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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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The Epic Story of Eli Beer and United Hatzalah
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : NSECP
Release Date : 10/31/2023
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This is a true story so full of non-stop action, physical and spiritual courage, Divine Providence, spine-tingling adventure -- and an utter dedication to Torah -- that it can only be called: Incredible!
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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
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Catalog # : YRGRCH
Release Date : 03/31/2022
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Two Great Gedolim. More Than 100 Stories and Pictures. Prepare To Be Inspired.
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Reb Yitzchak's Jewel
Reb Yitzchak's Jewel
Rashi's Father Gets A Reward
by Yosef Dershowitz, Michael Horen, Rabbi Nosson Scherman
Status: Available
Catalog # : 2RYJ
Release Date : 05/01/1988
Format : Hardcover
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Reb Yitzchak throws away a jewel to prevent a sin and is rewarded with the greatest jewel of all. Acclaimed as a perfect 2nd grade reader. An ArtScroll Junior Classic.
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Yedidi
Yedidi
Rabbi Shmuel Berkovicz's warmth and care inspired people to strive for greatness
by Rabbi Yechiel Spero
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Catalog # : YEDIDH
Release Date : 04/07/2022
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Rabbi Shmuel Berkovicz taught so much -- and meant so much -- to so many.
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Rebbetzin Kanievsky Paperback
Rebbetzin Kanievsky Paperback
A Legendary Mother to All
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
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Catalog # : RKANP
Release Date : 10/31/2023
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Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky a"h, daughter of an extraordinary and illustrious Torah family, was one of the most remarkable, selfless, and beloved women of our time. Thousands of people — Sephardim and Ashkenazim, Torah-observant, traditional, and e
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Incredible 2! Paperback
Incredible 2! Paperback
From Corporate LA to Arachim Seminars: More of the amazing true story of Rabbi Yossi Wallis
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : INCR2P
Release Date : 11/20/2019
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If you’re one of the tens of thousands who thrilled to Rabbi Yossi Wallis’s adventures, as told in the major bestseller Incredible!, you know just how amazing (incredible!) his story is. Incredible 2 is filled with more fascinating stories, more adventures, more inspiring personalities from Rabbi Wallis’s dynamic life.
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Illuminating The Generations
Illuminating The Generations
From the middos of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs to the Mussar thinkers of our time
by Rabbi Hillel Goldberg
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Catalog # : ILLP
Release Date : 04/14/1992
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From the middos of the Partiarchs and Matriarchs to the mussar thinkers of our time.
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Silent Revolution
Silent Revolution
A Torah network in the Soviet Union.
by Miriam Stark Zakon
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Catalog # : SIRP
Release Date : 11/01/1992
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Eliyahu Essas was the new Russia's first ordained Rabbi and leader of a baal teshuvah movement.
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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
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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
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Catalog # : GR1P
Release Date : 04/23/1991
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The inspiring life-stories of seven Torah leaders from the chassidic world.
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Tending the Vineyard
Tending the Vineyard
The life-rewards and vicissitudes of being a Rabbi
by Rabbi Berel Wein
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Catalog # : TTVP
Release Date : 04/11/2007
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From the pen of a celebrated rabbi, lecturer, and renowned historian flows a refreshingly honest look at the person, challenges, and rewards a congregational rabbi. This behind-the-scenes look into the rabbinate is an enlightening read for everyone - and
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Dateline: Istanbul
Dateline: Istanbul
Dr. Jacob Griffel's lone odyssey through a sea of indifference.
by Joseph Friedenson
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Catalog # : DATP
Release Date : 01/20/1993
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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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Silence Is Thy Praise
Silence Is Thy Praise
The life and ideals of Rabbanit Batya Karelitz
by Esther Austern
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Catalog # : SILP
Release Date : 11/30/1989
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Rabbanit Batya Karelitz, the sister of the Chazon Ish.
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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 # : RELP
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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BUDAPEST '44
BUDAPEST '44
Rescue and Resistance 1944-1945
by Moshe Holczler
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Catalog # : BUDP
Release Date : 02/04/2004
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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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The Zeide Reb Motele
The Zeide Reb Motele
The life of the tzaddik Reb Mordechai Dov of Hornosteipel
by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski
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Catalog # : ZRMP
Release Date : 11/14/2002
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Six Chassidic dynasties, going back to the Baal Shem Tov, converged in the late 19th century Rebbe of Hornosteipel. This legacy, the foundation of his development as a tzaddik, was expressed in numerous facets of his highly refined personality as well
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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
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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
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Catalog # : SUNP
Release Date : 04/04/2001
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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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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
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Catalog # : GELP
Release Date : 12/01/1989
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The story of Reb Chaim Gelb, the Willamsburg baker who became a legend.
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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
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Catalog # : HOUP
Release Date : 12/01/1987
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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
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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
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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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A Look Back
A Look Back
Contemporary portraits of two generations ago
by Dr. Gershon Kranzler
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Catalog # : LOOP
Release Date : 12/12/2000
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This book presents many of Dr. Gershon Kranzler's finest essays. They are filled with stories and biographical sketches of a string of fascinating people of two generations ago.
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Noble Lives Noble Deeds - Volume 3
Noble Lives Noble Deeds - Volume 3
Captivating stories and biographical profiles of spiritual giants
by Rabbi Dovid Silber
Status: Out of Stock
Catalog # : NOB3P
Release Date : 05/24/2004
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The newest volume in this popular series by Rabbi Dovid Silber continues to bring us touching anecdotes about dozens of great Rabbinic figures, each one accompanied by a biographic profile. Why would the seemingly affluent young Leizer Yudel Finkel walk
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