JEWS IN ITALY, WAR, WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945 |
209 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, CHOOSING BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, FEEDING THE HUNGRY/HA'AKHALAT RE'EVIM, NOT STANDING BY WHILE OTHERS ARE THREATENED/LO TA'AMOD AL DAM RE'ECHA |
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Vive la Paris! |
Codell, Esme Raji |
1993 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
FAMILY, Holocaust, SCHOOL STORIES |
209 p. |
AWARENESS OF EVIL/yada ra, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT |
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Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini |
Fleischman, Sid |
2007 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
Biography, MAGIC |
210 p. |
PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW |
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Night of the Burning, The |
Wulf, Linda Press |
2006 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
ANTI-SEMITISM, HISTORICAL FICTION, JEWS IN EASTERN EUROPE, ORPHANS, SISTERS |
210 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, HONORING PARENTS/KIBBUD AV VA-EM, HOSPITALITY, WELCOMING GUESTS/HACHNASAT ORCHIM, PEOPLEHOOD/KLAL YISRAEL, REMEMBRANCE/ZACHOR, SAVING HUMAN LIFE/PIKUACH NEFESH |
