Portraits of Jewish American heroes / Malka Drucker ; illustrated by Elizabeth Rosen.
| Author/creator | Drucker, Malka |
| Other author | Rosen, Elizabeth, 1961- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2008. |
| Description | 96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2007028481 |
| ISBN | 9780525477716 |
| ISBN | 0525477713 |