Each book weaves together tradition and history around a core Jewish value. These range from Feeding the Hungry and Being a Good Friend to Tzedakah, Honoring Elders and everything in between. We may approach these values differently, but we understand that Jewish values are primary threads binding us together as one people. In a time when aspects of our Jewish identity are called into question, we can find comfort in the central guiding principles of our tradition. 

We can also find connections to PJ Library books in unexpected ways, like the Wolfson family. The Wolfson children are avid readers, yet rarely see themselves in the stories they consume. Raised in a Jewish household, with one Caucasian parent and one Black parent, they seldom see their reflection in children’s literature. PJ Library bucks that trend. Their mother Amira delights in her children’s excitement as they see multiracial faces and stories in the pages of PJ Library and PJ Our Way books. This helps her children connect to characters whose values and traditions align with theirs.  

PJ Library connects children and their ongoing Jewish experiences with the stories told in their books. Children across the globe can take comfort in knowing they are part of a great tradition and are bound by the common Jewish threads illustrated in PJ Library books.

We, and more importantly our children, need PJ Library. Your support is essential to secure PJ Library’s bookmark in Pittsburgh forever. Give to PJ Library Today.

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