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The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)Author: Heidi Rabinowitz
The Book of Life is an interview-format podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly, with occasional coverage of Jewish YA/adult books, music, film and web, established in December 2005. Host: Heidi Rabinowitz Sponsors: Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, Florida & the Association of Jewish Libraries Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Cloak from Baghdad
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
The Wolf from Baghdad graphic novel reveals a slice of little-known Jewish history, based on the Iraqi family of author/illustrator Carol Isaacs. She's an Jew who grew up in England, but she describes her home life as "Little Baghdad." Her graphic novel explores Jewish life in Iraq before the Farhud, the ethnic cleansing of Baghdadi Jews in 1941. Carol combines fascinating history with atmospheric art and traditional music in this amazing interview! NEWS Read Yad Mizrah Magazine, the first and only Sephardic and Mizrahi literary magazine. READ HERE My "Jewish Joy" series continues on Multicultural Kid Blogs. Here's my interview with past Book of Life guest Rachelle Burk. READ HERE CALLS TO ACTION Virtual book launch for The Garlic Eaters: a conversation with Madison Safer and Suzy Ultman moderated by Jessica Tamar Deutsch, Thursday, October 22, 7PM ET. REGISTER HERE A free 6-hour virtual event for Jewish authors is being held by 70 Faces Media on Wednesday, October 28, 12-6pm ET. REGISTER HERE SHOW NOTES Transcript Carol Isaacs' website, The Surreal McCoy Buy The Cloak from Baghdad or The Wolf of Baghdad Download reading/teaching guides for The Cloak from Baghdad or The Wolf of Baghdad Credits Music from 3yin shared by permission.
