[ha-Safran] Fwd: Estate of Sulamith Ish-Kishor

Please reply directly to Debbie Atlas if you have any information about Sulamith Ish-Kishor. Thanks. Nancy Forwarded Message Subject:Estate of Sulamith Ish-Kishor Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 10:21:49 +0300 From: Debbie Atlas To:

[ha-Safran] June E-Catalog on Pre/Post-State of Israel Zionist Groups and Leaders

To all members of Hasafran Shalom!I am proud to send out my June 2016 e-catalog of books (part 1). The catalog contains 220 titles which to a large extent deals with the various Jewish underground, and political groups in pre/post-State Israel: Beitar, Brit HaBiryonim, Etzel, Lechi, Sulam

[ha-Safran] New Title: Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People

New Book: Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People is a new title from Gaon Books, and it is written for a general reading audience. Sephardic Jews: History, Religion and People Ron D. Hart Santa Fe: Gaon Books. 2016. ISBN: 9781935604778. Paper. 19.95 294 pages, 25 photographs. Glossary.

[ha-Safran] Live coverage of AJL conference

We'll be "live blogging" the AJL conference in Charleston via Facebook, posting pictures and commentary throughout the conference June 19-22, 2016! You don't need to have a Facebook account to see it, just go to www.facebook.com/jewishlibraries. AJL's

Re: [ha-Safran] Yiddish Poet Zalman Shneour

I have located the poem in The Jewish anthology / by Edmond Fleg, transl. by Maurice Samuel. New York : Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1940. If you can't locate a copy locally, I could scan and send you a copy of the pages. Cecile E. Shmookler, MA, MLS Librarian, Department of Jewish Thought

[ha-Safran] Educational Resources for Shavuot

Hi Everyone! Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah, the first harvest, and the ripening of the first fruits. The two day festival (1 day in Israel) begins on Saturday night, June 11, 2016. The Jewish Trivia Quiz http://www.jewish-trivia.com has a selection of

[ha-Safran] Grant/Funding ideas for a small synagogue library

Dear Hasafranim, I am in the all too recognizable position of having to scramble for funding and donations after my budget has been slashed to, really, next to nothing. I think one of my options is to start charging overdue fees, though I'm reluctant due to logistics. I'm even more reluctant to

[ha-Safran] New Book

I recently published a new book on Tractate Bava Kamma. Written in Hebrew, it is a Talmudic style analysis of 57 topics in Babylonian Tractate Bava Kamma. It is suitable for those studying Daf Yomi or who enjoy Talmudic analysis. A must have for Judaica and Hebraica Libraries. Can be shipped

Re: [ha-Safran] Grant/Funding ideas for a small synagogue library

Book donations to celebrate a birthday, new baby, anniversary, promotion, milestones, etc. I heard from the school librarian at the school of our children that this was a nice part of her “budget” - just people giving on these occasions Good luck, Shoshanah From: Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Yiddish Poet Zalman Shneour

Hi Everyone, I have a friend who is looking for an English translation of Zalman Shneour's poem, The Kiss. She says she has seen the poem in a Collection of Yiddish Poetry by Maurice Samuel; but I can't locate such a book. Any help would be apprecaited Stan Jewish Historical Society of San