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Penny Schwartz

The Times of Israel

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The man who changed Jewish bedtime stories is still reinventing himself at 97

The man who changed Jewish bedtime stories is still reinventing himself at 97

Philanthropist Harold Grinspoon has taken up art while continuing to fund the expansion of PJ Library, which engages young Jewish families with...

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Penny Schwartz

Jane Yolen, author whose book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ became Holocaust classic, dies at 87

Yolen published her first book at 22 and brought 450 titles to press, according to her family

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The Times of Israel

Penny Schwartz

Famed Jewish conductor Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81 of cancer

Los Angeles-born Tilson Thomas, the scion of Yiddish theater royalty, conducted a wide range of symphonies around the world, including in Israel

24.04.2026 100

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Penny Schwartz

Tales of ghosts, grief and Shabbat joy win top prizes in Jewish children’s literature

‘Neshama,’ by Marcella Pixley, takes home gold medal for Jewish children’s literature for middle-grade readers; Uri Shulevitz...

27.01.2026 100

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Penny Schwartz

Illustrator of ‘Sammy Spider’ Jewish children’s books dies at 83

‘My Judaism and my books are tied together so integrally that I don’t think I could ever untie them,’ said Katherine Janus Kahn, who...

25.10.2025 100

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Penny Schwartz

New High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home

This new crop of kids titles is perfect for this time of celebration and reflection, starting anew and welcoming guests

23.09.2025 100

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Penny Schwartz