Re: [ha-Safran] new research guide: Jewish NYC (Amanda Seigel)

2024-05-24 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Yasher koach to Amanda and the whole team at NYPL for the really nice research guide they put together. Lots of great things to explore! Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

[ha-Safran] The Library of Lost Books project of the Leo Baeck Institute

2024-04-02 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
. The presentation is available at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://libraryoflostbooks.com/__;!!KGKeukY!x9fzpDLm5EyLPGGHjtkIU3sjZj446QkRgmDsoy7fjKQ9XYHIy4a1EjfMc-ULF9XQrIUg2v1d_M6yZLca$ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] Dealing with the disposition of physical libraries

2024-03-12 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
of books in his 10,000-volume library to digitize and add to the Archive's collection. One of the points in the story is about the existence of the Internet Archive app that allows you to check whether the Archive has a digitized copy of a book that you would like to donate. Diane Romm __ Messages

[ha-Safran] Booklet for explaining the war to children

2023-10-25 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
!z9uAa3DHJiuSaMoEOpK7nEoqaoXyV4TVZT8T3EQrOtvd7iLoDl_I_FG_Nt8DlPdpFmyWiC4AaDmyAkIT$ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu

[ha-Safran] Opportunity to talk to Israeli high school students

2023-10-11 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
ease share this message with anyone you know who might be interested. Kol tuv, Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Sa

[ha-Safran] Explaining what's happening in Israel to Americans

2023-10-11 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
he 22 Israeli communities close to the Gaza Strip." Diane Romm writing from Haifa __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for

Re: [ha-Safran] New Member Benefit: AJL Book Exchange

2023-08-20 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Yasher koach!! What a wonderful initiative and a great addition to membership in AJL. Hats off to all involved. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Relaunch of Jewish High School Library Online

2023-01-09 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
also decided to put it on its own website.   I hope youand your students find it helpful.   Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] New international collaboration to find pictures of Nazi deportations

2022-07-28 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Announcement of a project that librarians might want to share:   https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/3741/quest-for-holocaust-images/__;!!KGKeukY!1iLNtQoEPMDevtAa5vLHGXe_0RAN71O2KubYqx_efDZGt7jZQ0_jLJ0rRREKnYZbVlNlrkCpBnOyC_B5$ Diane Romm__ Messages and opinions

Re: [ha-Safran] Publishers of Books with Jewish Content

2022-05-23 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
-AOXY6E_qVASs3LYZxPWiDLtpDBGG1n9dWUvsUliiYEL$ ) Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join

[ha-Safran] Libib cataloging system

2022-02-21 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Does anyone have any experience with or information about a cloud computing cataloging system called Libib: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.libib.com/__;!!KGKeukY!m26JrNg_wV1-OwHgaPrEzLsE7EOulwMMQdB35VPAqxwevlnYubeZXwj2eHewPwoiF1M$ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran] Israel Film Archive to offer searching and streaming online as of Oct 18

2021-10-12 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
;!!KGKeukY!nfKAVYeXObeEjns5nZKzus3sucBsBxJ5fSf0fiqVxbFIxosNKjCxxvyW1pVLPQ8uKtc$ Hat tip to Tara Calishain for sharing this information. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libr

Re: [ha-Safran] Creating an online research guide to Jewish studies archives and special collections

2021-06-30 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
-YZvyOpJbtOTIoWxIC7i0tzsNu1In1CBswfGVkATU$ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio

[ha-Safran] New Hebrew publication for young people to publish in

2021-04-27 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
at eap...@gmail.com Edna, who is the co-editor of the magazine, was a long-time teacher of Hebrew at New York's Ramaz School. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] A virtual walk around the library shelves at the Internet Archive

2020-12-22 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
he library, this is one option :-) Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio

[ha-Safran] Another Holocaust title for young adults

2020-10-08 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
th+Roseman%27s+%22Escape+from+the+Holocaust%2C%22=1602177697=8-1 Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Sa

