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by Lorraine Blaty, Librarian “The Lord Is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-Third Psalm” By Rabbi Harold S. Kushner “God’s promise was never that life would be fair. God’s promise …
“Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal”
By Milton Viorst This book covers the transformation of modern Israel from a country born of uplifting Zionist ideals to an embattled nation-state at war with its neighbors but also …
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“And It Came To Pass: Legends and Stories About King David and King Solomon” By Hayyim Nahman Bialik Woodcuts by Howard Simon This English translation of this book, written by Hayyim …
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by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian This month’s selections are two books for students in grades 5-9. “Broken Song” By Kathryn Lasky Though it is a work of fiction, this book is based …
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“I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl” By Ruth Pearl (Editor), Judea Pearl (Editor) This book came about in response to the brutal murder …
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by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian “Messengers of God” By Elie Wiesel This past month the world lost a brilliant scholar and one of the truly great writers of the last 100 years. …
“Overcoming Life’s Disappointments” By Rabbi Harold Kushner
Library Notes by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian The book shows us how to be our best selves even when things do not turn out as we had planned or hoped. It is …
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by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian “How Good Do We Have To Be?” By Rabbi Harold Kushner Harold Kushner, the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, gives us, in …
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by Lorraine Blatt, Librarian Why Be Jewish?: A Testament By Edgar Bronfman (Published 2016) Edgar Bronfman’s (1929-2013) last work conveys the deep absorbing love for Judaism that he found late …
Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter
This historical young-adult novel, written in 1961, is about a German boy and his Jewish friend from 1925 through 1942. Narrated by the boy at different ages, the novel describes …