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 [A] SPECIFIC JEWISH ORPHANAGE BOOKS - [by City]

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Deja Views of an Aging Orphan - HARD COVER
(Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home)
by Sam George Arcus

Deja Views of an Aging Orphan - PAPERBACK
(Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home)
by Sam George Arcus

Book Review

DEJA VIEWS OF AN AGING ORPHAN is distinctive, if not unique, in its views and experiences of still alive HNOH alumni and its use of a variety of literary styles including the memoir, the essay, news articles, poems, history, short story and letters. Many provide first-person accounts of growing up in an orphanage in the 1920s and 30s and it is this first-person recounting that breaks new ground and casts new light on the subject of child-care --of such importance to society and its social policy-making.

About the Author

The author is a 78 year old, semi-retired, MSW social worker who spent most of his professional career in institutions including camps, Jewish Community Centers and now, monitoring nursing homes. He has had many professional articles published, including his most recent, HANDBOOK FOR VOLUNTEERS IN THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.

The Hebrew National Orphan Home : Memories of Orphanage Life
by Ira A. Greenberg (Editor), Richard G. Safran (Editor), Sam George ArcusBook Description


Some two dozen "boys" tell of growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home. Though punishment was often brutal and where a few boys were victims of sexual predators, residents had many religious, recreational, educational, cultural, and athletic opportunities. Most agree that the good far outweighed the bad.

 

About the Author

IRA A. GREENBERG is Executive Director of the Group Hypnosis Center, Los Angeles, a clinical psychologist, and a business coach.

RICHARD G. SAFRAN is an educational consultant in New York City.

SAM GEORGE ARCUS is Coordinator, Long-Term Care Advocacy Program, Pima Council on Aging, Tucson.

Home Kids, The Story of St. Agatha Home for Children
by Nancy Canfield

(NOT ON AMAZON YET) See Below*

(From the Author): Saint Agatha Home for Children opened in Nanuet NY, in 1884, and has provided continuous care ever since. This is the story, a memoir, really, of how I came to live there, and what it was like. To that, I've added the personal stories of others who lived at St. Agatha throughout the decades, and related their memories. I share them here with you. We explore what we think happened to our families, and why they couldn't care for us. We did not always know or understand why we were sent to St. Agatha. Some kids didn't know what became of their parents, why no one else in the family could take them in, or even where they came from.

To these personal stories I've added a collection of letters, reports, newspaper accounts, deeds and photographs of the people and events as they unfolded.

Unprescedented and unbridled immigration, along with prejudice, health epidemics, and public apathy, coughed up foundling babies, left on doorsteps and in alleys. They became "street Arabs," or were sent out west on orphan trains, as an alternative to living on the streets.

In the 1700's, children who needed a home because their parents died or went to debtor's prison, were simply taken in by neighbors. When there were too many, such as after the great waves of immigration to the US, vast orphan asylums were built to house more than 1,000 children at a time. These were patterned after the successful penitentiaries. But, children came out of these institutions unfit to live in an unregimented environment, and often ended up back in institutions: in prison. Destitute children flooded the streets, were exploited, and became criminals to survive, as in Oliver Twist. The need for smaller homes to care for and teach them trades, not just warehouse them, grew continuously. Public sympathy for these children, disgust at their living conditions, and indignation at their nuisance, prompted attempts to remedy the problem.

The Sisters of Charity, like other religious groups, developed Homes to take these feral children off the streets. Their objective was to develop homes where all aspects of the children's lives were considered: education, religious training, recreation, health care, and social development. To this end, the Sisters did fundraising, planned construction, growth, and programs, while providing basic care to the youngsters, in hopes that their families could reclaim them.

As adults, former "Home Kids" as we were called, sometimes reflect on their childhoods as fortunate, because they were taken care of. Others viewed themselves as prisoners: forced to do chores, attend to excessive religious duties, and treated without warmth. The one thing they all had in common was a longing to go home; often to a home and family that no longer existed. C.S. Lewis could have been speaking of that longing when he said, "We live in the Shadowlands. The sun is always shining somewhere else, 'round a bend in the road, over the brow of the hill."

I cannot say whose perspective is right in the care of the thousands of children who have, and still come through St. Agatha's doors. I can only try to retell what happened. Some opinions have changed with the passage of time and vantage point. As the "Kids" became adults, had families of their own, watched society change, and made their own mistakes, they applied maturity, wisdom and experience to their memories. They have a different understanding of the difficulties in rearing children by the hundreds. Others are too bitter, confused, or wounded, to sort it out.

Here, middle aged "Kids" and senior citizens, who lived at St. Agatha in every decade, relive their tragedy, to share it with you. Grown men developed lumps in their throats, or chuckled at the absurdities in the telling. But we got through it together.

*It will be on Amazon per the publisher, but right now, it can be purchased directly from the author with a $25 check (which includes postage and handling).... payable to:

St. Agatha Home Services
11438 Lucera Place
San Diego, CA 92127

It will be sent out promptly, and ALL PROFITS go to St. Agatha.

Journeys (A Sequel To Deja Views of An Aging Orphan)
by Sam George Arcus


All of the stories in this volume are "free-standing" short stories, but stories I through VIII can be regarded as "sequels" to the author's previous work, DEJA VIEWS OF AN AGING ORPHAN, since they pick up on many characters and themes first introduced in that book and deal with the trials and tribulations of the Arcus/Erkes family, both in the "old Country" and in America. The central plot and theme involving Nochem, Bashya and her children, Nochem's sister Sonia, Mollie and her children is told from various perspectives and points of view-not unlike the famous Japanese story Rashomahn.The remaining stories are rooted in the United States, albeit in different cities as the author and his growing family move from one community to another as he climbs the ladder of greater responsibilities and financial reward within the Jewish Community Center field.

