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Biographies for Youth and Adult Readers

Many great people credit the inspiration for their great achievements to the reading of great biographies.

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Gedolim in Our Time: Stories about R' Chaim Kanievsky & R' Gershon Edelstein
Gedolim in Our Time: Stories about R' Chaim Kanievsky & R' Gershon Edelstein
by Libby Lazewnik
Status: Available
Catalog # : YRGRCH
Release Date : 03/31/2022
Format : Hardcover
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Two Great Gedolim. More Than 100 Stories and Pictures. Prepare To Be Inspired.
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A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky
A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky
by Libby Lazewnik
Status: Available
Catalog # : YRCKH
Release Date : 03/01/2017
Format : Hardcover
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These stories were especially chosen for youthful readers -- but we'll bet your parents will love them too!
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The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
A biography for young readers
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
Status: Available
Catalog # : YRKANH
Release Date : 12/03/2012
Format : Hardcover
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From the authors of the bestselling book, Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All, comes an unforgettable biography for children. Now you can share the inspiration with your kids! The fascinating story of an authentic "Torah Princess" who grew up
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The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
Her Amazing Home and Family
by Miriam Zakon, Rabbi Nachman Zakon
Status: Available
Catalog # : YRMACH
Release Date : 06/14/2018
Format : Hardcover
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In The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis we’ll be amazed and inspired by those miracles of love, caring, and faith.
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The Story of Reb Moshe
The Story of Reb Moshe
A biography for young readers
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
Status: Available
Catalog # : YREMH
Release Date : 12/01/2015
Format : Hardcover
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A New Generation Meets the Gadol v’Posek HaDor Rav Moshe Feinstein Rav Moshe was a living legend — the young ilui, the posek, the revered gadol ha'dor, the leader who was there for everyone. In these pages young readers meet little Moshe, who loved Torah learning and gave up playing chess because he didn’t want other children to lose. They’ll meet Rav Moshe, the rabbi who courageously stood up to the Communists, and who learned from Europe’s greatest rabbis and brought their teachings to America. Rav Moshe, the man who shaped our Torah lives even today.
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The Story of Rav Nosson Tzvi
The Story of Rav Nosson Tzvi
A biography for young readers
by Brochie Roth
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : YRNTH
Release Date : 12/03/2014
Format : Hardcover
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In these pages we’ll see Rav Nosson Tzvi’s incredible dedication to Klal Yisrael, and, most of all, his unbelievable love, both for Torah and for every single Jew.
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Great Tzaddikim of Yesteryear
Great Tzaddikim of Yesteryear
Three popular ArtScroll youth biographies in one volume: The Sha'agas Aryeh, Reb Yisroel Salanter, & Reb Nachum'ke
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
Status: Available
Catalog # : GTYH
Release Date : 08/24/2005
Format : Hardcover
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A Gadol In Our Time: Stories about Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman
A Gadol In Our Time: Stories about Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman
by Libby Lazewnik
Status: Available
Catalog # : YRSHH
Release Date : 08/31/2016
Format : Hardcover
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The Story of The Chofetz Chaim
The Story of The Chofetz Chaim
by Rabbi Eliezer Gevirtz, Rabbi Nosson Scherman
Status: Available
Catalog # : CHFH
Release Date : 07/01/1983
Format : Hardcover
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A biography written especially for young people, packed with history and inspiration.
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The Story of Rav Belsky
The Story of Rav Belsky
A biography for young readers
by Etti Goldstein
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Catalog # : YRBELH
Release Date : 11/25/2020
Format : Hardcover
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A Biography of Rav Yisroel Belsky For Youthful Readers - Written by His Granddaughter!
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Reb Chaim Gelb: A Life Of Chessed
Reb Chaim Gelb: A Life Of Chessed
The story of Reb Chaim Gelb, the Willamsburg baker who became a one-man chesed institution
by Rabbi David Fisher
Status: Available
Catalog # : GELH
Release Date : 12/01/1989
Format : Hardcover
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The story of Reb Chaim Gelb, the Willamsburg baker who became a legend.
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For Love Of Torah
For Love Of Torah
Stories, insights and reflections on the study and students of Israel's greatest treasure.
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
Status: Available
Catalog # : FORH
Release Date : 05/30/1992
Format : Hardcover
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Stories and insights on the study and the students of Israel's greatest treasure.
