Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

[Sharon Elswit]

Good morning, Eileen,
There is also the story where parts of the body argue about which is most
important .  It appears as "The Great Debate" in Peninnah Schram's Jewish
Stories One Generation Tells Another and in the picture book Milk of a
Lionness by I.B. Singer, and then as an African tale (where a stomach also
participates in the arguing), "What is the most important part of the
body?," in Julius Lester's How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?
There are also several versions of The Magic Pomegranate (Jewish, also in
Peninnnah's book) which helps to heal the princess.  Eric Kimmel has a
picture book version from the Middle East called The Three Princes, where
the healing fruit is an orange.  And then, in working on my new guide to
Latin American folklore, I came across another.

There's a variant of Howard Schwartz's Cottage of Candles from Mexico,

*La Madrina Muerte = Godmother Death,* Olga Loya, *Momentos Mágicos = Magic
Moments*.

Plus several versions of the youngest brother who brings back healing
leaves to cure his father's blindness, but is killed by his jealous
brothers.  Let me know if that's one you'd like.

Warmly,

Sharon





On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Eileen Polk  wrote:

>  Hello Friends,
>
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> I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local
> college by reading to her students two versions of the same children’s
> story, one Jewish and one something else.  I have been looking through my
> sources, but am having trouble finding something, so I am turning to you.
> Does anyone have any suggestions?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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> Thank you,
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>
> Eileen Polk, Librarian
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> Prentis Memorial Library
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Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

[ALBA TOSCANO]

Hiya all you out-doorsy Lag bOmer-ites

SherylStahl wrote:
...a story about a person who complained to his rabbi that his house 
was too small
I have the Spanish translation of the Caldecott Honor 1977: It Could 
Always Be Worse 1976, by Margot Zemach (Siempre Puede Ser Peor, spanish 
translation 1991 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LCCC#91-34878).


Here in misnomer-ed Sunny Spain, I read this book about once a week just 
to keep my brain in focus. Better than aspirin.


 *


 * Amazon info:
 * *Age Range:*3 - 8 years
 * *Lexile Measure:*650L(What's this?
   
)
 * *Series:*Michael Di Capua Books
 * *Paperback:*32 pages
 * *Publisher:*Square Fish; Reissue edition (September 1, 1990)
 * *Language:*English
 * *ISBN-10:*0374436363
 * *ISBN-13:*978-0374436360
 * *Product Dimensions:*8.3 x 0.2 x 9 inches
 * *Shipping Weight:*4.8 ounces


Besos de Valencia
Alba Toscano
Sinagoga La Javurá


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Re: [ha-Safran] the Dream and the Treasure

[Andrea Rapp]

Captain Jiri and Rabbi Jacob is Marilyn Hirsh's telling of this story. It's 
interesting  because her version illuminates the European Jewish experience and 
Jewish values, in that the Rabbi uses his treasure to teach his oft-bullied 
students about self-defense, one sees the Jewish value placed on books and 
learning, and a disdain for soldiering. So for the purposes of a college class, 
it might be useful.  (On the other hand, the class may find the unflattering 
portrayal of the Captain's (non-Jewish) troops  to be offensive! 
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[ha-Safran] Tell NPR about The Book of Life

[Heidi Estrin]

I know that many of you listen to my monthly podcast, The Book of Life. I just 
found this podcast questionnaire and I don't know if it's too late to 
participate, but the form is still up so let's give it a whirl. NPR asks 
"What's your favorite podcast episode?"

If you enjoy The Book of Life, consider sharing a favorite episode with NPR 
listeners! Maybe you appreciated the recent discussion of diversity. Maybe you 
enjoy the coverage of events like Book Expo America and the AJL conference. 
Maybe you recall fondly (as I do) the time Simms Taback sang a Yiddish song on 
the show! (That was in August, 2006.)

Click here to access the form and tell NPR about The Book of 
Life!
 Bonus points if you share the URL.

Thanks for helping more people learn about the show!

