Dear Safranim, I've received the following request from Karen, an editor at Scholastic, who is seeking a paid fact checker for a book project. Please contact Karen directly at kvanros...@scholastic.com for more information.
"This is the story behind the Tower of Life, a permanent exhibit at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. The subject of the story, Yaffa Eliach, wrote a book about it called There Once Was a World: A 900 Year Chronicle of The Shtetl of Eishyshok, and was a world-renowned scholar of Holocaust history. We are looking for a reader with an expertise in the Holocaust, specifically in Poland. The reader should have a critical eye toward historical and cultural accuracy. She'd like a thorough fact check to be sure all dates and historical details are correct in the text, back matter and illustrations of this 40-page nonfiction illustrated picture book written for children ages 6-10. A stipend is provided for the fact checking. We are hoping this could be completed by October 5th. I have included a synopsis of the picture book below. Thanks in advance for your help. All the best, Karen Expert reader request: The story begins with Yaffa Eliach, a spirited young girl who grows up in a vibrant, happy 800-year-old town in Poland, filled with family life and rich traditions. Yaffa’s grandmother, who receives a gift of a camera from America, becomes the village photographer, and takes photos of all the family events: weddings, bar mitzvahs, and family gatherings. And on the Jewish New Year, the villagers send photos to their relatives overseas to wish them a "Gut Yontif"! But one dark day, the town is invaded. And quickly the once happy home to 5,000 Jewish people is uprooted. Yaffa survives the war and becomes a Professor of History and America’s foremost Holocaust expert. And when President Jimmy Carter invites her to create an exhibit for the new National Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, she travels around the world hunting down her grandmother’s photos taken of people who fled from her beloved town, Eishyshok, along with their stories and memories. This breathtaking revival of the town’s collective spirit, which is a permanent exhibit at The National Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, will inspire all who read it. Associated item: Nonfiction Picture Book / 40 pages What is the read-by deadline?: 10/5/2021 Division: Trade Format: Picture book Audience: Elementary (6-10 yrs old) Type of reader needed: Fact Checker Please contact Karen at kvanros...@scholastic.com Sincerely, Amanda -- *Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel* Librarian III - Instruction and Outreach Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111 The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 212.930.0601 | x20601 nypl.org https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/jewish-division__;!!KGKeukY!jehMukX88nn5yoc21wgYhSb39hvwM6bvt1E-K6SqiS2AYULk-ROGgg66TtRME9JcICQ$
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