The Whole Megillah- Last Chance Event Reminder: The History of Genocide in CinemaPlease RSVP to HGHRCenter@mccc.edu to register and receive the Zoom link.Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesThree quick things this week: I’ve signed the contract and it’s been countersigned: My short story, “I, Divided,” will appear in Volume 13 (probably September) issue of Consequence, an international journal dedicated to the consequences of war. Emily Stoddard of … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 8In the generative memoir writing group I’ve been with since August, I found myself inspired by the prompt I gave, pulled from Sonja Livingston’s 52 Snapshots, about what’s lost and what’s found. I thought about Elizabeth Bishop’s “One Art,” and … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesThree quick things this week: I’ve been listening to records my uncle and my aunt (his sister) made circa 1943-1944. What a hoot! The records were to be played at “victory speed” and were sent in lieu of letters. My … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir by Annette Gendler“The true story of a German-Jewish love that overcame the burdens of the past.” Gendler, Annette. Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir. Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press, 2017. 233 pages, $16.95 list, paperback. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted you to … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots–Week 7I continue to be intrigued by photos. My cousin sent me this photo of his father with our grandmother and her aunt. We don’t know exactly where or when the photo was taken, although I could assume since my uncle’s … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- 2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour | Final StopYou’ve now come to the final stop along the 2021 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 2021 Sydney … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Genocide on the Big ScreenPlease RSVP to HGHRCenter@mccc.edu.Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field NotesFour quick things this week: I am amassing substantial content through my #52 snapshot project. Through this content, I’m gaining deeper insights into my family’s history and into writing essays, particularly lyric essays. I received word last week that my … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- The Association of Jewish Libraries Announces the 2021 Winners of the Jewish Fiction AwardToday, the Association of Jewish Libraries announced the following: Max Gross is the winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Jewish Fiction Award for his novel The Lost Shtetl, published by HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award includes a … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Last Chance Event Reminder: The History of Genocide in Cinema
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Mid-Week Field Notes
Three quick things this week: I’ve been listening to records my uncle and my aunt (his sister) made circa 1943-1944. What a hoot! The records were to be played at “victory speed” and were sent in lieu of letters. My … Continue reading