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House Calls To Eternity
House Calls To Eternity
The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
by Hadassah Wehl, Rabbi Yaakov Wehl
Status: Available
Catalog # : HOUH
Release Date : 12/01/1987
Format : Hardcover
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The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
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Silence Is Thy Praise
Silence Is Thy Praise
The life and ideals of Rabbanit Batya Karelitz
by Esther Austern
Status: Available
Catalog # : SILP
Release Date : 11/30/1989
Format : Paperback
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Rabbanit Batya Karelitz, the sister of the Chazon Ish.
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Dateline: Istanbul
Dateline: Istanbul
Dr. Jacob Griffel's lone odyssey through a sea of indifference.
by Joseph Friedenson
Status: Available
Catalog # : DATP
Release Date : 01/20/1993
Format : Paperback
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The courageous story of Dr. Jacob Griffel. Though his family had been wiped out, he never stopped fighting to save Jews.
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Memorable Encounters
Memorable Encounters
A Torah pioneer's glimpses of great men and years of challenge.
by Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky
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Catalog # : MEMP
Release Date : 03/10/1995
Format : Paperback
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As the leader and National Director of Torah Umesorah, the National Association for Hebrew Day Schools, Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky was instrumental in creating the Day School movement. Here, he looks back on an excitement-studded life, and his "memorable encou
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Great Chassidic Leaders
Great Chassidic Leaders
Portraits of seven Masters of the spirit.
by Shmuel Himelstein, Rabbi Aharon Sorasky
Status: Available
Catalog # : GR1P
Release Date : 04/23/1991
Format : Paperback
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The inspiring life-stories of seven Torah leaders from the chassidic world.
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BUDAPEST '44
BUDAPEST '44
Rescue and Resistance 1944-1945
by Moshe Holczler
Status: Available
Catalog # : BUDP
Release Date : 02/04/2004
Format : Paperback
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The young Slovakian businessman planned to join his wife in London, but the Nazis marched into Austria and life would never be the same. Mandated by his illustrious father to remain in Europe to help his people, R' Shmuel Binyomin (Wolf) Frey embarked on
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Reb Elyah
Reb Elyah
The life and accomplishments of Rabbi Elyah Lopian.
by Rabbi David J. Schlossberg
Status: Available
Catalog # : RELP
Release Date : 02/07/1999
Format : Paperback
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For three generations, Reb Elyah Lopian was a synonym for piety, wisdom, courage, mussar, and harbatzas haTorah a man who was an inspiring teacher and role model for countless thousands. When he was in his eighties, after a long life of unremitting achiev
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The Final Solution Is Life
The Final Solution Is Life
A Chassidic Dynasty's Story of Survival and Rebuilding
by Laura Dekelman, Rebbetzin Chana Rubin
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Catalog # : FSLP
Release Date : 08/14/2000
Format : Paperback
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This is a story of travails, survival and renaissance. It is the story of the Muzsayer Rebbetzin and her husband, scions of distinguished rabbinic and chassidic families in Hungary, families that exemplified scholarship, piety, generosity and aristocra
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The Sun Will Rise
The Sun Will Rise
Parents relive the war years - the struggle and the survival
by Miriam Dansky, E. Reifer
Status: Available
Catalog # : SUNH
Release Date : 04/04/2001
Format : Hardcover
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The Sun Will Rise
The Sun Will Rise
Parents relive the war years - the struggle and the survival
by Miriam Dansky, E. Reifer
Status: Available
Catalog # : SUNP
Release Date : 04/04/2001
Format : Paperback
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Chassidic Tales of the Holocaust *Hebrew Edition*
Chassidic Tales of the Holocaust *Hebrew Edition*
by Yaffa Eliach
Status: Available
Catalog # : HCTHH
Release Date : 10/27/2008
Format : Hardcover
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This New York Times bestseller is finally available in Hebrew! Yaffa Eliach's unforgettable collection of chassidic tales is a classic of both Holocaust literature and chassidic thought. These eighty-nine unforgettable stories are based on interviews with
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Precious Moments with Rav Chaim
Precious Moments with Rav Chaim
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : PRMH
Release Date : 03/07/2024
Format : Hardcover
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In this unforgettable book, we will read about many precious moments in Rav Chaim’s life – and we will enjoy fantastic pictures of those special and holy moments.
