[ha-Safran] AJL Conference 2022 Update: The Feinstein Lecture

2022-03-24 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran
Shalom Safranim and Friends! Here is your weekly conference update to keep you informed about the upcoming Association of Jewish Libraries conference

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

2022-03-24 Thread WJC Librarian via Hasafran
Hi We also have a separate area for all Holocaust related material for adults and children. They are catalogued line the rest of the collection. Arlene Get Outlook for

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

2022-03-24 Thread Rachel Kamin via Hasafran
Hi Katalin, All of our Holocaust picture books, fiction and non-fiction, are shelved together in the J section (not in our picture book collection). Middle grade Holocaust fiction/chapter books are shelved by author in the J Fiction section but they have a special Holocaust sticker on their

[ha-Safran] Excellent short film to introduce the Holocaust to children

2022-03-24 Thread Annette Goldsmith via Hasafran
Dear colleagues, I was searching for something age-appropriate to use with the after-school Hebrew School students and found a beautiful 18-minute HBO documentary inspired by David Adler's book but with a slightly different title -- *The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm --* for an audience of about

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

2022-03-24 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
HI Katalin, In my library we have all the Holocaust fiction and nonfiction in its own area, so that readers won't accidentally pick up a Holocaust book without being prepared for it. I think it's the best way to manage these books. Heidi Rabinowitz Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

2022-03-24 Thread Maxine Wolfson via Hasafran
We have a section in both the children's bookcart (up to age 6/7) and Juvenile (7-9) that is labeled Holocaust. The older children's section is set up by Elezar numbers and fiction. At one point we had the Holocaust fiction separated and labeled as such, but now, we have those fiction stories in

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

2022-03-24 Thread rhaus_com--- via Hasafran
After feedback from some parents, I long ago separated out our Holocaust picture books and put them on a high shelf. If parents want their kids to have access to them, that must be their decision.  For the JA (Junior Advanced, age 7-11), I do have age appropriate Holocaust titles available, but