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Alte Zachen/Old Things

Ziggy Hanaor

Illustrator: Benjamin Phillips

Ages: 12+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Cicada Books

ISBN: 978-1-8006-6022-9

Keywords: Jewish Culture, Nazi Persecution, Intergenerational, Immigration

Shopping in New York with Bubbe Rosa for Shabbat dinner, Benji, 11, learns about his grandmother's past in Nazi Germany, lost love, and immigration. Soft, stylized watercolor illustrations.