The Storytime Solidarity Team is proud to present this event in solidarity with our Jewish friends at the Association of Jewish Libraries
Storytime Solidarity & the Association of Jewish Libraries Present: How to be an Ally to Jewish Patrons and Students (Even in a Non-Jewish Neighborhood)
Sunday, March 20, 2022
1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET
The FBI reports that 60% of all religious hate crimes target Jewish people despite the fact that only 2% of America’s population identifies as Jewish. As librarians and educators, how can we push back against this injustice? Join Storytime Solidarity and the Association of Jewish Libraries for a free Zoom workshop on standing in solidarity with the Jewish community.
Get answers to the questions you didn’t know you wanted to ask, learn about Jewish diversity, and find out what actions you can take and what books you can buy to help the Jewish community—even if you have no Jewish patrons or students!
Thank you!
Thank you to Storytime Solidarity contributor Heidi Rabinowitz for initiating this opportunity for continued allyship and education.
I recommend reading her pieces on Tu B’Shevat and picture books celebrating Jewish Holidays. Her articles include great book recommendations as well as all kinds of fascinating information about Jewish customs and communities.
Antisemetism On the Rise in the U.S.
A note from Miss Kate (The Lavender Librarian)
I’m always grateful for an opportunity to learn how to be a better ally, while still being saddened that this work continues to be so necessary.
Maus
This event was on our agenda before the recent incident in which the school board of McMinn County, Tennessee voted to remove the graphic novel ‘Maus,’ a nonfiction account of the Holocaust written by the son of a Holocaust survivor. We’ve previously re-published a series of tweets by Gwen C. Katz about the problem with suppressing Maus and the pajamafication of literature. She deftly breaks down why this particular swap is so problematic.
Weltzschmertz
Merriam-Webster defines weltzschmertz as “mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state.” A bi-product of my autistic hyper-empathy is that I feel this a lot.
My Allyship is Selfish
Allyship feels like the natural response to Weltzschmertz.
I find tremendous comfort in being able to use my modest platform to help whoever I can however I can. I’m grateful to the Storytime Solidarity team for helping me to help.
Please contact us with any suggestions or feedback so we can continue to do better and to make the world a better place: one StoryTime at a time.