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Memorable Encounters
Memorable Encounters
A Torah pioneer's glimpses of great men and years of challenge.
by Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky
Status: indefinitely unavailable
Catalog # : MEMH
Release Date : 03/10/1995
Format : Hardcover
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As the leader and National Director of Torah Umesorah, the National Association for Hebrew Day Schools, Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky was instrumental in creating the Day School movement. Here, he looks back on an excitement-studded life, and his "memorable encou
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Dateline: Istanbul
Dateline: Istanbul
Dr. Jacob Griffel's lone odyssey through a sea of indifference.
by Joseph Friedenson
Status: indefinitely unavailable
Catalog # : DATH
Release Date : 01/20/1993
Format : Hardcover
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The courageous story of Dr. Jacob Griffel. Though his family had been wiped out, he never stopped fighting to save Jews.
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The Story Of Reb Elchonon
The Story Of Reb Elchonon
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
Status: discontinued
Catalog # : REYH
Release Date : 03/01/1984
Format : Hardcover
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A biography written especially for young people, packed with history and inspiration.
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Torah Lives
Torah Lives
A treasury of biographical sketches.
by The Jewish Observer
Status: indefinitely unavailable
Catalog # : TLIH
Release Date : 09/01/1995
Format : Hardcover
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Anthologies of biographical sketches from over a quarter-century of The Jewish Observer. Klausenberger Rebbe, R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, R' Shimon Schwab, R' Yehoshua Silbermintz, The "Noda B'Yehuda," et al. Edited by Rabbi Nisson Wolpin.
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Pillar Of Fire
Pillar Of Fire
Episodes in the life of the Brisker Rav, Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin
by Menachem Mendel
Status: discontinued
Catalog # : PILH
Release Date : 06/01/1992
Format : Hardcover
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin.
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Reb Chaim Gelb: A Life Of Chessed
Reb Chaim Gelb: A Life Of Chessed
The story of Reb Chaim Gelb, the Willamsburg baker who became a one-man chesed institution
by Rabbi David Fisher
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : GELP
Release Date : 12/01/1989
Format : Paperback
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The story of Reb Chaim Gelb, the Willamsburg baker who became a legend.
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The Torah Profile
The Torah Profile
A treasury of biographical sketches.
by The Jewish Observer
Status: indefinitely unavailable
Catalog # : TPRH
Release Date : 03/01/1988
Format : Hardcover
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Anthologies of biographical sketches from over a quarter-century of The Jewish Observer. Reb Yisrael Salanter, Steipler Gaon, Ribi Yaakov Abu-Hasira, Skulener Rebbe, et al. Edited by Rabbi Nisson Wolpin.
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Great Chassidic Leaders
Great Chassidic Leaders
Portraits of seven Masters of the spirit.
by Shmuel Himelstein, Rabbi Aharon Sorasky
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : GR1H
Release Date : 04/20/1991
Format : Hardcover
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The inspiring life-stories of seven Torah leaders from the chassidic world.
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Your Price:  $19.99
Discount:  20% off
  
House Calls To Eternity
House Calls To Eternity
The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
by Hadassah Wehl, Rabbi Yaakov Wehl
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : HOUP
Release Date : 12/01/1987
Format : Paperback
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The story of Dr. Selma Wehl, heroine of medical practice and Torah living.
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STORY REB YOSEF CHAIM
STORY REB YOSEF CHAIM
The Life and times of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sonnenfeld
Status: discontinued
Catalog # : SOYH
Release Date : 09/01/1984
Format : Hardcover
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Reb Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld and his wife came to Jerusalem as a penniless young couple. All they wanted was to live quietly and simply, absorb the Torah and spiritual riches of the Holy City. He wanted to be a student rather than a teacher, a follower rath
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The Torah Profile
The Torah Profile
A treasury of biographical sketches.
by The Jewish Observer
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : TPRP
Release Date : 03/01/1988
Format : Paperback
Click here for more information
Anthologies of biographical sketches from over a quarter-century of The Jewish Observer. Reb Yisrael Salanter, Steipler Gaon, Ribi Yaakov Abu-Hasira, Skulener Rebbe, et al. Edited by Rabbi Nisson Wolpin.
List Price:  $19.99
Your Price:  $15.99
Discount:  20% off