[ha-Safran] The Girl with the Red Balloon on Book of Life Podcast

*The Girl with the Red Balloon* , a magical time travel, historical fiction, kind-of-sort-of Holocaust book that won a Sydney Taylor Honor in the Teen Readers Category for 2018, is now featured on The Book of Life

[ha-Safran] "Love Your Neighbor" an AJL book list series

I am very proud to present the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, recommending Jewish kidlit for ALL readers. This is AJL's response to the tragedy in Pittsburgh. A bunch of us kidlit nerds got together and created a book list about Standing Up For Each Other, to be followed by book lists

[ha-Safran] We are in Tablet!

Hooray, we are famous! Check out the article in Tablet Magazine about AJL's new Love Your Neighbor book list series (our response to the Pittsburgh shooting): https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/274131/a-booklist-for-non-jewish-kids-and-parents And please share the list itself

[ha-Safran] The November Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for November. Our host this month is Yael Shahar at the Memory & Redemption blog at https://www.yaelshahar.com/fall-pickings-the-november-jewish-book-carnival/ . We are seeking

[ha-Safran] Book of Life Podcast: Missing Voices of Moe and Mo

Hopefully you've heard by now about the AJL Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, meant to build cross-cultural bridges through kidlit. In the same vein, I'm glad to share the newest episode of The Book of Life, in which I jointly interviewed Jane Breskin Zalben, author of the Jewish/Muslim

[ha-Safran] ACTION: Local PR for Love Your Neighbor

Dear Safranim, Below is a generic fill-in-the-blanks letter that you can use to help AJL spread the word about the new Love Your Neighbor series of book lists. Feel free to use as is (with blanks filled in) or to adapt as needed. Send it to the director of your local public library system, and

[ha-Safran] Book of Life Podcast: Beyond the Holocaust & Holidays

I am happy to share with you the newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast. It's a group discussion called "Beyond the Holocaust and Holidays" about the nature of Jewish children's literature, based on the upcoming Highlights Foundation writing workshop. The panelists who joined me were Adam

[ha-Safran] The Jewish Book Carnival, January Edition

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for January. Our host this month is the blog Memory & Redemption. You can see the Carnival at https://www.yaelshahar.com/the-january-jewish-book-carnival/. We are seeking additional

Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor awards

The Sydney Taylor Book Awards will be announced on Monday January 28 at 11am ET as part of ALA's Youth Media Awards announcements that take place at ALA's Midwinter Meeting. You can watch a webcast of it, which will include STBA along with other children's book awards like the Newbery and

[ha-Safran] opinions on these titles

Hi. I need to get your opinion on these titles, if you've read them. I want to know whether they are worth recommending, as representatives of friendship between Jewish and non-Jewish people. Are they well written? Are the friendships important to the stories? Are there any problems you can

[ha-Safran] Love Your Neighbor lists complete! Can you help spread the word?

Dear Safranim, The Love Your Neighbor series of anti-prejudice booklists is now complete! It is our hope that non-Jewish children exposed to these stories will develop a friendly attitude towards Jews in real life, inoculating them against anti-Semitism. You can help us make this happen!

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Social Justice Storytime

I am pleased to share with you the newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, an interview with Hillary Saxton, a children's librarian at Cambridge Public Library who runs the program "Stand Up! Storytime for Social Justice." You can hear the interview at

[ha-Safran] The Jewish Book Carnival, December edition

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for December. Our host this month is the blog Book Q's with Deborah Kalb, at https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-2018-jewish-book-carnival.html . We are seeking

[ha-Safran] Mazel tov, Elliot!

