[ha-Safran] New Edition of the Jewish Library Handbook

When is the new edition of the Jewish Library Handbook coming out? I already have the 2016 edition. Is there a book on Creating a Collection for Children's Judaica? Is the subject heading book for Elazar still being sold? Will a newer edition of the Elazar book come out any time in the next 20

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: The reason for awarding the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award to Elliot Gertel

Peggy, Thank you for your very nice thoughts. It's a pleasure to hear from you. If I did a decent job in my position as RAS president, I attribute that to your leadership as my predecessor. You offered superb guidance and demonstrated by your dedication, diligence, hard work, and great example

[ha-Safran] Texts for High School & College Students

Shalom, I am posting on behalf of a friend who asked: *What 1? 2? 3? books would you recommend for California's public-school curriculum (high school AND college) that would educate non-Jewish students about the Jewish experience in California and the US, when the Jews first arrived, as well as

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: antisemitism in SOME KIND OF HATE

Hi Book of Life podcast listeners! I've got an important podcast episode for you this month. I talked to Sarah Darer Littman about her YA novel, Some Kind of Hate. It's about radicalization and antisemitism and although it's a hard read, it really helps you understand how and why this kind of

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL in Sept/Oct 2022 _American Libraries_

I second Elliot’s words of appreciation.Suzi was instrumental in the conferences in LA and single handed the conference in Las Vegas, Amalia W. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 1, 2022, at 12:08 PM, Elliot H. Gertel via Hasafran > wrote: > >  > It would be a big oversight if were to fail to

[ha-Safran] Job post: Padnos Family Professorship in Jewish Thought (University of Michigan)

The Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Padnos Family Professorship in Jewish Thought. Successful candidates will be appointed at the tenured rank of Associate or Full Professor. For more information see the job post announcement at

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL in Sept/Oct 2022 _American Libraries_

It would be a big oversight if were to fail to mention that Suzi Dubin, AJL President from 2008-2010, was instrumental in making AJL the 27ᵗʰ ALA Affiliate in early 2010. Among the many great things Suzi did for AJL before, during, and after her term as president was not only all the work she put

[ha-Safran] New Israeli Educational Stamps

Hi Everyone! I posted online images of the new Israeli stamps that  will be issued in September 2022. jr.co.il/stamps/index-2022.html Under each stamp is a link to a Hebrew / English PDF file  with information about the stamp. Festivals 2023 - Rosh Hashana - ram - Yom Kippur - goat - Yom Kippur

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: The reason for warding the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award to Elliot Gertel

Elliot: So good to hear from you. Your award is well deserved. Your leadership as RAS president was excellent, but your liaison work with ALA was outstanding! Peggy On Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 09:14:49 PM EDT, Elliot H. Gertel via Hasafran wrote: Thank you, Emily, for the very