More Articles by liz harris
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Mission to Haiti turns deadly serious for Bay Area family
January 21, 2010
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Three kid-friendly books to light up festival nights
December 5, 2008
Struggling to find a children's gift that's appropriate for Chanukah? Here's not one, but three that will do the trick — all brand-new...
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Rosh Hashanah train takes kids for a fun ride
September 26, 2008
It's not every day you find a good Rosh Hashanah book for kids — one that's fun to read, pleases the eye and conveys a simple moral.
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School daze: So many years, so few memories
March 28, 2008
I could be the poster child for failed religious school experience. Oh, I put in enough years — from the time I entered elementary school until...
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Coming to terms with ‘Merry Christmas’
December 21, 2007
their chirpy exclamations of "Merry Christmas!" Even worse was when acquantances — who should have known better! — hurled the cheer my way...
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Chanukah reads for the family
November 21, 2007
Feel like cuddling with the kids for some holiday reading? Among a crop of new Chanukah offerings, three illustrate just how diverse kids' books...
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Under and above ground views of the Holocaust
November 15, 2007
"The Secret of Priest's Grotto" chronicles an underground survival story, while "Books for Children of the World: The Story of Jella Lepman" tells...
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New kids books gently address interfaith issues
November 15, 2007
Questions like this inevitably crop up in interfaith families, and many parents — or grandparents for that matter, find themselves unable to articulate...
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Staying in touch with family shouldn’t be a shell game
October 4, 2007
Every now and then, I get hungry for a "flour egg." Most likely you've never heard of it, and I've yet to find a recipe for one in a cookbook...
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Only sweet lemons served up in this charming children’s parable
September 14, 2007
"Mayer Aaron Levi and His Lemon Tree," a story within a story, conveys the concept of tzedakah. Perfect for young children, the endearing book by Israeli...
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