While all of the stories are based on actual events and real people, some fiction was required to fill gaps and round out the stories. In any event, each story can be perceived as a "Journey"---actual or figurative---with some of the "Journeys" providing some rare insights into the eleemosynary world of community centers and capital fund-raising.

Karpstein Was Hiding: Pieces of a Life
by Martin A. David

Book Review

"KARPSTEIN WAS HIDING is one of the great, dark, mythical journeys of our time: The pain of a people written across the soul of a man. Martin A. David has created a haunting fusion of modern Magic Realism and the detailed story telling of ancient Jewish Mysticism."

About the Author

Martin A. David has published a wide variety of non-fiction including THE DANCER'S AUDITION BOOK (Sterling - NY, London) and hundreds of articles for publications such as the Los Angeles Times. His short stories and poetry appear in magazines and electronically. Karpstein Was Hiding is his first published novel.

KOLA: Episodes in the Life of a Siberian Husky

by Sam George Arcus (Paperback)

Based on real life experiences of a young college student and her husky--some of which have been fictionally expanded--leading up to the dog being banned from the community on pain of death for the dog.

At first the episodes are not serious but they escalate in..geometric proportions as girl and dog test each other. The killing of the German shepherd brings the politicians of Hadley and Amherst into the picture..with Kola being found "Guilty!"

SAM GEORGE ARCUS: is Coordinator, Long-Term Care Advocacy Program, Pima Council on Aging, Tucson and a former executive director of the Tucson Jewish Community Center. His other books include:

"Deja Views of an Aging Orphan" , "Journeys: Sequel to Deja Views of an Aging Orphan", "The Hebrew National Orphan Home, Memories of Orphanage Life"


Stephan's Journey -A Sojourn into Freedom

by Lillian Belinfante Herzberg

England, France, and Holland offer a safe haven to European children in danger from the Nazis. Stephan, along with a few other children, is sent to safety in Paris. Stephan's father, now remarried, and his wife leave for America before they can locate Stephan, and plan to send for him upon arriving in America. All communication between parents and child comes to an end. After three years separation, he locates his family in Boston and they send for him. Drafted into the U.S. Army at 18, he lands in Normandy attached to General Patton's Third Army and is awarded the Bronze Star. The past is always present for Stephan, haunting him even as he develops his successful career.

Volume 8 of Southern Jewish History

The Jewish Children's Home of New Orleans is featured in Southern Jewish History, Volume 8 (2005), the annual peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. "The 'Typical Home Kid Overachievers' Instilling a Success Ethic in the Jewish Children's Home of New Orleans" by Wendy Besmann covers the home since its inception in 1855 through its closing in 1946. Included among sixteen archival photos is the first Jewish orphanage in the United States.

To order, send payment in $$US, made out to SJHS, to:

Rachel Heimovics Braun, Managing Editor
954 Stonewood Lane
Maitland, FL 32751-3239
USA

The journal is $20 for individuals; $25 for institutions. Add $10 for s&h outside North America. For inquiries, email journal@jewishsouth.org

Four Hundred Brothers and Sisters
and
400 Brothers and Sisters: Their Story Continues

by Judy Gordon

In 2002, Judy Gordon published Four Hundred Brother and Sisters: The Story of Two Jewish Orphanages in Montreal, Quebec, 1909-1942. Last year, a sequel 400 Brothers and Sisters: Their Story Continues was released.
(All royalties go to Montreal's Jewish Family Services)

By Mike Cohen, Tribune Correspondent....(excerpts follow:)

MONTREAL ­ For the last number of years Judy Gordon has been on a mission of sorts. The Toronto resident's two books ­ Four Hundred Brothers And Sisters: The Story of Two Jewish Orphanages in Montreal (1909 ­ 1942) and Four Hundred Brothers and Sisters Their Story Continues ­ offer a rare glimpse into what was once a very well-kept secret.

Judy Gordon first learned about the two Jewish orphanages in1982 when she met and married Myer Gordon, one of the former residents of the home on Jeanne Mance Street, and later when she met many of the former orphans at various reunions. The books offer a look into the hearts and minds of the alumni and those who cared for them in Jewish orphanages not only in Montreal, but also in Toronto and Winnipeg.

The Montreal community is now learning about these two vital institutions, which provided loving care for poor and immigrant children, considered orphans of that time even though many had one, or even two, parents!

The volunteers and board members of the Montreal Hebrew Orphans' Home were the 'uptowners,' the Jewish artistocracy, about 40 families ­ established, anglicized and living mainly in Westmount. The original home was on Evans Avenue; in 1921, it moved to occupy the former Hervey Institute on Claremont Avenue. By 1917, it became the mandate of The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and The Baron de Hirsch Institute to continue to care for these children. Leading citizens from among the 'downtowners' saw the need for a second facility and purchased a former church at 4650 Jeanne Mance, soon to be called the Montefiore Hebrew Orphans' Home.

