Deborah Bodin Cohen
Autore di Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride
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Opere di Deborah Bodin Cohen
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
- Luogo di residenza
- Columbia, Maryland, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Michigan (BA)
Hebrew Union College (MA) - Attività lavorative
- rabbi
- Breve biografia
- [from author's Linked In page]
I am a rabbi, educator, author and editor. I serve Beth Chai - the Jewish Humanist Congregation of Greater Washington as rabbi. And, I am an editor at Behrman House Publishing. For over 25 years, I've served the Jewish community as a rabbi and education director. Along the way, I was lucky enough to have 10 children and teen books published and to own a small bookstore. My books have won national awards and been translated into Spanish and Russian.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 11
- Utenti
- 743
- Popolarità
- #34,185
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 10
- ISBN
- 44
- Preferito da
- 1
Like its predecessors, Engineer Ari and the Hanukkah Mishap pairs an engaging holiday story from American author and rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen with fun, colorful artwork from Israeli illustrator Shahar Kober. All of the books are set in Israel in the late 19th century, and reflect the opening of the first railway line in the country, running from Jaffa to Jerusalem, something discussed in more detail in the author's afterword. Some of the history and customs of Hanukkah - the revolt of the Maccabees, the playing with dreidels - are worked into the story here, as is the idea of friendship between Jews and Bedouins. I understand that Bedouins currently make up around 3.5% of the population of Israel proper, although I'm not sure what relations between the two communities were like in the 1890s. Whether historically accurate or not, I certainly like the idea of friendship across ethnic and religious lines. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for Hanukkah stories, and to fans of Engineer Ari and his adventures.… (altro)