Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-07 Thread Scott Sheidlower via Hasafran
I know my union condemned Israel and called for its destruction while ignoring the bombings from Gaza. I quit the union in 20n seconds. They still don't get their anti-semitism. Scott Sheidlower Professor Library York College/CUNY Jamaica, NY From:

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
York > 347-244-9747 (US cell) > Consultant for Rare Books and Manuscripts > Registered Pharmacist (NYS, Ohio) > Certified Immunizer (NYS) > -- > *From:* Hasafran on behalf of Erika > Dreifus via Hasafran > *Sent:* Friday, March 4, 2022 9:44 AM > *To

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread AMK Judaica via Hasafran
for Rare Books and Manuscripts Registered Pharmacist (NYS, Ohio) Certified Immunizer (NYS) From: Hasafran on behalf of Erika Dreifus via Hasafran Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 9:44 AM To: kpeter3...@aol.com Cc: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Contro

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
ka Dreifus > To: Amalia Warshenbrot > Cc: kpeter3...@aol.com; Hasafran > Sent: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 11:26 am > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book > > A quick postscript to Amalia's message: I have also reached out, multiple > times, to the book's U.S. distributor (Sim

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Judy Petersen via Hasafran
and to please let me know if they had.  So far I haven't heard             Judy -Original Message- From: Erika Dreifus To: Amalia Warshenbrot Cc: kpeter3...@aol.com; Hasafran Sent: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 11:26 am Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book A quick postscript to Amalia's

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
A quick postscript to Amalia's message: I have also reached out, multiple times, to the book's U.S. distributor (Simon & Schuster). They have not answered any of my emails. Best, Erika On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 11:11 AM Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Marcia, >

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Marcia, Judy did all she can do. The issue was brought to my attention by a children book author and I’m sure that she will email soon. The book troubles me for more than one reason, how come even Golda Meir or women from the Bible are not mentioned as AMAZING WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE EAST. This is

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
Shalom, chaverim: A quick follow-up: I, too, brought this book to the attention of my local public library (in my case, the NYPL system). I emphasized that while I might have preferred a different editorial approach to the entire book (one that might have included Jewish women of the Middle

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

2022-03-04 Thread Judy Petersen via Hasafran
Hi Marcia,     I asked my local public library to review the book.  They agreed it was biased, but would not pull it from their collection.  Instead, they said they would not feature it in any way (such as on a "book of the month" display by the entrance) so as not to appear to endorse it.