Bibliograph

Portraits of Jewish American heroes, by Malka Drucker ; illustrated by Elizabeth Rosen

Type

Label

Portraits of Jewish American heroes, by Malka Drucker ; illustrated by Elizabeth Rosen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Portraits of Jewish American heroes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

155715226

Responsibility statement

by Malka Drucker ; illustrated by Elizabeth Rosen

Summary

From its beginnings, America, founded on religious freedom, has been a land of opportunity for Jews socially as well as spiritually. Here are profiles of twenty-one individuals who have enriched America and the lives of Americans through their achievements in such areas as science, sports, film making, and civil rights. An inspiring journey through more than two centuries of American Jewish history

Table Of Contents

Haym Salomon -- Levi Strauss -- Emma Lazarus -- Louis Dembitz Brandeis -- Henrietta Szold -- Rachel (Ray) Frank -- Lillian Wald -- Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) -- Albert Einstein -- Golda Meir -- Abraham Joshua Heschel -- Henry Benjamin (Hank) Greenberg -- Leonard Bernstein -- Bella Savitsky Abzug -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Gloria Steinem -- Michael Schwerner And Andrew Goodman -- Steven Spielberg -- Judith Arlene Resnik -- Daniel Pearl

Target audience

juvenile

Classification