The Castle on Hester Street
Title | The Castle on Hester Street PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Heller |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2007-10-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0689874340 |
Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street.
The Castle on Hester Street
Title | The Castle on Hester Street PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Heller |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781416983057 |
A story about a grandfather who immigrated to America, who tells fantastical stories to his granddaughter.
Melting the Snow on Hester Street
Title | Melting the Snow on Hester Street PDF eBook |
Author | Daisy Waugh |
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Historical fiction, American |
ISBN | 9780007431748 |
Rich. Beautiful. Damned. Sumptuously evoking the Golden Age of Hollywood, a time when money is built on greed and love can be a trick of the light, Daisy Waugh's stunning new novel is a compelling portrait of love, fame, and survival.
Roadrunner's Dance
Title | Roadrunner's Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolfo Anaya |
Publisher | Disney-Hyperion |
Total Pages | 40 |
Release | 2000-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780786802548 |
Because Rattlesnake has taken over the road and will not let any of the people or animals in the village use it, Desert Woman enlists the aid of the other animals to create a strange new creature with the necessary tools to overcome Rattlesnake.
Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey
Title | Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey PDF eBook |
Author | Herman Parish |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 71 |
Release | 2009-08-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0060843543 |
When Amelia Bedelia helps out with the school Thanksgiving play, she causes quite a scene. Let's all give thanks for another funny new Amelia Bedelia story!
Castle on Hester Street
Title | Castle on Hester Street PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Heller |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A flying goat, buttons the size of sleds, and a castle on Hester Street are some of the widely imaginative stories Julie's grandpa tells her about his journey from Russia to New York many years ago. But Grandma's no-nonsense memories are far different from Grandpa's tall tales.
Beyond the Synagogue
Title | Beyond the Synagogue PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel B. Gross |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 2021-01-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1479803383 |
Finalist for the 2021 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies Honorable Mention, 2021 Saul Viener Book Prize, given by the American Jewish Historical Society Reveals nostalgia as a new way of maintaining Jewish continuity In 2007, the Museum at Eldridge Street opened at the site of a restored nineteenth-century synagogue originally built by some of the first Eastern European Jewish immigrants in New York City. Visitors to the museum are invited to stand along indentations on the floor where footprints of congregants past have worn down the soft pinewood. Here, many feel a palpable connection to the history surrounding them. Beyond the Synagogue argues that nostalgic activities such as visiting the Museum at Eldridge Street or eating traditional Jewish foods should be understood as American Jewish religious practices. In making the case that these practices are not just cultural, but are actually religious, Rachel B. Gross asserts that many prominent sociologists and historians have mistakenly concluded that American Judaism is in decline, and she contends that they are looking in the wrong places for Jewish religious activity. If they looked outside of traditional institutions and practices, such as attendance at synagogue or membership in Jewish Community Centers, they would see that the embrace of nostalgia provides evidence of an alternative, under-appreciated way of being Jewish and of maintaining Jewish continuity. Tracing American Jews’ involvement in a broad array of ostensibly nonreligious activities, including conducting Jewish genealogical research, visiting Jewish historic sites, purchasing books and toys that teach Jewish nostalgia to children, and seeking out traditional Jewish foods, Gross argues that these practices illuminate how many American Jews are finding and making meaning within American Judaism today.