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'The Rise of the Spider' by Michael P. Spradlin. (Courtesy)
October 5, 2024, 8:20 am
Depicting interwar Germany’s rising Nazi party, new kids novel teaches history, morality
‘The Rise of the Spider’ by NY Times bestselling author Michael P. Spradlin aims to show young readers that it’s everyday people who change the world for the better
By Penny Schwartz
Boris tells the children the story of Purim in 'Rugrats' holiday special, aired March 22, 2024 (Screenshot via Amazon Prime Video).
March 26, 2024, 2:52 am
‘Rugrats’ Purim special has a grown-up lesson for wary US Jews
As antisemitism hits new highs amid the Israel-Hamas war, the cartoon adds to two past acclaimed holiday episodes with a message of courage and unity
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Lana Bastašić meets readers at a literary event in Berlin, Germany, on September 14, 2023. (Elena Ternovaja/Wikimedia Commons)
February 1, 2024, 3:26 pm
Austrian literary festival drops Bosnian author who protested criticism of Oct. 7
Separately, a children’s book fair in Italy indicates it will ignore a petition to boycott Israel signed by top artists
By Canaan Lidor
'Blood Years,' 'Two New Years' and 'The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman' won this year's Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book awards. (Collage by Mollis Suss/ JTA)
January 23, 2024, 2:58 pm
Story of Chinese-Jewish family observing two New Years nabs top Jewish kids book award
Announced Monday, the 2024 Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book awards winners include the story of a 6th grader who stands up to peer pressure and a young adult Holocaust memoir
By Penny Schwartz
Illustrative: The City of Books library in Mexico City, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
January 31, 2023, 8:58 am
Holocaust survivor story, fantasy novels win prestigious Jewish books for kids prize
Sydney Taylor Book Awards go to illustrated book about genocide survivor who collected remembrances of Jewish families from her hometown, stories of dybbuks and demons
By Penny Schwartz
Suzette Sheft (right) with her grandmother Monique Sheft (formerly Inge Eisinger). (Courtesy)
November 9, 2022, 10:25 pm
Teen weaves grandmother’s Holocaust experience into a compelling young adult read
After her father’s death, Suzette Sheft realized the importance of recording family history, and passes the lesson on with surreal nonfiction work ‘Running for Shelter,’ out Nov. 9
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Portrait of Uri Orlev, award-winning Israeli children's author, in his home in Yemin Moshe on June 28, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 26, 2022, 4:23 pm
Uri Orlev, acclaimed author of children’s Holocaust books, dies at 91
Polish native wrote dozens of books capturing his experiences as a youth in the Shoah, and later during the early years of Israel; Lapid eulogizes ‘one of the greatest writers’
By ToI Staff
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