Re: [ha-Safran] retirement

2015-02-24 Thread Esther Nussbaum
Dear Pearl, I was privileged to have worked closely with you on the AJL Board and Council and to have benefited from your wise counsel. Being in the same New York City community, I was always aware of your professional knowledge and skills and witnessed your talented leadership of Yeshiva

[ha-Safran] Audio Books

2015-02-24 Thread Susan Kusel
Hi all, A patron recently gave our synagogue library a donation to start a small audio book collection. Can you recommend any fiction or non-fiction audio book favorites? My plan is to purchase them on CDs, and not as downloads or e-audio at this point in accordance with the donation. If

Re: [ha-Safran] retirement

2015-02-24 Thread Chaya Wiesman
Dear Pearl, Mazal tov on the news of your retirement. I am sure you will bring all of your formidable energy, knowledge and experience to the next phase of your life. Chaya Wiesman Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School Library 60 E. 78th Street New York, NY 10075 (212)774-8000 x7329

[ha-Safran] Jewish genealogy - new book

2015-02-24 Thread נתי
My book, rabbi Yehuda Zerachya Azulai: the Book of Memory and Descendants, was now published. The book includes more than three hundred chromo pages, and on its front cover stamped the signature of rabbi Yehuda Zerachya, as it is found in manuscript Moscow-Gintzburg .1318 The book contains

Re: [ha-Safran] Audio Books

2015-02-24 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
Susan Kusel wrote: Can you recommend any fiction or non-fiction audio book favorites? Harry Potter books 1-7 as read by Stephen Fry, though others may enjoy the audio version by Jim Dale which personally wears me down (something about Jim's performance really bothers me). Happy Purim Besos