I agree with Marjorie. CSP
On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:08 PM Marjorie Gann via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > 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 message seemed to be, "Well, since the whole > world is always criticizing Israel there must be something wrong with it, > so for me, as a liberal American Jew, I have to struggle with Israel on MY > AMERICAN terms instead of reading Israel on its own terms." > > Or: Israel isn't something to be proud of, it's something to feel angst > (and embarrassment) about. The angst was very often written on the face of > the protagonist of the graphic novel, as I recall. I personally wasn't > comfortable with that as a point of departure. > > Now I admit, I don't have the book in front of me right now, but that was > my take-away from it. As for your question about level, yes, it's written > for YA. But I'm not sure I'd want to use the book to introduce the country > to people who don't have any background on it. > Marjorie > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 3:19 PM Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >> Has anyone read the graphic novel How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or >> Less by Sarah Glidden? Is it appropriate for YA readers? If so, what age? >> And would it make sense to non-Jewish YA readers who don’t have background >> knowledge about Israel? >> >> Thanks >> >> Heidi Rabinowitz >> >> he...@cbiboca.org >> __ >> 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!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINi6iym-2Q$ >> >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kAtwYmVnuV2dCB_LCVAvSZQOmz8elvPN7lvY6qfHNcjwmCTsATM9Xg3J5Pivf4pEqUE$> >> Earlier Listserver: >> >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINiTXW9MGw$ >> >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kAtwYmVnuV2dCB_LCVAvSZQOmz8elvPN7lvY6qfHNcjwmCTsATM9Xg3J5Piv77mgCVA$> >> AJL HomePage >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINifOiErvU$ >> >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!kAtwYmVnuV2dCB_LCVAvSZQOmz8elvPN7lvY6qfHNcjwmCTsATM9Xg3J5Pivy3B5LqI$> >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> Hasafran@lists.osu.edu >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINi6iym-2Q$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINiTXW9MGw$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!ieNpla5sXnJD3JYP6rc_EL10OokwlnRP5cZMwSlalvVdNuhBKMLTgRs2oINifOiErvU$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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