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George Gershwin, American Composer |
Reef, Catherine |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
Music, MUSICIANS, Biography |
0 p. |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT |
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Legend of Freedom Hill, The |
Altman, Linda Jacobs, Waldman, Neil |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
AFRICAN AMERICAN-JEWISH RELATIONS, FRIENDSHIP, HISTORICAL FICTION, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - WEST, SLAVERY |
30 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, HOSPITALITY, WELCOMING GUESTS/HACHNASAT ORCHIM, NOT STANDING BY WHILE OTHERS ARE THREATENED/LO TA'AMOD AL DAM RE'ECHA, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW, REDEEMING THE HOSTAGE/PIDYYON SH'VUYYIM |
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Why On This Night? A Passover Haggadah for Family Celebration |
Musleah, Rahel, August, Louise |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Adult |
HAGGADAH, Passover, SEDER |
110 p. |
BEAUTIFYING THE MITZVAH/HIDDUR MITZVAH, REMEMBERING THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT/ZECHER LI-TZIAT MITZRAIM |
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Company's Coming: A Passover Lift-the-Flap Book |
Holub, Joan, Andriani, Renee |
2000 |
Preschool |
Holidays, Passover, SEDER |
16 p. |
BEAUTIFYING THE MITZVAH/HIDDUR MITZVAH, REMEMBERING THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT/ZECHER LI-TZIAT MITZRAIM |
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Dance, Sing, Remember |
Kimmelman, Leslie, Eitan, Ora |
2000 |
Preschool |
Holidays |
36 p. |
DWELLING IN A SUKKAH/LAYSHEV BASUKKAH, FASTING ON YOM KIPPUR/TOM TZOM, JOY, HAPPINESS/SIMCHAH, OBSERVING SHABBAT/SHAMOR V'ZACHOR SHABBAT, SHEMIRAT SHABBAT, REMEMBERING THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT/ZECHER LI-TZIAT MITZRAIM |
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Butterfly, The |
Polacco, Patricia |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
FRIENDSHIP, PETS, CAIN AND ABEL (BIBLICAL FIGURES), HOLOCAUST - RIGHTEOUS GENTILES, JEWS IN FRANCE |
42 p. |
AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, INTERVENING TO PREVENT MURDER OR INJURY/RODEF, NOT STANDING BY WHILE OTHERS ARE THREATENED/LO TA'AMOD AL DAM RE'ECHA |
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Get Ready for Shabbos with Mendel |
Cisner, Naftali |
2000 |
Preschool |
SABBATH |
10 p. |
BEAUTIFYING THE MITZVAH/HIDDUR MITZVAH, OBSERVING SHABBAT/SHAMOR V'ZACHOR SHABBAT, SHEMIRAT SHABBAT |
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Come, Let Us Be Joyful: The Story of Hava Nagila |
Manushkin, Fran, Kaye, Rosalind Charney |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
DANCING, MUSIC, ISRAELI, SONGS, ZIONISM, ISRAEL - HISTORY, ISRAEL - INDEPENDENCE, ISRAEL - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, YOM HAATZMAUT |
30 p. |
JOY, HAPPINESS/SIMCHAH, LOVING ONE'S FELLOW JEWS/AHAVAT YISRAEL, PEOPLEHOOD/KLAL YISRAEL |
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Escaping to America: A True Story |
Schanzer, Rosalyn |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
FAMILY, FATHERS, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, HISTORICAL FICTION, JEWS IN POLAND |
32 p. |
COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, PERSEVERANCE/SAWRAW |
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Passage to Freedom: the Sugihara Story |
Mochizuki, Ken, Lee, Dom |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
FATHERS, Biography, HOLOCAUST - RIGHTEOUS GENTILES, HOLOCAUST - RESISTANCE AND RESCUE, SUGIHARA, CHIUNE |
32 p. |
AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, CHOOSING BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, DECENT PERSON/MENSCH (Y), FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, NOT STANDING BY WHILE OTHERS ARE THREATENED/LO TA'AMOD AL DAM RE'ECHA, SAVING HUMAN LIFE/PIKUACH NEFESH |
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Malka |
Pressler, Mirjam |
2000 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