The books contain the homes' history, fascinating anecdotes by surviving alumni and families of the homes' volunteers, biographies of coping, and wonderful photographs of the times such as the children's strike at Aberdeen School due to a teacher's antisemitic remark; Passover 1916 illustrating not only the continuing religious education at the Westmount home but also the loving care of staff; community participation in fundraising and celebrations in the Montefiore Orphanage; the 'luxury' of summer camps and the tragic fire in 1922 at the Montreal home's Sunshine Camp in Shawbridge.

"The alumni are now mainly in their late 80s and 90s, many sick or dying," says Judy Gordon, who, like her husband, is a past president of the B'nai Brith Canada Upper Canada Lodge in Toronto. "The time has come to wrap up their stories and let them enjoy their good memories.

Four Hundred Brothers and Sisters (Book One) @ $25.00 (Can.)
400 Brothers and Sisters (Book Two) @ $20.00 (Can.)
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2-book set (Books One and Two):  $52.00 Can . $42.00 U.S.
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For more information e-mail: mjnodrog@sympatico.ca or log on to http://www.montrealorphanages.com.

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Judy and Myer Gordon,
14 Alonzo Road
Toronto, ON M2R 1T5 FYI
416-221-3161

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ATLANTA, GA - HEBREW ORPHANAGE

RUBIN, Louis D., Jr.

My Father's People

Louis D. Rubin, Jr., is Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
founder of Algonquin Books, and the author or editor of over fifty titles.

BROOKLYN, NY - PRIDE OF JUDEA

CRAFT, Phil and FRIEDLAND, Stan,
An Orphan Has Many Parents
See Critique by Sam George Arcus on PRIDE OF JUDEA Page
Access: Brooklyn, NY.....Access: Pride of Judea

BROOKLYN, NY - BROOKLYN HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM

FOX, MURIEL
A Girl From The Home

CHICAGO, IL - JEWISH CHILDREN'S BUREAU OF CHICAGO

ELLIOT, STEPHEN
A Life Without Consequences

CLEVELAND, OH - CLEVELAND JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM

POLSTER, Gary Edward
Inside Looking Out, The Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum, 1868-1924

FROMMER, Myrna Katz and Harvey
Growing Up Jewish in America : An Oral History

NEW YORK, NY - HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM

BOGEN, Hyman
The Luckiest Orphans: A History of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JEWISH FOSTER HOME & ORPHAN ASYLUM

DONESON, Jules
Deeds of Love: A History of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia - America's first Jewish Orphanage

ROCHESTER, NY - ROCHESTER JEWISH CHILDREN'S HOME

GOLDSTEIN, Howard
The Home On Gorham Street and The Voices of its Children

YONKERS, NY - HEBREW NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME

ARCUS, Sam George

Deja Views of an Aging Orphan (Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home) - Hard Cover

Deja Views of an Aging Orphan (Growing up in the Hebrew National Orphan Home) - Paper Back

ARCUS, Sam George

Journeys

GREENBERG, Ira A., SAFRAN, Richard G., ARCUS, Sam George

The Hebrew National Orphan Home : Memories of Orphanage Life

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - HOMEWOOD TERRACE

MATTSON, Phyllis
War Orphan in SanFrancisco: Letters Link A Family Scattered by World War II

 


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BERNARD,Jacqueline
The Children You Gave Us-A History of 150 Years of Service to Children---JCCA

FRIEDMAN, Reena Sigman
These Are Our Children: Jewish Orphanages in the United States, 1880-1925

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The Century, by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster

The New York Times Book Review, David Walton
With so much to browse and relive, there will be something here for everyone.

A reader from Amarillo,Texas, December 5, 1998: Something for life !! A wonderful book, something you should keep with your collection. A reference for generations to come.

A reader from Old Bridge, NJ , November 28, 1998: You are there! This is a coffee table book that should not be left to sit on the coffee table. Once you get started, it is very hard to put it down and walk away. This book is so well done, that you do not have to be a "history buff" to get into it.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Genealogy, by Christine Rose and Kay German Ingalls

 

 


Reviews:"The manner of presentation is both light and thorough...well written so as to be complete, yet simple enough to be easily followed. Professional genealogists, both, the authors have done a masterful job of sharing their knowledge without talking over the readers' heads..." The Connecticut Nutmegger, September 1998
"Rose and Ingalls have covered just about every aspect of genealogical research, stressing the right way of doing things...[it is] a terrific beginner's book, written in an easy-to-read friendly conversational manner, without talking down to the reader..." Federation of Genealogical Societies Forum, Summer 1998
"This excellent book is perfect for beginners..." Myra Gormley's "Missing Links: A Weekly newsletter for Genealogists," 20 March 1998

A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History, by Benzion C. Kaganoff

Reviews - Reference Editor's Recommended Book: Researching the derivations of Jewish names is a complicated task, and one that Benzion Kaganoff takes on with admirable results. He delves into the roots of names from Aaron (and its derivatives Agronsky, Arkin, and Orlik) to Zwirn (German for thread), finding biblical, occupational, and regional origins for nearly 4,000 names. Because Jewish names have been adapted and modified so often over the years, it's all the more a triumph that Kaganoff has traced the history of so many common Jewish names and their offshoots.
From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History, by Arthur Kurzweil

 


Midwest Book Review: This is the only definitive guide to Jewish genealogical research, providing clear information on gathering details on family history from both family papers and memories and official records around the world. Recently discovered sources are included in this revised, updated edition, making it of ongoing value to both newcomers and those familiar with a previous edition.