Many congratulations to Elliot Gertel upon his retirement! What an amazing career you've had, Elliot, and we are all so glad you will continue to be active in the field! Love, Heidi Heidi Rabinowitz, Director Feldman Children's Library & Howard Computer Lab Congregation B'nai Israel 2200

[ha-Safran] All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah on The Book of Life Podcast

The new picture book All-of-a-Kind Family, based on the classic chapter books by Sydney Taylor, is the subject of The Book of Life podcast's newest episode. Hear an interview with author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky at

[ha-Safran] Love Your Neighbor List #3: The American Jewish Experience

I am pleased to share with you the third in AJL's Love Your Neighbor series of anti-prejudice children's book lists. The theme of this new list is The American Jewish Experience. You can find the list here: https://jewishlibraries.org/blog/id/405 Please share this list as widely as possible,

[ha-Safran] Love Your Neighbor List #2

Safranim, List #2 in the Love Your Neighbor series is now available on the AJL website at https://jewishlibraries.org/blog/id/404. This second list features books for children and teens that take place in synagogues, that feature rabbis and other clergy, and that demonstrate a variety of

[ha-Safran] AJL #GivingTuesday matching fundraiser

On #GivingTuesday November 27, Facebook and PayPal will match your donation to AJL starting at 8am ET and going until they run out of money (up to $7 million). AJL has set up a fundraiser, asking for a modest $1800. Please consider donating on Tuesday while your donation can be matched, or any

[ha-Safran] Podcast: Light the Menorah, A Hanukkah Handbook

I'm pleased to share with you the newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, an interview with author Jacqueline Jules about Light the Menorah! A Hanukkah Handbook. This picture book, beautifully illustrated by Kristina Swarner, offers meditations for candle lighting. You can listen to the

[ha-Safran] An article to share with publishers

A few months ago The Book of Life Podcast featured a panel discussion among staff members the "Beyond the Holocaust & Holidays" Jewish writing symposium at the Highlights Foundation. Now, organizer Linda Epstein has shared her takeaways from the event. You can read her thoughts here:

[ha-Safran] AJL article on ALA blog

I am pleased to tell you that I wrote an article for ALA's Intersections blog (a blog on diversity, literacy, and outreach) about AJL, the Sydney Taylor Book Awards, and Jewish children's literature in general. I hope this will bring more general attention to AJL. Please read the article and

[ha-Safran] New Book of Life episode: The Kosher Baker

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features cookbook author Paula Shoyer, "The Kosher Baker," talking about Jewish cuisine and its significance in our lives. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-kosher-baker.html. Please do share this link with

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL article on ALA blog

tional resources listed in this article. Thank you, Heidi, for making my day so bright. Amalia Warshenbrot AJL Immediate past president From: Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran<mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 12:05 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu<mailto:hasafran@lists

[ha-Safran] Call for PAID articles, "Librarian Approved, Kid Tested"

The Jewish Learning Matters website is seeking articles by librarians, recommending books for kids on various Jewish values. I wrote an article for them called "Mindful Bunnies and Thankful Elephants Inspire Gratitude" which you can read here:

[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Meet Me at the Well

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin, co-authors of MEET ME AT THE WELL: THE GIRLS AND WOMEN OF THE BIBLE, a book of feminist midrash. I met with them in Jane's sunny kitchen before I moved from Massachusetts back to

[ha-Safran] Craig Taubman concert

Craig Taubman is coming to Congregation B'nai Israel in Boca Raton, the home base of The Book of Life Podcast! If you will be in South Florida, don't miss this show! Call 561-241-8118 for tickets or BUY TICKETS HERE . Listen to a

[ha-Safran] New Book of Life episode! Fania's Heart

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast is one of our special interviews hosted by Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin. Here she interviews Anne Renaud, author of the award-winning Fania's Heart, a Holocaust picture book about a birthday celebrated in secret in Auschwitz. You can hear the

[ha-Safran] March Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for March. Our host this month is Erika Dreifus. You can see the Carnival at https://www.erikadreifus.com/2019/03/jewish-book-carnival-march-2019/. We are seeking additional hosts for

[ha-Safran] The Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour

FYI, we are now halfway through the 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. We've had excellent interviews with our winners and even a podcast with our STBA committee leadership! Please be sure to share links on social media, either to the whole schedule or to individual interviews.Also please

[ha-Safran] The 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour

We have come to the end of a thrilling week of Blog Touring with the gold and silver medalists for this year's Sydney Taylor Book Award. These authors and illustrators represent the best in Jewish children's literature. On the schedule below you will find links to the interviews that have been

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Blog Tour is this week!