FAMILY, HISTORICAL FICTION, Holocaust, MOTHERS |
286 p. |
COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GRIEF CAUSED BY OTHERS/AGMAT NEFESH |
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Tali's Jerusalem Scrapbook |
Rouss, Sylvia A., Oppenheimer, Nancy |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
ARAB-JEWISH RELATIONS, BIRTHDAYS, INTIFADA, ISRAEL-TERRORISTS, ARAB, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - CHILDREN, ISRAEL - ARAB CONFLICT |
32 p. |
BEING CHEERFUL/SEVER PANIM YAFOT, CLEAVING TO FRIENDS/DIBUK CHAVERIM, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, HOSPITALITY, WELCOMING GUESTS/HACHNASAT ORCHIM, LOVING ONE'S FELLOW JEWS/AHAVAT YISRAEL, OPTIMISM/GAMZU LE TOBAH, TOLERANCE/sovlanut |
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Moishe's Miracle |
Melmed, Laura Krauss, Slonim, David |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
FOOD, Hanukkah, SHTETL, EVIL SPIRITS, SUPERNATURAL STORIES |
31 p. |
COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH, CONTENTED PERSON/SAMAYACH B'CHELKO, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GENEROSITY/NEDIVUT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, HOSPITALITY, WELCOMING GUESTS/HACHNASAT ORCHIM, HUMBLE, MODEST/ANAV, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, NOT COVETING/LO TACHMOD, PEACE IN THE HOME/SHALOM BAYIT |
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Day the Rabbi Disappeared, The: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic |
Schwartz, Howard, Passicot, Monique |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) - Adult |
FOLKLORE, LEGENDS, RABBIS, SUPERNATURAL STORIES |
80 p. |
AFFIXING A MEZUZAH/LIKBOA MEZUZAH, ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, FAITH IN GOD/EMUNAH, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, LOVE FOR TORAH, LOVE OF LEARNING/AHAVAT LIMUD, LOVING ONE'S FELLOW JEWS/AHAVAT YISRAEL, RELYING ON GOD/BITAHON, RIGHTEOUSNESS/ TZEDEK, TZEDEKIM, SAINTLY PERSON/TZADIK |
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Animals of the Bible, The |
Hoffman, Mary, Morris, Jackie |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
ANIMALS IN THE BIBLE, BIBLE STORIES, ANIMALS |
0 p. |
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS/TZA'AR BA'ALEI HAYYIM, OBEDIENCE TO GOD |
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Trees of the Dancing Goats, The |
Polacco, Patricia |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, Hanukkah, Holidays, INTERFAITH RELATIONS, JEWISH - CHRISTIAN RELATIONS, FARMS AND FARMING, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - MIDWEST, DISEASE |
32 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, BEAUTIFYING THE MITZVAH/HIDDUR MITZVAH, CLEAVING TO FRIENDS/DIBUK CHAVERIM, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, VISITING THE SICK / BIKUR HOLIM |
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Rosie in New York: Gotcha! |
Matas, Carol |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
HISTORICAL FICTION, JEWS IN NEW YORK - HISTORY, LABOR UNIONS, SOCIAL ACTION |
124 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA, REPAIRING THE WORLD/TIKKUN OLAM, SEEKING JUSTICE/DIRSHU MISHPAT |
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A Ticket to Israel |
Gresko, Marcia S. |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
Israel |
0 p. |
COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH |
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Thread of Kindness: A Tzedaka Story |
Shollar, Leah, Mekibel, Shoshana |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
FOLKLORE, MITZVOT, ELIJAH (PROPHET) |
30 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, GENEROSITY/NEDIVUT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, LEAVING GLEANINGS FOR THE POOR/AM HAARETZ, LOVING ONE'S FELLOW JEWS/AHAVAT YISRAEL, TREATING THE WIDOW WITH KINDNESS/AL MANAH |
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Our Land of Israel |
Burstein, Chaya |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
