Written by Maya Gonzales Photo courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Instytut Pamieci Narodowej Six million Jews were murdered at the hands of the Nazi party in the 1940’s, yet it took fifty years for a Hollywood…
Written by Nomi Nonacs Photo courtesy of Почтовая открытка Российской империи At noon, on Easter Sunday 1903, the “first pogrom of the twentieth century” began in the Russian town of Kishinev. During the pogrom, Kishinev’s 50,000 Jews, roughly a third…
Written by Avery Weinman Illustrated by Cameron Edwards What makes a great work about espionage? Is it the pulse-pounding narrative beats? The harrowing accounts of close-call brushes with detection by the enemy? The dizzying revolving door of false identities and…
Written and photographed by Tamar Weir Ella and Libbi are fifth and second graders who live in the Mar Vista community in Los Angeles. They have two Jewish parents: their mother was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and their father…
Written by Georgie Blewett Illustrated by Rachel Ledeboer Photo courtesy of the SSRC at UCSC Dr. Ronald Glass is a philosopher of education and Director of the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California at UC Santa Cruz. He…
Written and photographed by Amanda Leiserowitz Amanda: The first thing I wanted to talk to you about was how long it took you to write this book [Between the Redwoods and the Bay] because you began researching the Jewish history…
Written by Georgie Blewett Illustrated by Ashley Lavizadeh and Rachel Ledeboer I interviewed Jess Shanes, who is a volunteer a Hillel, a Jewish organization that promotes community and student networking. She is in charge of planning and cooking meals. Georgie:…
Written and photographed by Neva Ryan On buses, she sat on the seat Second from the back Behind the stairs On bart, she sat anywhere As long as no one looked at her On amtrak, she needed to sit In…
Written by Olivia Magee when i close my eyes i hear the flutebeing played by the man in the rose garden at the mission yesterdaybut instead of a songhe plays one unwavering note in my right ear and the fan…
Written by Jenna Westling Born an ungulate with udders A deadly combination Because of this fate You’re less than a carcass As a bairn You’re reared in a cramped barn stable And as a dairy cow You live in a…