Creator Bio
Johanna Hurwitz
b. 1937
Born and raised in New York City, Johanna Hurwitz is one of America’s most popular novelists for young people; she has written more than fifty books. Formerly a children’s librarian, Hurwitz earned the 1982 Parents’ Choice Award for The Rabbi’s Girls and a 2001 American Library Association Notable Book designation for Rip-roaring Russell.
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The Rabbi’s Girls
The first two nights of Passover we had big Seders, which are festive dinners. Everyone wore their best clothes, and Mama cooked special traditional foods like chicken soup with matzo balls and potato…