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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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Rabbi Aaron Brafman
Rabbi Aaron Brafman
His great heart uplifted his talmidim and community, and embraced Klal Yisrael
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Nosson Scherman
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Catalog # : RBRAFH
Release Date : 05/31/2023
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Where Ahavah and Emes Meet: A Life to Learn From
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Reb Moshe - Expanded Twenty-Fifth Yahrzeit Edition
Reb Moshe - Expanded Twenty-Fifth Yahrzeit Edition
The life and ideals of HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, The Wasserman Edition
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Nosson Scherman, Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
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Catalog # : EREMH
Release Date : 02/22/2011
Format : Hardcover
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"Reb Moshe" - for the nine decades of his life, these two words were synonymous with Torah greatness, encyclopedic knowledge, compassion, generosity, piety, humility, faith, and countless other precious, sacred concepts. During his five decades in the U
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Lieutenant Birnbaum
Lieutenant Birnbaum
A soldier's story. Growing up Jewish in America, liberating the D.P. camps, and a new home in Jerusalem
by Meyer Birnbaum, Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : LTBH
Release Date : 11/15/1993
Format : Hardcover
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Join Meyer Birnbaum as he enlists in the U.S. Army, helps liberate Buchenwald, trains youngsters for Israel's War of Independence, and drives the Mirrer Rosh Yeshivah and countless others daily to the sunrise minyan at the Kosel.
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They Called Him Mike
They Called Him Mike
Reb Elimelech Tress - His Era, Hatzalah, and the building of an American Orthodoxy
by Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : MIKH
Release Date : 06/10/1995
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Reb Elemelech Tress his era, Hatzalah, and the building of an American orthodoxy.
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The Chasam Sofer
The Chasam Sofer
The Life, leadership and legacy of Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Pressburg
by Yisroel Besser
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Catalog # : CHASH
Release Date : 09/06/2018
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One hundred and eighty years after his passing, he stands tall, a leader for eternity. Until today, the Chasam Sofer leads us: in this book, we’ll see why, and we’ll see how.
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A Tap on the Shoulder
A Tap on the Shoulder
The story of the shy, quiet man who brought thousands of people back to Torah.
by Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : TAPH
Release Date : 06/21/2021
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The story of the shy, quiet man who brought thousands of people back to Torah.
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The Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon
The life and teachings of Rabbi Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna.
by Betzalel Landau
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Catalog # : VILH
Release Date : 05/20/1994
Format : Hardcover
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The inspiring life-story of the Vilna Gaon. Adapted by Yonason Rosenblum from Betzalel Landau's Hebrew, HaGaon HaChassid MiVilna.
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Reb Yaakov
Reb Yaakov
The life and times of HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky.
by Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : RYAH
Release Date : 02/20/1993
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky.
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Chafetz Chaim: The Life and Works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
Chafetz Chaim - 1 Volume Edition
The life and works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin
by Rabbi Moses M. Yoshor
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Catalog # : CHSH
Release Date : 06/01/1984
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The definitive biography of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, Poland.
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Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Architect of Torah Judaism for the modern world.
by Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Klugman
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Catalog # : RSRH
Release Date : 01/30/1996
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
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My Uncle The Netziv
My Uncle The Netziv
R' Baruch HaLevi Epstein, recalls his illustrious uncle, R' Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, & the panorama of his life
by Moshe Dombey, Rabbi Boruch Epstein, N.T. Erline
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Catalog # : MYUH
Release Date : 05/01/1988
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A first-person account of life with Rabbi Naftali Tvi Yehudah Berlin, Rosh Yeshivah of Volozhin.
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5 Great Lives
5 Great Lives
* The Steipler * R' Yaakov Kamenetsky * R' Moshe Feinstein * R' Yehudah Zev Segal * R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : FIVH
Release Date : 12/10/1998
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Rabbi Shimon Finkelman knows how to present the many facets of their lives as geonim, teachers, humane guides, and devout servants of Hashem. His full-length anecdotal biographies have won the admiration and gratitude of thousands. Here he presents the bi
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Reb Getzel
Reb Getzel
The Dramatic Life of Reb Getzel Berger, builder of an empire of Chesed
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : GETZH
Release Date : 07/21/2021
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The Dramatic Life of Reb Getzel Berger, builder of an empire of Chesed
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5 Great Leaders
5 Great Leaders
* R' Chaim Ozer Grodzensky * R' Meir Shapiro * R' Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld * R' Elchonon Wasserman * The Chazon Ish
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : FGLH
Release Date : 12/01/2005
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Like its popular predecessor Five Great Lives depicts the character and achievements of five towering Torah personalities, Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, the best-selling, perceptive biographer of Torah greats, continues to enlighten and inspire in this new book
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The Chazon Ish
The Chazon Ish
The life and ideals of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : CHZH
Release Date : 03/01/1989
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz.
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Faith Amid The Flames
Faith Amid The Flames
The Story of Reb Yosef Friedenson – The Kiddush Hashem He Witnessed And Created
by Rabbi Yosef C. Golding
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Catalog # : FAFH
Release Date : 07/09/2019
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In this extraordinary volume, 3,000,000 Polish Jews speak to us – eloquently and inspiringly -- through the pen of Yosef Friedenson.
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Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz
Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz
Belzer Chassidus - History, Rescue and Rebirth
by Yosef Israel
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Catalog # : BELZH
Release Date : 04/14/2005
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With typical modesty, the saintly tzaddik Grand Rabbi Aharon of Belz said, "Every survivor must have been accompanied by malachim (angels) on every side." If every survivor was saved by angels, the Rebbe was surely escorted by entire companies of angels.
