Rachel J. Fremmer is a lawyer turned children’s librarian who loves crossword puzzles and baking.
This year’s top picks focus on some familiar themes—holidays, antisemitism, the Holocaust—but also delve into Sephardic and Mizrahi culture, diverse families, and illuminating stories about everyone from Santa Claus to Bella Abzug
This year’s top picks take kids from China and Iraq to Israel and the Lower East Side, introducing them to real-life musicians, scientists, and labor activists, as well as telling them Bible stories they’ve never heard before
This year’s picks include two stories about Sukkot, two about a remarkable scientist, and many more tales to take young readers from the shtetl all the way to Atlantic City
This year’s great titles cover everything from Shabbat to Passover (and even Christmas), and take kids on journeys from Iraq and Russia to Colorado and Louisiana, while they learn about everyone from Golda Meir and Queen Esther to a grumpy bird named Kvetch
