Re: [ha-Safran] need help with a high school class

2018-11-06 Thread Chava Pinchuck via Hasafran
On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:08 PM Lisa Silverman via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Greetings Safranim, > > > > Yikes--A high school senior class in coming in here tomorrow with some > specific requests. We have to field 15 of these types of questions and I > would love to hear from

Re: [ha-Safran] New York Author Visit

2018-11-06 Thread Bernard Horn via Hasafran
I concur with Deb Abner. Rachel gives a terrific presentation. Bernard Horn Author of Facing the Fires: Conversations with A. B. Yehoshua Bernard Horn Professor of English Emeritus Framingham State University Framingham, MA 01701 (508) 620-0848 aru...@verizon.net

Re: [ha-Safran] New York Author Visit

2018-11-06 Thread Deb Abner via Hasafran
Rachel Kadish is Boston based but her recent book, the Weight of Ink would have universal appeal. She does a very interesting presentation. I recommend her highly. Deb Abner Rabbi Marshall R. Lifson Library Temple Emanuel, Newton From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Elana Gensler via Hasafran Sent:

Re: [ha-Safran] need help with a high school class

2018-11-06 Thread Libi Astaire Feinberg via Hasafran
Hi Lisa, I’m a Jewish Orthodox author. I’m mainly interested in Jewish history, so my books may not be what you’re looking for. But If you’d like to check out my novels, here are the links on Amazon: Terra Incognita (a novel about the modern-day descendants of Spain’s crypto-Jews):

[ha-Safran] The Auschwitz Volunteer on Broadway!

2018-11-06 Thread Terry Tegnazian via Hasafran
Dear Friends - please join me for The Auschwitz Volunteer: Captain Witold Pilecki, a multimedia dramatic performance based on our award-winning book The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery, appearing on Broadway at the Theatre Row Theatres, 410 West 42nd Street, New York 10036, as part of the

[ha-Safran] ACTION: Local PR for Love Your Neighbor

2018-11-06 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
Dear Safranim, Below is a generic fill-in-the-blanks letter that you can use to help AJL spread the word about the new Love Your Neighbor series of book lists. Feel free to use as is (with blanks filled in) or to adapt as needed. Send it to the director of your local public library system, and

Re: [ha-Safran] Request for suggestion of novel about Fascism's rise

2018-11-06 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad via Hasafran
This is probably not the sort of book the patron has in mind, but The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse has a character, Roderick Spode, who is a spoof of Oswald Moseley, leader of the British Union of Fascists.Spode's fascist group is called the Black Shorts. On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 6:50 PM

[ha-Safran] Book of Life Podcast: Missing Voices of Moe and Mo

2018-11-06 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
Hopefully you've heard by now about the AJL Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, meant to build cross-cultural bridges through kidlit. In the same vein, I'm glad to share the newest episode of The Book of Life, in which I jointly interviewed Jane Breskin Zalben, author of the Jewish/Muslim

[ha-Safran] need help with a high school class

2018-11-06 Thread Lisa Silverman via Hasafran
Greetings Safranim, Yikes--A high school senior class in coming in here tomorrow with some specific requests. We have to field 15 of these types of questions and I would love to hear from any of you who can lead me to any NOVELS or MEMOIRS that we can offer to them in regard to these

[ha-Safran] New York Author Visit

2018-11-06 Thread Elana Gensler via Hasafran
I work in a public library in a community with a large Jewish population. We are interested in having a Jewish author visit. Can anyone recommend a good author, in the New York area, who would attract both our Jewish and non-Jewish patrons? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Elana