[ha-Safran] Sad news

As a North Carolinian I mourn the sudden death of Prof. Jonathan Hess author of Deborah and Her Sisters: How One Nineteenth-Century Melodrama and a Host of Celebrated Actresses Put Judaism on the World Stage (Jewish Culture and Contexts), Germans, Jews, and the Claims of Modernityand a few

[ha-Safran] NYC Event: some seats still available

Dear Safranim friends, We're expecting a large audience tonight for Bari Weiss, Steve Zipperstein, Jonathan Weisman at Cooper Union at 7pm. However, if you happen to be in New York City, we'd love to see you and there are still some **free seats available with a reservation**. You can

[ha-Safran] historic Arthur Szyk haggadah -- AVAILABLE!

I’ve received a donation of THE HAGGADAH, executed by Arthur Szyk, edited by Cecil Roth. Publ;ished in Israel in 1957, it’s in Very Good condition, cloth/hardbound in deep blue velvet, in a matching cloth/hardboard and velvet box. I already have a copy in my collection, and highly recommend

Re: [ha-Safran] all of a kind family series

I have not heard anything about a special edition of the All-of-a-Kind Family series but this new picture book will be published in September 2018: All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Penguin Random

[ha-Safran] Job Advertisement: Arabic-Hebrew Cataloger

Hello, Hope you are doing well! The University Libraries at the Ohio State University has an opening for the position of an Arabic-Hebrew Cataloger and we would like to advertise the same on your website. Attached is the job description for your reference. Please let us know if you need any

[ha-Safran] all of a kind family series

One of my patrons asked if a special edition of the series will be coming out in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Sydney Taylor Award. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks Laura Schutzman AJL Publications Chair -- Laura Schutzman Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Middle School/High

[ha-Safran] New Judaica title in English on Turkey

Dear Safranim Please note our new release: Roysi Ojalvo Kamayor, *Turkey's Jewish Heritage Revised: Architectural Conservation and the Politics of Memory,* Libra Kitap, İstanbul, 2018, 139 p., ISBN: 9786052380383 This research traces the histories of the Ahrida and Mayor Synagogues in Istanbul,

[ha-Safran] Palestinian Attacks Against Israeli Libraries and Archives

Dear AJL Members: As the Progressive Librarians Guild is planning an issue of its journal which we believe will be yet another case of librarian demonizing of Israel, you should be aware of these Palestinian attacks against Israeli libraries and archives, including a bookstore. Our listing

[ha-Safran] The Ben Yehuda dictionary has been claimed

* Marga Hirsch Director, Rothschild Library Publications Editor Director, PAS Gallery Park Avenue Synagogue 50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128 p: 212.369.4900, x127 f: 212.410.7879 www.pasyn.org [Synagogue in Action for email sigs] __

[ha-Safran] 7-volume Ben Yehuda dictionary available to whoever wants it

I am de-accessioning the 7-volume A Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben Yehuda, published by Thomas Yoseloff in New York/London, printed in the US in 1960. I'd love for it to find an appreciative home. The sooner the better, and no later than next week, when Park