Category Archives: Canadian Jewish Women Writers

At the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards

Canadian Jewish Literary Awards, Canadian Jewish Women Writers, Rona Arato

On Sunday October 27, 2024, I attended the Canadian Jewish Literary Awards (CJLA) event at the Miles Nadal JCC in Toronto. It was a wonderful event, celebrating authors who have published masterful works this past year. Here’s Sidura Ludwig, winner in the Youth category for her heartwarming book, Rising, with me and Rona Arato, good friend and CJLA jury member. Thanks to Edward Trapunski, jury members, winners, and organizers for a truly memorable event filled with joy and gratitude! For more information about the CJLA, go to: https://cjlawards.ca/

Unveiling of Sunnyside Stadium Softball plaque

Biography--Jewish Women, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canadian Jewish Women Writers, Olympics, Second Story Press, The Matchless Six

On June 1, 2024, I attended the unveiling of the plaque for the Sunnyside Stadium Softball by Heritage Toronto. It’s here where girls and women played softball from 1924 to 1956. The stands were often packed with 5,000 spectators; the cost of admission was ten cents. These young women were truly in a “league of their own”!

I was delighted that the organizers included a display about Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canada’s female athlete of the half-century, and that Bobbie is mentioned on the plaque!

The Boulevard Club is now on the site of the Sunnyside Stadium, but a lot of people still have fond memories of their family members playing there, or of even  playing there themselves.

To watch the YouTube video of the event, go to:

TBC Sunnyside Plaque Unveiling (youtube.com)

And here’s a photo of the plaque: 

“Bobbie” play at Theatre by the Bay, Barrie (ON)

Biography--Jewish Women, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canadian Jewish Women Writers, Olympics, Second Story Press, The Matchless Six

What a treat it was to go to Barrie and see the play Bobbie, presented by Theatre by the Bay! Trudee Romanek did a superb job writing the play–clear, passionate, well-researched. The actors were skillful and expressive, and Kathy Kacer’s consultant work was detailed and accurate. It brought me great joy to see Bobbie’s achievements (and challenges) come to life! I do hope you’ll have a chance to see the play. It runs until Sunday Sept. 10, 2023. Here’s TBTB’s  website for more information:  https://theatrebythebay.com/2023

Middle Grade Magic

Biography--Jewish Women, Canadian Jewish Women Writers, Second Story Press, Uncategorized
On March 9, 2023, I participated in a panel called “Yes, It’s True”, part of SLJ’s “Middle Grade Magic”.I talked about my new book, She’s a Mensch! : Ten Amazing Jewish Women. I was honoured to join these other panelists:
Zaila Avant-Garde, It’s Not Bragging If It’s True (Penguin Random House)
Joseph Bruchac, Voices of the People (Reycraft)
David Roth and Rinee Shah, LOL 101 (Chronicle Books)
Jessica Speer, The Phone Book (Familius)
If you registered for the event, the recordings will be available until June 2023.

In the JWA!

A Cage Without Bars, Canadian Jewish Women Writers, Jewish Women's Archive

I’m delighted to be mentioned in a recent (June 23, 2021) article, “Twenty-First Century Jewish Women Writers in Canada”, by Dr. Catherine Caufield for the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA). The article presents a fascinating overview of the literary scene in various regions of Canada, and the Jewish women writers who reflect upon identity, culture, and heritage through various literary genres. Here’s the link: https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/twenty-first-century-jewish-women-writers-in-canada