The Whole Megillah- #52snapshots–Week 24Even if these essays about my immigrant forebears don’t receive publication, I know I’ve been able to somewhat piece together the fragments of their lives into a sort of biography. During a bout of insomnia the other night, I thought … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes | June 9, 2021Some quick things: I completed revisions on my Ethel Rosenberg bio in verse. I hope my editor agrees that I completed them! I gave a presentation on Yizkor books (Holocaust memorial books) to my graduate “Reading Yiddish for Holocaust Research” … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 23Inspired by Toni Morrison’s “Sites of Memory” chapter in William Zinsser’s edited volume, Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir, I began to think about my trip to my grandfather’s shtetl in 2008, recalling my thoughts about the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes | June 2, 2021Some quick things: Still sloughing away at revisions on my Ethel Rosenberg bio in verse. This week I’m back at translating from Yiddish a 1947 journal article about the destruction of eastern Galician Jewry. I should have it completed by … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 22Years ago when I first embarked on my family history journey, I spent a lot of time at the local Mormon stake, ordering and reviewing scores of microfilms. One of the volunteers there said with absolute conviction, “Our ancestors want … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes | May 26, 2021Some quick things: I await yet more comments from my editor on my Ethel Rosenberg bio in verse. I know what I’ll be doing over Memorial Day weekend! Today I’m giving my two-minute pitch at the Jewish Book Council’s Author … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Weeks 20 & 21I’ve been writing about my maternal great-grandmother Esther Toby Drewno Entel through a “braided essay” class given by Marian Calabro at the Montclair (NJ) adult school. At our last session last week, I began to write about changes in headstone … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes | May 19, 2021Three quick things this week: My contemporary YA novel in verse has finally been sent out into the world. It lingered with my agent for months. It’s been called “gritty.” Working hard on a new short story for my Displaced … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes | May 12, 2021Four quick things this week: I have joined a Holocaust writing group. Other members are children of survivors. We meet on an ad hoc basis to share our writing and to generate new writing. I am no longer a literary … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 19I continued to write about Esther Toby Drewno Entel and deepening my understanding of her life, including her father dying when she was in her teens and a younger brother dying in early 1914. I wonder whether her brother’s death … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 24
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Thursday Links | March 18, 2021
Here are this week’s links: Want to know what to do with flotsam and jetsam of raw creative writing material you generate? Check out Emily Stoddard’s demonstration at Ruminate Happenings. What do you consider when sending your creative work out … Continue reading
Thursday Links
Here are this week’s links: From the Association of Jewish Libraries: AJL PRESENTS: The Sydney Taylor Real and Mock Book AwardsWednesday, January 6, 2021 at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ETThis event is sponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division. All members and non-members … Continue reading
AJL Announces 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
For More Information Contact: Rebecca Levitan, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries http://www.sydneytaylorbookawards.org sydneytaylorbookaward@jewishlibraries.org January 27, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners Announced Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were … Continue reading
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Association of Jewish Libraries Announces 2019 Sydney Taylor Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2019 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners Announced Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were announced by the Association of Jewish Libraries today in Seattle, WA at the Youth Media Awards press conference of … Continue reading
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Read and Post a Review for 2016’s Readukkah
From Heidi Rabinowitz: The Association of Jewish Libraries and the Jewish Book Council present the second annual reading challenge for Jewish readers of all ages, #Readukkah! To participate, all you have to do is read one #JewLit book and post your review to the event discussion board on … Continue reading
7 Reasons Why a Writer Should Attend the Annual Association of Jewish Libraries Conference
At the end of 2010, I was invited to apply for an open position of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. I was delighted when I was accepted. I joined a team of librarians and … Continue reading
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Report from Las Vegas | Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference, 2014
As the first-ever recipient of the Groner/Wikler Scholarship, I was financially able to attend last week’s Association of Jewish Libraries annual conference, this year held in Las Vegas. Thank you to AJL and Kar-Ben for this wonderful award! Over the … Continue reading