Re: [ha-Safran] help for a graduate student - Israeli law and Supreme Court decisions

2020-10-02 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran

[ha-Safran] Another young adult Holocaust book

2020-09-30 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Abells/dp/0064437779 It is a picture book, but I have used it as an effective introduction to non-Jewish students studying the "Diary of Anne Frank." Reading the book to them truly left them speechless. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author an

[ha-Safran] Information on Hadassah

2020-09-18 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
7396-1151285474.1579277579#panel=search=1 Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: h

[ha-Safran] A quarantine reading list for the gap year

2020-08-26 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
| | | | | | | | | | | A quarantine reading list for the gap year These books will help you appreciate “why Israel?” – what it means to Jews to be anchored in a homeland. | | | Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association

[ha-Safran] Receiving monetary donations for NLI through Amazon

2020-08-10 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
anything from Amazon can select your charity to receive .05% of the cost of the goods purchased. Given that NLI-USA already appears in Guidestar, it should be easy to sign up with Amazon. The details about how to sign up are here: https://org.amazon.com/ Hope that's helpful. Diane Romm __ Messages

[ha-Safran] Claremont School of Theology's Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Collection

2020-07-06 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
e Internet Archive. It is currently on microfilm. https://blog.archive.org/2020/06/30/premier-religious-school-donates-quarter-of-a-million-volumes-to-internet-archives-open-library/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessaril

[ha-Safran] Article on Book Diplomacy: Curt Wormann and the International Librarians

2020-06-25 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
A wonderful piece of Jewish library history from the National Library of Israel: https://blog.nli.org.il/en/book-diplomacy/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

Re: [ha-Safran] e-book vendors/subscriptions for small libraries

2020-05-19 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
You might want to look at Freading (https://www.freading.com/index) While not specifically Jewish and having a more limited range of offerings than other vendors such as Overdrive, they are an affordable option. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran] More on haggadot online

2020-04-03 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
While probably not a great choice for actually using during the seder, your patrons might enjoy this virtual voyage into the world of medieval haggadot: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2020/04/02/lockdown-resources-episode-4/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran] Re; Haggadot online

2020-04-02 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
with his commentary. You can view it online or download it as a pdf. It is available at http://bialystoker.org/haggadah.htm Wishing everyone a healthy and happy holiday. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] National Library of Israel to launch archive documenting impact of virus on Jewish community worldwide

2020-03-29 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
help isolated community members, and announcements about innovative Jewish law rulings. Materials can be emailed to ephem...@nli.org.il." Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libr

[ha-Safran] List of online Jewish tours

2020-03-26 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Here's a very good collection of online exhibits and virtual tours of Jewish museums: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2020/03/26/locked-down-episode-3/ Another one to add to the list is New York's Jewish Heritage Museum: https://mjhnyc.org/blog/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran] Ebooks and audiobooks in Hebrew and English available from Israeli public libraries

2020-02-16 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
://telaviv.libraryreserve.com/10/50/iw/Default.htm Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf

[ha-Safran] English in Israel website updated

2019-09-08 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
in 2012, which is also included on the site. Hope you find it useful. Please let me know about any suggested additions. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

Re: [ha-Safran] minutes from meetings of the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum, early 20th cnetury

2019-06-15 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
-polster.htm And published a book on it: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Looking-Out-Cleveland-1868-1924/dp/0873384067 Hope some of this is helpful. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

[ha-Safran] Help our Affiliate, AIC

2019-04-15 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Very nice to see the affiliation. Maybe AJL can add their website to its own and ask AIC to reciprocate. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] 70 Russian speaking Jews who shaped Israel

2019-03-18 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Israel | | | Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu

Re: [ha-Safran] Locations of Collections of US Jewish Military Records?

