Heidi Smith Hyde, illus. by Jamel Akib. Kar-Ben, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7613-6627-0
In this beautifully illustrated and evocative tale set in the 18th century, Emanuel is a Jewish boy living in the whaling town of New Bedford, Mass. Emanuel’s father, a merchant near the sea who lived as a secret Jew in Portugal until he immigrated...
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Heidi Smith Hyde, illus. by Mikela Prevost. Kar-Ben, $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7613-9051-0
Having one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent today is barely noteworthy. But in 1898, young Elan is the very definition of exceptional: his father, a merchant, is Jewish, and his mother ("Naya") is the granddaughter of an Acoma Pueblo Indian chief....
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Heidi Smith Hyde, illus. by Elisa Vavouri. Kar-Ben, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5124-4446-9
In a setting featuring the Civilian Conservation Corps, Hyde (Shanghai Sukkah) tells a foundational American story of a struggling immigrant who encounters prejudice but finds his way. Pavel is beset with worry after leaving the bread lines of...
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Heidi Smith Hyde, Author, Johanna Van Der Sterre, Illustrator , illus. by Johanna van der Sterre. Kar-Ben $16.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-58013-214-5
With a steady rhythm and a tone that fittingly hits joyous and sad notes, Hyde traces how klezmer music arrived in America, via the hearts and souls of Jewish immigrants largely from Eastern Europe. Mendel enjoyed a simple life in the tiny village...
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Heidi Smith Hyde, Author, Johanna Van Der Sterre, Illustrator , illus. by Johanna van der Sterre. Kar-Ben $17.95 (28p) ISBN 978-0-7613-3959-5
The team responsible for Mendel's Accordion
(2007) again shines a light on a small but significant corner of the late 19th-century Jewish immigrant experience. Feivel, like many immigrants, has come to America alone, with dreams of making...
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