Everybodys Book, Linda Leopold Strauss
Everybodys Book, Linda Leopold Strauss
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Everybody's Book
The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah

Author: Linda Leopold Strauss

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/02/2024

Synopsis

This true story begins long ago in Spain, where a bride and groom are gifted a hand-painted haggadah. It is used at many Passover seders until the Spanish Inquisition when the family escapes. The haggadah survived for centuries in different countries. Scholars declared it a treasure. To protect it from the Nazis, a curator smuggled it out of a Sarajevo museum and hid it in a village mosque. On Passover of 1995, with bombs exploding overhead, the Bosnian president brought out the book from an underground vault to show the world that it was safe. The Sarajevo Haggadah has become a symbol of people of many faiths and cultures working together. A Junior Library Guild Selection

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aolund on January 24, 2024

A really lovely story about the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, and how a community of diverse faiths worked together to keep it safe in the face of war and prejudice. Themes: Books, Judaism, We're All the Same/We're All Different Age range: Kindergarten-Elementary......more

Goodreads review by Julie on April 06, 2024

I love books about books. This picture book helps youngsters understand that a book is more than just words on a printed page. It can represent a people, a community and help bring people together. Centuries ago, when books were handmade, they were considered treasures. Thus a beautifully illustrate......more

Goodreads review by Barb on August 07, 2024

Haggadahs use books that tell the story of Passover; they are part of the Passover seder. Everybody's Book traces the history of one particular Haggadah which was given as a wedding gift in 1350 to a Jewish couple in Spain. The book is carried out of Spain during Spanish inquisition and finds its way......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on June 18, 2024

Read as an audiobook.......more

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