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1) Something from nothing: adapted from a Jewish folktale

Author

Gilman, Phoebe

Pub. Date

1992

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph's baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left -- but then Joseph has an idea.

2) Rabbinic stories for Christian ministers and teachers

Author

Silverman, William B

Pub. Date

1958

Physical Desc

221 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

3) It could always be worse: a Yiddish folk tale

Author

Zemach, Margot

Lexile measure

AD 590L

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.

4) It's too noisy!

Author

Cole, Joanna

Pub. Date

1989

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm

Language

English

5) A Treasury of Jewish folklore: stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom and folk songs of the Jewish people

Pub. Date

1948

Physical Desc

xxiv, 741 pages : music ; 22 cm

Language

English

6) Simon Boom gives a wedding

Author

Suhl, Yuri

Pub. Date

1972

Physical Desc

47 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm

Language

English

7) Legends of Jerusalem

Author

Vilnay, Zev

Series

Sacred Land volume 1

Pub. Date

1973

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

ix, 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Language

English

8) Could anything be worse?: a Yiddish tale

Author

Hirsh, Marilyn

Pub. Date

1974

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Language

English

9) Strudel, strudel, strudel

Author

Sanfield, Steve

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm

Language

English

10) The feather merchants, and other tales of the fools of Chelm

Author

Sanfield, Steve

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

102 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

11) Onions and garlic: an old tale

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Pub. Date

1996

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

12) The secret of the Sabbath fish

Author

Aronin, Ben

Pub. Date

1978

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

52 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

13) The magic pomegranate: a Jewish folktale

Author

Schram, Peninnah

Series

On My Own Folklore

Pub. Date

2008

Lexile measure

690L

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Three handsome and clever brothers compete to find the world's most unusual gift. Includes a note on doing good deeds, or mitzvot, and discusses the symbolism of the pomegranate in Judaism.

14) Joseph had a little overcoat

Author

Taback, Simms

Lexile measure

330L

Language

English

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Retelling & Recounting
Story Elements & Structure

Description

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A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments until nothing remains.

15) The day the Rabbi disappeared: Jewish holiday tales of magic

Author

Schwartz, Howard

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

80 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

16) You never know: a legend of the Lamed-Vavniks

Author

Prose, Francine

Pub. Date

1998

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 volume 24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

17) Elijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales

Author

Schwartz, Howard

Pub. Date

1983

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xiv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Language

English

18) The joys of Hebrew

Author

Glinert, Lewis

Pub. Date

1992

Lexile measure

1050L

Physical Desc

xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

19) When the beginning began: stories about God, the creatures, and us

Author

Lester, Julius

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xi, 100 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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A collection of traditional and original Jewish tales interpreting the Biblical story of the creation of the world.

20) Raisel's riddle

Author

Silverman, Erica

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

AD 580L

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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A Jewish version of the Cinderella story, in which a poor but educated young women captivates her "Prince Charming" a rabbi's son, at a Purim ball.

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1) Something from nothing: adapted from a Jewish folktale

2) Rabbinic stories for Christian ministers and teachers

3) It could always be worse: a Yiddish folk tale

4) It's too noisy!

5) A Treasury of Jewish folklore: stories, traditions, legends, humor, wisdom and folk songs of the Jewish people

6) Simon Boom gives a wedding

7) Legends of Jerusalem

8) Could anything be worse?: a Yiddish tale

9) Strudel, strudel, strudel

10) The feather merchants, and other tales of the fools of Chelm

11) Onions and garlic: an old tale

12) The secret of the Sabbath fish

13) The magic pomegranate: a Jewish folktale

14) Joseph had a little overcoat

15) The day the Rabbi disappeared: Jewish holiday tales of magic

16) You never know: a legend of the Lamed-Vavniks

17) Elijah's violin & other Jewish fairy tales

18) The joys of Hebrew

19) When the beginning began: stories about God, the creatures, and us

20) Raisel's riddle

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