Thank you Annette, for your kind comments, and for attending the program. I make a deliberate effort to include Jewish programming in my workplace's continuing education offerings and it's very good to hear that it's impactful. Best, Sally
On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 3:22 PM Annette Goldsmith <agoldsmith....@gmail.com> wrote: > I just wanted to give a shout-out to Sally for sharing these programs with > us. I've gone to quite a few and this one in particular was excellent! > > Bridget Hodder shared some of her own and co-author Fawzia > Gilani-Williams's family history. She read their new picture book, *The > Promise* (Kar-Ben, 2023), aloud. Then she talked about the importance of > standing up to organized book challenges -- not alone, but with allies -- > and resisting the urge to self-censor. > > Thank you, Sally! > > Shabbat Shalom! > Annette > > > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 11:41 AM Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >> Dear Safranim, My workplace is offering the following program: The >> Promise: A Picture Book about Jewish and Muslim Friends September 07, 2023 >> 2: 00 PM - 3: 00 PM ET (Zoom) Registration is free and open to the >> profession. REGISTERJoin LILRC as >> Dear Safranim, >> My workplace is offering the following program: >> >> >> *The Promise: A Picture Book about Jewish and Muslim Friends >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lilrc.org/event-5339879__;!!KGKeukY!w1IRYdRyTmUZ1QH3-QbTy5fifrMfTpnN-LIXq1SDAPA-jpmaXJHFG0F2j8V8F_Vtxce1o7L8OQdS8L3UUdHM9mg$>* >> *September 07, 2023* >> *2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET (Zoom)* >> >> Registration is free and open to the profession. >> >> REGISTER >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lilrc.org/event-5339879__;!!KGKeukY!w1IRYdRyTmUZ1QH3-QbTy5fifrMfTpnN-LIXq1SDAPA-jpmaXJHFG0F2j8V8F_Vtxce1o7L8OQdS8L3UUdHM9mg$> >> >> Join LILRC as we welcome Bridget Hodder, co-author of *The Promise *(Kar-Ben >> Sept. 5, 2023), co-authored by Fawzia Gilani-Williams and Illustrated by >> Cinzia Battistel. >> >> A garden is a prayer. It is also a promise. In a Moroccan village, a >> Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are best friends. Jacob and Hassan play >> together every day in the cool shade of Jacob’s family garden. They take >> care of the garden together, watching the roses and the orange trees grow >> tall. When news of terrible things happening to Jews in Europe reaches >> their little village, Jacob’s family must leave Morocco. Hassan promises to >> care for their beloved garden. “While the garden lives, our friendship will >> never die," Jacob says. Years pass until, one day, the prayer of the garden >> is answered. Inspired by a true story. >> >> *Bridget Hodder* began her career as an Aztec archaeologist, translating >> ancient stories. Then she realized she had her own tales to tell. 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