{"id":51788,"date":"2025-08-07T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/51788\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:19:11","slug":"sacha-baron-cohen-praises-dont-feed-the-lion-childrens-book-on-antisemitism-fierce-and-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/51788\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacha Baron Cohen Praises \u2018Don\u2019t Feed the Lion\u2019 Children\u2019s Book on Antisemitism: \u2018Fierce and Necessary\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDon\u2019t Feed the Lion,\u201d an upcoming middle-grade novel co-authored by CNN\u2019s Bianna Golodryga and Israeli primetime news anchor Yonit Levi, may not hit shelves until Nov. 11, but it can already has one fan speaking its praises: Sacha Baron Cohen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an exclusive statement to TheWrap, the Oscar-nominated entertainer and activist shared that the book \u2014 meant for readers aged 8-12 and exploring themes of identity, allyship and courage in the face of antisemitism \u2014 praised the project as \u201cfierce and necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from TheWrap<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen hatred is dressed up as opinion, we need stories that teach kids the difference,\u201d Cohen said. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t Feed the Lion\u2019\u00a0is a fierce and necessary reminder that silence is never the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The book follows three schoolmates in Chicago who confront bullying and bigotry after a swastika appears on a school locker and a soccer star makes an antisemitic remark. Arcadia Children\u2019s Books announced the upcoming release on Tuesday, platforming it as an effort to combat antisemitism and hate through the eyes of middle schoolers.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/join-pro\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=site&amp;utm_campaign=articlePROpromo&amp;utm_id=070825\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"247\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9c7d0b3beed6f4c9b7c5e1d24c6e24d4.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen visiting libraries and bookstores in search of books about antisemitism that speak directly to young readers, we were surprised to find very few options available,\u201d Golodryga and Levi said in a joint statement. \u201cWith the sharp rise in explicit antisemitism and hate around the world, our goal was to write a book for all readers who want to feel less alone in their identity, and for those who want to stand up against bias and discrimination with empathy and awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Golodryga is an Emmy-winning journalist and CNN\u2019s senior global affairs analyst. She anchors \u201cOne World With Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga\u201d on CNN International and CNN Max. Levi, meanwhile, has anchored Israel\u2019s primetime news program on Channel 12 for over 20 years and hosts the podcast \u201cUnholy: Two Jews on the News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDon\u2019t Feed the Lion\u201d is available for pre-order ahead of its nationwide release on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/sacha-baron-cohen-endorses-antisemitism-book-dont-feed-the-lion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sacha Baron Cohen Praises \u2018Don\u2019t Feed the Lion\u2019 Children\u2019s Book on Antisemitism: \u2018Fierce and Necessary\u2019 | Exclusive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sacha Baron Cohen Praises \u2018Don\u2019t Feed the Lion\u2019 Children\u2019s Book on Antisemitism: \u2018Fierce and Necessary\u2019 | Exclusive<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TheWrap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cDon\u2019t Feed the Lion,\u201d an upcoming middle-grade novel co-authored by CNN\u2019s Bianna Golodryga and Israeli primetime news anchor&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[4288,35229,353,49,48,75,24392,16452,35230],"class_list":["post-51788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-antisemitism","tag-bianna-golodryga","tag-books","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-lion","tag-sacha-baron-cohen","tag-yonit-levi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}