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Children’s Ping-Pong Shabbat: The True Story of Champion Estee Ackerman Ann D. Koffsky; Abigail Rajunov, illus.
Children’s Amazing Abe: How Abraham Cahan’s Newspaper Gave a Voice to Jewish Immigrants Norman H. Finkelstein; Vesper Stamper, illus.
Cookbook Food, Hope & Resilience: Authentic Recipes and Remarkable Stories from Holocaust Survivors June Hersh