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Goldie Takes a Stand: Golda Meir's First Crusade
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About Goldie Takes A Stand: Golda Meir's First Crusade
About the Author Barbara Krasner publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah: The Writer's Resource for Jewish-Themed Story. She is the author of many articles, short stories, poems, and books. She lives in New Jersey and teaches in the English and History departments of New Jersey colleges and universities.Kelsey Garrity-Riley grew up in Germany and Belgium before moving to the United States. She received a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design and continues to live in Savannah with her husband. Product Description Even at the age of nine, little Golda Meir was known for being a leader. As the president of the American Young Sisters Society, she organizes her friends to raise money to buy textbooks for immigrant classmates. A glimpse at the early life of Israel’s first female prime minister, who was born in Russia and grew up in Milwaukee, this story is based on a true episode in the early life of Golda Meir. Review "Young listeners and readers are introduced to the early life of Israel's first female Prime Minister, Golda Meir, in an age-appropriate story based on real events. At the age of nine, Golda Mabowehz, herself a member of a Jewish family that immigrated to Milwaukee from Kiev, Russia in 1906, responds to the needs of her poor schoolmates for new textbooks. She does this with empathy, and a plan she develops exemplifies maturity beyond her years. As president of a group she creates and administers, the American Young Sisters Society, she organizes the girls who are her friends and neighbors to help raise money - in pennies, nickels, and dimes - until the realization that a public meeting and fundraising gala is needed to raise sufficient funding. After convincing the owner of a large hall to donate the hall for the meeting, Golda then organizes her group to create invitations and paint posters to hang; she herself speaks publicly to the large audience of friends, neighbors, teachers, parents, and school administrators who turn out for the cause. Even at this young age her leadership characteristics show clearly. Illustrations in sepia tones and dramatically drawn period dress and home furnishings make Golda's times come to life. The interior of her mother's grocery store with its products lined up give a vivid sense of her family's life. The text is followed by a lovely mini-biography of Golda, illustrated with photos of her childhood and as prime minister, a one-page bibliography of places to visit to learn more about Golda and a list of books to read more about her. This is a lovely addition to the biography shelf for the youngest readers and is recommended for children ages 5-8." -- starred review, Jewish Book World "Picture-book biographies are gaining more and more popularity as publishers are embracing the Common Core curriculum goals of learning through reading nonfiction. When searching for a children's biography of a well-known Jewish person, parents can generally find a bevy of Einsteins and a shelf of Houdinis, but nothing on Israeli political figures - not even Ben-Gurion or Herzl. So it is a pleasure to find this new release for very young children relating a specific incident in the life of young Golda Meir. Many little girls will find a kindred spirit in the story of Golda Mabowehz, a take-charge kind of kid (read: bossy; but that's OK, considering her later career) who sees a need in her community and decides to fix it. In this case, author Barbara Krasner embellishes the true story of the American Young Sisters Society, a group of Jewish immigrant girls formed by 9-year-old Goldie, who naturally appoints herself president. She explains to the group that they are there to do something about the problem of kids in their school who do not have enough money to buy textbooks. They each need to raise 3 cents a week - a nearly impossible sum - the same price as a loaf of bread or a quart of milk. Goldie ingeniously comes up with a plan to add a 2-cent surchar
