THE AUERBACH CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION

SEIDMAN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERJEWISH BOOK READ-IN

NEW BOOKS FOR 2003/5764
For Children Ages 11 +

Compiled by Nancy M. Messinger, Director of Educational Resources

Adara by Beatrice Gormley. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
Historical fiction set during the time of Biblical King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. This is the story of the fictional Adara, a Jewish girl captured by an Aramean general and her assistance in bringing him to the Prophet Elisha who cures him of leprosy.

Dear Emma by Johanna Hurwitz, illustrated by Barbara Garrison. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2002.
The world of early 20th century Jewish life on the Lower East Side of New York City is revealed in the correspondence between a young NYC girl and her friend in Vermont.

Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levene. Toronto, ON: Second Story Press, 2002.
Winner of the 2002 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers. The author relates the story of Fumiku Ishroka, curator of a small Holocaust Center in Tokyo, researches a suitcase submitted for an exhibit at the museum. We learn the immense impact of the Holocaust by focusing on the life of one of its victims.

Mitzvah Magic: What Kids Can Do to Change the World by Danny Siegel. Minneapolis, MN: Kar-Ben/Lerner, 2002.
In this sequel to Tell Me a Mitzvah, young heroes are profiled doing good deeds in various ways. Students are inspired by peer counterparts taking part in tikkun olam.

Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat? by Nancy Patz. New York, NY: Dutton Books, 2003.
A beautifully written poem/essay about reflections of the author’s visit to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam. She asks, “Who was the woman? What was her life like? What happened to her?”

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