[ha-Safran] Books Needed for the Emerging Jewish communities in Nigeria

PLEASE SEE MESSAGE BELOW FROM RABBI HOWARD GORIN AND RESPOND TO HIM DIRECTLY AT hdgori...@gmail.com: Are you looking to deaccession or downsize your library? The emerging Jewish communities in Nigeria would welcome your books. * Basic Judaism / Introductions

Re: [ha-Safran] Rosh-Hodesh (Holiday material-Books

Hi Eleanor, I’ve used the following books for a Rosh Chodesh themed storytime: New month, new moon by Allison Ofanansky ; photographed by Eliyahu Alpern All about Jewish time by Emily Sper The rabbi and the twenty-nine witches by Marilyn Hirsh The Moon by Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad I hope

[ha-Safran] Announcing GEiHP's Open Salary Spreadsheet

See below for information on the Gender Equity in Hiring Project, “challenging the gender bias in hiring and employment

Re: [ha-Safran] Short 4th Grade Activity to Choose a book to Check out

Hi Janice, Here’s a brainstorm combining the “blind date with a book” program with the grab bag game that we play at our family Hanukkah party: · Wrap up a selection of books in plain brown paper or wrapping paper. · Use a sharpie to write key words of phrases that describe the

[ha-Safran] ISO Book Recommendations: Holocaust survivors who found joy and happiness despite losing so many loved ones

Dear colleagues & friends, An adult patron is looking for a book that "explains how some survivors managed to find joy and happiness after the Holocaust despite losing so many loved ones." What would you recommend? Thanks, Rachel Kamin Director of Lifelong Learning North Suburban Synagogue

[ha-Safran] AJL Digital Conference 2023: Call for Proposals

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[ha-Safran] Film Recommendation Needed

We are resurrecting our once popular "Chinese Dinner & a Movie" event this year on December 22. I am looking for a light, fun film to show at the synagogue that will appeal to a mostly older crowd of empty-nesters, active retirees and seniors. Could be a feature film or a documentary; comedy or

[ha-Safran] Two Zoom Author Events: Pamela Braun Cohen and Shaunna Edwards & Alyson Richman

All are welcome to login for these two upcoming author events on Zoom hosted North Suburban Synagogue Beth El: Tuesday, October 25, 12:00 pm CT Pamela Braun Cohen, former co-chair of Chicago Action for Soviet Jewry and past president of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews, will talk about her

Re: [ha-Safran] Is the collection The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land - Short Stories, by Omer Friedlander written by Hebrew ?

Hi Amalia, I believe Omer Friedlander writes in English. While he was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Tel Aviv, he has a BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge and an MFA from Boston University. He currently lives in New York. Go to

[ha-Safran] Judaica Roadshow: Your Jewish Library with Melton International

I thought AJL members might be interested in this online workshop from Melton International: Judaica Roadshow: Your Jewish Library Thursday, September 1, 6:00-7:00pmCT Join Joellyn Zollman, Ph.D. for a curated conversation about our most treasured Jewish books. Dr. Zollman will use an Antiques

[ha-Safran] MELTON: Inaugural Trip to Mexico City with Sara Aroeste

Those who attended Sara Aroeste’s wonderful concert at the AJL Conference in Philadelphia might be interested in this travel opportunity through Melton. See below for more information or go to

[ha-Safran] FREE Classroom Sets Available

Our education directors have been doing some housecleaning this summer and have multiple copies of the following books that we no longer need. We are happy to ship them to someone who can use them. Please let me know if you are interested. Books Author Books Boxes The Jerusalem Bible 11 2 The

Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue archivists at AJL

Hi Jane, This is a great topic for our BIRDS OF A FEATHER: SSCPL ROUNDTABLES session at the conference on Wednesday, June 29 at 9am! The session will provide an opportunity to "flock together" with similar librarians. First, we'll break into schools, synagogues, centers, and public libraries

[ha-Safran] Judaica Appraiser

We are looking for an expert Judaica appraiser to appraise the synagogue's museum collection which includes works from the 18th century to modern times from around the world. The collection consists of paintings, sculptures, prints, rare books and Judaic ritual objects such as menorahs, spice

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust books for children and grade school

Hi Katalin, All of our Holocaust picture books, fiction and non-fiction, are shelved together in the J section (not in our picture book collection). Middle grade Holocaust fiction/chapter books are shelved by author in the J Fiction section but they have a special Holocaust sticker on their

Re: [ha-Safran] Obsolete media in synagogue libraries

Last summer we actually paid for a service to come to the synagogue to pick up and recycle over 700 pounds of VHS tapes, audio-tapes, and CDs that had been collecting dust and taking up space in the library, schools, offices and storage closets. It wasn’t cheap but I felt confident that NOBODY

[ha-Safran] The Jews are Coming

A colleague is looking for an episode of the Israeli comedy sketch show The Jews are Coming (with English subtitles) - the one where Batsheva is trying to coax Solomon to come out of his room. It doesn't seem to be available on You Tube (while several of the other episodes are) or any of the

Re: [ha-Safran] in-person preschool storytime?

