Across the Jewniverse: 180 Totally Random Jewish Facts
Did you know the world’s biggest matzah ball weighed 488 pounds? Check out this fun book for more Jewish trivia that will blow your mind!
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What the Book is About
Did you know that Superman’s birth name, Kal-El, comes from the Hebrew for “voice of God”? Or that a dreidel will spin endlessly in outer space? Or that Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition built the first chocolate factories in France? Across the Jewniverse serves up 180 surprising, funny, and fascinating facts about Jewish people, culture, history, and the State of Israel — from ancient times to today.
Jewish Content and Values
- This book is Jewish from cover to cover and includes facts from Jewish holidays to challah and matzah to menorahs.
- Jewish values represented in this book include tikkun olam (repairing the world), courage, perseverance, and ingenuity.
- The book ends with the traditional phrase when completing a book of the Torah, to encourage one to always continue learning: Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik — “Be strong, hold fast, and let us strengthen one another.”
Content Advisory
This book includes brief, factual references to antisemitism and the Holocaust (including a short description of concentration camps), the expulsion of Jews from parts of the American South during the Civil War, Jewish involvement in organized crime, and the historical persecution of Jewish communities across centuries. All are handled matter-of-factly and age-appropriately in the context of brief trivia entries.
What the Book is About
What the Book is About
Did you know that Superman’s birth name, Kal-El, comes from the Hebrew for “voice of God”? Or that a dreidel will spin endlessly in outer space? Or that Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition built the first chocolate factories in France? Across the Jewniverse serves up 180 surprising, funny, and fascinating facts about Jewish people, culture, history, and the State of Israel — from ancient times to today.
Jewish Content and Values
Jewish Content and Values
- This book is Jewish from cover to cover and includes facts from Jewish holidays to challah and matzah to menorahs.
- Jewish values represented in this book include tikkun olam (repairing the world), courage, perseverance, and ingenuity.
- The book ends with the traditional phrase when completing a book of the Torah, to encourage one to always continue learning: Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazeik — “Be strong, hold fast, and let us strengthen one another.”
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
This book includes brief, factual references to antisemitism and the Holocaust (including a short description of concentration camps), the expulsion of Jews from parts of the American South during the Civil War, Jewish involvement in organized crime, and the historical persecution of Jewish communities across centuries. All are handled matter-of-factly and age-appropriately in the context of brief trivia entries.
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