Best Jewish books for Children and Teens: A JPS Guide

Index by Subject

320 Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens A Abraham (Patriarch), 39, 63, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 90, 92, 226, 229 Abuse, 138, 171, 173, 233, 239 Actors, 244, 251 Adam and Eve, 64, 74, 75, 76 Adoption, 1, 2, 5, 6 Advice, 13, 16, 17, 32, 48, 54, 58, 111, 117, 122, 123, 159, 235, 240, 266, 269 African-Americans, 8, 9, 64, 68, 129, 137, 138, 142, 144, 173, 234, Akedah, 72, 73 Aleichem, Sholom, 121, 253 Aliyah, 203, 206, 210, 216, 219, 220, 247 Alphabet books, 22, 226 American Revolution, 46, 242 Animals, 8, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 47, 50, 53, 56, 67, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 86, 87, 88, 89, 95, 100, 106, 111, 114, 119, 120, 123, 150, 157, 170, 175, 207, 210, 212, 226, 231, 249 Ancient history, 143, 144, 145, 205, 233 Angels, 52, 54, 62, 66, 67, 69, 84, 97, 100, 103, 111, 115, 118, 127, 140, 154, 180, 187, 263, 267 Anti-Semitism, See also prejudice, 43, 54, 101, 129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 142, 143, 144, 145, 149, 151, 177, 178, 183, 187, 188, 190, 197, 204, 217, 234, 236 Arab-Israeli relations, 203, 204, 206, 207, 210, 213, 214, 215, 217, 220, 221, 222, 224, 228, 229 Archaeology, 69, 92, 205, 223, 224 Art and artists, 20, 52, 61, 93, 130, 149, 195, 198, 210, 241, 246, 248, 249, 250 Asian-Americans, 107 Astronauts, 230, 243 Authors, x, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 279 B Baal Shem Tov, 31, 34, Baal teshuvah, 237, 260, 279 Bar/bat mitzvah, 1, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 149, 152, 174, 239, Baseball, 9, 138, 146, 242, 243, 245, 248, 254, 256, 262 Ben Eleazar, Simon, 214 Ben-Gurion, David, 227 Ben Isaac, Rabbi Solomon. See Rashi Benjamin (biblical figure), 82 Benjamin of Tudela, 129, 138, 273 Ben Yehuda, Eliezer, 224 Berg, Moe, 245 Berlin, Irving, 255 Bernstein, Leonard, 246 Body image, 238, 240, 258 Bohr, Niels, 251 Brady, Hana, 194 Brandeau, Esther, 135 Bris. See Brit milah Brit milah, 2, 7, 15 Bullying, 171, 175, 233, 234 C Calendar, Jewish, 21, 22, 59, 269 Carvalho, Solomon, 245 Chagall, Marc, 93, 246, 248, 249 Chelm, 23, 45, 59, 95, 97, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 115, 117, 118, Civil Rights movement, 125, 129, 137, 142, 144, 252 Civil War, 56, 59, 125, 136 Comedians, 242, 244, 251 Communism, 130, 140, 191 Concentration camps, 172, 175, 176, 180, 185, 186, 190, 192, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 273 Coney Island, 152, 153, 154 Cookery, 24, 164 Copeland, Lillian, 252 Crafts, 24 Creation, 23, 24, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 79, 88, 100, 259, 266, 267 Curious George, 187 pIndex by SubjectP 321 Index by Subject D Dance, 5, 23, 37, 40, 112, 213, 228, 280 Daniel (Prophet), 63, 72, 76 Dating, 240 David (king), 28, 61, 64, 65, 67, 69, 77, 78, 79, 90 Davis, Jacob W., 252 Days of Awe, 35 Dead Sea Scrolls, 205, 224 Death, 84, 101, 115, 117, 119, 122, Demons. See monsters Depression, 10, 11, 155 Devils. See monsters Dicker-Brandeis, Friedl, 175, 194, 198, Disabilities, 3, 236, 239, 259 Disease, 7, 141, 151, 153, 193, 236, 238 Divorce, 1, 3, 14, 15, 17, 215, 233, 236 Dreidels, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 117 Dybbuks (ghosts); See also monsters, 104, 116, 172, 250, 279 E Earthquakes, 132 Eating disorders, 236, 238 Ecology, 50, 110 Einstein, Albert, 241, 242, 243, 251, 253, 254, 256 Elijah (Prophet), 26, 30, 53, 56, 58, 65, 79, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 107, 113, 118, 280 Ellis Island, 149, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 165, 274, 281 Entebbe, 230 Esther (queen). See also Purim, 53, 80, 81 Ethics, 61, 81, 95, 102, 105, 114, 240 Ethiopian Jews, 29, 145, 204, 211, 213, 217, 218, Exodus (book of), 58, 64, 66, 67 Ezekiel (Prophet), 64, 66 F Family life, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 26, 131, 155, 161, 224, 234, 244 Fathers, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 53, 55, 79, 93, 99, 102, 111, 113, 116, 118, 121, 122, 127, 128, 131, 134, 136, 137, 145, 149, 151, 155, 160, 165, 169, 171, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, 180, 183, 195, 196, 197, 200, 203, 206, 208, 210, 213, 218, 220, 224, 234, 236, 239, 240, 253, 256, 259, 260, 262, 262 Fleischman, Sid, 172, 244, 250, 279 Fools, 28, 45, 80, 96, 97, 102, 104...