Israel, ISRAEL - CHILDREN, ISRAEL - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, ISRAEL - HISTORY, ISRAEL - IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, ISRAEL - INDEPENDENCE, ISRAEL - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, ISRAEL-KIBBUTZIM |
152 p. |
ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH |
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P Is For Passover: A Holiday Alphabet Book |
Stone, Tanya Lee, Lucas, Margeaux |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
Holidays, Passover, SEDER |
0 p. |
BEAUTIFYING THE MITZVAH/HIDDUR MITZVAH, REMEMBERING THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT/ZECHER LI-TZIAT MITZRAIM |
|
Israel |
Gresko, Marcia S. |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
Israel |
0 p. |
COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH |
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Love You, Soldier |
Hest, Amy, Lamut, Sonja |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
DEATH, FAMILY, FATHERS, FRIENDSHIP, MOTHERS, MOURNING, UNITED STATES - HISTORY - WORLD WAR II |
80 p. |
COMFORTING MOURNERS/NICHUM AVEILIM, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT, HONORING THE DEAD/KAVOD HA-MET, HOSPITALITY, WELCOMING GUESTS/HACHNASAT ORCHIM, LOVING AND HONORING OTHERS/OHEV VEH ET ZEH |
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Faraway Home |
Taylor, Marilyn |
2000 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
BROTHERS, HISTORICAL FICTION, HOLOCAUST - KINDERTRANSPORT, HOLOCAUST - REFUGEES AND D.P.'S, JEWS IN IRELAND, SISTERS |
48 p. |
BEHAVING PROPERLY WITH GOOD MANNERS/HIDDUR MITZVAH, CLEAVING TO FRIENDS/DIBUK CHAVERIM, LOVING ONE'S NEIGHBOR/V'AHAVTA L'REYACHA |
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Welcome to Israel |
Rivlin, Lilly |
2000 |
Primary (Kindergarten - grade 2) |
Israel, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - HISTORY, ISRAEL - INDEPENDENCE, ISRAEL - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS, ISRAEL - ARAB CONFLICT, ISRAEL - GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS |
127 p. |
ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, COMMUNITY/KEHILLAH |
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Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue, The |
Tarbescu, Edith, Mills, Judith Christine |
2000 |
Preschool |
FOLKLORE, JEWS IN EASTERN EUROPE |
32 p. |
REPENTANCE/TESHUVAH |
|
Journey to Paradise and Other Jewish Tales, A |
Schwartz, Howard, Carmi, Giora |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3-5) |
FOLKLORE, MYSTICISM |
0 p. |
ACTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS / GEMILUT HASADIM, DOING RIGHTEOUS ACTS,CHARITY/TZEDAKAH, STUDYING TORAH/TALMUD TORAH |
|
Fireflies In the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin |
Rubin, Susan Goldman |
2000 |
Elementary (Grades 3 - 5) - Middle School (Grades 5 - 8) |
ART, ARTISTS, Biography, DICKER-BRANDEIS, FRIEDL, HOLOCAUST - CONCENTRATION CAMPS, IMAGINATION |
47 p. |
AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, ALL OF ISRAEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER/ KOL YISRAEL AREVIM ZEH BASEH, COURAGE/OMETZ LEV, DECENT PERSON/MENSCH (Y), GOOD DEED,GOOD DEEDS/MITZVAH/MITZVOT |
|
Invisible Chains |
Vogiel, Eva |
2000 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
CHILDREN - DISABLED, DISABILITY AWARENESS, FRIENDSHIP, SCHOOL STORIES, SISTERS, TEACHERS |
280 p. |
AIDING THOSE IN DISTRESS/HAKEM TAKIM IMO, CRITICIZING CONSTRUCTIVELY/HOCHEACH TOCHEEACH, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, GRIEF CAUSED BY OTHERS/AGMAT NEFESH, LOVING GOD/AHAVAT HA-SHEM, NOT PLACING A STUMBLING BLOCK/LO TITEYN MICHSHOL, RESPECTING THE DISABLED, STRENGTH OF SPIRIT/RUACH, WISE PERSON/CHACHAM |
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After I Said No |
Johnson, Sheila Golburgh |
2000 |
Middle School (Grades 5-8) - High School |
HISTORICAL FICTION, IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES - NEW YORK CITY, LABOR UNIONS, Women |
0 p. |
ACTIVISM, SOCIAL/TIKUN OLAM, CLEAVING TO FRIENDS/DIBUK CHAVERIM, DIFFERENCE OF OPINION/VIKUACH, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS/SHALOM BAYIT, FREEDOM OF CHOICE/BECHIRAH HOFSHIT, HONORING WOMEN/KEVOD NASHIM, REPAIRING THE WORLD/TIKKUN OLAM |
