Re: [ha-Safran] Reply to #5 in Hasafran digest, request by Andrea Rapp

Reply to Andrea Rapp, #5: I have two suggestions for novels about the rise of Fascism. The first is for adults: *The Oppermanns*, by Lion Feuchtwanger. I remember my father, of blessed memory, recommending it to me as he sat reading it on a beach in Nova Scotia over thirty years ago. This

[ha-Safran] Reply to Robby Safran's two replies on books on Arab-Israeli Conflict and on original book list

I am quite concerned about two books on the list and agree with Andrea Rapp that it’s not “balance” that we want; if two sides are not inherently in balance, then balance falsifies the reality. It is, as Andrea says, fairness that we should look for. The two books that I found to be toxic in

[ha-Safran] Reply to Question 1, on lasting effects of John Chrysostom's anti-Jewish rhetoric

Although I am travelling and don't have my personal library handy, I can think of three useful books for your student: 1. Robert Wistrich's *A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad (*Random House: 2009) is a masterful history of anti-Semitism.I would think that the

Re: [ha-Safran] Need recommendation of a magazine for middle school age children or for a special needs adult whose reading level is of 5th grade

What about all the wonderful children's magazines put out by Cricket Media -- Muse (science and arts), Cobblestone (American history), Cricket (fiction and narrative fiction stories), Faces (geography). My own kids loved Muse! They have all ages. Here's the link

Re: [ha-Safran] Librarians for Fairness and California "ethnic studies" anti-Israel curriculum

2 points: 1. The link to the Algemeiner article didn't take me to the article, but to the website. Can you send the correct link? 2. California isn't the only state where this is a problem. If people read Tablet, they will perhaps have seen Liel Leibovitz's July 18th article, "Teaching High

Re: [ha-Safran] middle grade books needed for Israel Palestinian conflict

Hi, Judy Petersen and interested others on HaSafran list: I don’t know if you (Judy) were at the AJL Conference in LA in 2019, but I gave a talk there on anti-Israel propaganda in middle-grade and YA fiction, in which I addressed specifically the noxious anti-Israel propaganda in Elizabeth

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict -- Marjorie Gann response

Hello again, Safranim, I am responding to Clare Kinberg’s post with some reluctance. I had specifically requested replies *off-list* because I didn’t want to get into a back-and-forth about the Arab-Israeli conflict; as Amalia said in her email, this isn’t the place for that discussion. All I

[ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-Israeli Conflict

Hello, Safranim, I am working on a presentation -- a spinoff from a session I gave at the 2019 AJL Conference-- on anti-Israeli propaganda in novels and memoirs for children and young adults. I am concerned that some books extremely hostile to Israel may be in use in schools. I am aware of one

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict

used in a privates school and one in a public > school. I dealt with it with the assistance of our local Rabbi. It needs to > be dealt with locally and nationally. > > Thanks again, > > Amalia Warshenbrot > > > > > > > > > > *From: *Marjorie Gan

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking Holocaust book for grades 6-7 as a class read

Wendie, here are a few titles from the past that I thought were excellent. I read each of them years ago, so I may have some details wrong, but these were among the best of the Holocaust books I read and, in some cases, wrote about in the 1990s. *Shadow of the Wal*l, by Christa Laird: Misha

Re: [ha-Safran] title of a newly published middle grade book about an Ethiopian girl in Israel?

