Library

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Allison Marks
Temple Librarian

New Books in the Library

Harvest of Light
by Allison Ofanansky
An Israeli family raises olives and uses some of the oil to light their Hanukkah menorah.

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
by Kathy Stinson
An inspirational biography of one of the first successful women landscape architects who designed innovative children’s playgrounds and rooftop gardens which emphasized environmentally sound designs.

New adult books in the Temple Library:

Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?: The Four Questions ARound the World
by Ilana Kurshan
Translates the Passover seder’s Four Questions into  23 languages and provides capsule histories of the Jews in the countries where the languages are spoken.

The Book of New Israeli Food: A Culinary Journey
by Janna Gur
Includes easy-to-follow recipes and some creative interpretations by celebrated Israeli chefs.

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean
by Edward Kritzler
Tells the story of Sephardic Jewish pirates plundering Spanish and Portuguese ships.

Temple Library Chair
Lois Reaven

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