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Paula Chaiken

Paula Chaiken has worked in a vari­ety of capac­i­ties in the Jew­ish world — teach­ing in reli­gious school, curat­ing at the Sper­tus Muse­um and fundrais­ing for the Fed­er­a­tion — for more than twen­ty years. She also runs a bou­tique pub­lic rela­tions con­sult­ing firm and enjoys read­ing all sorts of books with her three sons.
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The Cal­cu­lus of Change
Jessie Hilb
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Ruth Bad­er Gins­burg: The Case of R.B.G. Vs. Inequality
Jonah Winter; Stacy Innerst, illus.
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The Cholent Brigade
Michael Herman; Sharon Harmer, illus.
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Rosie Saves the World
Debbie Herman; Tammie Lyon, illus.
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The Sil­ly World of Chelm
Zalman Goldstein
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Pota­toes at Tur­tle Rock
Susan Schnur and Anna Schnur-Fishman; Alex Steele-Morgan, illus.
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Avi the Ambu­lance to the Rescue
Claudia Carlson; CB Decker, illus.
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The Fam­i­ly (and Frog) Haggadah
Rabbi Ron Isaacs and Karen Rostoker-Gruber; Jackie Urbanovic, illus.
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New Moon
Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael; Susan Cathcart and Marilyn Kane, illus.
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Shh… Shh… Shabbat
Linda Elovitz Marshall; Evgenia Golubeva, illus.
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Is It Hanukkah Yet?
Chris Barash; Alessandra Psacharopulo, illus.
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The Base­ball Hag­gadah: A Fes­ti­val of Free­dom and Spring­time in 15 Innings
Sharon G. Forman; Lisa J. Teitelbaum, illus.
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Whirlpool
Ayala Stimler
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Hanukkah Lights
David Martin; Melissa Sweet, illus.
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Num­ber the Stars: 25th Anniver­sary Edition
Lois Lowry

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