[ha-Safran] "What's Cooking in the Yiddish Kitchen" with Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett this Thursday, March 10

Dear Safranim, "What's Cooking in the Yiddish Kitchen, Recipes for Immigrant Women" - Thursday, March 10 at 3:30 PM ET online. Doc Chat is a weekly, 30-minute program series from the New York Public Library that digs deep into the stories behind the Library’s most interesting collections and

Re: [ha-Safran] Controversial book

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:

[ha-Safran] Reference Books about places in the old country

Dear RAS Librarians: Jewish Genealogists have been asking for books with historical information about Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. I am looking for a comprehensive list of books like Yizkor books and Pinkas Hakihilot that talk about towns in the old country. I know of all the Jewish

[ha-Safran] Job Opportunity: Librarian-in-Residence Posting at the Library of Congress

Dear All, There are a number of Librarian-in-Residence openings at the Library of Congress. One of them is for the Israel and Judaica Section (acquisitions and cataloging), Asian and Middle Eastern Division and requires knowledge of Hebrew. The application period closes at 11:59 PM on

[ha-Safran] Open Judaica positions (RAS)

There have been a couple of emails on Hasafran asking about open Judaica positions, so sharing this document where I've been gathering open positions in Judaica Librarianship (RAS):

Re: [ha-Safran] Association of Jewish Libraries Statement on Ukraine

Hi. I would like to second Haim’s suggestion - the Joint is very well established in Europe and has the necessary contacts to make sure help arrives in the right hands Shoshanah Seidman Get Outlook for

[ha-Safran] Ukraine relief, verified organizations

- Hatzalah in general, EMS volunteer services, around the world “Hatzalah Ukraine is a coalition of humanitarian, non-governmental, and medical  organizations from the Ukraine, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Israel.  Member organizations pool their resources and coordinate joint projects to 

[ha-Safran] Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South Zoom program on March 20th

Could you post the second announcement instead of the first? I think it's more explanatory. Thanks if I caught you in time. Anna Olswanger Anna Olswanger | Literary Agent | Olswanger Literary LLC 16-60 Chandler Drive | Fair Lawn, NJ | 07410-2715 t: 201-791-4699 | w:

[ha-Safran] Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South Zoom program on March 20th

Everyone is invited to a free Zoom program with AJL member and author Anna Olswanger on March 20th sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South. The 25-minute film GREENHORN, based on Anna's middle grade novel of the same name, will air at 2:00 p.m. and will be

[ha-Safran] Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South Zoom program on March 20th

Everyone is invited to a free Zoom program with AJL member and author Anna Olswanger on March 20th sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South. The 25-minute film GREENHORN, based on Anna's middle grade novel of the same name, will air at 2:00 p.m. and will be

[ha-Safran] Conference Support for the AJL 2022 Annual Conference

Dear AJL Colleagues, We hope that you are excited about AJL's 2022 Conference in Philadelphia, and we wish to remind you that AJL members are eligible to apply for conference support to assist them with the expense of attending. This support is based on financial need, weighted towards