Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with HPL

Jewish American Heritage Movies from Kanopy
–David (Mistaken for a Jewish student, Daud finds unlikely friendship and faces a dilemma of identity and belonging.)

–Shoelaces (After years of estrangement, a son with special needs fights to donate a kidney to his ailing father.)

–Holy Lands (A Jewish American doctor shocks his family and community by moving to Israel to become a pig farmer.)

–Liberty Heights (In 1950s MD, a Jewish family faces generational conflict amid shifting views on race, religion, and class.)

–Minyan (In 1980s NYC, a Russian Jewish teen discovers love, identity, and loss through new friendships during the AIDS crisis.)

–Esther (Esther risks everything to stop a genocide and save her people in ancient Persia.)

Jewish American Heritage Movies from Hoopla
–Latter Day Jew (A gay ex-Mormon comedian prepares for his bar mitzvah after converting to Judaism.)

–Praying with Lior (A boy with Down syndrome prepares for his bar mitzvah, revealing a journey of faith, family, and community.)

Genealogical Research
–Ancestry (in library access only)
–Heritage Hub
–Heritage Quest

Language Learning
–Pronunciator -Hebrew, Yiddish
–Mango Languages– Hebrew, Yiddish

Check out our downloadable/printable Brochure featuring these digital resources plus suggested books for kids and teens and upcoming Jewish American Heritage Month Events at the Library:

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