Monthly Archives: July 2021

Mid-Week Field Notes | July 28, 2021

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Some quick things: One of my #52snapshots, “An American Constellation,” about my paternal grandmother and her three sons in the American armed forces during World War II, will appear next week in the Jewish Literary Journal. I will send out … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots–Week 30

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

True to my word, I did write about Morduch Krasner, my great-grandfather. It was an interesting journey through his documentation. There’s a family through Ancestry.com that insists is related to him through a sister, but I have no DNA connection … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | July 21, 2021

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Some quick things: I received a “form” rejection for one of my essays (not one of the #52snapshots) this week. Bummer. I began work on the new project, specifically some opening poems and the overview for the proposal. Got some … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots–Week 29

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Last week I said I would write about Chaim Joseph Entel, my mother’s maternal grandfather, and so I did. What I wrote was clearly speculative and I’m enjoying imagining the personalities of my ancestors. I’d share a photo of him, … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | July 14, 2021

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Some quick things: My Holocaust kidlit database is nearly complete–about 700 books published since 1952. If any of you are educators and teach the Holocaust in your classroom, I’d like to know which books you use and how book selections … Continue reading →

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Author’s Notebook | Eva and Eve by Julie Metz

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Metz, Julie. Eva and Eve: A Search for My Mother’s Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind. Atria/Simon & Schuster, 2021, 314 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this memoir?Julie Metz (JM): Shortly after my … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots–Week 28

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

I’m getting increasingly into “speculative memoir,” that is, at least in my case, writing about ancestors I never knew. I’m not much for writing about myself in memoir format, but a pop-up session last week by Emily Stoddard at Voice … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | July 7, 2021

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Some quick things: I am updating my Holocaustkidlit database. Good news: It should be done by the end of the week. Bad news: The version on holocaustkidlit.com refused to download. I had a lot of re-work to do. Next steps: … Continue reading →

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#52snapshots–Week 27

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Good news! The first of #52snapshots, the one called “Black Taffeta” about my father’s paternal grandmother and my namesake, Bryna Krasner, has been accepted for Fall 2021 publication by The Kelsey Review. This is the only journal I submitted it … Continue reading →

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