\nhighlights you can read here at the Center for Jewish History –\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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(Note these are
\nall in English. We have many books in Hebrew, Yiddish, German, French, and many
\nother languages. The starred books are children\u2019s books, and the hyperlinks bring you to the Center\u2019s catalog)
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Elijah\u2019s Violin & Other Jewish Fairy Tales<\/a> <\/i>by Howard Schwartz Drawn from sources as <\/p>\n The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish A collection Folktales of the Jews, Vol. 1: Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion<\/i> <\/a>(Philadelphia: Tales from *Gershon\u2019s Monster: A Story for the Jewish When his The Jewish Fairy Book <\/i><\/a>by Gerald “All *You Never know: A Legend of the Though *The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale In this From the Land of Sheba: Tales of the Jews of Including The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Retellings
\n(New York: Harper & Row, 1983) <\/p>\n\n
\ndiverse as Morocco and India, Spain and Eastern Europe, Babylon and Egypt, the stories
\nare characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters with the
\narchetypal forms found in all fairy tales, or by their treatment of Jewish
\nreligious themes <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nFolktales <\/i>by Peninnah Schram<\/a> (New York, NY: Sterling Pub. Co., 2008) <\/p>\n\n
\nof classic Jewish folktales which emphasize values and moral lessons, each with
\nan introduction that places it in context with other Jewish teachings. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nJewish Publication Society)<\/p>\n\n
\nthe Sephardic dispersion<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nNew Year<\/a> <\/i>by Eric A. Kimmel (New York: Scholastic Press, 2000)<\/p>\n\n
\nsins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally
\nrepents of his wicked ways. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nFriedlander (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1920)<\/p>\n\n
\nthe stories in this book have been collected from various Jewish writings. No
\nattempt has been made to give a literal translation.”-Pref.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nLamed-Vavniks <\/i>by Francine Prose<\/a> (New York: Greenwillow Books, 1998)<\/p>\n\n
\nmocked by the rest of the villagers, poor Schmuel the shoemaker turns out to be
\na very special person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nfrom the Jewish Tradition <\/i><\/a>by Nina Jaffe (New York: Holt, 1998)<\/p>\n\n
\nEastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter
\nof a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the
\nprophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her
\nfamily. Includes words and music to a traditional Yiddish wedding song. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nYemen <\/i> by Shelomo Dov Goitein <\/a>(New York:
\nSchocken Books, 1973)<\/p>\n\n
\ntales like \u2018The exile to Mauza and Mori Salim Shebezi\u2019 and \u2018How the Haidan
\nYemenites went to Palestine\u2019 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nHoliday Tales of Magic<\/a> <\/i>by Howard Schwartz (New York: Viking, 2000)<\/p>\n\n
\nof twelve traditional tales from Jewish folklore featuring elements of magic
\nand relating to holidays, including Rosh Hodesh, Sukkot, Tu bi-Shevat, and
\nShabbat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n