Dear Ellen (and Esteemed Colleagues):
If you do not own a copy of Sharon Barcan Elswit's The Jewish Story Finder, run
and get one. The 2012 edition includes 668 Tales that are listed by subject
and source.
In Elswit's 2009 edition, there is a list of several versions of "The Dream and
the Tre
One more:
Feathers used to illustrate the harms of gossip
Forest, Heather. Feathers. Illustrated by Marcia Cutchin. Little Rock:
August House Little Folk, 2005. ISBN: 0-87483-755-3. Rhyming text and
colorful illustrations teach that hurtful words cannot be taken back easily
once they
And a new vewsion of It Could Always be Worse is TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE by
Robin Bernstein. Same story but with a woman rabbi and a contemporary
blended family.
Clare Kinberg, TBE Ann Arbor
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Lisa Silverman
wrote:
> Hi Eileen,
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> Raisel’s Riddle by Erica Silverma
Another Jewish version of Stone Soup is Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis.
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From: "Danielle Winter"
To: "Eileen Polk"
Cc: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 6:10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories
In tribute to M
A generic version of It Could Always be Worse is A Squash and a Squeeze by
Julia Donaldson.
Sincerely,
Joel Tuchman
From: Hasafran
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Of Eileen Polk
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 1:58 PM
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I have an old copy of this Yiddish folk tale:
*It Could Always Be Worse*
A Yiddish folk tale retold and with pictures by Margot Zemach
Scholastic Book Services, 1976
Michal Strutin
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 2:39 PM, Stahl, Sheryl wrote:
> I know a story, but unfortunately I don’t remember the na
Could anything be worse? by Marilyn Hirsch is one version of the story.-Original Message-
From: "Stahl, Sheryl"
Sent: May 6, 2015 4:39 PM
To: Eileen Polk , "hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu"
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories
I know a story, but unfortunat
Hi Eileen,
Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman is a Jewish version of the Cinderella story
that might work for you.
Sheryl Stahl's suggestion of "It Could Always Be Worse" by Margot Zemach or
"Could Anything Be Worse" by Marilyn Hirsch (two books with rabbis in them)
would work if you used one
The title of one version is called "It could always be worse". There are
several other version by different authors.
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> On May 6, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Stahl, Sheryl wrote:
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> I know a story, but unfortunately I don’t remember the names.
> There is a story about a person who
The story "Stone Soup" is found in many cultures, including ours. I just did a
quick peek at Amazon and found many versions. The book Sheryl is talking about
is "Could Anything Be Worse?" I know of two Jewish versions of it, the other
called "It Could Always Be Worse," I think. I'm sure this has
The Candle in the Barn
http://www.story-lovers.com/listscandlestories.html
(11th story)
http://www.reclaimingjudaism.org/teachings/sample-story-light-mitzvah-stories-seeds-inspiration-and-learning
The Rabbi & the Inquisitor
https://folktalesandstorytelling.wikispaces.com/The+Rabbi+and+the+Inquisi
In tribute to Marcia Brown who recently passed away, I can't help but think
how much I love reading her telling of Stone Soup and then reading Stone
Soup and Matzoh Balls with my students.
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Eileen Polk wrote:
> Hello Friends,
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> I have been asked to assist a
Thanks to Marcia Tatz Wollner for reminding me of the name of the story
It could always be worse / by Margot Zemach
That led me to other versions
Kumak's House: A Tale of the Far North / by Michael Bania
Arab version
http://mocomi.com/mullah-nasruddin-the-crowded-home/
Too Much Noise (Sandpipe
I know a story, but unfortunately I don't remember the names.
There is a story about a person who complained to his rabbi that his house was
too small and the rabbi told him to bring in his chickens, his goat, his cow,
his horse etc. When the man blew up that now his house was way way way too
cr
Hello Friends,
I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local
college by reading to her students two versions of the same children's story,
one Jewish and one something else. I have been looking through my sources, but
am having trouble finding something, so I am tu
I am looking for a female roommate for the conference Sunday - Tuesday night
(checkout Wed).
Chaya Wiesman
Chaya Wiesman
Librarian
Ramaz Upper School Library
60 E. 78th Street
New York, NY 10075
(212)774-8000 x7329
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If anyone knows where a Hebrew translation of Gatsby can be purchased or
borrowed, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
*Beverly Geller*
Librarian
The Frisch School
120 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
201 267-9100 X214
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Dear Tree by Dova Rivka Weber, Growing with the Tree by Rachel Stein, Whatever
the Weather by Shainy Peysin, G-d's World by Sylvia Rouss.
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and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Je
Also about Israel:The Dead Sea: The Saltiest Sea, by Aileen WeintraubStork's
Landing, by Tami Lehman-WilzigLon-Lon's Big Night, by Miri Leshem Pelly
Possibilities:
Listen to the Trees: Jews and the Earth by Molly ConeHoni and his Magic Circle,
Phyllis GershatorGift of the Tree, by Alvin Tresselt
Is there a female still looking for a roommate for the Sun-Tues nite?
*Beverly Geller*
Librarian
The Frisch School
120 West Century Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
201 267-9100 X214
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Dear Safranim,
I would suggest Kar-Ben's award-winning "Nature in Israel" holiday series, the
author of which won this year's National Jewish Book Award for her book "The
Patchwork Torah." Here's the link to this lovely series:
http://www.karben.com/Nature-in-Israel-Holiday-Set-_p_567.html. A
Does anyone have suggestions for picture books with a nature and Jewish
theme--- excluding selections with TuB'Shevat content?
Many thanks
Roslyn Vanderbilt
Children's Librarian
The Jewish Center
Princeton, NJ
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and
Not sure you want to print this but I just read in Tablet online that an
attack on a Jewish book store in Barcelona was prevented by police last
month. I just wrote Alba to see how her community is dealing with the news.
http://tabletmag.com/scroll/190754/attack-on-jewish-bookstore-in-barcelona-t
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