Once again, it’s May, and School Library Journal appears to be facing their annual conflict about Heritage Months. In May, Jewish and Asian Americans share the month. That is absolutely appropriate. Both groups are featured, as only one prominent example, on the New York Public Library’s website. April was both Poetry Month and Arab American … Continue reading Jewish American and Asian American Heritage Month
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The Olive Tree’s Story
The History of Jerusalem: An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years - written by Vincent Lemire, illustrated by Christophe Gaultier, coloring by Marie Galopin, translated from the French by Amanda AxsomAbrams ComicArts, 2024 (originally published in French, Les Arènes, 2022) The narrative premise of this graphic history is that a 4,000 year-old olive tree is uniquely … Continue reading The Olive Tree’s Story
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