Heidi Estrin
Host, The Book of Life
www.bookoflifepodcast.com
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[ha-Safran] Fw: New Title of noveals: Five Selves

[Amalia Warshenbrot]

I’m writing op behalf of Emanuela Barasch-Rubinstein  author of Five Selves. It 
was sent to our general address. 
Hello, 
I am the author of Five Selves, a collection of five novellas published by 
Holland House Books in the UK.  I wrote the stories in Hebrew; wishing to make 
them available to a wider public, I translated them into English. I have 
published several academic books, but this is my first experience with literary 
writing.Though the stories take place in Israel, they deal with general themes: 
the death of a loved one; modern contemporary values of success; overcoming a 
phobia. Only one story is about Israeli society: three women that represent 
three generations of Israelis. The last novella is a more experimental one: a 
man lost his memory in a car accident, and now examines his life from an 
estranged primordial perspective. 
The book got three excellent reviews: A starred Publishers Weekly review: 
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-909374-79-9A  ,  A review at The Jewish 
Chronicle: http://www.thejc.com/arts/books/130628/review-five-selves  , The 
Mail on Sunday, February 15th 2015: Best New Fiction.

A more detailed description of the process of writing is found in my blog 
http://onourselvesandothers.com/writing-five-selves/

I hope you will find the book interesting.  

Regards, 

Emanuela Barasch-Rubinstein  On Ourselves and Others, onourselvesandothers.com  
 על עצמנו ועל אחרים 


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[ha-Safran] Fw: Developing our library

[Amalia Warshenbrot]

Please reply directly to Denise Blumenfeld at  bibliot...@iae.edu  
Sent To: i...@jewishlibraries.org 

As a Jewish day school in Panama City, Panamá.  We serve students ages 5  to 18 
years old. We  focus on Jewish orthodox teaching.  Right now we are developing 
in a collection development policy. We would like to see examples from other 
peers to guide us in our process.

Sincerely yours,

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[ha-Safran] Reference Workshop-New York, NY, May 11, 2015

[Rita Lifton]

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Association of Jewish Libraries-New York Metropolitan Area Chapter

AJL-NYMA


Event: "Where's Reference? Changes in the Library, A Changed Librarian: 3 
Perspectives"

Date:   Monday, May 11th, 2015 - 1-4 pm

Place:  Park Avenue Synagogue, 50 East 87th Street (between Madison & Park 
Avenues), New York, NY 10128



Program:



AJL-NYMA's 2015 Reference Workshop will take place at Park Avenue Synagogue, 
one of the largest and most influential synagogues in the United States. The 
workshop will begin with a tour of the Synagogue's historic building, including 
the Moorish-style sanctuary dedicated in 1927, the chapel featuring stained 
glass windows by abstract expressionist, Adolph Gottlieb, and, of course, The 
Edmond de Rothschild Library.



Following the tour, there will be presentations by Beth Bidlack, Director, The 
Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University Libraries; 
Shaindy (Susan) Kurzmann, College Archivist, Reference & Instruction Librarian, 
Ramapo College of New Jersey; and David B. Levy, Librarian, Lander College for 
Women, Touro College Libraries.



Registration:



RSVP Bruchie Weinstein, librar...@mdyhs.net, (718) 
331-4002 ext. 3905, or, Leslie Monchar, 
lmonch...@yahoo.com. NYMA members, $10; 
non-members, $15. *Photo ID required for entrance to the synagogue.





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[ha-Safran] Children's Illustrated Holocaust Books

[Anna Olswanger]

Lisa Silverman, Library Director of Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library, just sent 
me her written bibliography of Holocaust picture books, which she has updated 
with 2014 and 2015 books. I added her updates to my "Children's Illustrated 
Holocaust Books" page:

http://www.pinterest.com/olswanger/childrens-illustrated-holocaust-books/ 


Please let me know if you think I should add other books (they need to be in 
print and available from publishers' websites).

I am continuing to add to all my Pinterest pages, so let me know if you have 
suggestions there, too:

www.pinterest.com/olswanger/ 

I hope the pages will be of interest to you.

Thanks.

Anna Olswanger

Anna Olswanger | Literary Agent | Olswanger Literary LLC
16-60 Chandler Drive | Fair Lawn, NJ | 07410-2715
t: 201-791-4699 | w: www.olswanger.com  | twitter: 
@AnnaOlswanger

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