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Join us in Slocan Park at 2pm in one week!
Free, outdoor, short (about an hour) park show with the Beautifully Loose anti-choir & Leah Abramson (the Abramson Singers)!

Slocan park is one of the only parks in Vancouver with useful rain-city pro-social infrastructure (a covered pergola), so this event will happen rain or shine!

You can only hear us in person, but do yourself an autumnal favour and check out the Abramson Singers three albums (one of my favourite songwriters in the city).

Beautiful poster by Nes Pederson @lochnesmonstwr

#beautifullyloose #outdoorchoir #outdoorconcert #theabramsonsingers #yvrmusic

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The Beautifully Loose anti-choir opens for Isabella and The Sprouts album release/farewell to BC show! This Thursday Oct 22nd at Green Auto pop-up stage. Doors 7pm we sing first at 8pm

#beautifullyloose #isabellaandthesprouts #greenauto #vancouverchoir #communitysinging

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Return: Day 13 of #peacetober2026. For the #peacetoberbookstackchallenge I'm sharing these children's books that shed light on the Palestinian experience of being forced from home and demanding the right to return.

Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by @hannahmoushabeck and Reem Madooh.

Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden by Jenan Matari and @ayaillustrates

A Map for Falasteen by @maysaodeh and @aliaabetawi

Never Again for Anyone by @stacy.e.art and @elly_stern

Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah, edited by @morgankindof

Ida in the Middle by @nora_lester_murad

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Dieses wichtige und einfühlsame Bilderbuch das Ende September erschienen ist, ist heute bei unseren englischen Kinderbüchern* eingezogen:

This important and loving picture book, which was published in late September, has been added to our collection of English-language children's books*:

"Never Again, for Anyone" written by @stacy.e.art illustrated by @elly_stern

"Lev loves learning about his Jewish culture and traditions. Ima, his mom, tells him about Bubbie, his great-grandmother, who had to pretend she wasn't Jewish when she was young in order to stay safe. Bubbie heard many people say, "Never again," but she always maintained, "We can't ever let anyone be treated like that again." Bubbie stood up for what she believed in. When Lev sees a crowd including his friend Ameera marching for Palestine on the street outside his window, he asks Ima if they are speaking out for people being treated unfairly, just like Bubbie. Inspired by Lev's care and bravery, Ima takes him outside to join the march for Palestinian justice and the principle "never again, for anyone."

Recommended for ages 6 and up

Published in late September by @arsenalpulp

We hope it will be translated into German.

*The box of English picture books is in the back of the forest room. You can find the English books for adults at the book table near the entrance.

"Never Again, for Anyone" geschrieben von @stacy.e.art und illustriert von @elly_stern

Empfohlen für Menschen ab 6 Jahren

Erschienen Ende September bei @arsenalpulp

Wir hoffen dass es bald ins Deutsche übersetzt wird.

*die Kiste mit englischen Bilderbüchern ist hinten im Waldraum. Die englischen Bücher für Erwachsene findet ihr vorne im Büchertisch am Eingang.

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Hey Toronto! Join us for a family-friendly afternoon storytime with the author/illustrator team behind ‘Never Again, for Anyone’, the first Jewish children’s book in solidarity with Palestinian liberation!

Tickets are free, but limited! https://tinyurl.com/NAfAToronto

« Poignantly told, vividly illustrated, and suffused with the wisdom of ages, this simple children’s tale teaches justice and love. For all parents, Jewish or not, Palestinian or not, who embrace truth and humanity. »
—Gabor Maté, MD

🗓️ Saturday November 14th, 2026
⏰ 1:00-4:00pm (Including storytime, discussion, art making, and action taking)
📍 Society Clubhouse - 967 College Street, Toronto
📚 Books for sale and signing

In partnership with Toronto Jewish Families, Another Story Bookshop, and Jews for Tikkun Olam, and featuring Stacy Friedman and Elly Stern, the author-illustrator team behind ‘Never Again, for Anyone’.

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October Book-of-the-Month picks are here! This month's picks are:

- Never Again, For Anyone by Stacy Friedman and illustrated by Elly Stern

- A Good Daughter’s Ghost by Sam Wilket

Read More about these books at thefoldcanada.org/bookofthemonth or the link in our bio.

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#CanLit #WNDB #PictureBooks #KidLit #YALit
Books, Bookstagram, Picture Book, Young Adult

[Image Description: Slide 1: Book cover of Never Again, For Anyone by Stacy Friedman and illustrated by Elly Stern featuring an illustration of a Jewish kid and a Palestinian kids with their moms holding the title like a protect sign. Slide 2: Book cover of A Good Daughter’s Ghost by Sam Wilket featuring an illustration of a a ghostly creature woman coming our of a mirror while a teen girl screams in fear.] Book cover of Never Again, For Anyone by Stacy Friedman and illustrated by Elly Stern featuring an illustration of a Jewish kid and a Palestinian kids with their moms holding the title like a protect sign.

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Share this video to help spread the word about threats to academic freedom in California and what we can do to fight back! If you’re interested in supporting Colin or hearing more about his campaign, visit colinforcalifornia.com @colinforcad51

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IT’S OUT IN STORES! If you’re looking for a Jewish children’s book about Palestinian liberation to help support your conversations with children in your life, this is it 📚

If you want to read the book with children in your life or buy it for loved ones with kids, ⁠it’s in stores in North America now!
If you want to support the book, request it at your local bookstore and library! Ask your synagogue or other local orgs to buy it for their library! Share it on social media!

