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Thank you! Thank you! to everyone for their great suggestions on Jewish books and websites as resources. Responses: To shed light on the Jewish tradition Chaim Potok's novels could be used (The Promise, The Chosen, My Name is Asher Lev) The Chabad website offers information on Jewish Holidays, practices, history and more from an Orthodox point of view. www.chabad.org/ An outstanding high school-age book for this might be Dana Reinhardt's *A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life*. It's about a girl who was adopted as an infant discovering her Jewish heritage; her mother was the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi and had her out of wedlock. In the novel, the mother and daughter reconnect and she learns about both Shabbat and Passover. Wonderful book! My favorite website for basic information about Judaism is http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm. http://www.aish.com/jl/ also has a good range of basic info, as well as the other material on the website. Both of these sites provide an Orthodox viewpoint, which I think is advantageous in that they explain both form and function of customs. Hi Michelle, My book A is for Abraham (2009 Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medal) is a picture book for young kids, but with sidebars that go into depth on the history and practices of many basic practices of Judaism. You can read more about the book here: http://www.rmichelson.com/Artist_Pages/Gallery/RM/B_A-is-for-Abraham.html. Judaism 101 is a valuable web resource http://www.jewfaq.org/toc.htm as is My Jewish Learning http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ and Jewish Virtual Library www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. I will try to send a list later. For now, try the website for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum- they are the Mecca of all Holocaust info, including resources, online survivor video testimony, etc. http://www.ushmm.org/ Not sure what you really need here, but if you have some of those paper Haggadahs that the grocery stores give away, perhaps those would serve the purpose. They tell the story, have illustrations and are cheap (free) and easy to replace. Here is a great site that I use to help explain things. It has great references too. http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm Try the Jewish Book Council site. They have extensive reviews and you can look for children and young adult books that are current. http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/ Anne Clarke: My Jewish Faith Alison Cooper: The Facts about Judaism Anita Ganeri: The Hannukah Story Adele Geras: Rebecca's Passover Mike Hirst: Passover Clive Lawton: Matza and Bitter Herbs Jillian Powell: Hanukkah David Rose and Gill Rose: Passover Cath Senker: My Jewish Year Monica Stoppleman: Jewish Kate Taylor and Matthew: My Jewish Community Be sure to check the books recognized by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee for some excellent suggestions: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/publications/notables.htm When I married a Jew, he referred me to Jewfaq.org to answer many of my questions: http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm A beautiful book that I think you will find very helpful , if you can find it, is Jewish Days by Francine Klagsbrun (with illustrations by Mark Podwal) FSG, 1996. I'd also recommend "the Passover Journey" by Barbara Diamond Goldin and Neil Waldman. Jewish Stars, books recommended by the Association of Jewish Libraries, lists the following for middle school: Cooper, Ilene; and Elivia Savadier. Jewish Holidays All Year Round. Kimmel, Eric. Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion. Their complete bibliography of recommended books with Jewish themes is available online. http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/publications/jewish_stars.pdf http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ should be useful for your teachers and students. "MyJewishLearning.com is a trans-denominational website of Jewish information and education geared toward learners of all ages and educational backgrounds." http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Passover.shtml?HYJH You will probably receive suggestions for Websites so I instead tried to look for supporting lesson plans that connect to celebration of the Jewish holidays. Thinkfinity.org links to an Edsitement lesson (geared to middle and high school) at http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=119 Although the focus is on Hanukkah (vs. Kwanza and Christmas), the format of the lesson is could be extended and applied to other holidays. For example, the Edsitement Hanukkah lesson lists the History Channel as a resource for Hanukkah <http://www.history.com/content/hanukkah> . But the History Channel also provides useful material for Passover <http://www.history.com/content/passover> ! Using MORE (Michigan Online Resources for Educators) which is the new component of Michigan eLibrary, a search on Jewish Holidays brings up an in-depth article about Jewish Americans from the Gale Encyclopedia of <http://more.mel.org/redir.php?resourceId=11353> Multicultural America . The Institute for Curriculum Services of the National Resource Center for Accurate Jewish Content in Schools appears to have some useful material, including a lesson <http://www.icsresources.org/content/curricula/TeachingJewishHolidays.pdf> plan for teaching about the holidays. As a fellow Jewish educator teaching in a diverse, non-Jewish environment, I understand that what you are doing presents some challenges. But you deserve credit for trying to bring an understanding of Jewish culture to your students and staff! Jewish family celebrations: the Sabbath, festivals, and ceremonies by Cardozo, Arlene The family treasury of Jewish holidays by Drucker, Malka In the Jewish tradition: a year of foods and festivities by Fellner, Judith B. On Purim by Fishman, Cathy Wonders and miracles: a Passover companion by written and compiled by Eric A. Kimmel. The complete family guide to Jewish holidays by Renberg, Dalia Hardof Milk and honey: a year of Jewish holidays by Yolen, Jane A sampler of Jewish-American folklore by Nathan, Joan Fast & festive meals for the Jewish holidays: complete menus, rituals, and party-planning ideas for every holiday of the year by Sorosky, Marlene. Beni's family cookbook for the Jewish holidays by Zalben, Jane Breskin www.myjewishlearning.org has good explanations of holidays--and much more--including history, current practice, and theological themes. Celebrate! Stories of the Jewish Holidays, by Gilda Berger, published 2002. The Everything Judaism book: a complete primer to the Jewish faith - from holidays and rituals to traditions and culture, by Richard Bank, published 2002. Jewish Holidays all year round: a family treasury, by Ilene Cooper, published 2002. Thank you again! 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