Author Arthur Levine says he "really wanted to add ... a mythological hero that Jews could call their own, hence Nate Gadol."
Reproduced by permission of the publisher/Candlewick Press, Somerville, Mass.
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Jewish families haven't always given presents on Hanukkah — it dates only to the 1880s. Arthur Levine's kids' book The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol imagines a fanciful origin for the tradition.
The loss of "The Nutcracker" has affected The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago and other companies across the country.
Courtesy of The Joffrey Ballet
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Author Arthur Levine says he "really wanted to add ... a mythological hero that Jews could call their own, hence Nate Gadol."
Reproduced by permission of the publisher/Candlewick Press, Somerville, Mass.
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Reproduced by permission of the publisher/Candlewick Press, Somerville, Mass.
