From Haven To Home

Author : Michael Grunberger
Publisher : George Braziller Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Haven To Home written by Michael Grunberger and published by George Braziller Publishers. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year marks the 350th anniversary of the first Jewish settlement in America. From Haven to Home celebrates this important occasion by bringing together an eminent group of Judaic scholars who take stock of American Jewish life, from the arrival of the first small group in Manhattan in 1654 to the present. The contributors examine a wide range of topics, including the early history of the American Jewish community and the various significant phases of Jewish immigration, which saw the initial group of twenty-three burgeon into a thriving community of several million by the early twentieth century. Also addressed is the role of Jews in the Civil War and in World War II, anti-Semitism in America, the daily life and struggles of American Jewish women, and American Jews and politics. The essays are amply illustrated with items from the collection of the Library of Congress's Hebraic Section, among them the first Hebrew bible printed in America and the first Yiddish American cookbook, as well as selections of photographs, prints, diaries, maps, and sheet music. Central to the Jewish experience in America is that country's commitment to ideals of freedom, opportunity, religious liberty, equality, and pluralism. The continuity of the faith, in fact, depends on it. From Haven to Homethe story of Jews in Americais therefore also the story of America and American ideals. 100 color illustrations.

Author : Jann Mitchell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451663048
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home Sweeter Home written by Jann Mitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We search the world for spirituality and peace--only to discover that happiness and satisfaction are not found "out there" in the world but right here, in our houses and in our hearts. "There's no place like home" holds true whether we live in a castle or a condo, a mansion or a studio apartment. Home Sweeter Home offers creative insights and suggestions for making our home life more nurturing, spiritual, and rewarding for ourselves, our families, and our friends.

Author : Ruth Gruber
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 145320606X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haven written by Ruth Gruber and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber’s powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration to receive asylum in the United States. All they had to do was get there. Ruth Gruber, with the support of Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, volunteered to escort them on their secret route across the Atlantic from a port in Italy to a “safe haven” camp in Oswego, New York. The dangerous endeavor carried the threat of Nazi capture with each passing day. While on the ship, Gruber recorded the refugees’ emotional stories and recounts them here in vivid detail, along with the aftermath of their arrival in the US, which involved a fight for their right to stay after the war ended. The result is a poignant and engrossing true story of suffering under Nazi persecution and incredible courage in the face of overwhelming circumstances.

Author : Ruth Behar
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525516492
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from Cuba written by Ruth Behar and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pura Belpré Award Winner Ruth Behar's inspiring story of a Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, where she works to rescue the rest of her family The situation is getting dire for Jews in Poland on the eve of World War II. Esther's father has fled to Cuba, and she is the first one to join him. It's heartbreaking to be separated from her beloved sister, so Esther promises to write down everything that happens until they're reunited. And she does, recording both the good--the kindness of the Cuban people and her discovery of a valuable hidden talent--and the bad: the fact that Nazism has found a foothold even in Cuba. Esther's evocative letters are full of her appreciation for life and reveal a resourceful, determined girl with a rare ability to bring people together, all the while striving to get the rest of their family out of Poland before it's too late. Based on Ruth Behar's family history, this compelling story celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the most challenging times.

Author : Gail Carson Levine
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1423143345
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand written by Gail Carson Levine and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this best-selling sequel to Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine and illustrator David Christiana spin a riveting fairy tale about the dangers of dreams come true.

Author : Sarah Symonds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781728699806
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing a Life: from House to Haven written by Sarah Symonds and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you could transform your house into a haven in 10 simple steps? What if you became intentional about enjoying the design journey as much as the end result? How can a change in mindset relieve stress in the home design process? In Designing a Life: From House to Haven, popular blogger and stylist Sarah Symonds guides you through the intentional process of home design. This book will empower you to become a haven maker! A well-decorated house is not the ultimate goal. The real goal? Creating a haven to refresh, rejuvenate and restore your family to achieve the ultimate goal of designing a life. Utilizing a free 10 step workbook, Sarah walks you through how to: Adjust your mindset towards designDefine your design styleEstablish a Design VisionBreak down the design process into 10 simple stepsSolve real-life design problemsBecome a haven-makerFill a house with decor and it remains just a house. Design a life-giving space and it becomes a haven. Join the community of haven makers today.What Readers Are Saying:"Liberating""Groundbreaking concept""Real life problems, solved""Helpful for everyone at every level"

Author : Cyndy Salzmann
Publisher : Horizon Books Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780889652064
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Your Home a Haven written by Cyndy Salzmann and published by Horizon Books Publishers. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This humorous, practical and God-centered book addresses that over-whelmed feeling that often strikes women trying to balance many responsibilities. It proves that homes can be places of peace, joy and order.

Author : Kristi Ann Hunter
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493420933
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pursuit of Home (Haven Manor Book #3) written by Kristi Ann Hunter and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 1800s England, Jess Beauchene has spent most of her life in hiding and always on the move in an effort to leave her past far behind her. But when she learns the family she thought had died just might be alive and in danger, she knows her secrets can only stay buried for so long. Derek Thornbury loves the past, which has led him to become an expert in history and artifacts. He knows Jess has never liked him, but when she requests his help deciphering the clues laid out in an old family diary, he can't resist the urge to solve the puzzle. As Jess and Derek race to find the hidden artifact before her family's enemies, they learn as much about each other as they do about the past. But can their search to uncover the truth and set history right lead to a future together?

Author : Francine Rivers
Publisher : Tyndale House Pub
ISBN 13 : 1414368186
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridge to Haven written by Francine Rivers and published by Tyndale House Pub. This book was released on 2014 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having been abandoned as a newborn and found and raised by Pastor Ezekiel Freeman in the small California town of Haven, Abra Matthews feels like she doesn't belong and at the age of seventeen runs off to Hollywood, becoming starlet Lena Scott.

Author : Cynthia Rylant
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545337534
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dog Heaven written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comforting and playful exploration of a beloved dog's journey after a happy life on Earth. In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, Dog Heaven not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is enhanced by Rylant's bright, bold paintings that perfectly capture an afterlife sure to bring solace to anyone who is grieving.