I reviewed it for the AJL News and Reviews, May/June issue. You can check it out on the AJL website, but I'll see if I can put in the link here . Go to page 19 Marjorie Gann On Fri, Jul

[ha-Safran] Question about publishing plays for Jewish holidays

Hi, Safranim, I've written a Jewish holiday play which I'm hoping to get published. It's the centerpiece of a book which also has sections on holiday crafts, recipes, and the history and customs related to the holiday. One publisher liked the story, but suggested I turn it into a picture story

[ha-Safran] More on the SCBWI affair, from Bari Weiss's substack "Common Sense"

Weiss reprints a report on the April Powers affair by Kat Rosenfield, who actually interviewed Powers. I found it persuasive and perceptive. Unfortunately, Rosenfield got the full name of SCBWI wrong (she said "editors" rather than "illustrators"), but that's a quibble. Here's the link:

[ha-Safran] Further, and deeper, investigation into SCBWI antisemitism affair

Some of you on this list may be aware of the British researcher David Collier. He's the Englishman who uncovered shocking details of Labour Party antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. In August 2019, he published a report, "Labour Party and radicalisation – *how the party enabled the

[ha-Safran] SCBWI has forced out its Chief Equity Officer for Issuing a Statement Condeming Antisemitism

Hello, Safranim, I just read the following article on the Elder of Ziyon website, titled: "Society

Re: [ha-Safran] SCBWI report in Jewish Insider (Was: Further, and deeper, investigation into SCBWI antisemitism affair)

Thanks to both Heidi and Erika for circulating the article from Jewish Insider on the SCBWI issue. I agree that it covers it really well, and I like the way it broadens the focus to other issues, like the question of mentioning Israel in children's books. Marjorie > > __ Messages and opinions

Re: [ha-Safran] Positive books about Israel

Hi, Marlene, I read in JNS about the case at the Philadelphia Free Library, and was shocked at the book being used, and at the abuse of a public library for indoctrination of children against Israel. For positive books about Israel, I'd go to the website of AJL and access the following

[ha-Safran] 7 sent back to Canada after using library lawn to enter US from Quebec

Thought the Safranim would enjoy this story . Never thought of

Re: [ha-Safran] seeking recently published journal articles or books for middle school students on Ethiopian Jewry

:How about Judie Oron's wonderful novel, *Cry of the Giraffe?* It's about two Jewish Ethiopian sisters, separated in the turmoil under Mengistu. One makes it to Israel, and it tells how the other sister (still enslaved in Ethiopia) is finally rescued. A powerful story. On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at

Re: [ha-Safran] How to Understand Israel in 60 Days

Heidi, I did read it , some years ago. I understood where the author was coming from, but had a negative reaction nonetheless. I think it approached Israel as a *problem* to wrestle with (rather like Jacob in this week's parasha), rather than as a *normal country* (which it is). Its subconscious

Re: [ha-Safran] for fans of Howard Jacobson

I totally agree, Erika. I've missed his voice lately, and this essay in Sapir was Jacobson at his best. I remember that one of Jeremy Corbyn's most antisemitic comments was that British Jews "don't understand English irony." Read anything by Jacobson, and you'll see that he sits solidly within

Re: [ha-Safran] 7 sent back to Canada after using library lawn to enter US from Quebec

t; > On Jul 14, 2021, at 18:08, Marjorie Gann via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >  > Thought the Safranim would enjoy this story > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/7-sent-back-to-canada-after-using-library-lawn-to-e

Re: [ha-Safran] Are you a Goodreads member? Jewish YA in need of some support

Aviva, thank you for letting us know. I read elsewhere that negative reviews of *Once More with Chutzpah* were being posted even before the book was released. So malicious. Here's the relevant quote from the article in Jewish Insider

[ha-Safran] Fwd: My Book Review on CAMERA site

To the Hasafran list: Some of you know that I’ve been working for years to expose anti-Israel propaganda in children’s literature in English. In 2019 I gave a talk on this topic at the AJL Conference in LA. I’ve recently begun to work with the pro-Israel media watchdog, Committee for Accuracy in

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a resource for Yemen

Would the JIMENA.org (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) site be of use to you? I see that there is a link along the top to Yemen:

[ha-Safran] Urgent question about Multicultural Children's Book Day/Read Your World

Hi, friends, I am doing research for an article, and I need an answer to the following question: How prominent is Multicultural Children's Book Day, which has renamed itself Read Your World (though the celebratory day is still in late January)? Do they have sway with libraries and bookstores in

