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    Dro­ra Arussy

    Dro­ra Arussy, Ed.D., is an edu­ca­tion­al con­sul­tant who spe­cial­izes in inte­grat­ing Jew­ish and sec­u­lar stud­ies, the arts into edu­ca­tion, and cre­ative teach­ing for excel­lence in Jew­ish edu­ca­tion. She is the moth­er to four school-age chil­dren and has taught from pre-school through adult. Dro­ra is an adjunct pro­fes­sor of Hebrew lan­guage at Drew University.
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    Dina Rosenfeld; Len Ebert, illus.
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    Sara Raziel & Ilana Pollack
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    Albert Ein­stein: Great Scientist
    Anne Marie Sullivan
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    Menucha Fuchs; Racheli David, illus.; Yael Mermelstein, trans.
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    Kids Speak 7
    Chaim Walder; Devorah Benedict, illus.; Aviva Rappaport, trans.
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    Dirty Tzitz­it Shiny Neshama
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    Splen­dor
    Elana K. Arnold
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    The JGuy’s Guide: The GPS for Jew­ish Teen Guys
    Joseph B. Meszler, Shulamit Reinharz, Liz Suneby & Diane Heiman
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    Jor­dan and the Dread­ful Golem
    Karen Goldman; Rachel Moseley, illus.
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    In the Foot­steps of B’nei Yis­rael in Mitzrayim
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    Sec­onds Away: A Mick­ey Boli­tar Novel
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    Sons of the 613
    Michael Rubens
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    Thank You for Everything
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