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The Rebbe on Beacon Street
The Rebbe on Beacon Street
The inspiring life and impact of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and Har Nof
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RBSH
Release Date : 05/05/2021
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The inspiring life and impact of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and Har Nof
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Reb Mendel And His Wisdom
Reb Mendel And His Wisdom
The enduring lessons of the legendary Rosh Yeshivah, Rabbi Mendel Kaplan.
by Yisroel Greenwald
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Catalog # : RMEH
Release Date : 10/30/1994
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan showed students how to master the complexities of Talmud and commentaries. And by commenting on everything from current events to the foibles of human nature, he provided a "Torah's-eye perspective" on life and people. Yisroel Greenwal
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The Mashgiach
The Mashgiach
The life and times of Rabbi Meir Chodosh
by Rebbetzin Shulamit Ezrachi, Libby Lazewnik
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Catalog # : MSGH
Release Date : 03/09/2006
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Some people study Mussar. Some people teach Mussar. Few people are Mussar. Such a person was Rabbi Meir Chodosh. Few were as great as he. Few were as successful in concealing their greatness. Few so embodied what they studied, learned, and taught. Rabbi C
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Guardian Of Jerusalem
Guardian Of Jerusalem
The life and times of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
by Rabbi Hillel Danziger, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sonnenfeld
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Catalog # : GUAH
Release Date : 11/01/1983
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
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Silence Is Thy Praise
Silence Is Thy Praise
The life and ideals of Rabbanit Batya Karelitz
by Esther Austern
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Catalog # : SILH
Release Date : 07/01/1988
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Rabbanit Batya Karelitz, the sister of the Chazon Ish.
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The Forgotten Memoirs
The Forgotten Memoirs
Moving personal accounts from Rabbis who survived the Holocaust
by Esther Farbstein
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Catalog # : FORGH
Release Date : 07/22/2011
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A Monumental Work of Holocaust Scholarship -- and a Masterpiece of Torah Thought Under the direction of world-renowned Holocaust researcher Esther Farbstein, a team of scholars examined the preface of virtually every religious book published since the 19
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Reb Chaim Of Volozhin
Reb Chaim Of Volozhin
The life and ideals of the visionary "Father of Yeshivos."
by Rabbi Dov Eliach
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Catalog # : VOLH
Release Date : 05/25/1993
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The inspiring life-story of Reb Chaim of Volozhin. Adapted from Rabbi Dov Eliach's Hebrew Avi HaYeshivos by Yonason Rosenblum.
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Reb Elyah
Reb Elyah
The life and accomplishments of Rabbi Elyah Lopian.
by Rabbi David J. Schlossberg
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Catalog # : RELH
Release Date : 02/07/1999
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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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Reb Elchonon
Reb Elchonon
The life and ideals of Rabbi Elchonon Bunim Wasserman of Baranovich.
by Rabbi Aharon Sorasky
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Catalog # : REBH
Release Date : 08/01/1982
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman. Adapted from Aaron Sorasky's "Ohr Elchonon." New edition including two chapters on his son, Reb Simcha.
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Destined to Survive
Destined to Survive
Uplifting stories from the worst of times
by Israel I. Cohen
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Catalog # : DTSH
Release Date : 08/28/2001
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Israel Cohen was a prisoner in a slave-labor hell during the Holocaust. More than once the thought that he was a footstep away from the end, but he was destined to survive - to start a new life, raise a proud family, and share his experiences with us. And
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Child of War
Child of War
by Arye Leibish Friedman, Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : COWH
Release Date : 01/26/2009
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When little Leibish was eight years old, his world came to an end. It had been a wonderful world, the secure and peaceful world of Chassidic Budapest. And now, in an instant, it was gone. The Nazis had arrived, and Leibish and his family were brutally thr
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Heroine Of Rescue
Heroine Of Rescue
The incredible story of Recha Sternbuch who saved thousands from the Holocaust
by Joseph Friedenson, Dr. David Kranzler, Dr. Julius Kuhl
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Catalog # : HERH
Release Date : 02/01/1984
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From Switzerland Mrs. Recha Sternbuch and her husband operated a network that saved thousands of lives.
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Reb Chaim Ozer
Reb Chaim Ozer
The life and ideals of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski of Vilna.
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RCHH
Release Date : 10/01/1987
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski.
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Heaven's Tears
Heaven's Tears
Sima Halberstam Preiser's journey to life
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : HTEH
Release Date : 10/28/2013
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Her grandfather, youngest son of the revered Sanzer Rebbe, the Divrei Chaim, had promised her she would survive. Was it possible? Sima Halberstam Preiser grew up in a majestic chassidic household, related to many of the great Rebbes. "Tell me a story of t
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Torah Leaders
Torah Leaders
A treasury of biographical sketches
by The Jewish Observer
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Catalog # : TLEH
Release Date : 04/30/2002
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Miracles in Switzerland
Miracles in Switzerland
A Hidden Child of the Holocaust Tells Her Story
by Jutta Luksenberg
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Catalog # : MSWIH
Release Date : 06/19/2017
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Miracles in Switzerland is the story of Jutta, and many more Jewish children hidden away in a tiny Swiss village. And it is the story of incredible, unmatched chesed by Jews determined not to let these hidden children be lost to their eternal heritage.
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The Manchester Rosh Yeshivah
The Manchester Rosh Yeshivah
The life and ideals of HaGaon Rabbi Yehudah Zev Segal.
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RSEH
Release Date : 12/01/1996
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yehudah Zev Segal.
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Captive Child
Captive Child
From Communist Cruelty, to Rebirth in Jerusalem
by Carmela Raiz
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Catalog # : CAPH
Release Date : 12/07/2011
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A most unlikely hero. A most unconventional memoir. Shepsel was a little Jewish boy cared for in a nurturing German home - until his Nazi "father" was killed fighting for the Third Reich and his foster mother handed him over to a death camp. (She gave hi
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