SHARE:  
                                         
POST THIS ON YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK - CLICK ICONS ABOVE!
Newsletter                                                                                                           July 23, 2012                                                                                                                                        
A BOOK by ME: Holocaust Series

True stories written by children for children

      esther avruch young framed                     Esther katz - young framed                    esther schiff - young framed
A BOOK by ME was born to tell the stories of three Jewish survivors from the Quad Cities, each named Esther.  We honor our friends Esther Avruch, Esther Katz and Esther Schiff.  Because of the inspiration they provided, 70 stories have been written or are in process. 
Teaching Tolerance, Courage, Compassion, Kindness, Perseverance, and more. 

Deb Bowen, A BOOK by Me
Daniel Gittleman, young author 
I'm in Charlotte, NC right now visiting with two young authors. The first is Daniel Gittleman, son of Stuart and Sandra Gittleman. Daniel's book entitled From Singer to Survivor is in final edits.  
 
Daniel is proud of the writing project he completed a number of years ago. He loves his "subject" named Frieda E. Roos-van Hessen.  Frieda is a Jewish survivor and her story has touched his life.  
 
If you know of a young person like Daniel who loves to write, send this newsletter to them asking them to visit us at www.abookbyme.com.
 
There is a free coloring book download available on the website. It can be used as a sample for anyone interested in the writing project.
 
Next week I will tell you about meeting Elyse Bodenheimer.  
 
Sincerely,
Deb Bowen
 
H Book #46 A Safe Home
Free Coloring Book
A Safe Home
Teaching Tolerance, Courage, Compassion, Kindness, Perseverance, and more. 
    
To learn more about A BOOK by ME...
     Jesse Crawford       +      Josh Bowen & Jesse Crawford      =       H Book #4 A Boy Called Jesse
        

 

deb forward in frame


I'm asking ordinary children all over the world to use their talents to share extraordinary stories. Many students write about Holocaust survivors, Righteous Gentiles (non-Jews who risked their lives to save the Jewish people), prison camp liberators and other important stories of World War II. Since this generation is getting older, the time to interview them, write and illustrate their important story is RIGHT NOW!
                         -Deb Bowen

Operation WRITE NOW!
ATTN:  Teachers and students

We are asking ordinary students to create an extraordinary writing project!   
We are launching a world wide search for stories about Jewish Holocaust survivors, WWII Veterans (those who were eye-witness to the horrors of the Holocaust) or Righteous Gentiles (non-Jews who risked their lives helping the Jewish people).  Our subjects are getting older so the time for the interview and book project is RIGHT NOW!

HEY KIDS... YOU CAN GET STARTED TODAY...

Find a person to interview by talking with a teacher, Librarian, local historian, Jewish Federation, VFW or a grandparent for ideas!  Or put an article in the newspaper and be surprised who responds! Then register your story idea online and get started writing.  A $25 Registration Fee Applies (Scholarships available if needed).

This is a great project for public school, home school, or religious school students!  In addition girl scouts, boy scouts, 4H clubs, youth groups or any club!

It's as easy as A,B,C (see our writers guidelines on the website).  

  • A  Avoid duplication - find a subject in your hometown and make sure someone else hasn't already selected the same person by checking the website.
  • B  Broadcast - tell us who you will write about by registering your project.  Then you are ready to interview your subject.
  • C  Complete the project!
Help us please!  
We need to capture these amazing stories RIGHT NOW!
NOTE: There are three series in the A BOOK by ME program: a Holocaust, a Human Rights, and a Heroes Series.
You may register to write for any of the three series but due to the age of our WWII generation, we are emphasizing the need to capture the WWII stories immediately.