Books

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My father's paradise My father's paradise Ariel Sabar My Father's Paradise is Ariel Sabar's quest to reconcile present and past. As Ariel's father, Yona, travels with him to today's postwar Iraq to find what's left of Yona's birthplace, Ariel brings to … OL13268023W
The journey that saved Curious George The journey that saved Curious George Louise Borden In 1940, Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home as the German army advanced. They began their harrowing journey on bicycles, pedaling to Southern France with children’s book manuscripts among the… OL15162160W
Kids explore America's Jewish heritage Kids explore America's Jewish heritage Westridge Young Writers Workshop Presents writings by students in grades three to seven on topics of Jewish culture, including sports, food, history, and art. OL15162199W
Every Day Lasts A Year Every Day Lasts A Year Richard S. Hollander,Nechama Tec,Christopher R. Browning Richard Hollander was devastated when his parents were killed in an automobile accident in 1986. While rummaging through their attic, he discovered letters from a family he never knew - his father's … OL15174231W
Jewish West Virginia Jewish West Virginia Julian H. Preisler The history of the various Jewish Communities in West Virginia through photographs. OL15253200W
Jewish identity and civil rights in America Jewish identity and civil rights in America Kenneth L. Marcus "What does it mean to be Jewish? This ancient question has become a pressing civil rights controversy. Despite a recent resurgence of anti-Semitic incidents on American college campuses, the U.S. Dep… OL15603378W
Hot pursuit Hot pursuit Stacia Deutsch The story of three civil rights workers who were murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, in 1964. OL15906714W
A new voice for Israel A new voice for Israel Jeremy Ben-Ami "Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests ove… OL16116671W
"How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?" "How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?" Tahneer Oksman American comics reflect the distinct sensibilities and experiences of the Jewish American men who played an outsized role in creating them, but what about the contributions of Jewish women? Focusing … OL17322614W
Hitler in Los Angeles Hitler in Los Angeles Steven Joseph Ross The chilling, little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles, and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it. OL19722072W
Wrestling in the daylight Wrestling in the daylight Brant Rosen A selection of posts from the author's blog, Shalom Rav. OL19722762W
Gangsters and organized crime in Jewish Chicago Gangsters and organized crime in Jewish Chicago Alex Garel-Frantzen "Al Capone. The Untouchables. The Valentine's Day massacre. You may think you know everything about the Roaring Twenties in the Windy City, but in the early twentieth century, the harsh environment o… OL23330211W
The Jewish communities of greater Stamford The Jewish communities of greater Stamford Irwin Miller,Linda Baulsier This work presents a broad historical view of the Jewish people of Stamford, Darien, Greenwich, and New Canaan, Connecticut, and Pound Ridge, New York. It traces the historical migration through the … OL27288216W
The American Jewish community The American Jewish community Calvin Goldscheider This volume presents a sociological overview of the American Jewish community in the 1980's. OL2933178W
Jewish Americans struggle for equality Jewish Americans struggle for equality Geoffrey Bar-Lev Discusses the struggle of Jews to secure equal rights in the United States. OL4279782W
Yiddish and English Yiddish and English Sol Steinmetz "Yiddish arrived in America as the mother tongue of millions of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe. Not only did this language without a homeland survive in the great American melting pot, it inf… OL5364743W
Jewish immigrants, 1880-1924 Jewish immigrants, 1880-1924 Susan E. Haberle Discusses reasons why Jewish people left their homelands to come to America, the experiences immigrants had in the new country, and contributions they made to American society. OL5723115W
The vanishing American Jew The vanishing American Jew Alan M. Dershowitz In this urgent book, Alan M. Dershowitz shows why American Jews are in danger of disappearing - and what must be done now to create a renewed sense of Jewish identity for the next century. In previou… OL86397W