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 <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishinsider.com/2021/07/antisemitism-israel-kids-literature/__;!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KClrp191w$ > (click to read full article).
A book called *Once More With Chutzpah*, a debut novel from writer <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haleyneil.com/__;!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KCKfq2_60$ > Haley Neil that is set to be released next spring, has faced an onslaught of criticism because it takes place in Israel, where Neil has family. The novel features a brother and sister grappling with mental health issues, adolescence and the Jewish diaspora while on a road trip in Israel. A reference to Birthright Israel was removed from the book after a social media outcry, but a number of people on Twitter have continued to call for the book’s boycott. Though it has not yet been released, Neil’s book has already received a slew of negative reviews on Goodreads <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56268860-once-more-with-chutzpah__;!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KCdvpGuN4$ >, a social network for readers. One comment that came with a zero-star review on the book that is still several months from being released read: “no thank you, in this house we do not support books passed off as fun romps through an apartheid, settler state that routinely murders, displaces and subjugates palestinians. :)” May I make a suggestion: How about a "buycott"? In other words, in addition to posting positive reviews, how about countering such malicious antisemitism by buying the book en masse? That's what Toronto's Jewish community did a few years ago when there was a boycott of Israeli wine from the provincial liquor stores. People went in droves and bought Israeli wine to the point where the stores ran out! Marjorie On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 6:01 PM Aviva Adler via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > There is a book called Once More with Chutzpah by Haley Neil being slammed > on Goodreads for taking place in Israel. It's being flooded with one star > ratings. If you've read it, or even if you haven't, please consider giving > a positive review to support representation for Jewish teens in literature. > Thanks! > __ > 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: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > 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: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KChRy4BEY$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KCeWESt8w$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!iGKgq3mWAmAjIPB6Omdil28QnZvft9A0vIsVJUrQK7JvE-qDKiJB-fVTu-KCWErIf6Y$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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