I just had my Jewish children's book on Angels rejected by Karben, and I had deliberately put in multi-colored/ angels.. so its now with Berman house at the moment and they will decide.. if they also reject it, who else do you recommend as publisher ,beforeI decide to self publish? Rabbi Rayzel
> > From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Phoebe > Potts > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 9:19 AM > To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] children's books with accurate amounts of melanin > > Shalom Esteemed People of the Books! > > I've got students of color in my synagogue school, but even if I didn't, I > would be writing about the lack of depiction of Persons Of Color in Jewish > books for children. I could use your collective help. > > Right now I have two kindergarteners who are taking issue with Let My People > Go because the Egyptians are all caucasian, which is just inaccurate. One of > the only books with POC from KarBen publishing (where we get a lot of our PJ > books) is about a poor Ethiopian who finds a home in Israel. > > In secular books in general, POC make up just 3% of the humans depicted, and > those books are often about race. My community, like my nation, is just > getting more brown. I want to make sure that all our Jewish families see > themselves represented, and not just as impoverished persons who need saving. > > What to do? I would love to know about Jewish children's literature that > depicts Jewish POC doing normal Jewish stuff. Also, any titles that > accurately depict our ancestors with busy melanin. > > Thank you all for what you do! Hooray for librarians! > > Your fan, > > Phoebe Potts > taagloucester.org<http://taagloucester.org> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.osu.edu/pipermail/hasafran/attachments/20170601/7a56bebe/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:23:48 +0200 > From: Stuart Schnee <s...@stuartschnee.com> > To: <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] New book commemorates 50th anniv. of Six Day War > Message-ID: <033b01d2a3e1$17c521d0$474f6570$@stuartschnee.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > Internet Kavannah 5774 As I grow my abilities to keep up with email, facebook, instagram, twitter and the myriad of other ways to stay connected, Help me remember it is through the heart that all true bonds form. Oh, Great Creator, as we manifest new realities with our fingertips and computer screens, guide me to do it with love and remember to unplug occasionally. Grant serenity to those who do not hear back from me within a day or two. Bless all with love, light and discernment to hit delete when necessary. Amen Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body,saying who let the morning people run things?, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy Shechinah...what a ride"............ May angelic beings guide your way today. Rabbi G. Rayzel Raphael http://www.shechinah.com <http://www.shechinah.com/> http://www.interfaithjewishweddings.com ANGELS CARRY YOU: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rabbirayzelraphael BIBLE BABES: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rabbigrr2 FRIDAY NIGHT REVIVED: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rabbigrr <http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rabbigrr> MIRAJ: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MIRAJ <http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MIRAJ> NEW MOON: http://www.shechinah.com/new-moon.html Think Green. Please don’t print this message unless it’s really necessary. Thank you.
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