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Private Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder
By Fireside, Bryna J. & Costello, Shawn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82257-240-4
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Pub., c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2008
Gr 2-5 This Civil War story about Private J.A. Joel and 20 other Jewish soldiers in the 23rd Ohio Regiment is based on an article written by Joel and published in the "Jewish Messenger" in 1866. The third-person narration is presented in eight short, easy-to-read chapters. Bored and homesick while guarding a railroad line in West Virginia, the soldiers secure their commander's permission to commemorate Passover. They pay a sutler (traveling merchan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Jewish and African American soldiers fighting on the Union side in the Civil War prepare a Passover seder with some help from far...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
