[ha-Safran] Travel Through Jewish Fiction: Celebrate Jewish Book Month with These Titles and Read-Alikes

[Rachel Kamin]

>From stories about biblical Israel to literary takes on modern Israeli life,
from historical novels to Yiddish short stories, from Yemen, Turkey, and
Jerusalem to the Galápagos Islands and Brooklyn, there’s something for every
reader to enjoy during Jewish Book Month. Here are my recommendations in
Library Journal:

http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2016/11/books/fiction/travel-through-jewis
h-fiction-celebrate-jewish-book-month-with-these-titles-and-read-alikes/

 

Rachel Kamin, Director

The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center

North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

1175 Sheridan Road

Highland Park, IL 60035

847/926-7902 or   rka...@nssbethel.org

 

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6
pm & Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)

 

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[ha-Safran] Question

[Kent2, Michael (BAC/LAC)]

Shalom,

My name is Michael Kent and I am the curator of the Jacob M Lowy collection of 
Judaica at Library and Archives Canada (and a proud AJL member!). I have come 
across a Haggadah commemorating operation Exodus with the following dedication:

"This Haggadah for Passover 5750 (1990), dedicated to "Operation Exodus", the 
miracle of Soviet Jewish Aliyah, is presented to the Canadian Jewish Community 
by the United Jewish Appeal, the Combined Jewish Appeal, and the United Israel 
Appeal of Canada."

I am curious to learn more about the story of this Haggadah, does anyone know 
anything about it? Was this a thank you gift to donors?

Thanks,

Michael Kent

Curator Jacob M Lowy Collection, Published Heritage Branch
Library and Archives Canada / 
Government of Canada
michael.ke...@canada.ca

Conservateur Collection Jacob M. Lowy, Direction générale du patrimoine publié
Bibliothèque et Archives 
Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
michael.ke...@canada.ca

[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/events/PublishingImages/banner.jpg]

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[ha-Safran] 2016 #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The Association of Jewish Libraries and the Jewish 
Book Council present the second annual 
reading challenge for Jewish readers of all ages, #Readukkah! To participate, 
all you have to do is read one 
#JewLit
 book and post your review to the event discussion board on 
Facebook-or
 post a link to your review anywhere online-and use the hashtag 
#Readukkah
 to connect with other readers. #Readukkah takes place December 1-8, 2016.
By sharing your #Readukkah reviews, your participation in this reading 
challenge helps spread the word about worthwhile titles, bringing them to the 
attention of more readers and supporting the publication of Jewish books!
RSVP to the #Readukkah Facebook 
Event to let us know you'll 
be participating!
What if you don't use Facebook? Review a 
#JewLit
 book on a blog, GoodReads, Amazon, YouTube, etc. and send the link to Heidi at 
carni...@jewishlibraries.org. She will 
post your review on Facebook for you. Happy Reading!

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