Erika Weihs papers, 1973-1990.

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Erika Weihs papers, 1973-1990.

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Scratchboard, pencil or watercolor illustrations for seven young adult nonfiction books, three of which are about Judaism and Jewish culture: Blue Monday and Friday the Thirteenth (1986); Don't sing before breakfast, don't sleep in the moonlight (1988); The great ancestor hunt (1989); Menoras, mezuzas, and other Jewish symbols (1990); Mummies, tombs and treasure (1987); Sound the shofar (1986); and When a Jew prays (1973). Color separations for When a Jew prays (1973).

1.2 cu. ft.

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Chaikin, Miriam.

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Author/poet/editor born on December 8, 1928 in Israel. Most noted for stories about Jewish traditions and culture. From the description of Miriam Chaikin papers 1971-1980. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37964420 American author of children's books; Sydney Taylor Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries for the entire body of her work in 1984. From the description of Papers, 1979-1989. (University of Minnesota, Min...

Perl, Lila

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Rossel, Seymour

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Weihs, Erika

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Erika Weihs was born on November 4, 1917 in Vienna, Austria. She earned her degree in 1937 from the Graphische Lehr und Versuchanstalt in Vienna and attended the Leonardo da Vinci Art School in New York. Erika Weihs has been a freelance illustrator and painter since 1942. She is the illustrator of over 30 books for children and the author and illustrator of Count the Cats. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 107, pp. 206-209. From the description of Erika Weihs Pape...