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• 300 ways to ask the four questions : from Zulu to Abkhaz : an extraordinary survey of the world's languages through the prism of the Haggadah

  Spiegel, Murray.

• Gideon's spies : the secret history of the Mossad

  Thomas, Gordon, 1933-2017.

• The Jewish holiday kitchen

  Nathan, Joan.

• Eight candles to light : a Chanukah story

  Zucker, Jonny.

• Emanuel and the Hanukkah rescue

  Hyde, Heidi Smith.

  Nine-year-old Emanuel stows away aboard a whaling ship until the Hanukkah candles in a window light the way to bring him home.

• Hanukkah cat

  Burstein, Chaya M.

  On the first night of Hanukkah, a stray orange kitten appears and despite its mischievous antics endears itself to the family.

• Jean Laffite : the pirate who saved America

  Rubin, Susan Goldman, author.

  A high-action portrait of the infamous historical pirate who pursued high-seas ambitions as a youth before settling down in New Orleans. Describes how he became a respected businessman, made pivotal contributions to the War of 1812 and exposed a British invasion plot.

• Tikvah means hope

  Polacco, Patricia.

  After a devastating fire in the hills of Oakland, California, during Sukkoth, a Jewish family and their neighbors find symbols of hope amidst the ashes.

• Hanukkah Fairy Tale Feasts : A Literary Cookbook

  Yolen, Jane.

• The wisdom bird : a tale of Solomon and Sheba

  Oberman, Sheldon.

  King Solomon learns a lesson from a little bird in this story based on Jewish and African tales.

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