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Fleeing the Holocaust in Europe, Marcus moves with his family from Berlin to Shanghai, where he doubts this unfamiliar city will ever feel like home. But with help from his new friend Liang, and the answers to a rabbi's riddle, Marcus sets out to build a unique sukkah in time for the harvest festival of Sukkot.

"Always remember you are the son of two proud nations," Elan's parents tell him when he turns 13. After celebrating his Bar Mitzvah in San Francisco, Elan, with his Jewish father and Native American mother, travels to New Mexico, where he takes part in a Pueblo manhood ceremony. Based on a true story.

Angry that his father is afraid to kindle the Hanukkah lights, Emanuel stows away on a whaling ship. When a storm overtakes the boat, it is his father's change of heart and the family menorah that light the way home.

A loving father carves carousel horses that represent members of his family as he saves money to bring them from Europe to America. This book is a work of historical fiction based on the stories of Jewish woodcarvers who came from the Old Country and turned their talents to carving carousel horses on Coney Island.

A boy finds his great grandfather's accordion in the attic and with it the sweet history of klezmer music and the role the old accordion played in Jewish life through the years.

Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member of the Corps, he learns to plant trees, build dams, and take care of the land. But not everyone in the Corps thinks Pavel belongs in America. It's not until he and his immigrant friends learn to sing the country's new national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" in time for Independence Day celebrations, that they're welcomed as true Americans.

Listeners will encounter a new definition of prayer: An active agreement that you make between your soul and the Divine (whatever that means to you). It is a sacred practice that can be called upon to bring about states of grace, healing, and change. Through this expansive, heart-centered experience listeners will explore their own existing feelings about prayer and learn to build a personal practice that is authentic and sustaining.

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I Is for Internet is the ninth book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this book, you will find a collection of 13 unsettling tales from some of the most imaginative independent horror writers on the scene today. Each story takes a new look at the potential horrors of the online world, from stalkers to cyber-demons, artificial intelligence to predators. I Is for Internet will plug you straight into the mainframe and have you desperate to pull the plug.

DER HOCHSPANNENDE AUFTAKT DER "WALKER, WRIGHT & FERGUSON" KRIMIREIHE. "Die Kunst des Bösen" – Eine düstere Symphonie der Verderbnis, in der das Böse sein künstlerisches Wesen enthüllt. Isla Wright, die sich mit Gelegenheitsjobs mehr schlecht als recht über Wasser hält, kann wieder einmal ihre Miete nicht bezahlen. Da kommt ihr das Angebot ihrer Freundinnen Ems und Ab gerade recht: Isla steigt in die gemeinsame Privatdetektei ein. Von nun an ermitteln sie unter dem Namen Walker, Wright & Ferguson.