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The Whole Megillah- Author’s Notebook | Places We Left Behind by Jennifer Lang
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Mid-Week Field Notes–October 26, 2022
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Author’s Notebook | The Tower of Life by Chana Stiefel
Stiefel, Chana. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs. Illustr. by Susan Gal. Scholastic Press, 2022. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What motivated you to write this story?Chana Stiefel (CS): I first learned about … Continue reading
#52snapshots 2022 | Week 41–Reverse Role Model
Who did you never want to turn into when you got older? I remember the episode of “The Brady Bunch” when Jan hoped she wouldn’t look like her kooky aunt (played by Imogene Coca). When I responded to this prompt, … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes–October 12, 2022
Some very quick things: Happy writing!
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Author’s Notebook | The Boston Chocolate Party by Tami Lehman Wilzig and Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz
Lehman-Wilzig, Tami, and Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz. The Boston Chocolate Party. Illustr. by Fede Combi. Apples & Honey Press, 2022. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What led you to write about colonial chocolate?Tami Lehman-Wilzig (TLW): It’s a quirky answer. I’m an … Continue reading
#52snapshots 2022 | Week 40–A Long Way from Home
The prompt for this week asks us to write about a time we were a long way from home. I chose to write about my Junior Year Abroad in West Germany. I started with my family taking me to JFK … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Field Notes–October 5, 2022
I hope those of you who observe had a meaningful Yom Kippur. Some very quick things: Happy 5783!
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