Arlene Schenker
@arleneschenker.bsky.social
#kidlit writer, debut PB CALL ME GEBYANESH (Apples & Honey Press) In bookstores April 29, 2025. Pre-order now! Book reviewer for Sydney Taylor Shmooze.
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I’m so honored that my book, CALL ME GEBYANESH, was named a best children’s book of 2025 by the Bank Steet College of Education. Thank you Bank Street, Dena Neusner, my wonderful editor at Apples & Honey Press, and ‘Gebby’ for sharing her immigration story.
I’m so honored that my book, CALL ME GEBYANESH, was named a best children’s book of 2025 by the Bank Steet College of Education. Thank you Bank Street, Dena Neusner, my wonderful editor at Apples & Honey Press, and ‘Gebby’ for sharing her immigration story.
July 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I’m so honored that my book, CALL ME GEBYANESH, was named a best children’s book of 2025 by the Bank Steet College of Education. Thank you Bank Street, Dena Neusner, my wonderful editor at Apples & Honey Press, and ‘Gebby’ for sharing her immigration story.
Urge Democrats to Fiercely Oppose the New GOP Effort to Shovel Billions More Dollars to ICE and Border Patrol act.indivisible.org/sign/urge-de...
Urge Democrats to Fiercely Oppose the New GOP Effort to Shovel Billions More Dollars to ICE and Border Patrol
After keeping the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down for months because they refuse to enact the ICE and Border Patrol reforms that Americans overwhelmingly want, Republicans are now usin...
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May 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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A revealing portrait of a 19th century Manhattan lawyer, George Templeton Strong, distilled from Strong's newly-published 700-page Civil War Diaries, and a window into the human struggle to make sense out of a chaotic world.
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George Templeton Strong’s Civil War diaries are a sobering object lesson for today’s reader.
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March 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A revealing portrait of a 19th century Manhattan lawyer, George Templeton Strong, distilled from Strong's newly-published 700-page Civil War Diaries, and a window into the human struggle to make sense out of a chaotic world.
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Heads up, team! New DHS funding bill deadline just dropped...
Friday, February 13th
Get calling. 🔥📞🔥
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Friday, February 13th
Get calling. 🔥📞🔥
Updated script @ 5calls.org
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House passes funding package to end partial government shutdown
The House held votes on Tuesday to reopen the government after it partially shut down over the weekend.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Heads up, team! New DHS funding bill deadline just dropped...
Friday, February 13th
Get calling. 🔥📞🔥
Updated script @ 5calls.org
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Friday, February 13th
Get calling. 🔥📞🔥
Updated script @ 5calls.org
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Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out... Please click on the link to plead with your senators to vote against this bill. Enough is enough! We need our America back.
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out... Please click on the link to plead with your senators to vote against this bill. Enough is enough! We need our America back.
My book’s featured on this year’s #SCBWIBookStop!
Stop by my page, explore the story, and grab a copy if it speaks to you. Let’s keep
stories for kids shining bright.
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Stop by my page, explore the story, and grab a copy if it speaks to you. Let’s keep
stories for kids shining bright.
www.scbwi.org/bookstop/boo...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My book’s featured on this year’s #SCBWIBookStop!
Stop by my page, explore the story, and grab a copy if it speaks to you. Let’s keep
stories for kids shining bright.
www.scbwi.org/bookstop/boo...
Stop by my page, explore the story, and grab a copy if it speaks to you. Let’s keep
stories for kids shining bright.
www.scbwi.org/bookstop/boo...
I'm attending Disappeared in America's event, “Disappeared In America Day of Action” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
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Across the country, immigrant communities are under attack — targeted by raids, detention, and dehumanizing policies that tear families apart. These tactics are being weaponized as part of a broader a...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm attending Disappeared in America's event, “Disappeared In America Day of Action” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
I'm so honored that my book, Call Me Gebyanesh, co-authored with Gebyanesh Addisu, is going out to Jewish families with 8-year-olds in a PJ Library edition this month. pjlibrary.org/books/call-m...
Call Me Gebyanesh | PJ Library
Call Me Gebyanesh, written by Arlene Rosenfeld Schenker and Gebyanesh Addisu, and illustrated by Chiara Fedele, is published by Apples & Honey Press.
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October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm so honored that my book, Call Me Gebyanesh, co-authored with Gebyanesh Addisu, is going out to Jewish families with 8-year-olds in a PJ Library edition this month. pjlibrary.org/books/call-m...
Storybook time at Barnes & Noble in Rochester yesterday!
June 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Storybook time at Barnes & Noble in Rochester yesterday!
