Name: Session VIII -- We Contain Multitudes: Intersectionality in Jewish Books
Start: 2024-06-26T09:00:00-0700
End: 2024-06-26T10:30:00-0700

Wednesday June 26, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

Point Loma

Now more than ever, kids of all ages need books that depict a variety of Jewish characters and show aspects of Jewish life in as many diverse ways as possible. We'll talk about writing and reading books that are -- overtly or subtly-- Jewish AND also address other topics like mental health, neurodiversity, sexuality, gender, race, etc. within the same story. We will cover the ideas of “incidental Judaism,” the importance of writing about hard things to foster discussions for kids and the adults in their lives, and about how our “multitudes” change with time and circumstances.

Speakers

Emily Bowen Cohen

Author, Two Tribes

My graphic novel, TWO TRIBES, was published by Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins in August, 2023. The story follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is Jewish and Native American, just like me.

Eytan Kessler

Young Adult Librarian, East Hampton Library

A formerly religious conservative (not politically conservative) Jew. He grew up on Long Island, attending a fully egalitarian synagogue and learned how to chant Torah from his mother. While he is no longer religious, he still knows the difference between Kiddush and Kaddish. Eytan... Read More →

Talya Sokoll

Library Co-Director, Noble and Greenough School

Talya Sokoll is a school librarian outside of Boston where they have the joy and privilege of serving as the faculty advisor to both the LGBTQ and Jewish affinity groups. They have served on a number of award committees including the Stonewall award and the Sydney Taylor Book Award... Read More →

Richard Ho

Richard Ho is Chinese, Jewish, and an author . . . in any order you wish! His book Two New Years, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield and published by Chronicle Books, was the winner of the 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award and the 2024 National Jewish Book Award. He loves to craft stories... Read More →

Emily Barth Isler

Author, Emily Barth Isler

Emily Barth Isler is the award-winning author of middle grade novels AfterMath and The Color of Sound (Carolrhoda), and forthcoming picture book, Always Enough Love (Nancy Paulsen Books, Spring 2026).Emily is a passionate advocate for gun control in America, and has written extensively... Read More →

Chris Baron

Chris Baron is the award winning author of novels for young (and young at heart) readers including All Of Me an NCTE Notable Book, The Magical Imperfect a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book/an SLJ Best Book of 2021, The Gray (2023) and Forest Heart (2024) from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan... Read More →

Arthur A. Levine

President, Editor-in-Cheif, Levine Querido

Arthur A. Levine publishes books that explore the lives and stories of people who have historically been oppressed. In 2019, he founded the independent publisher Levine Querido, itself named after two intersectional Jews (Arthur, who is Jewish, Gay, and Disabled; Emanuel Querido who... Read More →

Emi Watanabe Cohen

Emi Watanabe Cohen grew up on the South Side of Chicago, where she spent most of her time reading, writing, or pretending to do her homework while secretly continuing to read or write. The stories she tells are informed by her mixed Japanese/Jewish heritage, as well as by her experiences... Read More →

Moderators

Vicki Weber

Partner, Behrman House/Apples & Honey Press

The Behrman family has served the educational needs of the Jewish community for almost a century.They have been creating and providing educational materials to the Jewish community for more than a century. Their extensive curricular list for pre-k through adult education includes... Read More →

Wednesday June 26, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
Point Loma

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