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Excerpt Excerpt — Guesthouse for Ganesha Read an excerpt of Judith Teitelman’s Guesthouse for Ganesha Judith Teitelman June 10, 2019 Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019 Excerpt Excerpt — Gleanings: Reflections on Ruth A pre-Shavuot read Stuart Halpern May 31, 2019 Essay Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade. Ayelet Tsabari May 14, 2019 From the Journal A Simple Girl Growing up, Ayelet Tsabari grappled with Mizrahi stereotypes — and found inspiration in Ofra Haza, Israel’s iconic, Yemini singer. Ayelet Tsabari May 13, 2019 Recommended Reading Diverse Reads for Complicated Times As the culture of hate, fear, and mistrust of “the other” has increased, YA literature has stepped up to counteract it. Susan Kaplan Carlton May 13, 2019 Pagination Previous page Newer Current page163 Next page Older Pagination First page 1 … Page161 Page162 Current page163 Page164 Page165 … Last page 515
Excerpt Excerpt — Guesthouse for Ganesha Read an excerpt of Judith Teitelman’s Guesthouse for Ganesha Judith Teitelman June 10, 2019
Essay Marilyn Sachs, Forgotten Pioneer in Children’s Literature At a time when children’s literature was filled with picture-perfect families, Marilyn Sachs painted a darker, richer reality. Emily Schneider June 3, 2019
Essay Doppelgänger: Or Aya and Me Ayelet Tsabari writes a “strange, unexpected postscript” to her essay “A Simple Girl,” excerpted in the 2019 issue of Paper Brigade. Ayelet Tsabari May 14, 2019
From the Journal A Simple Girl Growing up, Ayelet Tsabari grappled with Mizrahi stereotypes — and found inspiration in Ofra Haza, Israel’s iconic, Yemini singer. Ayelet Tsabari May 13, 2019
Recommended Reading Diverse Reads for Complicated Times As the culture of hate, fear, and mistrust of “the other” has increased, YA literature has stepped up to counteract it. Susan Kaplan Carlton May 13, 2019