What a passionate talk from Katherine Locke. Thank you, Erika, for passing it along. I am remembering a non-too-distant AJL session with Jewish publishers where many librarians requested more books which portrayed Jewish protagonists without being solely holiday-centric. Yes, as Katherine says, we need to define ourselves. I am thinking she would like Carol Matas's "Wrestling with Angels," which appears in Sandy Asher's collection *With All My Heart, With All My Mind*. That story appeared in 2000 and concerns a teenager's grappling with whether or not to get a piercing. It seemed so unusual and strong at the time because it dealt with real-life issues and feelings. And it sounds like the need is still there.
As for the inclusion of Jewish culture in multicultural discussions from outside the Jewish community, that was a wish I had when creating *The Jewish Story Finder f*or folktales, and I think we're still waiting. However, Katherine is right, the characters and stories need to be there. Warm regards, Sharon On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 7:42 AM, Erika Dreifus <[email protected]> wrote: > Shalom, chaverim: > > Just wanted to bring this text, a version of a recent speech by Sydney > Taylor honoree Katherine Locke, to the list's attention: > > https://medium.com/@Bibliogato/thinking-jewish-childrens-literature-in-a- > time-of-antisemitism-c77e4b00392c > > All best, > Erika > > -- > *Erika Dreifus* | Writer. Poet. Publicist. Resource Maven. > (w) http://www.erikadreifus.com > (t) http://twitter.com/erikadreifus > (f) http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor > <http://facebook.com/erikadreifusauthor> > > > __ > 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: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio- > state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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