Heroes with Chutzpah

A project in Teaneck, NJ by Ben Yehuda Press
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101 True Tales of Jewish Trailblazers, Changemakers and Rebels. Inspiring, modern and diverse stories for kids and teens.
Children's Books
Backers: 256
Average Pledge Per Backer: $61

Funded: $15,515 of $12,000
Dates: Jan 2nd -> Feb 1st (30 days)
Project By: Ben Yehuda Press
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Latest News

Thank you!!!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Heroes with Chutzpah is fully funded!  Our Kickstarter has ended and we are so thankful for all the pledges!  Look forward to updates as we get to work finishing up the book and getting it to you!  (Read More)

Less than Two Days to Go!!

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends - Thank you so much for your pledge.   The campaign ends on Wednesday, February 1, at 2 pm - in less than two days!   Heroes with Chutzpah is going to print; with your help, we have met and exceeded our initial goal.  There is still... (Read More)

Remembering Astronaut Judith Resnik

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Judith Resnik - A Hero with Chutzpah January 28, 1986.  I remember the moment. Class had just been dismissed for lunch and the hallways of Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, MD, were crowded. Some students gathered around television sets to watch... (Read More)

Mazel Tov to Hero with Chutzpah Michael Twitty!

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Kerry and I have not met most of the people featured in Heroes with Chutzpah.  We have simply admired them from afar and through stories, books and the media.  But we do personally know a number of the people featured.   And, we are honored to... (Read More)

"Our kids need heroes. This book will give them who they need." Rabbi Jeff Salkin

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Rabbi Jeff Salkin, author of Putting God on the Guest List, devoted his Martin Luther King day column for the Religion News Service to Heroes with Chutzpah!   Read the full review in Rabbi Salkin's Martini Judaism column.  Here are just a few of... (Read More)

Thank you! We have reached our initial goal! Heroes with Chutzpah is going to print!

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your pledge and support!  We reached our first and most important goal this evening:   The book will be going to print!   Your generosity and commitment to the project made it possible. Our campaign has 16... (Read More)

Shabbat Shalom - What does it take to be a hero?

January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
As we enter Shabbat, just a quick note to thank you for your support of Heroes with Chutzpah!  We just passed the $10,000 mark.   We are moving closer to our first goal of the campaign and bringing Heroes with Chutzpah to publication.  Please... (Read More)

66% funded! Thank you everyone!

January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We got so fast from 50% to 66% that we haven't even managed to get an update in edgewise :) Thank you everyone! To celebrate, we share this preview image of a musician and a prophet from the book... You decide who is which! (Maybe both are both?)  (Read More)

Check out the latest portrait preview, with one of the more unexpected Jewish heroes of our time...

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for your continued support! We are currently at 37% of our goal, and exactly 85 backers! Tell your friends :) Yesterday we accidentally double-scheduled our updates, so now you get a bonus update, with someone who's been in the... (Read More)

Barbara Walters - A Hero with Chutzpah

January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, On behalf of Kerry Olitzky and myself, I want to thank you so much for being an early supporter of Heroes with Chutzpah.  This project means a lot to both of us and we are so excited to get it out into the world.  Your pledge is... (Read More)

Thank you everyone for the great start + Now a Kickstarter Project We Love!

January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for your wonderful support! We are 24% funded on the first day. The project has also been named a Kickstarter Project We Love - this gives us additional visibility, and it also makes us happy :) Tell your friends, spread the word... (Read More)

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