Papers by Jonathan Krasner
Journal of Jewish Education, Jul 3, 2022
Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk for HIV due to the many developmental, psychol... more Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk for HIV due to the many developmental, psychological, social, and structural transitions that converge in this period of the lifespan. In addition, adolescent deaths resulting from HIV continue to rise despite declines in other age groups. There are also young key populations (YKPs) that bear disproportionate burdens of HIV and are the most vulnerable, including young men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender youth, young people who inject drugs, and adolescent and young adult sex workers. As a society, we must do more to stop new HIV infections and untimely HIV-related deaths through both primary and secondary prevention and better management approaches. Using an interwoven prevention and treatment cascade approach, the starting point for all interventions must be HIV counselling and testing. Subsequent interventions for both HIV-negative and HIV-positive youth must be ''adolescent-centred,'' occur within the socio-ecological context of young people and take advantage of the innovations and technologies that youth have easily incorporated into their daily lives. In order to achieve the global goals of zero infections, zero discrimination and zero deaths, a sustained focus on HIV research, policy and advocacy for YKPs must occur.
Journal of Jewish Education, Feb 8, 2022
This is the first and only biography of Taylor (1904–1978), author of the award winning All of a ... more This is the first and only biography of Taylor (1904–1978), author of the award winning All of a Kind Family series of books, the first juvenile novels published by a mainstream publisher to feature Jewish children. The family—based on Taylor’s own as a child—includes five sisters, each two years apart, dressed alike by their fastidious immigrant mother so they all look the same: all of a kind. The four other sisters' names were the same in the books as in their real lives; only the real life Sarah changed hers to the boyish Sydney while she was in high school. The late June Cummins, working with Alexandra Dunietz, elucidated the deep connections between the progressive Taylor’s books and American Jewish experiences, arguing that Taylor was deeply influential in the development of national Jewish identity. This biography conveys the vital importance of children’s books in the transmission of Jewish culture and the preservation of ethnic heritage.
Shofar, 2010
Most often recognized for her bestselling Young Adult novels, or her outspoken support of intelle... more Most often recognized for her bestselling Young Adult novels, or her outspoken support of intellectual freedom, author Judy Blume also merits attention for her contributions to American Jewish children's literature. This article considers the portrayal of Judaism and Jewishness in Judy Blume's adolescent fiction. It examines Blume's two most explicitly Jewish-themed books, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, focusing on author intent, content, and reader reaction as a means of understanding Judaism/Jewishness in Blume's work.
Academic Studies Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2022
M odern historian Jacob L. Talmon observed that "the links holding Jews together are-to use the w... more M odern historian Jacob L. Talmon observed that "the links holding Jews together are-to use the words of Edmund Burke-as invisible as the air and as strong as the heaviest chains, and the Jewish ingredient to be as imperceptible to the senses, yet as effective in result" (1965, p. 69). The difficulties inherent in Jewish identity discourse are encapsulated in this poetic description. Yet, by and large, communal professionals, social scientists and educators have approached it with little prudence or humility. The New York Times Magazine dubbed 2015 as "the year we [Americans] obsessed over identity. " But in American Jewish establishment circles, identity has long ago become a fetish, a preoccupation for Jewish social scientists, and the "holy grail" of Jewish education. The discourse on Jewish identity and education is sufficiently ingrained and ubiquitous in American Jewish culture that it has an almost timeless quality. But, like most other buzzwords and phrases, it has a history that reveals much about its utility. Focusing on the years between 1940 and 1980, when the contemporary pattern was set, my purpose here is to historicize the term Jewish identity, to point out that it has a particular genesis and that the discourse on identity serves a particular purpose. It appeals to a set of needs that American Jews have felt, at least since the 1950s, which accounts for its popularity. Jewish educators have seized on identity formation, making it the raison d'être of their endeavor. But the ascent of identity discourse has also introduced a number of challenges for the Jewish educator that are conceptual, methodological, political, and even existential.
Contemporary Jewry, Jun 1, 2022
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education, Brandeis University, Aug 1, 2016
Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 19
Journal of Jewish Education, 2018
Love, Marriage, and Jewish Families, 2015
SCALING SUCCESS IN JEWISH EDUCATION - page 1 Mark Young THE BEST LAID PLANS: SAMSON BENDERLY AND ... more SCALING SUCCESS IN JEWISH EDUCATION - page 1 Mark Young THE BEST LAID PLANS: SAMSON BENDERLY AND SUPPLEMENTARY JEWISH EDUCATION - page 4 Dr. Jonathan Krasner WHY IT'S SO HARD TO SCALE SUCCESS (AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT) - page 6 Dr. Rob Weinberg SCALING CURRICULAR INITIATIVES: FIVE APPROACHES - page 10 Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz CHIDUSH: SPARKING CHANGE IN SYNAGOGUE SCHOOLS THROUGH COLLABORATION - page 12 Linda Gerard and Rabbi Scott T. Aaron, PHD NETWORKS: SPREADING IDEAS PEER TO PEER - page 15 Deborah Fishman THE MANDEL TEACHER EDUCATOR INSTITUTE (MTEI): PEOPLE ARE OUR PRODUCT - page 18 Dr. Gail Z. Dorph LECH L'CHA: ROLE-MODELING SELF-CARE AND A COMMUNITY OF TRUST AS AN APPROACH TO SCALING SUCCESS - page 20 Beth Garfinkle Hancock and Mark S. Young REIMAGINING EXPERTISE: CURIOSITY, SHARED PURPOSE, AND WHO WE INVITE INTO THE ROOM Dr. Shira D. Epstein EDD and Dr. Andrea Jacobs, PHD
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