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Recommended Reading

High Holiday Books for Young Readers

Michal Hoschander Malen

September 19, 2022

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Dance the Hora, Isadora

Gloria Koster; Barbara Bongini, illus.

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Alte Zachen / Old Things

Ziggy Hanaor; Benjamin Phillips, illus.

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Shoham’s Bangle

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The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

Chana Stiefel; Susan Gal, illus.

Interview

‘Passion and Process’: A Conversation Between Laura Silverman and Marisa Kanter

Laura Silverman, Marisa Kanter

August 22, 2022

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Emi Watanabe Cohen

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Until the Blueberries Grow

Jennifer Wolf Kam; Sally Walker, illus. 

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Meant to Be Mine

Hannah Orenstein

Interview

Martinis, Mahjong, and Soulmates: A Conversation with Hannah Orenstein

Simona Zaretsky

June 6, 2022

Brand-New Bubbe

Sarah Aronson, Ariel Landy (Illustrator)

Essay

Imagination and Espionage: Stockholm Before WWII

Daniel Birnbaum

May 30, 2022

Cover of Lily's Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond―A Story for All Generations

Lily’s Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond―A Story for All Generations

Lily Ebert, Dov Forman

Essay

Tracing Helmi’s Journey: From Japan to the US

David Horgan

May 16, 2022

Cover of The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer's to Solve a Murder

The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder

Cover of Planting Friendship: Peace, Salaam, Shalom

Planting Friendship: Peace, Salaam, Shalom

Callie Metler, Melissa Stoller, Kate Talbot (Illustrator)