The Jewish Experience, by Norman F. Cantor

Book Review: Over 3,000 years of Jewish history and experience are packed into an account which mingles essays, biographical sketches, memoirs and other first-person accounts. Chapters are divided by themes in Jewish culture and present exciting concepts.

 




Jewish Bialystok And Surroundings in Eastern Poland, by Tomasz Wisniewski, David Elliott (Editor), Ellen Elliott (Editor)

 

Customer Review London, UK , October 7, 1998: Bought this book to help search for family from Narewka. I wrote a longer review for the Narewka mailing list I run, if you want to join send a blank message to narewka-subscribe@j-geek.org. Finally this Shabbat we received the long awaited Bialystock book (Jewish Bialystok and Surroundings in Eastern Poland, by Tomasz Wisniewksi), I spent one afternoon on Succot reading it. The book was small only 147 pages and I was able to read half of it in one afternoon. It is well written and provides a good insight into how people must have lived in the region. It also inspired my father and I to want to visit the area, perhaps in the next year. The 'chapter' on Narewka was brief, about three pages.

Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories,
by Miriam Weiner, Polish State Archives, Michael Berenbaum

 

 

Reviews- Amazon.com: Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories, by Miriam Weiner, is a big and beautiful book, in more ways than one. It is illustrated with hundreds of antique and contemporary photographs of Polish cities and towns; and the depth and scope of its genealogical resource lists will help many Jews find amazing truths about their heritage. It's estimated that upwards of 75 percent of American Jews can trace at least one grandparent to Poland as it was defined before the Nazi invasion of 1939. Their search for roots will be inestimably assisted by Weiner's guide to extant documents such as tax rolls and Jewish community records. This book makes no pretense to being a literary triumph, but its practical usefulness makes Jewish Roots in Poland a poignant tribute to the ancestors of today's Diaspora--which means it is also, effectively, an invaluable tool for charting Jewish people's future. --Michael Joseph Gross

.........Seven years in the making, "Jewish Roots in Poland" is much more than an essential aid for genealogists or-with its thorough 30-page bibliography-Holocaust scholars and historians. In a more general way, it is must reading for everyone who understands the importance of remembering the three million Polish Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

Never before has there been a book about the Jews of Poland like this one. A major monument to their memory, it is a work that belongs in every Jewish home.

The Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Calvin Rosten

Reviews - Reference Editor's Recommended Book: Leo Rosten left a great legacy of Jewish culture with his classic informal lexicon of Yiddish. Rosten defines (by synonym, anecdote, and joke) the words that have made it into common parlance (like chutzpah, schlep, and schmooze) as well as a choice collection of less integrated but equally rich vocabulary such as schmatte (a rag, i.e. what a schmatte you're wearing), chozzerai (literally "pig food," now denoting crap or junk food), and hundreds more. First published in 1968, Rosten's aptly named compendium still sings with humorous erudition.


A reader from LI, NY , June 15, 1998 : Hilarious! Great source to look up everything your parents blurted out at you as a child. Most definitions are followed by anecdotes employing the Yiddish word.
Oy....you should check it out.

My Sixteen : A Self-Help Guide to Finding Your Sixteen Great-Great Grandparents, by Robert W. Marlin

 

 

 

Ohio Genealogical Society: "...holds our interest...while demonstrating what records are available and how to access them." Arizona State Genealogical Society: "...especially helpful to those whose grandparents immigrated in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century....holds the reader's interest..." Friends of the National Archives: "...provides many insights into effective early genealogy research."

Etz Chiam, Newsletter of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Central Florida:"I recommend that all our members read this book. The beginner will need to study it more carefully and use it as a guide; the more advanced researcher will enjoy Robert's stories and gain some useful tips."

Sources in the United States and Canada (The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genalogy, Vol 1), by Miriam Weiner

 

 

Reviews -The publisher, Jason Aronson Inc. , April 23, 1998: The definitive guide for exploring your Jewish ancestry. The articles gathered here provide details about the genealogical resource information that exists and how to gain access to it, including libraries, archives, and communal agencies. Drawing on a variety of specialists in the field as well as on their own expertise, the editors have compiled the definitive guide for helping the Jewish family historian find source material.

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BIRMINGHAM, Stephen
Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of NY

BOLKOSKY, Sidney M.
Harmony & Dissonance: Voices of Jewish Identity in Detroit, 1914-1967

CUTLER, Irv
Jews of Chicago
(Marks Nathan Orphan Home Information)

ELLIS, Edward Cobb
The Epic of New York City

HERTZBERG, Steven
Strangers Within The Gate City: The Jews of Atlanta 1845-1915

MEITES, H. L.
History of the Jews of Chicago
Facsimile of the original 1924 edition witha new introduction by James R. Grosman, published by the Chicago Jewish Historical Society and Wellington Publishers, Inc. Chicago (Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans Information)

RIIS, Jacob A.
How the Other Half Lives

RISCHIN, Moses
The Promised City:New York's Jews 1870-1914

SCHAPPES, Morris U.
Documentary History of the Jews in the US, 1654-1875

SCHOENER, Allon
Portal to America: The Lower East Side, 1870-1925

STILL, Bayrd
Mirror for Gotham

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[E]JEWISH & GENERAL GENEALOGY BOOKS
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BAXTER, Angus, In Search of Your European Roots

BEIDER, Alexander, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland

BEIDER,Alexander, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire

BEIDER, Alexander, Jewish Surnames in Prague, (15th - 18th Centuries)