[ha-Safran] Book Banning in Ontario, CANADA: The saga continues

To librarian friends and other book lovers: The Ontario book banning story happened in Peel District (English), just outside Toronto, a week ago, and, a few years ago, in one French district. There's a parents' group called* Libraries, not Landfills

[ha-Safran] My review of an anti-Israel propaganda book for YA on website of CAMERA

As many of you know, I've begun reviewing books with significant distortions and misinformation about Israel for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA). My latest review is of *Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight ForTheir Village* by Judy Sokolower,

Re: [ha-Safran] Turkey question

I'm here in Jerusalem and I asked my grandchildren (ages 9, 7, 3 and 21 months) and they know all the sounds animals make in Hebrew -- except for turkeys!! It's actually hard for Americans here to find whole turkeys to roast; the ovens are generally so small you could barely fit a whole turkey

Re: [ha-Safran] List of Juv/YA titles that include depictions of antisemitism that are not Holocaust based

How about Fran Arrick's* Chernowitz*, about a ninth-grade boy named Bobby Chernow who has never experienced antisemitism until a bully enters the class? I read it many years ago and found it to be a powerful depiction of how antisemitism can take over a class (a metaphor, I would say, for a

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a book with different authors for each Parashat Hashavua

The book doesn't ring a bell, but the term "architect" made me think of Rabbi Michael Hattin, who is an architect-turned-rabbi. He has written his own commentary, and the anthology you remember might have taken one of his chapters. When he talks about the mishkan and other biblical construction

Re: [ha-Safran] Philadelphia librarians anti-Israel

I realize there are often many problems in libraries and schools, but this particular link is for an article from August, 2021. So this isn't a current issue. Marjorie Gann On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 10:58 PM Hindishe Lee via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Please see article below. Is

[ha-Safran] Exhibit at Ntional Library of Israel: a book on an empty chair to represent each hostage

I don't know how many of the people on this listserv follow the National Library of Israel's regular posts, but people may be interested in this one: *"Every Hostage has a Story: A New Exhibit at the National Library of Israel".* They've set up circles of chairs, one for each hostage, in their

Re: [ha-Safran] Memoir or other engaging read to learn about Judaism

Another three oldies but goodies (I may have missed these in the suggestions of other Safranim). These are books I read when I decided to return to Judaism after having my first child, while living in a small town where we were the only Jewish family. They taught me a lot: 1. To Life! by Rabbi

Re: [ha-Safran] These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh

This is an increasing problem for librarians. I write book reviews for the CAMERA Education Institute --

Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Important task to do for the hostages

Agreed. I did it, and will send it around to everyone I know. Marjorie On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM DANIEL KESTENBAUM via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Thank you Arthur for forwarding this vital message! - Anything that can be > done to free the hostages, we must take action and

Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Important task to do for the hostages

Erika, good for you to have distributed that reply to us all. Now we see through the facade. Is the Red Cross clueless? Or deliberately obfuscatory? Lying? I think we all know their history. The event that I recall is when the Nazis invited them to Theresienstadt and put on a carefully-staged

Re: [ha-Safran] The Return of the Big Lie: Anti-Semitism Is Winning - The Atlantic: seeking full text

Agreed. Important article. Brilliant, too - but l expect no less from Dara Horn! On Wed., Feb. 28, 2024, 3:36 p.m. Anna Skorupsky via Hasafran, < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Thank you, dear Nadav, a lot for your prompt response! Kol-ha-Kavod! > Sincerely, Anna Anna Skorupsky AJL-Canada,

[ha-Safran] Reminder about AJL-Canada event, Sunday, May 5, 1:00 pm EDT

Hi, Safranim, Just a last-minute reminder about the AJL-Canada Authors' Showcase this Sunday (members only). Here are the details: AJL Canada Roundtable: Canadian Jewish Authors’ Showcase Sunday, May 5, 2024 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm Israel Time In this showcase, fourteen Canadian