2019-03-17 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Two sites you might find useful are the National Museum of American Jewish Military History at https://nmajmh.org/ and the Museum of the Jewish Soldier in WW2 in Israel at http://www.jwmww2.org/en Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] 14 books about Israel to consider for collection development

2019-02-14 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Israel12c.org just published an interesting list of books about Israel that libraries might want to consider for their collections: https://www.israel21c.org/the-best-books-youll-want-to-read-about-israel/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran] New app for Israeli music

2019-02-12 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
The National Library of Israel has just released "Shiri," an app that gives you access to 40,000 Israeli songs. Here is the article about it:   https://www.israel21c.org/israel-national-library-launches-free-israeli-music-app/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed o

[ha-Safran] Question about database for grants in Israel

2019-01-31 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
My friend is running a Hebrew-language poetry magazine and is interested in getting funding for it through a grant in Israel. Does anyone know if there is such a grants database she could access? Those of you who are interested in the magazine can check it out at: http://tsmadim.co.il/ Diane

Re: [ha-Safran] Directory of Jewish foundations

2019-01-08 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
Within Guidestar, there is a listing of Jewish foundations: https://www.guidestar.org/nonprofit-directory/religion/jewish/26.aspx Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran] Digital project on the Rambam that's great for schools

2018-12-12 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
in Hebrew and English. The English site is here: http://rambam.nli.org.il/en Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions

Re: [ha-Safran] Balanced materials about Israel

2018-12-05 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
I would also recommend the site "Librarians for Fairness." http://www.librariansforfairness.org/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libr

[ha-Safran] Announcing the launch of the website Jewish Digital Collections

2018-11-26 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
I am happy to announce the launch of my new website, Jewish Digital Collections, at http://www.jewishdigitalcollections.com/ The site is comprised of an annotated list of more than 350 sites that house digitized collections of Jewish material divided into 22 subject areas. To my knowledge, it

[ha-Safran] Relaunch of the Jewish Guide to the Internet website

2018-10-22 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
I'm very happy to announce the relaunch of my site, The Jewish Guide to the Internet, at https://www.jewishinternetguide.com/ Please note the minor change in the URL. The site, which is based on my book of the same title, contains an annotated collection of more than 2500 resources in 100

Re: [ha-Safran] Diagram of the Canon

2018-10-21 Thread Diane Romm via Hasafran
You may want to look at Eliezer Segal's image maps at: https://people.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/InterAct.html Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Correct URLs for the Judaica and Secular Resources Pages for Yeshiva High School Libraries

2018-08-30 Thread Diane Romm
/judaica-resources https://www.jewishinternetguide.com/secular-resources Sorry for the problem, Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Online library of free Jewish and secular resources for yeshiva high school students

2018-08-22 Thread Diane Romm
high school students. The new URL is https://www.jewishinternetguide.com/secular-resources I hope you find the resources helpful throughout the school year. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association

Re: [ha-Safran] Recommendation needed: free library software

2018-06-23 Thread Diane Romm
development and cataloging. You can find it at: http://avichai.calypso.scoolaid.net/bin/home Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

Re: [ha-Safran] Israeli bios for elementary school

2017-12-07 Thread Diane Romm
trying to remedy. Could we approach a Jewish publisher with the idea of creating such a series and assure them that as librarians we would purchase them? Alternately, would an organization like Avi Chai or a Board of Jewish Education consider funding authors to produce such products? Diane Romm

[ha-Safran] Jewish Internet Guide is back online

2017-10-27 Thread Diane Romm
I'm happy to report that the Jewish Internet Guide is back online at: http://jewishinternetguide.com/main/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Problem with Jewishinternetguide.com

2017-09-27 Thread Diane Romm
Sorry for the problem with the site. Apparently, one of the links on the site has been compromised. As a result, Google has flagged the site. I'm working on removing that particular link. When service is restored, I'll let everyone know. Gmar chatimah tovah, Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran] AACI E-Book Library in Israel Now Includes Harper Collins Titles

