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Rappaport, Doreen.
IN THE PROMISED LAND : LIVES OF JEWISH AMERICANS
New York : HarperCollins, 2005.
IL K-3
ISBN 0060593954
Click on the book to read Amazon review
Dr. Jonas Salk -- developed a vaccine for polio
Harry Houdini -- a famous escape artist
Steven Spielberg -- movie producer
Judith Resnick -- astronaut
Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Do you know what these people have in common?  Not their profession.  They are all Jewish Americans who have contributed so much to American culture and history.  Read about these and other influential Jewish Americans.

SUBJECTS:     Jews -- United States -- Biography.

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