"This invitingly illustrated collective biography celebrates 20 Jewish American heroes in all their diversity: their lives and work, the obstacles they overcame, their strong American roots, and their pride in being Jewish. The nicely designed volume includes full-page portraits of the subjects in various media: Levi Strauss is painted on denim; Einstein is depicted in a colla≥ astronaut Judith Arlene Resnik is seen with a spaceship in the background . Drucker's eloquent, chatty style opens up big issues about Judaism as a source of idealism and for a just, compassionate society. The bibliography and the Jewish American history time line will lead interested readers on to more information."-- Booklist "Drucker's admiration for each person comes through loud and clear, and may drive readers to seek out fuller biographies. Back matter extends the book's usefulness as a report starter. A perfect resource for Jewish American Heritage Month in May or Jewish Book Month in November."-- School Library Journal.