Posting for a friend. Please contact Judie Oron directly for information on the book. We are finalizing two book talks for her here in the DC area in April-One at LC and one at Magen David Sephardic Congregation. Gail
Author Judie Oron speaks to groups and organizations about her novel, "Cry of the Giraffe." The book is written in the voice of Judie's Ethiopian Jewish daughter, who walked to Sudan, hoping to be airlifted to Israel. Instead, she was separated from her family, forced to walk back to Ethiopia and tricked into slavery. Years later, Wuditu was rescued by the author and brought to Israel. The novel was awarded, among others, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book Award and a Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award (www.judieoron.com) and is recommended for adults and for young adults aged 14+. It includes an English translation of Amharic words and an overview of Ethiopian Jewish background. It can be ordered from bookstores and from www.Amazon.ca and www.Amazon.com . The author is based in Toronto, Canada, but has events planned in other North American cities. She can be reached by emailing: faran...@yahoo.com and writing 'lectures' in the subject line. --- 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: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
