I've had a long career as a Jewish day school librarian in NYC. One of my
specialty areas is teaching students and professionals about appropriate
children's literature about tolerance and respecting diversity. Over the
years I have led workshops at the holocaust museum and other professional
Jewi
Thank you Heidi for your knowledgeable and animated presentation… as a long
term day school librarian I have always been frustrated with the push for
Holocaust literature for children not developmentally ready for it. Thanks so
much for emphasizing the disadvantages of many of these books.
Happy
Good to hear of this program … I was in a program like that
Around1976.
Beth
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> On Dec 7, 2022, at 8:53 PM, Michelle Margolis via Hasafran
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> The Association of Jewish Libraries is thrilled to announce a course program
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hi--assume Rabbi WEiss is aware of this group ---but just in case I wanted
to share this organization and their upcoming webinar with him.
Best,
Beth Braunstein
On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 10:40 PM Shulamith Z Berger via Hasafran <
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> It will soon be the 60th anniversary
Junkyard wonders by Patricia polacco
Deals with death and mental disabilities
Beth braunstein
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> On Jul 9, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
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> About a week ago, there was a post on Hasafran asking for Jewish children's
> titles on the topics below.
Hi I am a day school librarian with an expertise in that area best choice
is
kindness by Todd parr
Also
Be kind by pat miller
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> On Feb 21, 2020, at 6:27 PM, Shomrei lib via Hasafran
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> AJLers always come through.
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> I have preschoolers coming in for
THE BERLIN BOXING CLUB---EXCELLENT BOOK ABOUT AN INDIVIDUALJEWISH BOY AMONG
NONJEWS IN A EUREPEAN SCHOOL DURING WW2
Beth Braunstein
On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 9:43 AM Wendie Sittenfield via Hasafran <
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> Thank you for your wonderful suggestions.
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> Shanah tova.
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> Wen
How about “inheritance “
By Dani Shapiro
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> On Jan 6, 2021, at 7:49 PM, Carol Coven Grannick via Hasafran
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> Marcia, it's an older book, but a wonderful book club book: The Jew Store by
> Stella Suberman - a memoir of her observant (in part) family who moves t
the book is called
acts of Faith by Eric Segal (author of Love Story) --I read it years ago
and loved it. I thought they were in Queens in the book---
Best, Beth Braunstein
On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 9:31 PM Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran <
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> I had a patron l
is it possible to view this event? I wasn't able to attend today.
thanks
Beth Braunstein
On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 3:42 AM Chava Pinchuck via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> Thank you for sharing.
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> 708 E. 5th Street (where they lived) was torn down with other tenements to
> create gr
wow---I knew Sol steinmetz very well -( we lived in Pelham
Parkway--Shoshanna--your parents are Steven and Leba--they know us well--He
was an amazing man of great Jewish knowledge and a lexicographer par
excellence. I have his book "the little refugees" which contains a copy of
the letter which inf
I'm trying to track down a book title.
the book was written several years back for middle grades about a girl who
had a holocaust survivor grandmother . The girl was toying with the idea of
converting to Christianity ( she had rosary beads). The book Had a cross on
the cover. I'm quite sure it won
Hi Dianne!
Here’s Some ideas for
Pirke avot. They are not specifically geared for kids but if they are learning
with an adult they are good options.
1. Pirke avot a social justice commentary by rabbi Shmuly yanklowitz
2. Pirke avot, wisdom of the Jewish sages by Chaim stern
3. Sage advice by rab
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