[ha-Safran]: Holocuast books offer - List no. 22

2004-06-01 Thread Robinson Books
-- ROBINSON BOOKS E.MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEBSITE: WWW.ROBINSON.CO.IL TEL: 972-3-560-1626/5461 FAX: 972-3-566-0439 P.O.BOX 4308, TEL AVIV 61042 ISRAEL -- Dear friends, We

[ha-Safran]: New article by Aharon Appelfeld

2004-06-01 Thread Stuart Schnee
Dear Librarians and friends, I am pleased to inform you that a wonderful article entitled Return to Budapest by Israeli best selling and internationally acclaimed author Aharon Appelfeld appears in the new issue of the literary journal The Republic of Letters No. 13, Summer 2004 (ISBN

RE: [ha-Safran]: Orthodox Jews and Public Libraries

2004-06-01 Thread Hanna Geshelin
As an Orthodox Jew who lived many years in Brookline, MA, which has a very large, mixed Orthodox community (Modern Orthodox, Yeshivish, Chassidishe), I can tell you a couple of things. First, re inappropriate material, many Orthodox parents don't want their kids reading a lot of the secular

Re: [ha-Safran]: Orthodox Jews and Public Libraries

2004-06-01 Thread Linda Silver
If public libraries are responsive to the interests of their users and potential users, then those located where there are significant numbers of Orthodox Jews will provide materials by Orthodox publishers. This is true in Cleveland, where the public libraries in Jewish neighborhoods do a

[ha-Safran]: Convention ride

2004-06-01 Thread Ellen Share
Looking for a ride to AJL Convention from Washington area. Willing to pay gas and expenses. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ellen Share, Librarian, Washington Hebrew Congregation Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran]: Books to post for AJL review

2004-06-01 Thread Suzanne Smailes
Shalom, everyone- I hope everyone had a good holiday - the new list of items available for review is posted on AJL's web-site at: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/june1posting.htm The next review deadline will be August 15th. Review guidelines can be found at:

Re: [ha-Safran]: Orthodox Jews and Public Libraries

2004-06-01 Thread Sonia Silva
I work part time at the Jewish Public Library and my other part time at McGill University. The Jewish Public Library in Montreal, Canada, is a vibrant, active and wonderful library that serves the needs of the wide community. On a typical day, you can see Sri Lankan people, Chinese children and

[ha-Safran]: Orthodox Jews and Public Libraries

2004-06-01 Thread Leah Schechter
I second what Hanna Geshelin states about frum Jews and library patronage. I will not add significantly to her remarks, (since she thoroughly covers the situation) but just note these observations from my eight years of personal experience as a librarian in the Brookline Public Library: A

[ha-Safran]: Job Posting

2004-06-01 Thread Joyce Lieberman
Could you please post the following job listing as stated: Librarian, Nassau County Yeshiva H.S. Knowledge of Hebrew Judaica essential. Fax resume to: (516) 489-1142 Thank you. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran]: Available: Nazi Antisemitic Publications

2004-06-01 Thread danwymanbooks
Dear friends, We have just published a short illustrated list of books online entitled, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: IMAGES OF BEAUTY, UGLINESS EVIL IN FASCIST ANTISEMITIC PUBLICATIONS (A handful of Examples). Please view it on our website, www.danwymanbooks.com Thanks, Dan