Dear Leora – I’m a reference librarian at Yeshiva University and scanned our Catalog (YULIS). Below are some selections – most of them closer to the age 12 range. Below the YU listing is another selection I found on a website. (You might have already seen it. I just Googled.) Good luck! Happy Thanksgiving! Shabbat Shalom in advance… Hindishe Lee Hedi Steinberg Library Beren Campus Yeshiva University
Juvenile books listed in YU Libraries’ catalog (libraries.yu.edu, YULIS tab) Descriptions are from YULIS catalog · My name is Rachamim / Jonathan P. Kendall ; illustrated by Alemu Eshetie Rachamim and his family, Jews suffering from discrimination in Ethiopia, are forced to flee the country and finally make it to a new home in Israel. New York : Union of American Hebrew Congregations, c1987. · Forever outsiders : Jews and history from ancient times to August 1935 / by Linda Jacobs Altman Woodbridge, Conn. : Blackbirch Press, c1998 · The Golem of Prague / by T. Kuperman; illus. by G. P.; translated by Libby Lazewnik New York : Mesorah Pub., c2007 (Artscroll) The Maharal of Prague brings a golem to life to help protect the 16th century Jewish community of Prague. My note: The Golem is a sort of “hero” in Jewish lore created by the Maharal to fight antisemitism. · Sacred shadows / Maxine Rose Schur When her German hometown becomes part of Poland after World War I, Lena, a young German Jew, struggles to come to terms with the anti-Semitism and anti-German hatred that seems to be growing around her. New York : Dial Books, c1997. · Hitler's war against the Jews : a young reader's version of The war against the Jews, 1933-1945, by Lucy S. Dawidowicz / by David A. Altshuler New York : Behrman House, c1978 Discusses the growth of anti-Semitism in Germany from the sixteenth century until the Holocaust during the twentieth century. Includes topics for discussion. · The history of a hatred / Stuart A. Kallen Edina, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters, c1994. · Hidden : a child's story of the Holocaust / written by Loïc Dauvillier New York : First Second, 2014. Graphic novel "A grandmother shares the story of her experiences in WWII with her grandchild in this graphic novel for young readers" -- · The whispering town / Jennifer Elvgren Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., [2014] In Denmark during World War II, young Annet, her parents, and their neighbors help a Jewish family hide from Nazi soldiers until it is safe for them to leave Annet's basement. Ages 7-11 · The ship to nowhere : on board the Exodus / Rona Arato Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2016] The true story of Rachel Landesman, an eleven-year-old girl who sailed on the ship Exodus along with 4,500 other Jewish refugees seeking a new home in Palestine after WWII. In spite of setback after setback ... Rachel and the other refugees refuse to give up hope of finding a safe haven where they can begin their lives again. The plight of the passengers on board the Exodus, and the worldwide attention it brought, influenced the UN to vote for the creation of the state of Israel. 7 Books below from this site, URL: 12 kids' books that combat anti-Semitism - Today's Parent (todaysparent.com)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.todaysparent.com/family/books/books-that-combat-anti-semitism/__;!!KGKeukY!yfGSPd_Fgrjo11ew7uLcdx3XK_Z5aJr9qjejKedCg9s7XpK6cV6ikeejEfJ-kfE-XCn7S0t2FIG48ZtM$ > The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate By Janice Cohn, Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth Ages 7 to 11 This book, illustrated with oil paintings, is based on the true story of how in 1993, a town came together to push back against hate crimes. After a rock is thrown through the window of a Jewish family’s home, in an act of solidarity for their neighbours, the people of Billings, Montana—many of whom aren’t Jewish—decide to place menorahs in their windows. This book offers an entry point into a discussion of the recent attacks faced by the Jewish community through bomb threats at Jewish community centres, daycares and vandalized gravestones, as well as a chance to talk about how people of all backgrounds can help each other. Penina Levine is a Hard-boiled Egg By Rebecca O’Connell, Illustrated by Majella Lue Sue Ages 9+ When sixth grader Penina Levine’s public school teacher asks her class to write letters to kindergartners where they pretend they are the Easter Bunny, Levine, who is one of only two Jewish kids in her class, is faced with a choice: do the assignment as asked and compromise her religious principles, or risk getting a bad mark. She goes for the latter. Penina Levine is a Hard-boiled Egg offers insight into what it’s like to have to face consequences for standing up for your beliefs. It also gives readers a sense of the bias kids can encounter, even in a supposedly neutral place like school. Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story By Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee Ages 6 to 11 One way to introduce young readers to the Holocaust is by teaching them about the helpers that saved lives during that time. Chihune Sugihara was the Japanese consul to Lithuania, when in 1940 Jewish refugees from Poland arrived at the consulate trying to get visas to Japan so they could escape the Nazis. This book is based on the words of Sugihara’s son Hiroki, who was five years old when his father rescued an estimated 10,000 Jewish people by granting them travel papers, in spite of his home country’s orders not to do so. The Number on My Grandfather’s Arm By David A. Adler, Photographs by Rose Eichenbaum Ages 3 to 8 This is a story shown through a series of black and white photographs and text about a young granddaughter who finds out that the number tattooed on her grandfather’s arm meant he was a survivor from the Auschwitz concentration camp. She then gently encourages him to show people these numbers. This book is praised for teaching kids about the Holocaust in a way that gives them age-appropriate information. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust By Eve Bunting, Illustrated by Stephen Gammell Ages 6 + Everything is going well in the clearing in the woods, until the Terrible Things (which here represent the Nazis) come along and start taking creatures away; first the birds and then finally the rabbits, who thought themselves safe until it was their turn. This is a book that shows the importance of doing what’s right as soon as you see something bad happening, even if you believe this bad thing isn’t going to affect you. Benno and the Night of Broken Glass By Meg Wiviott, Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon Ages 7 to 11 The Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007697__;!!KGKeukY!yfGSPd_Fgrjo11ew7uLcdx3XK_Z5aJr9qjejKedCg9s7XpK6cV6ikeejEfJ-kfE-XCn7S0t2FMk3OoHD$ >, was a series of pogroms that took place across the Reich. Benno and the Night of Broken Glass introduces kids to this event by looking at life in Berlin through the eyes of a cat (Benno) before the Kristallnacht, and after The Cats in Krasinski Square By Karen Hesse, Illustrated by Wendy Watson Ages 8 to 10 This picture book introduces kids to the Jewish Resistance. Two young Jewish sisters who have escaped the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland come up with a plan—at risk to their own lives—to sneak food into the ghetto to their friends by distracting the Gestapo with the help of cats. From: Hasafran <hasafran-bounces+hlee1=yu....@lists.osu.edu> On Behalf Of Leora Troper via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 3:06 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [EXT] - [ha-Safran] books for children **External Email** Dear Safranim/ot, I’m looking for titles on antisemitism for kids aged 4 to 12. (Obviously, not the same book for all that age range. ) I found one called What is Antisemitism? by Monique Polak, but honestly, I wasn’t impressed. Dear Safranim/ot, I’m looking for titles on antisemitism for kids aged 4 to 12. (Obviously, not the same book for all that age range.) I found one called What is Antisemitism? by Monique Polak, but honestly, I wasn’t impressed. For one thing, there has been anti-Jewish racism long before the 1500s. And for “superheroes” against antisemitism she has two people, one of whom is Anne Frank (???). If you have any better suggestions, I would be grateful. 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