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 Jewish conferences. I must say that "Let the celebrations begin" was always an example of a misguided, inappropriate book for children. The illustrations, themes and characters are so developmentally inappropriate for a picture genre. I kept my copy of the book in my "private office collection" to use as a teaching tool for a book that should not be used with children. Holocaust education is more important than ever , especially in light of the aging survivor population. But educators and authors must still be vigilant in making developmentally appropriate choices. Best Regards, BETH A. BRAUNSTEIN former librarian of the Heschel School and SAR academy New York
On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 7:08 PM Karen Hering via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Our school library has just received a donation of a book called "A time > for toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been published under > the title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers are > different, > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > Report Suspicious > > <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/KGKeukY!vYQd06lML4gux7OxlqIvHkUxAKme0PMOBsR508h1g3bG40Kb4M0fJaMfyswV0sluykLNGSkmhl45cQfDQHYc1Cnaz_YswMhSU26p9x10LWk1BCTfwfFMI6EeDG6ZWy4$> > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Our school library has just received a donation of a book called "A time > for toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been published under > the title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers are > different, the rest of the book is the same. In view of lots of discussion > about who should write Holocaust books, the softening of the horrors of the > camps, and where the focusof such stories sit, I am curious to know how > people feel about this book. The illustrations (and narrative honestly) > make me feel uncomfortable though I cannot explain why, and the more recent > edition has a rationale and background in the back by the author and > illustrator. They talk about the sensitivity of the illustrations and > storyline, but I am somewhat uncomfortable with the whole book. I would > appreciate others' thoughts and insights, and whether you have put it in > your library. > Thank you > Karen Hering, MLIS > retired academic librarian > volunteer for a Jewish dayschool, > synagogue and archival libraries > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zL7IrPZiaoBDtc6VjEkbOXyMzVX47kwXCTTkHeK4HwvDfSyOCyha7w1erl-cl6FWJlgFej3sHQewFfZ7bBpsxMJQU6Jj$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zL7IrPZiaoBDtc6VjEkbOXyMzVX47kwXCTTkHeK4HwvDfSyOCyha7w1erl-cl6FWJlgFej3sHQewFfZ7bBpsxF7_hhfk$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!zL7IrPZiaoBDtc6VjEkbOXyMzVX47kwXCTTkHeK4HwvDfSyOCyha7w1erl-cl6FWJlgFej3sHQewFfZ7bBpsxM6MBQsw$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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