[ha-Safran]: My Life In Seven Languages

2011-01-20 Thread MAZO
My Life In Seven Languages by George P. Fletcher George P. Fletcher is considered to be one of today's leading legal scholars in the fields of torts and criminal law, in particular, comparative and international criminal law. Reflecting on the events in his personal and professional life

Re: [ha-Safran]: Set of Talmud Currently in Print

2011-01-20 Thread Yakov Shafranovich
The CD version of Soncino is here: http://www.judaicapress.com/product_info.php?products_id=176 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

Re: [ha-Safran]: Set of Talmud Currently in Print

2011-01-20 Thread Dan Wyman
We have a nice set of the Soncino, complete, available for $1200 + shipping. Shabbat Shalom, Dan ~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. www.DanWymanBooks.com 183 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 Catalogs IssuedBrowsing by Appointment d...@danwymanbooks.com v:

[ha-Safran]: Traditions and encounters

2011-01-20 Thread Beverly Geller
A social studies teacher here showed me a new textbook that he had received for review. It is called Traditions and Encounters: a global perspective on the past , edited by Bentley and Ziegler and published by McGraw Hill. (AP edition). It shows a map of Israel and Phoenicia on page 38

[ha-Safran]: AJL Newsletter and JL Available

2011-01-20 Thread Judy Weidman
A Judaica librarian in Dallas would like to make this offer: I am downsizing and would like to give back copies of Judaica Librarianship (volumes 1-12) and AJL Newsletter (volumes 4-16, February/March 1985-November/December 1997) to anyone who can use them. Leah Rae Elewitz

[ha-Safran]: Barry Deutsch available in NYC in March

2011-01-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
Hi everyone, Barry Deutsch, author/illustrator of the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Older Readers Category, Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, is going to be in NYC in March 13-15. He is hoping to find school librarians in NYC who might be interested in having him come in

Re: [ha-Safran]: Article by Anne Roiphe

2011-01-20 Thread Heidi G Lerner
Dear Chaya, f it is helpful, I beleive that the date of publication is: January 12, 1996. This information was obtained from p. 112 of Two Jews, three opinions: a collection of twentieth-century American Jewish quotations.-[via Google Books]. My institution does not carry that date. Heidi

RE: [ha-Safran]: Trees

2011-01-20 Thread Toby Harris
One thing I've done with toddlers is used action rhymes. You can find a couple of fun ones about trees in Clap and Count, by Jacqueline Jules! Toby Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai (206)315-7398 Seattle (206)323-8486, Ext. 7481 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran]: SSC Librarians in particular: Really old books

2011-01-20 Thread Emily Bergman
Ann, A couple of years ago, there was a hasafran message about sending Jewish materials to prisons for Jewish prisoners. That's where I've been sending my books (though I have to say I've never heard back from them that they received the boxes).

RE: [ha-Safran]: SSC Librarians in particular: Really old books

2011-01-20 Thread Toby Harris
I've sold some to interested Judaic booksellers, had book sales, but given most of them to Jewish Prisoners International: www.jewishprisonerservices.org However, when I say most, I really haven't made a dent in my deselection and we desperately need space on our shelves for newer books. I

[ha-Safran]: So You Want To Be An Academic Librarian

2011-01-20 Thread Kathe Pinchuck
http://www.youtube.com/user/katharinell1984#p/a/u/0/it4WZ68MlkU --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ===

[ha-Safran]: Library in Paris

2011-01-20 Thread Emily Bergman
I am visiting Paris Feb. 4-19 and like to visit libraries when I travel. Any suggestions for Jewish libraries to visit? A small complication is that I neither speak nor read French. Thanks, Emily --- Emily Bergman Head of Collections and Technical Services Occidental College Library 1600