BLATT, Warren Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area

BLATT, Warren Faq : Frequently Asked Questions About Jewish Genealogy

COHEN, Chester G., Shtetl Finder Gazetter

COLLETTA, John P., They Came in Ships

CROOM, Emily Anne, The Genealogist's Companion and Source Book

CROOM, Emily Anne, Unpuzzling Your Past

CROWE, Elizabeth Powell, Genealogy Online

GUGGENHEIMER,Heinrich W. and Eva H., Jewish Family Names and Their Origins : An Etymological Dictionary

HARTLEY, William G., The Everything Family Tree Book

HELM, Matthew L, and April Leigh, Genealogy Online for Dummies

MOKOTOFF, Gary, Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust

ROBERTS, Ralph, Genealogy Via the Internet:Tracing Your Family Roots Quickly and Easily: Computerized Genealogy in Plain English

ROSENSTEIN, Neil The Unbroken Chain : Biographical Sketches and Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century (2-volume set)

ROTTENBERG, Dan, Finding Our Fathers : A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy

SACK, Sallyann Admur, A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel

SCHLEIFER,Jay, A Student's Guide to Jewish American Genealogy (Oryx American Family Tree Series)

TEPPER, Michael, American Passenger Arrival Records

ZUBATSKY, David S. and BERENT, Irwin M., Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories

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CHILDREN'S JEWISH BOOKS
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JEWISH FOOD

 JEWISH HUMOR

JEWISH MISCELLANEOUS:
HISTORY, RELIGION & SPIRITUAL, ETC.

 JEWISH REFERENCE:
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CHILDREN'S JEWISH BOOKS:

By Age

 0-3 Years

 4-8 Years

 9-12 Years

 Young Adult


0-3 Years

All About Us, Dina Rosenfeld
Fun Shapes Chanukah., Frank Daniel
The Great Hanukkah Party, Suzy-Jane Tanne
My Jewish A.B.C., Draizy Zeicer
My Upsheren Book, Yatta Leba Gottlieb
Purim, Miriam Nerlove

4-8 Years

10 Traditional Jewish Children's Stories, Gloria Goldreich, Jeffrey Allon
Beni's Family Treasury :Stories for the Jewish Holidays, Jane Breskin Zalben
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, Linda Glaser
By the Hanukkah Light , Sheldon Oberman

Celebrate! Stories of theJewish Holidays, Gilda Berger

A Child's First Book of Jewish Holidays, Alfred J. Kolatch, Harry Araten (Illustrator)
Good Yontif : A Picture Book of the Jewish Year, Rose Blue
A Hanukkah Treasury, Eric A. Kimmel
The Illustrated Jewish Bible for Children, Selina Hastings
Jalapeno Bagels, Nastasha Wing
The Jewish Holiday Craft Book, Kathy Ross
Jewish Kids' Activity Book, NA
Let's Celebrate Our Jewish Holidays, Alfred J. Kolatch
Let's Learn about Jewish Symbols, Joyce Fischman
The Matzah Ball Fairy, Carla Heymsfeld
Matzo Ball Moon, Leslea Newman
Miriam's Cup : A Passover Story, Fran Manushkin
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Melanie W. Hall
Poems for Jewish Holidays, Myra Cohn Livingston
Purim Play, Roni Schotter
Queen Esther Saves Her People, Rita Golden Gelman
The Rugrats' Book of Chanukah, Sarah Willson
The Story of Passover, Norma Simon

9-12 Years

America : The Jewish Experience, Sondra Leiman
Anne Frank, Yona Zeldis McDonough
Anne Frank : Child of the Holocaust (The Library of Famous Women), Gene Brown
Bar Mitzvah : A Jewish Boy's Coming of Age, Eric A. Kimmel
Bat Mitzvah : A Jewish Girl's Coming of Age, Barfbara Diamond Goldin
The Book of Miracles : A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness, Lawrence Kushner
The Broken Mirror : A Novella, Kirk Douglas
A Childrens Haggadah, Howard Bogot
Clouds of Glory : Jewish Legends & Stories About Bible Times , Miriam Chaikin
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl (Dear America), Kathryn Lasky
The Essential Jewish Trivia Book for Kids, Harry Araten
Extraordinary Jewish Americans (Extraordinary People), Philip Brooks
Hiding to Survive : Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Holocaust, Maxine B. Rosenberg
The Holocaust (New Perspectives), R. G. Grant
I Am Jewish American (Our American Family), Elizabeth Weitzman
The Jewish-American Answer Book, Sandra Stotsky
The Jewish American Family Album, Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Mandy Patinkin (Introduction)
Jewish Humor Stories for Kids, Irmela Wendt
The Koufax Dilemma, Steven Schnur
Learning Torah : A Self-Guided Journey through the Layers of Jewish Learning, Joel Lurie Grishaver
Milk and Honey : A Year of Jewish Holidays, Jane Yolen
Next Year in Jerusalem : 3000 Years of Jewish Stories, Howard Schwartz
Our Land of Israel, Chaya M. Burstein
Our Sacred Texts : Discovering the Jewish Classics, Ellen Singer
Remarkable Jewish Women : Rebels, Rabbis, and Other Women from Biblical Times to the Present, Emily Taitz
Sharing Blessings : Children's Stories for Exploring the Spirit of the Jewish Holiday's, Rahel Musleah, Michael Klayman, Mary O'keefe Young
A Treasury of Sholom Aleichem Children's Stories, Aliza Shevrin (Translator),
Sholem Aleichem
The Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales, Nina Jaffe

