All -- In the article just released in Judaica Librarianship, I identified all of the Shoah books by decade, and they appear as part of Rachel Leket-Mor's wonderful charting. Several are not in the list.
Fred Isaac On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 8:01 PM Wendie Sittenfield via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much. > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 3:35 PM Jeff Corbett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Shana Tova too! >> >> May I refer you to an excellent New Yorker magazine article on this >> topic? >> https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/23/how-should-childrens-books-deal-with-the-holocaust >> >> It just depends on what kind of Holocaust book for youth you are looking >> for. Here is the list that I am presently working my way through: >> >> 1947 - The Diary of Anne Frank. First published in the Dutch language in >> 1947. Nonfiction. Appeared in English in 1952. Subject is hiding. Book does >> not cover author's time in concentration camp and death. >> 1970 - The Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square - Ziemian >> 1970 - Journey to America (and further two others in series) - Levitin >> [Similar to Kerr's books]. Subject deals with escape. >> 1971 - When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (and further two others in series) - >> Kerr [Similar to Levitin's books]. Subject deals with escape. >> 1971 - Friedrich - Richter. Originally published in German in 1961. >> Narrator is a Gentile German boy. Jewish protagonist dies at the end. Deals >> with living in Germany under increasing restrictions. >> 1971 - Code: Polonaise - Wuorio >> 1972 - I am Rosemarie - Moskin >> 1972 - The Upstairs Room - Reiss >> 1973 - To Fight In Silence - Wuorio >> 1973 - A Pocket full of Seeds - Sachs >> 1973 - Uncle Misha's Partisans - Suhl >> 1974 - Bright Candles - Benchley >> 1975 - On the Other Side of the Gate - Suhl >> 1976 - Never to Forget: The Jews of the Holocaust - Meltzer >> 1988 - Devil's Arithmetic - Yolen - Deals with concentration camps and >> extermination. >> 1989 - Number the Stars - Lowry >> 1992 - Briar Rose - Yolen >> 1996 - Behind the Bedroom Wall - Williams >> 1999 - Otto - Ungerer >> 2006 - Boy in the Stripped Pajamas - Boyne >> 2007 - The Book Thief - Zasuk >> 2015 - Stone Angel - Yolen >> 2016 - Girl in the Blue Coat - Hess >> 2018 - Mapping the Bones - Yolen >> >> I just started working through this list, so I'll share with you my >> impressions, limited as they may be. You probably already know "The Diary >> of Anne Frank" (1947 - Frank). I had some difficulty finding a copy of >> "Cigarette Sellers" (1970 - Ziemain), so I skipped that one for a while. A >> copy just landed in my lap, so I'm making it my next read. The next two, >> "Journey to America" (1970 - Levitin) and "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" >> (1971 - Kerr) are similar in nature. They both deal with the topic of >> escape/refugees, (a topic that is à propos these days,) and each has two >> follow-up books. If you are looking to get books into students' hands, >> either might be good since there are "Read Alikes" available, in that if >> they liked the characters, there are two more in each series. If they liked >> the setting and action, there is the other author's one to read. I recently >> finished "Friedrich" (1971 - Richter). This one took me by surprise because >> it's unlike the others that I have read so far, namely the story is being >> told from a Gentile German's eyes, (and not in the eyes of the Jewish >> victims,) and that the death of the Jewish protagonist happens "on screen." >> It must have been very daring back when it was first published. I wonder if >> this book would be better if the class is primarily non-Jewish. Perhaps >> reading a Holocaust book from the Jewish perspective would give them a >> certain "detachment" as if it's just another point in history to have to >> study. However, by reading a book in the eyes of someone like them >> (non-Jew,) it may prompt deeper questions such as "Would I have >> participated if I were I living then?" I also read "Devil's Arithmetic" >> (1988 - Yolen) and "Number the Stars" (1989 - Lowry) when they came out >> because I was a YA then. Yolen's might appeal to the "science-fictiony" >> reader in the way she "transports" the modern reader to the time of the >> Holocaust, instead of simply placing the story wholly in that era. I am >> looking forward to rereading them. I saw the movie Boy in the Striped >> Pajamas (2006) when it came out, and will look forward to actually reading >> the book. It should be noted that the book is criticized in some circles >> for being factually incorrect - >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas. Also, the >> author is not Jewish - >> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/03/john-boyne-novelist-catholic-church-abuse-priesthood-boy-in-striped-pyjamas. >> This fact may/may not matter to you. However, there is the issue of >> "cultural approbation" which has been a hot issue in our profession >> (librarianship) of late (see discussion on the recent (non-Holocaust) >> bestseller "American Dirt.") It might be, depending on your audience and >> the lesson, a topic worthy of discussion that you actually * want *to >> wade into anyway! >> >> May I also suggest signing up for this free virtual conference on this >> topic? >> https://www.lvhresourcecenter.com/virtual-conference-on-childrens-and-young-adults-holocaust-literature/ >> >> Good luck! >> >> Jeff Corbett >> __________ >> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:26:50 -0400 >> From: Wendie Sittenfield <[email protected]> >> To: ha-Safran <[email protected]> >> Subject: [ha-Safran] Seeking Holocaust book for grades 6-7 as a class >> read >> Message-ID: >> < >> cakdpfshfhmpalxtrq656ieo9sfwsv_e0akmsawnneft0yc8...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hello Safranim, >> >> Please send me your suggestions for a really engaging book for a middle >> school class to read prior to starting a Holocaust elective. >> >> Many thanks in advance. >> >> Shana tova. >> >> Wendie Sittenfield >> >> >> >> >> __ > 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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