New Faces: Derek Stordahl at Behrman House/Apples & Honey Press

Behrman House has been publishing Jewish educational materials and children's books for over 100 years, and up until now, has been a family-run business. But David Behrman and his wife Vicki Weber are about to enter their well-deserved retirement, and they are passing the business out of the family into the capable hands of their friend and colleague Derek Stordahl. I spoke to all three of them about the history, and the future, of Behrman House and its children's imprint, Apples & Honey Press. This is Part 2 in my 2-part "New Faces" series. Part 1 introduces you to the new Editorial Director at Kar-Ben Publishing, Leila Sales. If you haven't heard it, go back and listen! NEWS The Jewish Book Village has posted a how-to guide on Instagram, Supporting Jewish Authors. READ HERE CALLS TO ACTION Mizrahi Women Authors on Story, Identity, and Visibility, Wednesday, July 22, 4PM ET. Sponsored by ALA EMIERT, on Zoom. REGISTER HERE The Jewish Book Garden kicks off its Zoom discussion series "How Does Our Garden Grow?" with a discussion of the picture book Shabbat Is… by past Book of Life guest A.J. Sass, on Sunday August 16, 1:30PM ET. REGISTER HERE Fight censorship by calling your Congressional representatives about book banning bills. Learn about 3 bad bills from Authors Against Book Bans, and find your reps' contact info HERE. SHOW NOTES Transcript Behrman House website, Facebook, and Instagram Apples & Honey Press website and Instagram Press release about the change in leadership Past Book of Life interviews with Vicki Weber in 2017 and 2018 Tikkun Olam suggestion: Support Jewish day schools and congregational schools Bonus content for this episode on Substack  New Faces Part 1: Leila Sales of Kar-Ben Derek's Share Your Shelf bonus segment (with comments from David and Vicki) Credits