2017-08-27 Thread Diane Romm
is available at: http://www.aaci.org.il/articlenav.php?id=598 Please share this information with friends and family in Israel. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Cubans in Yom Kippur War

2016-08-03 Thread Diane Romm
build-up (Facts on File Yearbook – 1974, Weekly World News Digest, Henry H. Schulte, Jr., ed. New York, April 6, 1974, page 257)." Source: http://acdemocracy.org/cubas-anti-israel-pro-plo-activities/ Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individ

[ha-Safran] Activity for Yom HaShoah that incorporates technology

2016-04-10 Thread Diane Romm
the database. Details are available here: http://www.ancestry.com/wmp Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran

[ha-Safran] FDLP will now be available in Israel

2016-04-05 Thread Diane Romm
keep this monitored. So those who wish to access our site when they are in Israel may do so." Thanks to Ari and everyone who helped make this decision happen. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the A

[ha-Safran] FDLP site blocked in Israel for security reasons

2016-04-04 Thread Diane Romm
urity precaution instituted as the result of an increased amount of malicious activities originating from certain countries as compared with the amount of legitimate activity originating from these areas targeting our web services." Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Continuing story of FDLP

2016-03-22 Thread Diane Romm
ntact Ms. Romm with a response as soon as they are able." I'll keep Hasafran posted about the progress on this issue. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libr

[ha-Safran] Followup on Federal Depository Library's blocking from Israel

2016-03-21 Thread Diane Romm
, I’m calling on AJL as an organization to contact the Superintendent of Documents, Mary Alice Baish, (maba...@gpo.gov) and request a response to this problem. I don’t think this is an issue we can ignore. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran] Federal Depository Library blocked from Israel

2016-03-01 Thread Diane Romm
anyone have any suggestions about how else to proceed here? Thanks in advance for any ideas. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL

[ha-Safran] Announcing anthology of Hebrew poetry written in North America

2015-12-15 Thread Diane Romm
. Thanks, Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join

[ha-Safran] Harper Collins obliterates Israel from its maps

2015-01-01 Thread Diane Romm
the map. Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha

[ha-Safran] Jewish Guide to the Internet has been updated

2014-12-14 Thread Diane Romm
that the links in the introductory section of the page have not yet been updated, except for the Judaica sources for high school libraries. Happy Chanukah! Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran] Updated online library of free Jewish sources for high school students now available

2014-12-08 Thread Diane Romm
Thanks to some gentle nudging from Joyce Levine, I've finally updated my online library of free Judaica resources for high school students. It's located at http://www.jewishinternetguide.com/main/hslibrary.htm Please feel free to include it on your library's website. Diane Romm  __ Messages

Re: [ha-Safran] Neve Shaanan in Tel Aviv

2014-05-08 Thread Diane Romm
-1921. גבולות השכונה הם רחוב הרכבת מצפון, דרך בגין ורחוב העלייה ממערב, רחוב החרש ממזרח ורחוב דרך סלמה מדרום. View on he.wikipedia.org Preview by Yahoo The Hebrew version is a bit more extensive than the English one and has more external links for her to explore. Diane Romm __ Messages

[ha-Safran] Ebooks in an unautomated library

2012-12-11 Thread Diane Romm
Does anyone have experience setting up a service to loan ebooks to patrons in a library that is not automated? I know that Overdrive offers such a service. Are there other options out there? Thanks, Diane Romm __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

Re: [ha-Safran] Jews in sports

2012-07-06 Thread Diane Romm
In addition to books, there are two websites with lists of Jewish Olympians: National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/inductees.asp Jewish Olympic Medalist from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame http://www.jewishsports.net/medalists.htm Diane

Re: [ha-Safran] rare book bibliography

2012-02-09 Thread Diane Romm
Dear Haim, You might want to consult Michael Davidson's website about early Hebrew printing: http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~weinberg/hebraica.htmlDiane RommJewish Guide to the Internethttp://www.jewishinternetguide.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of