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.)
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:
On September 21 2024 from 11 AM-3 PM, the library will have our annual Hoboken Library Festival in Church Square Park across from the Hoboken Public Library’s Main Branch. We will have music and a tent full of local authors who you can meet and purchase their works to have them signed. We will also be featuring author talks from Lauren E. Rico, Nathalie Alonso, and Rudy Gutierez. We hope you can join us for a fabulous and fun event celebrating the joy of reading!
Familia by Lauren E. Rico A great choice for the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15) is Lauren E. Rico’s Familia. Isabella Ruiz has been desperate to reunite with her sister who disappeared as a baby from San Juan over twenty years ago. But when a genealogy test finds a match in Gabby DiMarco, Gabby seems in denial that they could be related, though she is willing to come to Puerto Rico to try and solve the mystery between them. New York Times Bestselling Author, Abby Jimenez, describes it as “a masterfully woven tale of mystery, reconciliation, and familial love.” Residing in the NY metro area, Lauren Rico is an award-winning author and a top classical music broadcaster. She is scheduled to be at the Church Square Park Gazebo at noon.
Call Me Roberto! written by Nathalie Alonso illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez Nathalie Alonso is a NY based, Cuban American writer and journalist whose writing has appeared in National Geographic, Outside, and Refinery29, among other publications. Rudy Gutierrez is an award winning artist and children’s book illustrator. Their inspirational picture book, Call Me Roberto!, tells the story of Roberto Clemente, the Puerto Rican, Major League Baseball player who despite racism and discrimination became one of the greatest baseball players. The book includes a mix of English and Spanish and explains Clemente’s importance to Black, Latino, and American history. School Library Journal describes Call Me Roberto as “an appealing and beautifully illustrated biography.” They are scheduled at the Gazebo at 2 PM.
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