[ha-Safran] Judaica Librarianship and Conference Proceedings

2023-07-26 Thread Robbin Katzin via Hasafran
If anyone would like hard copies of Judaica Librarianship (I have copies of most issues from vol. 1 - vols. 16/17), they are available for the price of postage. I also have copies of conference proceedings from 1998, 1999, and 2000, and possibly one or two others as well.  Any interest? Robbin

[ha-Safran] seeking committee members LAST CALL

2023-07-26 Thread Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran
SydneyTaylor Manuscript Award Committee Openings TheSydney Taylor Manuscript Award Committee has two openings   beginningSeptember 2023. Terms are limited to five years. In an attempt to balance the committee, preference will be given to candidates from the mid-west and west coast. Individuals

[ha-Safran] please share this news from LC (many thanks)

2023-07-26 Thread Horowitz, Sharon via Hasafran
The Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress is delighted to announce that their collection of Hebrew manuscripts has been digitized and is now online. This digital project was funded through the generosity of the David Berg Foundation. Aaron Taube shared

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

2023-07-26 Thread Daniel Stuhlman via Hasafran
While I am hardly an expert in Jewish children's literature, I have done a little research. Your library probably has one of the biggest historical collections of Jewish children's literature. Until the 1960's very few books outside of text books were especially written for children. The

[ha-Safran] New books from Israel - Catalogue 503 - Aug. 2023 - 280 new titles.

2023-07-26 Thread Oren Mass via Hasafran
Dear Safranim and book friends, Are you interested in books from Israel? We supply ALL books and periodicals from Israel. We are happy to send you our new catalogue of: NEW BOOKS FROM ISRAEL Cat. No. 503 – August 2023 (Av – 5783) The catalogue contains 280 new titles which are divided

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

2023-07-26 Thread Ted Koppel via Hasafran
I always figured that it was based on the Ten Plagues -- frogs are the second named plague - the first one (blood) wouldn't be appropriate for kids. Ted On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I have a question from a writer that I cannot