"Evocative, inspiring, uplifting" --Kirkus Starred Review
National Jewish Book Award Finalist, Children's Literature
The story of Regina Jonas the first woman ever ordained as a rabbi and her life in Germany under the Nazis.
This true story of the first woman ever ordained as a rabbi — in Germany in 1935 — will inspire children to pursue their dreams and to persist in the face of challenges. Written by Rabbi Sandy Sasso, the first Reconstructionist woman rabbi in the United States, the book also features an Afterword with historical context about the Nazi Germany setting and about the female ordinations in the various Jewish movements.
- ISBN10 1681155400
- ISBN13 9781681155401
- Publish Date 18 October 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Behrman House Inc.,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English