Compiled by David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History
Works illustrated by Maurice Sendak:
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“But the wild things cried, ‘Oh please don’t go—We’ll eat you up—we love you so!’” —Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)
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by Melanie J. Meyers, M.S., Senior Reference Librarian, Center for Jewish History
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