Re: [ha-Safran] Why not add, or switch to, reviewing manuscripts? - attn. Heidi Estrin

Hi Yoel, What an interesting idea! I'm not sure if AJL is set up to handle such a thing, but I'll definitely bring it up to our leadership council. Thanks for thinking outside the box, Heidi From: Yoel Sheridan [mailto:yoel...@inter.net.il] Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 2:10 AM To:

Re: [ha-Safran] [Kidlitosphere] RE: Podcast: Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children!

Hi. I see this discussion about Holocaust books as very positive and enlightening. The notion of the range of Judaica books opens us all to possibility and availability. Let us join together and explore! Sent from my iPad > On Dec 8, 2015, at 9:07 AM, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org

[ha-Safran] Why not add, or switch to, reviewing manuscripts? - attn. Heidi Estrin

Dear Heidi Since writing to you about your podcast 'Enough with the Holocaust Books', when I suggested that AJL could by-pass mainstream channels and offer reviews of independently published books in subjects of their choice, I have had an additional thought that I would like to share with

Re: [ha-Safran] Podcast: Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children!

Dear Evelyn, While the title of the episode is provocative, I hope that if you listen all the way through you will hear that our discussion is not actually dismissive of Holocaust books. What we are really critiquing is the imbalance between Holocaust books and books on other subjects, within

[ha-Safran] Fellowship on the Shoah and professional ethics.

This is the first I have heard of it. http://bit.ly/1XYQsjR -- Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. "'Still,' said Harriet, 'they have a sort of idealism...' "'Yes, indeed," Guy laughed, rising to his feet. 'If they come to power, the same crimes will be committed,

Re: [ha-Safran] Feeding the hungry

Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles by David Adler is about a girl who sees a man who takes some fruit being given away by a store and starts to think about how lonely and hungry he might be and it goes from there. Thanks, Jane Gabovitch Morrison Librarian Congregation Beth-El Zedeck 600 W. 70th

Re: [ha-Safran] Why not add, or switch to, reviewing manuscripts? - attn. Heidi Estrin

Yoel, I am chairperson of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Competition. This annual competition is open to authors-unpublished in the genre of literary fiction for ages 8-13. We evaluate manuscripts that are submitted to the committee. These manuscripts must adhere to a set of criteria that

Re: [ha-Safran] Feeding the hungry

Doing a search on our catalog I came up with these titles of interest: 1. Maribeth Boelts, and Noah Jones. Those shoes. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2009, c2007. Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot

Re: [ha-Safran] Why not add, or switch to, reviewing manuscripts? - attn. Heidi Estrin

PJ Library might be a resource or model, when it comes to publishing small quantities of Jewish books. From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Aileen Grossberg Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 8:37 AM To: Yoel Sheridan Cc: ; Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Responses to Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children

I am amazed at how much conversation is being generated by The Book of Life Podcast's episode "Enough with the Holocaust Books for Children" (see http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2015/12/enough-with-holocaust-books-for-children.html). Most the conversation took place by email or Hasafran, but

Re: [ha-Safran] Heidi's article on Multicultural Kid Blogs

Lovely article, Heidi. Thank you for including Kar-Ben titles; and especially nice to see books on diversity within the Jewish community, too ;-) Happy Hanukkah, Joni Joni Sussman Publisher, Kar-Ben Publishing A growing Jewish library for children [karben_logo_main] A division of Lerner

[ha-Safran] Heidi's article on Multicultural Kid Blogs

I am proud to share with you my guest post on the Multicultural Kid Blogs site, where I was invited to write an article about Hanukkah for a general audience. Because diversity is the theme of the site, I wrote about diverse representations of Judaism in children's Hanukkah books. You can see

Re: [ha-Safran] Heidi's article on Multicultural Kid Blogs

And I'm adding my kvelling! Yishar Koach, Heidi - this is a beautiful blog! yaffa Dr. Yaffa Weisman, President (2014-2016) Association of Jewish Libraries http://www.jewishlibraries.org 213-765-2170 From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Estrin Sent: Tuesday,

[ha-Safran] Holocaust books

Decades ago, our younger son summed up the issue thusly: . "If the Holocaust is THE reason for being Jewish, it is the strongest possible reason to convert." We must never forget the Holocaust but never fail to imbue our children with the joy and love and challenge and relevance of our

[ha-Safran] Hebrew noun flashcards

A religious school Hebrew teacher is looking for intermediate level (paper) Hebrew noun flashcards, something between the big picture,  toddler ones and the small, multiple word description ones (which don't work in the classroom setting). Suggestions?-Thanks __ Messages and opinions expressed

Re: [ha-Safran] Heidi's article on Multicultural Kid Blogs

Yasher koach, Heidi - great article!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Heidi Estrin Date: 12/8/2015 3:14 PM (GMT-05:00) To: CBISTAFF Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu,