The Whole Megillah- Holocaustkidlit.com Goes Live | Online Searchable Database of Children’s Holocaust LiteratureYesterday at Hebrew Union College in New York City at the annual conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries, I announced and demonstrated the debut of Holocaustkidlit.com, a new website featuring an online searchable database of children’s Holocaust literature published … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Literary Offerings into the World | May 2017 ReportThe spring semester is now over and I can return to writing! Poetry: 2 submissions (Foundry and Cimarron Review), and 3 rejections to report (Ilanot Review, Green Mountains Review, Manhattanville Review). Fiction: Continuing work on my Prague story. Rejection of a flash fiction … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Commemorating the Tragedy of the MS St. Louis, 1939Tablet Magazine recently reported that Jewish communities throughout the United States plan to hold vigils to commemorate the MS St. Louis today, June 6. On this day in 1939, the luxury liner’s captain, Gustav Schroeder, received orders from his superiors … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Jewish Traveler’s Notebook | Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, NYThis post debuts a new series and ad hoc feature, the Jewish Traveler’s Notebook. From time to time, I’ll share my experiences at museums and other spots of Jewish interest. Since reading Deborah Prinz’s On the Chocolate Trail (Jewish Lights, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland by Marisa ScheinfeldI came across mention of The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland (Cornell University Press, 2017) on the website of the American Historical Association. Since my family spent numerous summers at hotels there that included the Granit, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | Choices by J.E. LauferLast year, I spent several months interviewing refugees from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 on behalf of the American Hungarian Foundation. When I received news of J.E. Laufer’s account of her Jewish family’s escape, I was immediately intrigued. Following is … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- 2017 Year of the Book | First Quarter Progress ReportI pledged 2017 as the Year of the Book. my year to sell a book manuscript. Now that the first quarter of the year has closed, here is my progress report: Poetry: I entered my chapbook manuscript, Chicken Fat, into … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Literary Offerings into the World | April 2017 ReportDuring the academic semester, there’s a trend: I don’t write or send out that much material. I hope to remedy that after mid-May. Note: Since Poetry Has Value no longer offers the fabulous guest posts I looked forward to reading … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- SCBWI and PJ Library Team Up for Jewish Stories AwardThe following comes from the SCBWI website: SCBWI PJ Library Jewish Stories Award SCBWI in partnership with PJ Library has established the Jewish Stories Award to encourage the creation of more high quality Jewish children’s literature. PJ Library®, a program … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Gauging Your Interest in Two New Online History and Literature CoursesThe Whole Megillah wants to gauge your interest in two new courses. If you’re interested in one of the following, please contact barbarakrasner(at)att(dot)net or comment below. The Holocaust – A six-week online course that covers anti-Semitism across Europe in the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Holocaustkidlit.com Goes Live | Online Searchable Database of Children’s Holocaust Literature
Category Archives: Authors
Author’s Notebook | The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland by Marisa Scheinfeld
I came across mention of The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland (Cornell University Press, 2017) on the website of the American Historical Association. Since my family spent numerous summers at hotels there that included the Granit, … Continue reading
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Tagged borscht belt, grossingers, homowack, marisa scheinfeld, rephotography, tamarack
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Author’s Notebook | Choices by J.E. Laufer
Last year, I spent several months interviewing refugees from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 on behalf of the American Hungarian Foundation. When I received news of J.E. Laufer’s account of her Jewish family’s escape, I was immediately intrigued. Following is … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Sue William Silverman, Poet and Memoirist
April is National Poetry Month! The Whole Megillah will post some special content featuring poets. This is the first in the series: an interview with poet and memoirist Sue William Silverman. The Whole Megillah (TWM): You’ve been publishing a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged marc sheehan, national poetry month, sue william silverman
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Author’s Notebook | Richard Michelson, The Language of Angels
The Language of Angels: A Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew Written by Richard Michelson and illustrated by Karla Gudeon (Charlesbridge, 2017) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What got you interested in writing about the invention of modern Hebrew? I see you … Continue reading
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Tagged karla gudeon, language of angels, modern Hebrew, Rich Michelson, Richard Michelson
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Author’s Notebook | Linda Leopold-Strauss, A Different Kind of Passover
A Different Kind of Passover Written by Linda Leopold-Strauss and illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau (Kar-Ben, 2017) The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write A Different Kind of Passover? Linda Leopold-Strauss (LLS): When I was a child, Passover was one … Continue reading
2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final Stop
You’ve now come to the final stop along the 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour, the culmination of a full week of insightful and inspiring award-winning author and illustrator interviews. Read about the blog tour and all 2017 Sydney … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 sydney taylor book awards, a hat for mrs. goldman, a poem for peter, adam gidwitz, andrea davis pinkney, anna and the swallow man, debbie levy, dreidels on the brain, edel rodriguez, fascinating: the life of leonard nimoy, gavriel savit, hatem aly, i dissent, joel ben izzy, lou fancher, michelle edwards g brian karas, Richard Michelson, steve johnson, sydney taylor book award winner for older readers, sydney taylor book award winner for teen readers, sydney taylor book award winner for younger readers, the inquisitor's tale
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Author’s Notebook | Susan Lynn Meyer, Skating with the Statue of Liberty
The Whole Megillah welcomes back Susan Lynn Meyer, author of the 2011 Sydney Taylor Honor Book Award Winner for Older Readers, Black Radishes and now its sequel, Skating with the Statue of Liberty (Delacorte/Random House, 2016). The Whole Megillah (TWM): … Continue reading
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