[ha-Safran] searching for a poem by Yehuda Amichai in Hebrew

2016-04-07 Thread Wendie Sittenfield
Hello Safranim, I am trying to locate a copy of a poem called, ?ירושלים, ירושלים, למה I was told that it is poem number 6 and that it can be found in a book by Yehuda Amichai called, *פתוח סגור, פתוח סגור.* Thank you very much in advance for your assistance. *Wendie Sittenfield,

[ha-Safran] FW: Head of Vilnius Jewish Public Library wants to present

2016-04-07 Thread Rose Shoshanah Seidman
Dear colleagues : It’s me again with added good news. Zilvinas Beliauskas of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library is interested in joining us at the 51st AJL Annual Conference to tell us more about the library, its collections, desire for partnership, etc.. This will indeed be an ”international

[ha-Safran] AJL Student Scholarship

2016-04-07 Thread Weiss, Tina
The Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to announce a scholarship of $1000 to a student enrolled or accepted in a graduate school of library and information science. Prospective candidates should have knowledge of and interest in Jewish studies, and demonstrate the potential, ability,

[ha-Safran] Book Announcement: The Image of Jews in Contemporary China

2016-04-07 Thread Academic Studies Press
Dear Friends & Colleagues, *The Image of Jews in Contemporary China * edited by James Ross & Song Lihong was recently published by Academic Studies Press. Series: Jewish

[ha-Safran] Wonderful addition to our 51st AJL Annual Conference - Director General of Berlin State Library

2016-04-07 Thread Rose Shoshanah Seidman
Dear colleagues: It just came to my attention that an important email that was sent to me in June 2016 by the Director General of Berlin State Library, Frau Barbara Schneider-Kempf, never came into my inbox or even junk box. I just learned of Frau Director General Barbara Schneider-Kempf's

[ha-Safran] New Blog Post on Daniel Persky American Hebraist

2016-04-07 Thread Henry Hollander
Dear Friends, If you have the time please take a look at my profile of the American Hebraist Daniel Persky. This is my second post on the subject. It a small piece of scholarship employed weakly as a means to sell a few low priced items. No point in going into too much

[ha-Safran] Passover Podcast: More Than Enough

2016-04-07 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with April Halprin Wayland about her new picture book, More Than Enough: A Passover Story. You can hear the podcast online at:

[ha-Safran] The Illustration in Yiddish Books of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

2016-04-07 Thread Celestina Levant
Hello We would like to introduce a book published by Akademon press: The Illustration in Yiddish Books of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries The texts, the Pictures and Their Audience By Chone Shmeruk The purpose of

[ha-Safran] FW: The Marriage of a Mortal Man and a She-Deamon

2016-04-07 Thread Celestina Levant
Hello Please regard the previous e-mail, the e-mail subject was the name of a different book. Apologies. Celestina Levant International marketing Hebrew University Magnes press http://www.magnes-press.com

Re: [ha-Safran] Books are not dead!

2016-04-07 Thread Stephanie L Gross
Excellent points. Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Past Chair, AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 646.592.4044 Skype: Stephanie.l.gross http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Has the School Library even got a future?

2016-04-07 Thread Stephanie L Gross
I agree! Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Past Chair, AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 646.592.4044 Skype: Stephanie.l.gross http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieLGrossMSLIS "As

[ha-Safran] a Judaica title from Turkey

2016-04-07 Thread RIFAT BALI
Dear Safranim We would like to inform you the release of the following title: Murat Sanus - Edip Adanalı, *Tire Yahudileri - Resmi Evlilik Kayıtlar, Dini Evlilik Kayıtları, Defin Kayıtları, Okul Kayıtları / The Jews of Tire - Official Marital Records, Records of Religious Marriages, Funeral