Tag Archives: MS St. Louis

Mid-Week Field Notes | April 14, 2021

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: Because I’m revising verse and because it’s National Poetry Month, I’ve ordered two books each from CavanKerry Press and Dos Madres Press for inspiration.  Blog interviews are beginning to emerge about my middle-grade novel in … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | April 7, 2021

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: For the next few weeks I will be deep in revision on various projects, especially my bio in verse. I’m reading other novels in verse and just good poetry to keep me inspired. Any suggestions? … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | March 31, 2021

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: My books arrived!  Summer plans: I’ll be working on my database of Holocaust children’s literature, expanding it from the 1960s and through 2021. Then, I’ll take guidance from a statistician colleague to code the database … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | March 24, 2021

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Four quick things this week: I’ve signed up to support Amherst Writers & Artists in their Write around the World fundraising event. I’m facilitating a session on May 9.  I received an offer of publication for my bio in verse … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes | March 17, 2021

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: I think I’ve done all the revisions for a book-for-hire about the Holocaust. Doing this kind of work can be rewarding but also quite tedious and frustrating. I won an AWP raffle for a free … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Barbara Krasner

Four quick things this week: I will now be a featured speaker about my middle-grade novel in verse, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939, at a Yom Hashoah event at the Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide & … Continue reading →

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Commemorating the Tragedy of the MS St. Louis, 1939

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Barbara Krasner

Tablet 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 →

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