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  • Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate

    Vivian Grey

    Paperback (The Jewish Publication Society, May 1, 1996)
    Ages 9 and up.In the race against Nazi Germany to develop the atomic bomb, who would have suspected that a major league baseball player would take a pivotal role? That very man was Moe Berg—masterful catcher, fluent in nine languages, an Ivy League scholar, an attorney, and a secret agent. Moe Berg’s exciting life of mystery and intrigue is sure to captivate young readers as they follow his exploits. Using baseball as a cover, this player made significant intelligence contributions to the United States.

  • Teddy Kollek: Builder of Jerusalem

    Abraham Rabinovich

    Paperback (University of Nebraska Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    In this dramatic portrait of Teddy Kolleck, young readers will learn about the man who became one of the most daring and valuable leaders in Israel’s early struggle for independence. His vision of peace, which helped transform Jerusalem into an international center for religion and culture, made him one of the most famous mayors in the world.
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  • Hank Greenberg

    Ira Berkow

    Hardcover (The Jewish Publication Society, Feb. 1, 1991)
    A biography of the powerful home run hitter who became the first Jewish player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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  • Yoni Netanyahu: Commando at Entebbe

    Devra Newberger Speregen

    Paperback (The Jewish Publication Society, Nov. 1, 2001)
    Few rescue missions have succeeded like “Operation Thunderbolt,” the Israeli plan led by Yoni Netanyahu on July 4, 1976, to rescue 105 hijacked Jewish passengers held captive in Uganda’s Entebbe Airport. In her gripping biography Speregen introduces young readers to one of Israel’s bravest soldiers. She paints a dramatic portrait of the young man who came to embody Judaism’s highest values through his commitment to Israel and the Jewish people. Includes black and white photographs and maps.

  • Anne Frank: A Life in Hiding

    Johanna Hurwitz

    Hardcover (The Jewish Publication Society, Oct. 1, 1998)
    A marvelous and readable introduction to Anne Frank and the Holocaust, this sensitive portrait allows the reader to identify with Anne Frank and to share her isolation, hopes, and fears. This biography tells both about the Frank family and their lives before World War II and their years spent in hiding during the war.
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  • Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Homeplate

    Vivian Grey

    Hardcover (Jewish Publication Society, June 1, 1996)
    A portrait of Moe Berg describes the colorful, vagabond life of the baseball player and spy, detailing his wartime exploits as an OSS operative gathering information on Hitler's atomic bomb project
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  • Teddy Kollek: Builder of Jerusalem

    Abraham Rabinovich

    Hardcover (The Jewish Publication Society, Jan. 1, 1996)
    In this dramatic portrait of Teddy Kolleck, young readers will learn about the man who became one of the most daring and valuable leaders in Israel’s early struggle for independence. His vision of peace, which helped transform Jerusalem into an international center for religion and culture, made him one of the most famous mayors in the world.
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  • Theodor Herzl, the Road to Israel

    Miriam Gurko, Erika Weihs

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, Jan. 1, 1989)
    Follows the life of the Austro-Hungarian who became the leader of the Zionist movement to restore the Jews to their homeland
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  • Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death

    Sharon Linnea

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, April 1, 1993)
    Traces the life of the diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and then disappeared after the Russian occupation
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  • Molly Picon: A Gift of Laughter

    Lila Perl

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, July 1, 1990)
    Follows the life and career of the Jewish entertainer, who performed in theater, movies, radio, and television for more than eighty years
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  • Yoni Netanyahu: Commando at Entebbe

    Devra Newberger Speregen

    Hardcover (Jewish Pubn Society, March 1, 1995)
    A biography of the young man whose dedication to Zahal, the Israeli military, made him a national hero after he was killed in the rescue mission at Uganda's Entebbe airport in 1976.

  • Laura Ingalls Wilder: An Author's Story

    Sarah Glasscock, Sarah Glassock

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 1998)
    Discusses the childhood, marriage, and career of the American author, including her family's frequent moves from state to state, her time teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, and her meeting with her future husband, Almanzo Wilder
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