I agree. I read the book and it is wonderful for all ages! On Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 9:26 PM toby Harris via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> Dear friends and colleagues: I just read a graphic novel called We Are Not > Strangers, based on a true story, by Josh Tuininga. It takes place in > Seattle between 1938 and 1987. The narrator is a Sephardic Jewish immigrant > who is faced with the > Dear friends and colleagues: > > I just read a graphic novel called *We Are Not Strangers*, based on a > true story, by Josh Tuininga. It takes place in Seattle between 1938 and > 1987. The narrator is a Sephardic Jewish immigrant who is faced with the > dilemma of how to help his friend, an American of Japanese descent, who is > about to be evacuated from his home and business during world War II to > live in an internment camp. The book shows two perspectives of history > during those years - for those with Jewish heritage and for those with > Japanese heritage. Its engaging illustrations and text really capture the > feel of Seattle during those years. It touches on immigration, World War > II, Sephardic culture and customs, Japanese culture, friendship, and doing > the right thing, along with lots of Seattle culture and neighborhoods. > > I highly recommend it as a very quick read and am wondering if others > heard about it. I believe it would be an excellent book for youth - with > its themes of empathy and an introduction to those times and events of > distrust and hatred against Jews and Japanese. The way it reads seems like > it's targeting preteens and teens but it's cataloged as adult. Weird. > > Happy and healthy new secular year to all! > > Toby Harris > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!x5ZnMasiU5tUJX6WAyQrZiaRMFSKZtMO9vqv7KHacgMVo-T1EPzH5_Lwfzwqpkj-y-v1vMhYq28pFlyE-VWUmQA$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!x5ZnMasiU5tUJX6WAyQrZiaRMFSKZtMO9vqv7KHacgMVo-T1EPzH5_Lwfzwqpkj-y-v1vMhYq28pFlyE-VWUmQA$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!x5ZnMasiU5tUJX6WAyQrZiaRMFSKZtMO9vqv7KHacgMVo-T1EPzH5_Lwfzwqpkj-y-v1vMhYq28pFlyEg1ZfwjQ$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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