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Snow in Jerusalem

2001
Although they live in different quarters of Jerusalem, a Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are surprised to discover they have been caring for the same stray cat.

The First Crusade

a new history
2004
Presents a detailed account of the First Crusade beginning in 1095 under Pope Urban II and chronicles the trail of brutality and slaughter of thousands of Muslims and Jews in the name of Christianity culminating in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 A.D.

Poisoned honey

a story of Mary Magdalene
2010
Mariamne, a young girl from Magdala who knows little of the world, grows up to learn how to escape to the spirit world and control her fate before becoming the close follower of Jesus Christ known as Mary Magdalene.

Damascus Gate

1998
American journalist Christopher Lucas, on assignment in Jerusalem to investigate religious fanatics, is drawn into a dangerous struggle when he stumbles upon a plot to bomb the sacred Temple Mount.

The song of the whales

2010
At age eight, Mikha'el knows he is different from other boys, but over the course of three years as he helps his parents care for his elderly grandfather in Jerusalem, Grandpa teaches Mikha'el to use the gift they share of making other people's dreams sweeter.

Daily life in ancient and modern Jerusalem

2001
Explores everyday life in Jerusalem, from the time of the city's founding through Biblical times and the Middle Ages up to the present.

Next year in Jerusalem

3,000 years of Jewish stories
1996
Jewish stories set in Jerusalem, adapted from the Talmud and Midrash, Hasidic sources, and oral tradition, with origins in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Spain, Italy, and Greece.

Golden windows

and other stories of Jerusalem
1993
Five short stories which describe what it was like to grow up in Jerusalem in the first half of the twentieth century.

Habibi

1997
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

Jerusalem

2006
Presents an introduction to the city of Jerusalem, in simple text with illustrations, providing an overview of its history, geography, people, and including information on what it is like to live, work, and play there.

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