Thank you, Diane, for adding some support to my comments. (Yes, I, too, remember when teachers assigned biographies, and I think if we had GOOD ones we would at least be able to enthusiastically recommend them.)
I also wondered about some kind of incentive from AJL… perhaps setting up an AJL Grant for New Biography to support a writer(s)? Or maybe your idea of working with a publisher is more practical. Other thoughts? Amy From: Diane Romm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2017 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Israeli bios for elementary school I agree with Amy that the lack of bios about famous Israelis is very troublesome. As for them not being checked out, once upon a time teachers used to assign the reading of biographies as an assignment. I do think the lack of information is something we as an organization should think about trying to remedy. Could we approach a Jewish publisher with the idea of creating such a series and assure them that as librarians we would purchase them? Alternately, would an organization like Avi Chai or a Board of Jewish Education consider funding authors to produce such products? Diane Romm --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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