When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary – by Alice HoffmanScholastic Press, 2024 When I first learned about When We Flew Away, I was slightly skeptical, even though Alice Hoffman is a very fine author. There are so many attempts to simplify or universalize the experience of Anne Frank, as … Continue reading Anne Frank and Authenticity
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Yom HaShoah
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust – by Doreen RappaportCandlewick Press, 2012 Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the Jewish calendar. It seems almost redundant to point out that high-quality educational materials for young readers about this tragedy are essential. Now, as fewer survivors are here to tell … Continue reading Yom HaShoah
80th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz
Today, the New York Times published an important opinion piece by Ruth Franklin about Anne Frank. The singular tragedy referred to in her title is both her death, and the erasure of her Jewish identity in popular culture. Francine Prose’s book, Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife (2009) and Dara Horn’s chapter on … Continue reading 80th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz