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From all corners of the globe, to
under the sea and above the skies,
a new crop of children's books for
Chanukah takes readers on a world-
wide spin with delightful and infor-
mative books for kids of all ages.
Hanukkah Around the World
Tami Lehman-Wilzig, illustrated by
Vicki Wehrman
Kar-Ben; $16.95 hardcover; $7.95
paper; ages 8-11
Move over latkes, make room for
precipizi. And sufganiyot, debla cook-
ies and burmelos.
These are among
the traditional
sweets eaten in
Jewish homes
from Italy to
Israel, Tunisia and
Turkey during the
eight-day Festival
of Lights. Recipes
for the treats
are featured in
Hanukkah Around the World by Israeli-
American children's writer Tami
Lehman-Wilzig. The illustrated trav-
elogue takes young readers to eight
faraway places around the globe.
First stop, the Israeli city of
Modi'in, the ancient biblical home of
the Maccabees, where the Chanukah
story began 2,000 years ago. Today the
city comes alive to celebrate its beloved
holiday with a relay race to Jerusalem
and eight days of kid-friendly festivi-
ties, Lehman-Wilzig writes in an e-
mail from her home in Israel.
Each of the eight cities featured
includes a short fictional story that
highlights local customs, historical
notes, current events and easy-to-
follow recipes. Back pages include
Chanukah potpourri from other
locales and a glossary.
The custom that most impressed
Lehman-Wilzig was in Turin, where
a custom connects the summertime
observance of Tisha B'Av, commemo-
rating the ancient destruction of the
Temple, with Chanukah, recalling the
rededication of the Temple.
"It's a wonderful way to close the
circle and is a custom to be cher-
ished," she writes.
The Rabbi and the
Twenty-Nine Witches
Marilyn Hirsh
Marshall Cavendish, $17.99; ages 4-9
This is a re-publication of a Jewish
children's classic, by the late Marilyn
Hirsh, an internationally acclaimed,
award-winning artist and writer.
Hirsh brings a light-hearted touch to
this old legend from the Talmud
about a cave full of witches, fright-
ened villagers, the full moon and a
wise rabbi. Her whimsical black-
and-white line illustrations, with
blue throughout, will delight read-
ers; even the wicked witches are
more slapstick than frightening.
Hirsh, who died of cancer in
1988, was a consummate profes-
sional and a uniquely talented
artist, recalls the noted children's
writer David Adler, who worked with
Hirsh while he was an editor at the
Jewish Publication Society. Adler
recalls that in the early 1980s, though
she was ill and hospitalized, Hirsh
illustrated the JPS's 50th anniversary
edition of The Adventures of K'ton Ton,
the classic Jewish children's series by
Sadie Rose Weilerstein.
Menorah Under the Sea
Esther Susan Heller
Kar-Ben, $17.95; ages 4-8
Menorah Under the Sea is a photo
essay-style book that follows the
explorations of David Ginsburg, a
marine ecologist from Los Angeles
who takes readers on an adventure to
McMurdo station in Antarctica. The