Stacey Dressen McQueen

Oct 23, 2024 | jewishchronicle.org | Kerry Olitzky |Deborah Cohen |Tracy Newman |Stacey Dressen McQueen

“An Etrog From Across the Sea,” by Kerry Olitzky and Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Stacey Dressen McQueenSet in 1729 and inspired by Jewish merchant and trader Luis Moises Gomez, this story follows his travel to Corsica. There, he finds spectacular etrogs. In a letter, he writes that he will bring one home to America for his family to use for Sukkot. The trip takes longer than he anticipated. But great news! He arrives just in time for the holiday.