Search Results: Returned 13 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 13
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1995., Hill and Wang a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: 921 KLEIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 18-year-old Gerda was separated from her family in 1941, after the Nazis invaded Poland. She spent three long years in a slave camp - never losing hope, and never breaking the promises she made to her father. This is a story of "the power of human love in the midst of imeasurable horror.
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[2008]., Juvenile, Dragonfly Books Call No: 323 .092 MICHELSON Edition: First Dragonfly Books edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the friendship between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rabbi Abraham Heschel who turned their dark human experiences into a message of hope, love, and equality while working together for freedom.
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-- True story of Holocaust survivor Harry Haft2014., SelfMadeHero Call No: 741.5 HAFT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents in graphic novel format of the life of Harry Haft, a Holocaust survivor who was forced to fight other Jews in the concentration camps during World War II for the perverse entertainment of SS officers and managed to escape the camps and find freedom in America.
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2014., Self Made Hero Call No: GN Haft Kle Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents a graphic novel biography of Holocaust survivor Harry Haft who was taken from Nazi-occupied Poland to Auschwitz where he was forced to participate in life-or-death boxing matches. Describes his survival, journey to America, and search for the woman he loved.
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2006., Syracuse University Press Call No: 921 HAFT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: Religion, theology, and the HolocaustSummary Note: Chronicles the life of Harry Haft, a Holocaust survivor who was forced to fight other Jews in the concentration camps during World War II for the perverse entertainment of SS officers and managed to escape the camps and find freedom in America.
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2007., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B SAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Picture-book biography of Haym Salomon, a Jewish emigrant who used his knowledge of languages and finance to help raise funds for the patriots during the Revolutionary War.
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[2011], c2010., Vertigo Call No: GN Glidden Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A graphic memoir chronicles the author's Israeli government-sponsored trip through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and Masada and a non-chaperoned trip into the West Bank.
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c2004., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: A biography of the Russian immigrant who came to America as a boy and became one of the most successful composers of popular songs, including "White Christmas" and "God Bless America."
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-- Jewish-American heroesc2008., Pre-adolescent, Dutton Children's Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Profiles twenty Jewish Americans who have contributed to American society and culture, including Steven Spielberg, Haym Salomon, Levi Strauss, and Emma Lazarus.
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-- Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg2020., Pre-adolescent, Disney-Hyperion Call No: 921 GINSBURG Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting her life and accomplishments despite the unfair treatment she often experienced.
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c1999., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States.
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c1993., Juvenile, Raintree Steck-Vaughn Call No: B SONDER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Stories of AmericaSummary Note: Follows a young Jewish immigrant from Poland as she struggles to build a new life in America and fulfill her dreams of becoming a writer.