Czar Nicholas's soldiers enter all the Russian villages and seize the Jewish boys for the military, but Mendel, only twelve years old, knows he is too young to fight and makes a desperate attempt to reach the border in order to flee to safety. Reprint.

The Circlemaker

Teen & Young Adult

Schur, Maxine Rose

Literature & Fiction

Puffin Books

After the death of her father in World War I, Lena finds herself a German and a Jew in an unforgiving country. Her mother says conditions will improve but Lena suspects this belief is not only wrong it's dangerous. "Exquisitely Rendered" -The Horn Book "A moving story, exquisitely told a novel with the ring of authenticity as well as artistry." -The Contra Costa Times "The magic of this book lies in the remarkable writing style of the author whose depiction of time and place is so vivid that you walk the streets and recognize the people. A moving, beautifully written account of a little-known time". -Children's Literature

Sacred Shadows

Historical Fiction

iUniverse

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents and makes preparations for visiting relatives.

Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story

Children's Books

Demco Media

Czar Nicholas's soldiers enter all the Russian villages and  seize the Jewish boys for the military, but Mendel, only twelve years  old, knows he is too young to fight and makes a desperate attempt to  reach the border in order to flee to safety. Reprint. PW. 

Rebound by Sagebrush

Against the backdrop of Czar Nicholas I's reign, when more than fifty thousand Jewish boys were forcibly conscripted into military service, twelve-year-old Mendel Cholinsky escapes to America.

Religions

Dial Books

Depicts a young Ethiopian Jewish boy and his family, including their typical daily routine followed by preparation for and celebration of the Sabbath

Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia

Pinkney, Brian

Pinkney, J. Brian

Dial

Depicting a culture that is quickly vanishing, the story of the Ethiopian Jews is told through the eyes of a young boy as his family and friends prepare for the sabbath or "day of delight."The spare, poetic text evokes an Ethiopian Jewish village as seen through the eyes of a villager boy on one Sabbath day. Illustrated by Caldecott Award winner Brian Pinkney. A 1994 "American Booksellers Pick of the Lists" Winner of the 1994 Parent's Choice Award 1994 Sydney Taylor Award nominee Smithsonian "Best Children's Book of 1994"

Living in a high mountain village in Ethiopia, Menelik, a young Ethiopian Jew, and his family are confronted with life-threatening oppression and persecution, and his father decides to lead the family on a perilous odyssey in search of sanctuary in Israel.

When I Left My Village: Library Edition

When her German hometown becomes part of Poland after World War I, Lena, a young German Jew, struggles to come to terms with the anti-semitism and anti-German hatred that seems to be growing around her

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The Circlemaker

Sacred Shadows

Samantha's Surprise: A Christmas Story

The Circlemaker

The Circlemaker

The Circlemaker

Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia

Day of Delight: A Jewish Sabbath in Ethiopia

When I Left My Village: Library Edition

Sacred Shadows