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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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In the Face of Evil: Based on the Life of Dina Fry­d­man Balbien
Tema N. Merback
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Jodie’s Passover Adventure
Anna Levine; Ksenia Topaz, illus.
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The Doll Maker’s Gift
Sashi Friedman; Jessica Schiffman, illus.
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The Bat-Chen Diaries: Select­ed Writ­ings by Bat-Chen Shahak
Bat-Chen Shahak; Diana Rubanenko, trans.; Judyth Groner, ed.
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Canaan Tours of Jew­ish His­to­ry: In the Beginning…
Ian D. Bier, James Duprie; Ian D. Bier, illus.
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Meet Our New Stu­dent From…Israel
Laya Saul; Sue Wilkins, ed.
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Torah Tigers
Dr. Miriam Adahan; Menahem, Halberstadt, illus.; Dr. Shmuess, trans.
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The Cats in the Doll Shop
Yona Zeldis McDonough; Heather Maione, illus.
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Nachshon, Who Was Afraid to Swim: A Passover Story
Deborah Bodin Cohen; Jago, illus.
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David (Mon­ey at its Best: Mil­lion­aires of the Bible)
Ross Taylor
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The Jew­ish Americans
Marissa Lingen
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Whis­pers from the Camps
Kathy Kacer and Sharon E. McKay
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City of Spies
Susan Kim; Laurence Klavan and Pascal Dizin, illus.
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The Rooftop Adven­ture of Min­nie and Tessa
Holly Littlefied; Ted Hammond and Richard Pimentel Carbajal, illus.
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Archi­tects of the Holocaust
Darlene R. Stille

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