You can listen to this episode on Sp*tify, YouTube, and anywhere you listen to podcasts 🎧

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This is what I call picture-book-buying-activism. I was so incredibly proud of us when I saw we helped launch this book onto the bestseller lists based off *preorders* alone. Now that it is officially published, can we get it on the NYT Bestseller list??

Reading is Resistance, and through the stories we share and read aloud to our kids, we are impacting the future generations.

🇵🇸 Free Palestine

Never Again, For Anyone

📚 About the book:

This Jewish children’s book follows Lev and his mother, Ima, as they prepare for Shabbat. Ima shares how Lev’s great-grandmother, Bubbie, had to hide her Jewish identity and believed “Never Again” should mean no one is ever treated that way. After Lev sees a Free Palestine march, Ima explains Palestinian displacement from Israel and the call for Palestinians to return safely to their homes. Inspired by Bubbie, Lev wants to light the Shabbat candles and send light to Palestine. Ima and Lev then join the Free Palestine march, carrying a sign that reads, “Never Again for Anyone.”

‼️Comment NEVER AGAIN for this book, and my Full List of Palestinian Picture Books‼️

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NEVER AGAIN, FOR ANYONE by author Stacy Friedman and illustrator Elly Stern is a gentle and loving children’s picture book about a Jewish boy’s compassion for others, including Palestinians.

Lev loves learning about his Jewish culture and traditions. Ima, his mom, tells him about Bubbie, his great-grandmother, who had to pretend she wasn’t Jewish when she was young in order to stay safe. Bubbie heard many people say, “Never again,” but she always maintained, “We can’t ever let anyone be treated like that again.” Bubbie stood up for what she believed in.

When Lev sees a crowd including his friend Ameera marching for Palestine on the street outside his window, he asks Ima if they are speaking out for people being treated unfairly, just like Bubbie. Inspired by Lev’s care and bravery, Ima takes him outside to join the march for Palestinian justice and the principle “never again, for anyone.”

For ages 6 to 10.

🌟 “Poignantly told, vividly illustrated, and suffused with the wisdom of ages, this simple children’s tale teaches justice and love. For all parents, Jewish or not, Palestinian or not, who embrace truth and humanity.” —Gabor Maté, MD

Available now in Canada and the US. Get your copy from your favourite local bookstore, or order direct from arsenalpulp.com The cover of the book “Never Again, for Anyone” by author Stacy Friedman and illustrator Elly Stern. Stacked text above reads, “Happy book birthday,” along with the book's title and the names of both the author and the illustrator. Below, footer text lists the publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, and their website, arsenal pulp [dot] com. The painted abstract background is teal, and this background continues over the next two slides in the post; the publisher’s logomark (a circle with an off-centre jagged cross cut through) is in the top-right.

On the book cover, two adults and two children stand holding a brown banner together. A Jewish mother and her young son support the banner on the left. A Palestinian mother and her young daughter support the banner on the right. All four are smiling and looking at the title written on the banner: “Never Again, for Anyone.” Below the title reads, “Written by Stacy Friedman, Illustrated by Elly Stern.” The cover is illustrated in a semi-realistic style with lots of warm, colourful patterns.

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ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR LAUNCH FOR ‘NEVER AGAIN, FOR ANYONE’! Don’t forget to RSVP (and message Stacy or Elly if you’d like to be added to guest list, no one turned away for lack of funds!) ❤️

Join us for a special book reading, signing, and conversation with Stacy Friedman and Elly Stern, the local author/illustrator team behind Never Again, for Anyone, the first Jewish children’s book in solidarity with Palestinian liberation.

“Braiding the pain of the past, with the pain of our present day, Friedman and Stern offer a picture of a future of liberatory solidarity rooted in community.” -Rabbi Alissa Wise

🗓️ Saturday October 3rd, 2026
⏰ 3-5pm (doors open 2:30. Event will include a reading, a moderated discussion with Stacy & Elly, and book sales + signing)
📍 Enabling Arts - Unit 104, 343 Railway Street, Vancouver BC
🇵🇸 $15 suggested donation, 60% goes to building school in Gaza*
📚 Books for sale w/autograph
🍉 Food provided by Mazahr Lebanese Kitchen & drinks for sale at the venue
🎟️ Tickets available in bio and at: tinyurl.com/NAFA3OctLaunch

*Fundraising for Passion (شغف) Project: Project Shaghaf, a school for war-affected children (ages 8–12) in South Rimal, Gaza City.

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T-minus 6 days till children’s book, “Never Again, for Anyone” is in stores in North America 🎊

If you haven’t listened to our episode with @stacy.e.art and @elly_stern , creators of the book, go listen now 👀

If you want to read the book with children in your life or buy it for loved ones with kids, ⁠it’s available for pre-order⁠ and will be in stores in North America on September 29th 📚
If you want to support the book, request it at your local bookstore and library! Ask your synagogue or other local orgs to buy it for their library! Share it on social media!

You can listen to this episode on Sp*tify, YouTube, and anywhere you listen to podcasts <3

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