Young Adult

All but My Life, Gerda Weissmann Klein
Bridge to Freedom, Isabel R. Marvi
The Jewish Americans (The Immigrant Experience), Howard Mugganmin,
Parallel Journeys, Elanor H. Ayer
Smoke and Ashes : The Story of the Holocaust, Barbara Rogasky
The Young Reader's Encyclopedia of Jewish History, Illanah Shamir

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JEWISH FOOD:

The Authoritative New York City Kosher Dining Guide, Bela Flom, Benjamin J. Flom
The Beginner's Kosher Cookbook, Seymour Fiedler
The Book of Jewish Food : An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York, Claudia Roden
The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen: Seventy Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids and Make Your Family's Celebrations Special, Joan Nathan
Chinese Kosher Cooking, Betty S. Goldberg
The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece, Nicholas Stavroulakis
Cucina Ebraica : Flavors of the Italian Jewish Kitchen, Joyce Esersky Goldstein
Easy Kosher Cooking, Rosalyn F. Manesse
Fast & Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays : Complete Menus, Rituals, and Party-Planning Ideas for Every Holiday of the Year, Marlene Sorosky, et al
The Gourmet Jewish Cook, Judy Zeidler
Harriet Roth's Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking, Harriet Roth
Jewish Cooking in America (Knopf Cooks American), Joan Nathan
The Jewish Holiday Baker, Joan Nathan
The Jewish Holiday Cookbook: An International Collection of Recipes and Customs, Gloria Kaufer Greene
The Jewish Holiday Kitchen, Joan Nathan
The Kosher Companion : A Guide to Food, Cooking, Shopping, and Services, Trudy Garfunkel
Kosher Light : Your Traditional Jewish Favorites Cooked Healthy, Zillah Bahar
The Low-Fat Jewish Cookbook: 225 Traditional and Contmporary Gourmet Kosher Recipes for Holidays and Every Day, Faye Levy
Mazel Tov Y'All : The Ultimate Southern-Jewish Bake Coobook, Sar Kasdan
The New Complete International Cookbook, Evelyn Rose
The Passover Table : New and Traditional Recipes for Our Seders and the Entire Passover Week, Susan R. Friedland
Secrets of Fat-Free Kosher Cooking: Over 150 Low-Fat and Fat-Free Traditional and Contemporary Recipes--From Matzoh Balls to Kugel, Deborah Bernstein
The Sephardic Kitchen : The Healthy Food and Rich Culture of the Mediterranean Jews, Robert J. Sternberg
That Hungarian's in My Kitchen: 125 Hungarian/American Recipes, Lida F. Radke
A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking, Marcy Goldman
The World of Jewish Entertaining: Menus and Recipes for the Sabbath, Holidays, and Other Family Celebrations, Gil Marks

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JEWISH HUMOR:

101 Classic Jewish Jokes:Jewish Humor from Grouchp Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Menchin, Joe Kohl
The 2,000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
Asimov Laughs Again : More Than 700 Favorite Jokes, Limericks and Anecdotes, Isaac Asimov
Big Book of Jewish Humor, William Novak, Moshe Waldoks
But - He Was Good to His Mother: The Lives and Crimes of Jewish Gangsters, Robert A Rockaway
Classic Jewish Humor in America, Henry D. Spalding (Compiler)
Every Goy's Guide to Common Jewish Expressions, Arthur Naiman
The Genius of the Jewish Joke, Arthur Asa Berger
The Great Jewish Cartoon Book, Neil Kerber
Hanukcats : And Other Traditional Jewish Songs for Cats, Laurie Loughlin, Mary Ross
How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew, David M. Bader, Jeff Moores (Illustrator)
How to Survive a Jewish Mother, R. Steven Arnold, Cliff Carle
How to Talk Jewish, Jackie Mason, Ira Berkow
Jewish As a Second Language, Molly Katz, Jeff Moores
The Jokes of Oppression : The Humor of Soviet Jews, David Harris, Izrail Rabinovich
The Jokes of Sigmund Freud: A Study in Humor and Jewish Identity, Elliott Oring
Louis Brandeis Slept Here : A Slightly Cynical History of American Jews,
David Gleicher
Oy Vey! : The Things They Say!: A Book of Jewish Wit
'Some of My Best Friends Are Jewish', Jack Lindstrom
Start Worrying : Details to Follow: An Insider's Irreverent (But Loving View of American Jewish Life), Albert Vorspan
A Treasury of Jewish Humor, Nathan Ausubel
The Yiddish Are Coming!, Robyn M. Cohen

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JEWISH MISCELLANEOUS:
HISTORY, RELIGION & SPIRITUAL, ETC.

