More in ‘Hanukkah gifts’

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Can’t Buy Jappiness

An illustrated memoir of Hanukkah, materialism, and materials
By Vanessa Davis | 7:00 AM Dec 11, 2009

The textile thing brought me to an opportunity fo study in Guatemala, which I was skeptical about, even after my art school experience. >>

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Great Kids’ Books, Part II

The best Jewish chapter books of 2009
By Marjorie Ingall | 7:00 AM Dec 7, 2009

Last week, we looked at the best Jewish picture books of 2009. Now let us applaud the year’s best chapter books.

Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba by Margarita Engle (Macmillan). It’s 1939. Daniel, age 13, is a German-Jewish refugee. His grandfather was killed on Kristallnacht; his parents, poor musicians, wiped out their savings to shove ...

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On the Bookshelf

’Tis the Season
By Josh Lambert | 7:00 AM Nov 30, 2009

With Thanksgiving behind us, the Christmas juggernaut looms with all of its holiday-themed cinematic treacle, unavoidable musical kitsch, and inedible rum-soaked cakes. Joel Waldfogel, professor of economics at the Wharton School of Business, concentrates on one aspect of the seasonal narishkeyt in Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays (Princeton, November). He argues ...

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Toy Vey

What not to buy this holiday season
By Marjorie Ingall | 7:00 AM Nov 23, 2009

It can be so hard to find the perfect Hanukkah gift. Here are some non-starters to non-inspire you. Peruse them all, then buy your child a book.

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The Light, the Sword, and the Nintendo DS

From the archives: One young family attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of Greedikah
By Karen E. Bender & Robert Anthony Siegel | 4:09 PM Dec 8, 2007

The Maccabees didn’t stand a chance against the catalogs that began to appear in in mid-November. Our children, Jonah and Maia, began to look through them as a hobby. They each settled on one expensive present that would link their longing with that of a gazillion other children, Jewish and Christian, a terrifying and determined ...