Dear Marjorie Gann,
I appreciate your close look at books for young readers about Israel and
the Palestinian people, and your invitation to comment.
In my work as librarian at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, I have curated a
collection of books for young Jewish people that includes diverse
Palest
Hi Jewish librarians,
I just received a query that I'm hoping you can help me with. I am putting
together a list of books based on this query from a patron:
"I'm reaching out to see if you have any suggestions about books or other
media about Jewish people and voting - why we vote, history of Jews
Brettschneider, M., Bruder, E., & Le Roux, M. (2019). *Africana Jewish
Journeys*. M. Brettschneider, E. Bruder, & M. Le Roux (Eds.).
Brettschneider, M. (2016). *Jewish Feminism and Intersectionality*.
Brettschneider, M. (2015). *The Jewish Phenomenon in Sub-Saharan Africa:
The Politics of Conflic
I suggest Adam and Thomas by Aharon Applefled
https://www.sevenstories.com/books/3978-adam-and-thomas
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> I'm looking for recommendation for a short Holocaust novel, 4-6 chapters,
> to share with 5-7th grade.
Chag Sameakh Pesach, friends,
Wanted to make sure that all of us have this link to the wonderful
presentation: The Third Seder: An Online Cultural Celebration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLNiDXDMAVg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR02C4pR77oBzZ0K74NGY4eoa281cHl0mtIJqQruYZYxcCSvdDnHBzheDKA
Enjoy!
Hi Hasafran,
Please see page 29: https://washtenawjewishnews.org/PDFs/WJN-03-20-web.pdf
Thanks to everyone on the committees for their work.
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Clare Kinberg, Temple Beth Emeth Library, Ann Arbor
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Jonina, et all,
I haven't read Etaf Rum's book, but your query raises a similar response
from me as the question regarding middle school books on Israel/Palestine,
which is that the subjective experience of Jews and Palestinians in the
region over the past 100 years has been so different as to be
Hi everyone,
Thank you for the suggestions that came in.
Based on the "Jewish Values Finder," Amazon search, my own brainstorming,
and combing through our library holdings, I came up with the following 15
books to offer to our rabbi to think about for his presentation to parents.
He specifically wa
Hi all,
Our congregation is thinking about a family program for parents to discuss
how to talk about anti-Semitism to young kids. I'm looking for picture
books that might be helpful to the parents. Any suggestions?
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Clare Kinberg, Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor MI
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Hi,
Aviva Brown's biracial family wasn't reflected in Jewish children's books,
so she wrote a book to change that
https://www.greensboro.com/life/faith_and_values/her-biracial-family-wasn-t-reflected-in-jewish-children-s/article_21541ccb-c03f-5552-9145-95e0e118b263.html?
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Clare Kinberg, Templ
Hi all,
When I was in school (Wayne State U) for my MLIS (2008-2011), I came
across a resource that had the minutes from the Cleveland Jewish Orphan
Asylum. I found a note in the minutes that referred to my great aunt, Mary
Kinberg. She was born in 1897, her mother died in childbirth and she was
p
Hi all,
I'm writing to recommend a new book by an author local to me in Ann Arbor.
I think it is beautiful and quite well done.
In *Haggadah Regatta*, two kids and a crew of shoes sail the Haggadah
Regatta under a Matzah Ball Moon. Everyone on the little matzah raft gets
into the act in this playf
Andrea,
Someone else asked me a similar question, so I'll answer here for everyone.
My session with them was the 4th or 5th of a six week class taught by our
rabbi. He is using the Israel-Palestine for Critical Thinkers video series.
http://www.forcriticalthinkers.com/the-videos. I had sat in on th
"Balanced" books may be hard to find, but books from different perspectives
that invite discussion are available. Here's a beginning list:
http://reframingisrael.org/2015/02/literature/
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> Hello,
> A friend
Hi Hasafran,
Recently a Reform congregation closed and donated to my library at Temple
Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor over 200 Jewish children's books. I've been going
through them and it is an excellent, up to date collection. My library is
also excellent and up to date. I could keep these books, but mo
http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/165690/irving_m._hermelin_curator_of_judaica?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Indeed&fbclid=IwAR28fMlgG4zD9oKMK0diplNuY8cFYaXTBDlTUmHGb_afvUNb-da7WOOOAHw
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Clare Kinberg
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