The Americanization of the Synagogue, 1820-1870, (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) Leon A. Jick
The Animal Kingdom in Jewish Thought, Shlomo Pesach Toperoff
Antisemitism : Its History and Causes, Bernard Lazare
Blessings : Our Jewish Ceremonies, Melanie Hope Greenberg
The Book of Jewish Belief, Louis Jacobs

The Book of Jewish Customs, Harvey Lutske
The Book of Jewish Holidays, Ruth Lurie Kozodoy
The Book of Jewish Practice, Louis Jacobs
The Book of Jewish Wisdom : The Talmud of the Well-Considered Life, Jacob Neusner (Editor), Noami M. Neusner (Editor)
The Book of the Jewish Year, Stephan M. Wylen

Book of Fables : The Yiddish Fable Collection of Reb Moshe Wallich Frankfurt Am Main, 1697, (Jewish Folklore and Anthropology) Eli Katz (Translator), Reb Moshe Walich
Boychiks in the Hood :Travels in the Hasidic Underground, Robert Eisenberg
Christopher Columbus's Jewish Roots, Jane Frances Amler
The Classic Tales : Four Thousand Years of Jewish Lore, Ellen Frankel
Ellis Island: Gateway to the American Dream, Pamela Kilian, Pamela Reeves
First Facts in American Jewish History : From 1492 to the Present, Tina Levitan
Great Jewish Families, Darryl Lyman
Great Jewish Quotations, Alfred J. Kolatch (Editor)
Great Jewish Quotes : Five Thousand Years of Truth and Humor from the Bible to George Burns, Noah Ben Shea
Great Jewish Speeches Throughout History, Steve Israel, Seth Forman (Editor)
A History of Jewish Civilization, Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok
A History of the Jews, Paul Johnson

The Hasidic Movement and the Gaon of Vilna, Elijah Judah Schochet, George Kranzler
Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust, Yaffa Eliach
Heavenly Sex : Sexuality in the Jewish Tradition, Ruth K. Westheimer, et al
Hebrewspeak : An Insider's Guide to the Way Jews Think, Joseph Lowin
History of Jewish Life from Eastern Europe to America : The Lost World and the Discovered World, Milton Meltzer
History of the Holocaust : A Handbook and Dictionary, Abraham J. Edelheit, Hershel Edelheit
History of the Jews : From the Babylonian Exile to the Present 5728-1968, Solomon Grayzel, Salomon Grazeo
The Holocaust : The World and the Jews, 1933-1945, Seymour Rossel
The Illustrated History of the Jewish People, Jane Gerber (Editor), Nicholas DeLange (Editor)
The Invisible Wall: The Mystery of the Germans and the Jews, W. Michael Blumenthal
It Takes a Dream... : The Story of Hadassah, Marlin Levin
Jewish Book of Comfort, Alan A. Kay, Alan Kay
The Jewish Festivals:A Guide to Their History and Observance, Hayim Shoys, et al
The Jewish Holidays : A Guide & Commentary, Michael Strassfeld

Jewish Literacy : The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History, Joseph Telushkin
The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why, Alfred J. Kolatch
Jewish Parenting Wisdom, Steven M. Rosman
Jewish Pride : 101 Reasons to Be Proud You're Jewish, Michael Shapiro
Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another, Peninnah Schram
Jewish Views of the Afterlife, Simcha Paull Raphael

The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage, Maurice Lamm
Jewish Wisdom : A Treasury of Proverbs, Maxims, Aphorisms, Wise Sayings, and Memorable Quotations, David C. Gross, et al
Jews : The Essence and Character of a People, Arthur Hertzberg, Aron Hirt-Manheimer
Jews and Medicine : Religion, Culture, Science, Natalia Berger (Editor)
The Jews in America : Four Centuries of an Uneasy Encounter: A History,
Arthur Hertzber
Judaism (Crash Course Series), Monika Grubel, Bessie Blum
Judaism : A Very Short Introduction , Norman Solomon
Judaism : Myth, Legend, History, and Custom, from the Religious to the Secular, Abraham J. Arnold, Kathe Roth (Editor)
Judaism : Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series),
Michael Fishbane, Michelle Fishbane
Judaism and Modern Man : An Interpretation of Jewish Religion (Jewish Lights Classic Reprint), Will Herberg
Judaism for Beginners (Beginners Series), Charles Szlakmann, Charles Szlakman
The Kosher Pig : And Other Curiosities of Modern Jewish Life, Richard J. Israel
Living Judaism : The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice,
Wayne D. Dosick, et al
Luck and Chutzpah : Against All Odds, H. G. Kahn, Hillel Halkin
Mazal Tov : Art and Design, Rebecca Shore
Modern Judaism, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Not by Birth Alone : Conversion to Judaism (Jewish Studies), Jacob Homolka, et al
The Practice of Kabbalah : Meditation in Judaism, Steven A. Fisdel
Putting God on the Guest List : How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Jeffrey K. Salkin
Reimagining the Bible : The Storytelling of the Rabbis, Howard Schwartz

Rereading the Rabbis : A Woman's Voice, Judith Hauptman
Rosh Hashanah Yom Kipper Survival Kit, Shimon Apisdorf
A Sacred Journey : The Jewish Quest for a Perfect World, David M. Elcott

A Short Introduction to Judaism, Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
The Survival Kit Family Haggadah, Shimon Apisdorf
Tales of Elijah the Prophet, Peninnah Schram
This Is My God : The Jewish Way of Life, Herman Wouk
To Life! : A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking, Harold S. Kushner
Treasury of Jewish Anecdotes, Lawrence J. Epstein
A Treasury of Jewish Quotations, Joseph L. Baron (Editor)

Under the Wedding Canopy : Love and Marriage in Judaism, David C. Gross, et al
Understanding the Talmud : A Modern Reader's Guide for Study, Edward S. Boraz
The View from Jacob's Ladder : One Hundred Midrashim, David Curzon

What Did They Think of the Jews?, Allan Gould (Editor)

What Do Jews Believe? : The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism, David S. Ariel
What Is a Jew?, Morris N., Rabbi Kertzer, Morris N. Kertzer
Why Me, God? : A Jewish Guide for Coping With Suffering, Lisa Aiken
The Wisdom of Judaism, Dale Salwak (Editor), Yechiel Eckstein (Introduction)

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JEWISH REFERENCE:
ATLASES, DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS
GUIDES/HANDBOOKS, HOLIDAYS, PLANNERS, ETC.