Hi Heidi, I’ve been leading in-person storytime for the 2, 3 and 4-year-old preschool classes since last January, plus library visits for the PK-7th grade Religious School classes since September. We have a statewide indoor mask mandate in Illinois so I’m wearing a mask and all of the children

[ha-Safran] Are You Ready? The AJL Conference Starts Sunday!

The AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Moving Forward starts this Sunday, June 27! We are so excited to have over 300 AJL members and guests from all over the world participate in the 45+ meetings and sessions, over the course of five days, that will address the needs of synagogue, school, community

Re: [ha-Safran] Meet Sydney Taylor, Unsung Creator of the All-of-a-Kind Family

Alexandra Dunietz will introduce this new biography From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family by June Cummins (z”l) during the AJL Conference on Tuesday, June 29 at 9:00amEDT. It’s not too late to register. Go to

[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #10 (June 23)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #9 (June 16)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #8 (June 10)

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Re: [ha-Safran] Gently used PJ Library books

Hi Ann, I have been accepting them for years (but no, I don’t want yours!) Fortunately, I have a closet where I can store them. Anytime we have a program with young children/families, we set-up a “PJ Library Take Table” and I put out a selection of donated books (usually related to the

[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #7 (June 2)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #6 (May 26)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #5 (May 19)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #4 (May 12)

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Re: [ha-Safran] Accreditation

There will also be a session during the AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Moving

Re: [ha-Safran] cover reveal!

Yes, this is so exciting! Alexandra Dunietz will introduce this new biography during the AJL Digital Conference on Tuesday, June 29 at 9:00amEDT. Here’s the full description of her talk: In the recently published biography of Sydney Taylor, From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind

[ha-Safran] Book Club Recommendation: The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson

ATTENTION BOOK CLUB FACILITATORS: The Imperfects was just released in paperback and Amy Meyerson is eager to connect with Jewish book clubs.

Re: [ha-Safran] VHS needed

Aileen’s timing was perfect! We are in the process of weeding our 700+ collection of VHS tapes so I am sending her our copy of The Cafeteria. If we have anything that you need for your library, please let me know. I will gladly send it to you (within the US), though I cannot guarantee the

[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update #3 (May 5)

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[ha-Safran] AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Weekly Update 4/28

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[ha-Safran] REMINDER: AJL Serving Students Roundtable 4/27

REMINDER: The AJL Serving Students Support Group will meet this Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30pmEDT. All SSCPL librarians are welcome! Let me know if you have specific topics that you would like to address. If you haven't already done so, register on the new AJL website at:

[ha-Safran] Translator Todd Hasak-Lowy on Yaara Shehori's AQUARIUM: a conversation with Jessica Cohen

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 6:30pmCDT Writer, translator, and creative writing professor Todd Hasak-Lowy discusses his new translation, Aquarium by Yaara Shehori, originally published in Hebrew in 2016. Leading Hebrew-to-English translator Jessica Cohen, who has worked with some of Israel's finest

[ha-Safran] Announcing the AJL 2021 Digital Conference: Moving Forward

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[ha-Safran] K-8 Librarian Position at Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL

Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago is looking for a K-8 Librarian:

Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor biography will be out June 22!

EXCITING NEWS: Alexandra Dunietz will introduce this new biography, From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family by June

[ha-Safran] Recommended Reads: New & Award-Winning Jewish Fiction

The Judaica Library Network of Metropolitan Chicago, a chapter of AJL, invites you to "Recommended Reads: New & Award-Winning Jewish Fiction" on Sunday, February 14 at 1:00pmCST. Learn all about the new and award winning Jewish fiction titles that you should have on your to-read list right now

Re: [ha-Safran] To be posted, please

I would recommend the following: Florence Adler Learns to Swim by Rachel Beanland The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson The Hours Count by Jillian Cantor The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas On Division by Goldie Goldbloom The Third Daughter by Talia Carner The Two-Family House by Lynda

[ha-Safran] New Jewish Fiction Presentations Available

Dear Colleagues & Friends, I wanted to let you know that I have two presentations that I recently prepared for the American Jewish University's B'Yachad Together program: Lost (and Found) in Translation: New Israeli Literature in

Re: [ha-Safran] Needed: Journal of Modern Jewish Studies Article from January 2020

.org> Hours: Monday - Friday 9am-2pm CURRENTLY READING: The Orchard by David Hopen CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Rachel Kamin via Hasafran Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:05 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha

[ha-Safran] Needed: Journal of Modern Jewish Studies Article from January 2020

If anyone has access to this article and is able to send me a PDF by Thursday, I would be eternally grateful: Jennifer Caplan (2020) Rachel Bloom's gaping MAAW: Jewish women, stereotypes, and the boundary bending of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, 19:1, 93-109, DOI:

