Gifts to Treasure.Gifts to Treasure Tehilla Greenberger, author; Eli Toron Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus. It was the centre of the Lordship of Toron, a seigneury within the Kingdom of Jerusalem, actually a rear-vassalage of the , illustrator Hachai Publishing 762 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216 1929628323, $10.95 www.hachai.com Part of the "fun-to-read" series of chapter books steeped in Jewish history Jewish history is the history of the Jewish people, faith, and culture. Since Jewish history encompasses nearly four thousand years and hundreds of different populations, any treatment can only be provided in broad strokes. and culture for young adults, Gifts to Treasure is a novel set in 1897 America. Three Jewish children, newly arrived on American shores, each carry a special gift from their grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl back in Russia. Gifts to Treasure is a story about overcoming adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. and adapting to a new life in a hard land, while drawing strength from one's heritage and tradition. Highly recommended. |
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