100 Essential Books for Jewish Readers, Daniel B. Syme, et al
1,301 Questions and Answers about Judaism, David C. Gross
The American Heritage Haggadah, David Geffen
The Art of Jewish Living : The Passover Seder, Ron Wolfson
The Art of Passover, Stephan O., Rabbi Parnes, Stephan O. Parnes
Atlas of Jewish History, Dan Cohn
Atlas of Jewish History, Martin Gilbert
Atlas of the Jewish World, Nicholas De Lange
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planbook, Jane Lewit, Ellen Robinson Epstein
Becoming a Jew, Maurice Lamm
Biblical and Talmudic Medicine, Julius Preuss, Fred, M.D. Rosner
Blessed You Are: A Comprehensive Guide to Jewish Prayer, Jeffrey Cohen
Bride and Groom Handbook, Rabbi Ronald H. Issacs
Celebrate; The Complete Jewish Holidays Handbook, Lesli Koppelman Ross
Choosing a Jewish Life : A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends, Anita Diamant
The Complete Book of Jewish Observances, Leo Trepp
The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names, Alfred J. Kolatch
Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend, Alan Unterman
Dictionary of Judiasm, Dagobert D. Runes (Editor)
Discovering Our Jewish Roots : A Simple Guide to Judaism, Anna Marie Erst
The Encyclopedia of the Sayings of the Jewish People, Macy Nulman (Editor)
The Everything Jewish Wedding Book, Helen Latner
The Guide to the Jewish Internet, Michael Levin
Judaism on the Web (On the Web Series), Irving Green
The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion, R. J. Zwi Werblowsky (Editor),
Geoffrey Wigoder (Editor)
Passover Survival Kit, Shimon Apisdorf
A Popular Dictionary of Judaism, Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn-Sherbok

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At The Village Gate, Shlomo Carlebach
A Child's Hanukkah, Jewish Wedding Band
Concert in the Jewish Spirit, Bente Kahan
Contemporary Jewish Liturgical Music, Ericson, Rosenbluth
The English Tradition of Jewish Choral Music, Zemel Choir
Fiddler On The Roof, (Broadway Version)
Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach
Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan
Hava Nagila & Other Jewish Mem, Benedict Silverman
Hebrew Melody - Jewish Music for Piano and Violin, Miriam Dramer, Simon Over (Performers)
Jewish Soul, Roslyn Barak (Performer)
L'Chaim! (To Life): The Ultimate Jewish Music, London Festival Orchestra
Mazal Tov! Popular Songs for Jewish Celebrations, Various Artists
Moments Of Jewish Life, Shura Lipovsky
Music For A Jewish Wedding, Danny Albert & His Orchestra
My Jewish Discovery, Craig N' Co
My Newish Jewish Discovery, Craig N'Co
Shalom-Jewish Folk Music, Shalom
Shalom: Music Of The Jewish People, Various Artists
Sings Jewish Favorites, Connie Francis
Sings Jewish Folk Songs, Martha Schlamme
Songs Of Our Fathers: Traditional Jewish Melodies, Andy Statman, David Grisman
The Travelling Jewish Wedding, The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra of America and California
To Life! Songs Of Chanukah and Other Jewish Celebrations, Levy,Bikel,Carter, Klezmatics
You Don't Have To Be Jewish:When You're in Love The Whole World is Jewish, Book & Foster Present

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Ragtime music defined the dawn of the 20th century, rising in the 1890's and fading away by 1920. It is one of the first purely American musical styles and has strong African- American influences. Originally created by professional performers in saloons and honky - tonks, 'ragtime' evolved as a style through the years as piano players began to compete with each other.

The king of 'ragtime' writers, Scott Joplin, brought 'ragtime' to its classic form. He gave the popular piano style a formal structure, which consisted of four 16 bar sections in the pattern: AA BB A CC DD. Other key composers and performers of 'ragtime' music were Herbert "Eubie" Blake, Noble Sissle, James Scott, May Aufderheide, Joseph Lamb and Sophie Tucker.

Scott Joplin, James Scott & Joseph Lamb have been given the title of "3 Fathers of American Ragtime", a title richly deserved.

Because this website's author is extremely fond of Ragtime, and because most of the historical and archival information contained on this website is from this era, I have chosen to include a selection of Ragtime CD's.

[Page Musical Selection: "Sunflower Slow Drag" 1901, Scott Joplin]

 

The Art Of Scott Joplin, New England Ragtime (Performers)
Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls, James Scott, Composer
The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin/William Albright
Entertainer: Classic Ragtime from Rare Pianolas, Scott Joplin
Folk Ragtime 1899-1914, David Thomas Roberts
Greatest Hits, Scott Joplin
Greatest Ragtime Of The Century, Various Artists
Joplin: Easy Winners, Itzhak Perlman and Andre Previn
On The Boardwalk, Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
Ragtime, Scott Joplin, James P. Johnson

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