Thanks again to everyone who sent in their very valuable suggestions on this topic. Of course, these books are also great for Jewish kids, and adults as well. I will be adding most of these to my synagogue library.
Eva Eva Eisenstein Librarian Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation 303 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 847.328.7678 x2255 [email protected] Zerin, Edward. Our Jewish Neighbors: The why of Jewish life and ways, briefly explained for youth.Abingdon Press, 1959 Zerin, Edward. How to explain Judaism to your non-Jewish neighbor. Isaac Nathan Pub., 1997. These are both out of print, but available from second-hand book dealers. Golomb, Morris. Know your festivals and enjoy them: the how and why of the Jewish festivals. Oldie but goodie. Several printings, latest 1983, but all out of print. Awan, Shaila. Judaism. DK (Eyewitness Books). DK Publishing, 2003. For ages 9-12 Falcon, Ted and David Blatner. Judaism for Dummies, 2001 Blech, Benjamin. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism, Alpha Pub., 2003 Perhaps the Dummies and Idiot's books are not a good idea for a teenager because of the titles, but good for adults, whether non-Jewish or Jewish. Schoen, Robert. What I want my Christian friends to know about Judaism. Loyola Press, 2004 Written for adults but an easy read. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