[ha-Safran] Recommended Reads: New & Award-Winning Jewish Fiction

Dear Friends, I will be presenting on new and award-winning Jewish fiction for the American Jewish University "B'Yachad Together" Program on Tuesday, November 17 at 2:00pm PT/4:00pm CT/5:00pm ET. Recommended Reads: New & Award-Winning Jewish Fiction Learn

[ha-Safran] Lost (and Found) in Translation: New Israeli Literature in English

Dear Friends, I will be presenting on new Israeli literature in translation for the American Jewish University "B'Yachad Together" Program on Wednesday, October 14 at 2:30pm PT/4:30pm CT. Lost (and Found) in Translation: New Israeli Literature in English

Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Josh Flagg, the Messy Middle, and dubLab

FYI: Liza Wiemer spoke about her new young adult book, The Assignment (which will be released tomorrow!) during the session “Why Social Media Matters to Readers & Writers and What Librarians Need to Know” at the AJL Digital Conference last month. She was a very dynamic and engaging speaker so

[ha-Safran] Books for preschoolers about starting school, wearing masks, etc.

At this point the synagogue preschool is planning to open in the fall. The director would like me to create some storytime videos to send out to the families beforehand particularly about the virus, masks, starting school, anxiety, etc. I found What is COVID-19 by Alexis Roumanis and Germs

[ha-Safran] Safety Tips for Reopening Your Library

I found this webinar and accompanying material from Demco helpful and thought overs may as well: https://ideas.demco.com/webinar/covid-19-safety-tips-for-reopening-your-library/ Take care, Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

[ha-Safran] AJL 2020 Digital Conference Update: May 27, 2020

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Re: [ha-Safran] short Holocaust novel

Last year Heidi Rabinowitz and Chava Pinchuk put together this comprehensive list of all Holocaust titles recognized by the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. It is available in the AJL Bibliography Bank:

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Michael Grant Front Lines Trilogy

Clare - I reviewed the first book in AJL Reviews: https://jewishlibraries.org/images/downloads/News_and_Reviews/reviews2016_11_12.pdf Rebecca Levitan reviewed the other two: https://jewishlibraries.starchapter.com/images/downloads/News_and_Reviews/reviews2019_02_03.pdf Rachel Kamin, Director The

[ha-Safran] AJL 2020 Conference Update 1/30/20

[A picture containing screenshot, textDescription automatically generated] Your AJL Conference Update by Marcie Eskin & Rachel Kamin January 30, 2020 Shalom Safranim & Friends! You are reading the first in a series of conference updates to keep you informed about the upcoming

[ha-Safran] Baruch Dayan haEmet

Sadly, our dear friend Bernice Tarlie passed away suddenly of a brain aneurism and was buried on November 19. Born in South Africa, Bernice was the longtime dedicated librarian at Denver's CAJE, the Colorado Agency for Jewish Education. She co-chaired the AJL's 2002 conference in Denver and

[ha-Safran] AJL 2020 Conference: Call for Proposals

AJL Annual Conference June 29-July 1, 2020 Evanston, Illinois Call for Proposals The Association of Jewish Libraries is now soliciting proposals for our upcoming conference at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston, Illinois, June 29-July 1, 2020. Librarians, scholars, educators, and authors

[ha-Safran] Baruch Dayan HaEmet: Marcie Eskin's mother

Dear AJL Friends, Marcie Eskin's mother, June Rieur Kleban, passed away on Friday. She was a retired librarian who had worked at Rutgers University, Delaware Technical and Community College, and at her synagogue library. You can read more at

Re: [ha-Safran] כל הכבוד Rachel!

Thank you so much, Wendie! For those of you who haven’t seen the article in School Library Journal, it is now available online: The Jewish Experience in America | Great Books Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae

Re: [ha-Safran] does anyone remember...?

There’s also The Weight of the Sky by Lisa Ann Sandell (2006): With the pressure from her family, friends, and teachers mounting, Sarah is excited about getting away from it all and living a grand adventure on a kibbutz in Israel for the summer, but once there, Sarah notices that every place

[ha-Safran] NORTH SUBURBAN SYNAGOGUE BETH EL PUBLISHES NEW HISTORY BOOK

For those libraries that collect local Jewish histories, Tradition by the Lake: A Historical Outline of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El by Morton M. Steinberg is now available from

Re: [ha-Safran] Launch of middle-grade novel - Mon. Oct. 29, 7.30 p.m. - Toronto

A Cage Without Bars, will be reviewed in the upcoming November/December 2018 issue of AJL Reviews. As Joyce Levine notes in her review: “This is a standout work of historical fiction for children.” MAZEL TOV, Anne, and wishing you a very successful book launch! Rachel Kamin, Editor Book

Re: [ha-Safran] Younger Borrowers

I’m struggling to fathom why any school, synagogue or community center library that maintains a circulating children’s collection would create obstacles that would prevent children from checking out books. Why do you need an OK from a responsible adult? My children check out library books