Real power isn't staged in DC — it rises up everywhere else. Join me on No Kings Day to stand together against cruelty, corruption, and authoritarianism. app.sosha.ai/s/ZTaF7YIL
Join me on June 14
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June 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Real power isn't staged in DC — it rises up everywhere else. Join me on No Kings Day to stand together against cruelty, corruption, and authoritarianism. app.sosha.ai/s/ZTaF7YIL
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In response to the antisemitic shooting where two young people were murdered outside an event in Washington, DC, Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), released the following statement:
National Council of Jewish Women Statement on Antisemitic Murders at AJC Event at Capital Jewish Museum in DC - National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Jewish Women Statement on Antisemitic Murders at AJC Event at Capital Jewish Museum in DC
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May 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In response to the antisemitic shooting where two young people were murdered outside an event in Washington, DC, Sheila Katz, CEO of National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), released the following statement:
A new review from the Jewish Book Council says CALL ME GEBYANESH is "Highly Recommended."
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Call Me Gebyanesh
Call Me Gebyanesh is based on the life experiences of Gebyanesh Addisu who, with coauthor Arlene Rosenfeld Schenker, shares her story of struggling to fit into Israeli society as an i
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April 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A new review from the Jewish Book Council says CALL ME GEBYANESH is "Highly Recommended."
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Just one more week until I WILL ALWAYS BE... by me & @rahele.bsky.social hits bookshelves! Can't wait to share this book with the world!🥳 Do what you love & love what you do! Always be...YOU!❤️ @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Just one more week until I WILL ALWAYS BE... by me & @rahele.bsky.social hits bookshelves! Can't wait to share this book with the world!🥳 Do what you love & love what you do! Always be...YOU!❤️ @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social
I'm so excited to share that my book launch will be happening at my local Rochester, NY independent book store, Hippocampo.
April 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm so excited to share that my book launch will be happening at my local Rochester, NY independent book store, Hippocampo.
April 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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My cover reveal for my DEBUT #picturebook REWRITING THE RULES is up! #STEM, #neuroscience, #disability and #disabilityadvocacy
My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍
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My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍
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March 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My cover reveal for my DEBUT #picturebook REWRITING THE RULES is up! #STEM, #neuroscience, #disability and #disabilityadvocacy
My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍
www.dannazeiger.com
My former mentor who has #cerebralpalsy, Dr. Kathleen Friel, combatted ableism and society and today runs her lab developing therapies for kids w/CP 😍
www.dannazeiger.com
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Thank you to UGA children's literature conference for inviting me to be Keynote Speaker. I had a wonderful time!
March 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you to UGA children's literature conference for inviting me to be Keynote Speaker. I had a wonderful time!
Add your name to the petition to thank Senator Booker and urge him—and other elected officials—to keep speaking out on behalf of the American people! sign.moveon.org/petitions/ke...
Keep Going Senator Cory Booker!
Add your name to the petition to thank Senator Booker and urge him—and other elected officials—to keep speaking out on behalf of the American people!
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April 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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A beautiful new biography about a determined and powerful woman written by my dear writer friend, Vivian Kirkfield. Great for girls and boys!
March 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A beautiful new biography about a determined and powerful woman written by my dear writer friend, Vivian Kirkfield. Great for girls and boys!
Great ideas for saving our democracy. Choose what you want to and can do, but please do something! March 5, 2025 - 27 Days to Wisconsin open.substack.com/pub/susanrog...
March 5, 2025 - 27 Days to Wisconsin
Racing towards shutdown deadline, the last Secretary of Education, virtual rally for Medicaid, and more!
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March 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Great ideas for saving our democracy. Choose what you want to and can do, but please do something! March 5, 2025 - 27 Days to Wisconsin open.substack.com/pub/susanrog...
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Picture Book Previews, Poetry, and a Bit of Joy!
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March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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My first class presentation of CALL ME GEBYANESH at a Temple Sinai 3d grade class. We talked about feeling different, standing up for yourself and others, and the meaning and significance of names. We drew identity maps. Wonderful class of engaged kids!
February 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My first class presentation of CALL ME GEBYANESH at a Temple Sinai 3d grade class. We talked about feeling different, standing up for yourself and others, and the meaning and significance of names. We drew identity maps. Wonderful class of engaged kids!
Kash Patel is so extreme that Trump's handpicked attorney general blocked his appointment to a top FBI position. Now, Trump wants to put Patel in charge of the FBI. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/0ywss8Q9
Tell your GOP senator to oppose Trump's pick for FBI director
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February 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Kash Patel is so extreme that Trump's handpicked attorney general blocked his appointment to a top FBI position. Now, Trump wants to put Patel in charge of the FBI. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/0ywss8Q9
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WhooHoo! It’s a #GIVEAWAY of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW! 🤗🎉 Thanks @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting! ❤️@capstonepub.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the picture book WRITE HERE WRITE NOW by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social illustrated by Andrae Boatta (Capstone).
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January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
WhooHoo! It’s a #GIVEAWAY of WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW! 🤗🎉 Thanks @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting! ❤️@capstonepub.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social