Heidi Rabinowitz
By Heidi Rabinowitz
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Culture Why the Sydney Taylor Book Awards matter
Over 100 Jewish books are published each year for kids. How can families and teachers know which ones are worth their time and money? They can turn to the Sydney Taylor Book Awards for answers. The Sydney Taylor Book Awards recognize the best picture books, middle grade and young adult books. Titles range from contemporary…
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Culture More than 90 years later, how Jewish Book Month became a tradition
Many months on the calendar honor various groups of Americans. November is American Indian Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. February is Black History Month. There’s Irish-American Heritage Month in March, and May celebrates the heritage of both Asian Pacific Americans and Jewish Americans. Less common are ethnic literary…
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Culture Finally, Jewish kids’ books are starting to reflect the diversity of Judaism
Think back to the Jewish children’s books of your youth. You may remember “The Adventures of K’Tonton,” “All-of-a-Kind Family” or “The Carp in the Bathtub.” Now picture the characters in those books, and you may notice that they are all straight white able-bodied Ashkenazim of European descent. Is that a fair representation of the Jewish…
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