Publications
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STIR CRAZY Hub Editions (1994)
Miriam Halahmy's first collection impresses with its liveliness, immediacy and strong visual qualities. The poems are delicately crafted vignettes from her life. These sensitive and unsentimental poems tinged with sadness. Jewish Chronicle |
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CUTTING POMEGRANATES David Paul Books (2003) There are some poets whose voices ought to be heard urgently and Miriam Halahmy is one of them. John Rety, Hearing Eye Press
The vitality, freshness and originality of vision compel us to read on. She invests everyday things with a life of their own and wide-ranging resonances. The pomegranate cut open reveals a bitterness of seeds, but also the promise of renewal. Wanda Barford |
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SECRET TERRITORY Citron Press (1999)
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journey to the Promised Land - a circular journey, across
generations, charting the dreams and aspirations of father and
daughter. Feeling she should have been born in the homeland, Eve
travels to Israel in search of an identity, unaware that her quest
will painfully expose her family's hidden history. Her father Jack's
story is of London in the forties - a time of idealism, political
terrorism and conflicting values. Miriams Halahmy's sharp concise style helps to sum up contemporary Jewish dilemmas. Jewish Chronicle |
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POETRY, THERAPY AND EMOTIONAL LIFE by Diana Hedges Miriam Halahmy is guest author in this book showing how verse and therapy interconnects. "Diana Hedges underlines how helpful writing can be for people in a state of distress. Miriam Halahmy's examination of the role of a creative writing faciliator who is not a therapist is both important and useful." Myra Schneider. |
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GLOBAL COMMUNITIES : Learning about refugee issues : Primary School Teaching Resource. The Global Communities Project' was funded by the Department for International Development and supported by Amnesty International ,UK, Oxfam, British Red Cross, the Refugee Council, STAR and UNHCR. The pack aims to show that refugees and asylum seekers are ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. By showing that we are all interconnected in the world today, it is hoped that through these materials, teachers will be able to encourage empathy towards people who are forced to flee their homes and become refugees. |
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Peppermint Ward is an illustrated
story for six-to-nine-year-olds and follows the story of Sam, a football-mad
boy, through his diagnosis and treatment for cancer in his leg. The book
tackles difficult issues around treatments, such as chemotherapy,
radiotherapy and lumbar punctures. The book also deals with some of the
common side effects of treatment, like hair loss, fatigue and nausea. “Being
told you have cancer is scary but when you know what is going to happen it
does not seem so bad. I was told I had cancer three years ago so I sort of
know what to expect when I need to go to hospital. But for children who have
just been told they are really ill they must be so worried, just like I was.
So this is why Peppermint Ward is fantastic as it tells you all about going
to hospital and what to expect. I’ve read it loads and so has my little
sister. Having cancer does affect me every day even if I am well enough to go to school. I can’t play football for example in case I hurt myself as my immune system is low so if I fell over I would have to go to hospital, so I am going to get my friends to read Peppermint Ward so they know why I can’t join in with them and why I’m chatting to my nice dinner lady instead!” Jack Walsh, aged 9 yrs. |
