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    Cover of Oy, Santa!: Or, There's a Latke to Learn about Hanukkah
    Chil­dren’s
    Oy, San­ta!: Or, There’s a Latke to Learn about Hanukkah
    Joyce Schriebman; Gila von Meissner, illus.
    Cover of Uri and the King of Darkness: A Hanukkah Story
    Chil­dren’s
    Uri and the King of Dark­ness: A Hanukkah Story
    Nati Bait; Carmel Ben Ami, illus.; Ilana Kurshan, trans.
    Cover of The Day I Became a Potato Pancake
    Chil­dren’s
    The Day I Became a Pota­to Pancake
    Arie Kaplan; Beilin Xu, illus.
    Cover of Beam of Light: The Story of the First White House Menorah
    Chil­dren’s
    Beam of Light: The Sto­ry of the First White House Menorah
    Elisa Boxer; Sofia Moore, illus.
    Cover of The Light from My Menorah: Celebrating Holidays around the World
    Chil­dren’s
    The Light from My Meno­rah: Cel­e­brat­ing Hol­i­days around the World
    Robin Heald; Andrea Blinick, illus.
    Essay

    The Fes­ti­val of Lights, Revised: Hanukkah’s Prag­mat­ic History

    Marc Katz
    December 23, 2024
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    Rafael Chaiken
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    A Sweet Year: Jew­ish Cel­e­bra­tions and Fes­tive Recipes for Kids and Their Families
    Joan Nathan
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    Fic­tion
    Eight Very Bad Nights: A Col­lec­tion of Hanukkah Noir
    Tod Gold­berg
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    Eight Books for Every­one on Your Hanukkah List!

    Sarah Mly­nows­ki
    December 11, 2024
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    Jill San­topo­lo
    November 27, 2024
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    Love You a Latke
    Aman­da Elliot
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    Lucky Pen­ny
    Aimee Lucido; Jon Davis, illus.
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    Eight Nights to Win Her Heart
    Miri White
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    Excerpt — Sabor Judío: The Jew­ish Mex­i­can Cookbook

    Ilan Sta­vans, Mar­garet E. Boyle
    October 14, 2024
    Poetry—Witnessing: Post Oct. 7

    In Bor­rowed Clothes

    Mer­ri Ukraincik
    October 14, 2024
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