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  • A Torah Is Written

    Paul Cowan

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, June 1, 1986)
    Describes the training, the materials, and the tools of Jewish scribes and the process used to transcribe handwritten Torah scrolls, as shown in the work of Rabbi Yehuda Clapman
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  • Monday in Odessa

    Eileen Bluestone Sherman

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, April 1, 1986)
    Book by Sherman, Eileen Bluestone
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  • Aleph Bet Story

    Deborah Pessin, Howard Simon

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, Oct. 1, 1987)
    A JPS children's classic, these appealing stories bring life and character to letters of the Hebrew alphabet, blending legend, lore, and playful imagination.
  • Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale

    Marilyn Hirsh

    Paperback (Jewish Pubn Society, June 1, 1982)
    While Grandma Yetta and Grandma Sophie bicker over the best recipe for potato pancakes, a wandering peddler shows them how to make the Hanukkah treat from a crust of bread
  • Seven Good Years and Other Stories of I.L. Peretz

    Esther Rudomin Hautzig, I. L. Peretz, Deborah Kogan Ray

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, March 1, 1984)
    Text: English, Yiddish (translation)
  • Hannah Szenes: A Song of Light

    Maxine Rose Schur

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, Aug. 1, 1985)
    A biography of the Jewish heroine whose mission to help rescue European Jews in World War II cost her her life.
  • Stories of King David

    Lillian S. Freehof, Seymour R. Kaplan

    Paperback (Jewish Pubn Society, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Relates stories about the biblical King David.
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  • A Kid's Catalog of Israel

    Chaya Burstein

    Paperback (Jewish Pubn Society, May 1, 1998)
    Examines the history, customs, language, crafts, recipes, geography, and music of Israel
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  • The Castle on Hester Street

    Linda Heller

    Paperback (Jewish Pubn Society, June 1, 1988)
    Julie hears tall tales from Grandpa Sol and realistic stories from Grandma Rose about life as Jewish immigrants in New York City
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  • Honi's Circle of Trees

    Phillis Gershator, Mim Green

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds.
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  • Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales

    Sharlya Gold, Mishael Maswari Caspi, Marjory Wunsch

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, May 1, 1990)
    A collection of traditional tales from the Jewish communities in Yemen.
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  • Of Heroes, Hooks, and Heirlooms

    Faye Silton

    Paperback (Jewish Pubn Society, July 1, 1998)
    Twelve-year-old Mia, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, learns to crochet so she can make a lace collar like the one her grandmother is wearing in the family's only surviving photograph.
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