Rebecca’s Prayer for President Lincoln by Jane Yolen with illustrations by Laura Barella; Minneapolis: Minnesota: Kar-Ben Publishing © 2024; ISBN 9798765-602997; 40 pages; $19.99 SAN DIEGO – This book for children ages 5-9 tells of a Jewish family whose father lost a hand fighting for the Union in the Civil War, referencing the story of Jews having been slaves in Egypt to connect with the father explaining that he had a moral imperative to free African-Americans from bondage in the United States. Illustrations by Laura Barella capture the fashions of men and women at the time – women wearing h…