Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-28 Thread Marsha Goldwasser
"A Voice Called:Stories of Jewish Heroism", by Yossi Katz. The author is a long time teacher at Alexander Muss High School in Israel. He based the book on many of the stories he would tell to students. It starts with Theodore Herzl and covers both well known and unknown heroes of Israel. It

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-25 Thread Dina Tanners
. > Pages: 424 p. illus. > > Sherry Wasserman > stwasser...@sbcglobal.net > > > -Original Message- > From: Hasafran > [mailto:hasafran-bounces+stwasserman=sbcglobal@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf > Of Dina Tanners > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-25 Thread Dina Tanners
> > > -Original Message- > From: Hasafran > [mailto:hasafran-bounces+stwasserman=sbcglobal@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf > Of Dina Tanners > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:55 PM > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews >

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-23 Thread Sherry Wasserman
-Safran] A book about famous Jews About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous Jews. The people were divided by topic, so there was a section on biologists, for example. It was a good book and I want to give it to my grandson fir his birthday but I cannot remember the title

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-23 Thread Karen Hering
Do you have suggestions of books along this line in English but from countries other than America. Would like to see a wider scope. Thanks Karen Hering Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Dina Tanners wrote: > > Thanks. Those sound great but the other was

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-23 Thread Dina Tanners
Thanks. Those sound great but the other was about Jews from israel too. Dina Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Stephanie Krasner wrote: > > Okay. Just thought of a more recent one that would also be great- In the > Promised Land : Lives of Jewish

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-22 Thread francinemenken
--From: Karen Hering <heri...@gmail.com> Date: 11/22/17 1:48 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Dina Tanners <dina...@gmail.com> Cc: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews Am interested in responses to both Dina's questions. Please share. Karen hering , MLI

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-22 Thread Stephanie Krasner
In addition to the suggestions I just sent about Jewish Americans - here is another thought. There is one book that might be good about famous Israelis. It’s Ilan Ramon: Israel’s First Astronaut, by Tanya Stone - 2003. Hope this helps. Steffi Krasner New Rochelle Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-22 Thread Stephanie Krasner
Okay. Just thought of a more recent one that would also be great- In the Promised Land : Lives of Jewish Americans, by Doreen Rappaport. 2005 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Karen Hering wrote: > > Am interested in responses to both Dina's questions.

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-22 Thread Stephanie Krasner
There is a great book for middle graders called Extraordinary Jewish Americans by Brooks. Don’t know if it is still in print. It was originally published in 1998. There is also a more recent one but I can’t think of it at the moment. I will write again if I come up with the name. Sent from my

Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-22 Thread Karen Hering
Am interested in responses to both Dina's questions. Please share. Karen hering , MLIS volunteer librarian Edmonton Talmud Torah school Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Dina Tanners wrote: > > About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous

[ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

2017-11-21 Thread Dina Tanners
About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous Jews. The people were divided by topic, so there was a section on biologists, for example. It was a good book and I want to give it to my grandson fir his birthday but I cannot remember the title. It is not either of the books Great