BLOG TOUR: 2019 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS [image: 2019 Blog Tour] The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be showcasing its 2019 gold and silver medalists with a Blog Tour, February 10-14, 2019! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will appear on a

[ha-Safran] February Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for February. Our host this month is Gila Green. You can see the Carnival at https://www.gilagreenwrites.com/index.php/blog/news-and-events/jewish-book-carnival-february-2019 . We are

Re: [ha-Safran] Hasafran Digest, Vol 367, Issue 7

Yes, there are conference scholarships for first timers. Look for the EBSCO scholarship at https://jewishlibraries.org/Member_Awards. Heidi Rabinowitz -Original Message- From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Michelle Sandler via Hasafran Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2019 3:52 PM To:

[ha-Safran] Fwd: *Call for Papers*

It would be nice to have AJL represented at NewCAJE, if anyone wants to present a session... -- Forwarded message - From: NewCAJE Date: Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 9:03 AM Subject: *Call for Papers* Plus, NewCAJE10 registration opens soon!

[ha-Safran] updating Diverse Jewish Kidlit bib

Hi all. I am updating my Diverse Jewish Kidlit bibliography, originally posted in 2017. Please take a look at it and let me know what titles I may have missed. It's at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/06/bibliography-diverse-jewish-kidlit.html Thanks! Heidi Rabinowitz

[ha-Safran] FW: $1,500 Giveaway + National Volunteer Month

Help AJL win $500! Nominate “Association of Jewish Libraries” for the giveaway below. Thanks! Heidi Rabinowitz Enter our $1,500 giveaway! Plus, get volunteer gift ideas and community service planning tips.

[ha-Safran] Workshop for aspiring children's writers

I am pleased to share with you this news I received from author/teacher April Halprin Wayland, about a writing workshop for those who want to create children's books. *~ UCLA EXTENSION WRITERS' PROGRAM PRESENTS ~* *YOU HAVE THE DREAM—HERE ARE THE TOOLS:* *WRITING A CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK AND

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: The Length of a String

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast features an interview with Elissa Brent Weissman about her middle grade novel The Length of a String, a story of interracial adoption and self discovery. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-length-of-string.html.

[ha-Safran] Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

Mazel tov to Elliot Gertel as this year's recipient fo the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award! Elliot, your dedication to AJL and to the profession in general is well-deserving of this recognition! Warmly, Heidi Rabinowitz __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] April Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for April. Our host this month is EGila Green. You can see the Carnival at https://www.gilagreenwrites.com/index.php/blog/news-and-events/april-jewish-carnival-1 . We are seeking

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: A Musical Episode

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast features musician Craig Taubman and the Mostly Kosher band. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/05/craig-taubman-mostly-kosher.html, where you can also find a transcript. Please share the link with your friends and

[ha-Safran] Covering the AJL conference on social media

Hello Friends, If you helped me Facebook the AJL conference in the past, or if you want to give it a whirl this year, please consider doing so for #AJLLA19! It's quite easy if you're a regular Facebook user. Please email me at bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com to volunteer and I'll get you set up. We

[ha-Safran] Collected answers: birthday book clubs

Earlier this month I posted on Hasafran "I would like to know how other AJL libraries operate their birthday book programs." Here are the answers I received, FYI. Thanks to those that responded. - Heidi Rabinowitz Though our Birthday Book Club has been on hiatus the last couple of years, I do

[ha-Safran] June Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for June. Our host this month is me, Heidi Rabinowitz, at The Book of Life. You can see the Carnival at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-jewish-book-carnival-june-2019.html

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: How to Raise Mensches

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast features an interview with Natalie Silverstein, author of Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/06/simple-acts-busy-familys-guide-to.html, where you can also find a

[ha-Safran] Photos of podcast live show

If you were at the Book of Life podcast live show session at the AJL conference, and if you took any photos during the session, can you please share them with me? Thank you! Heidi Heidi Rabinowitz Host, The Book of Life bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Great conference

I want to add my praise to those who've chimed in: the LA conference was terrific! Everything ran so smoothly, the venue was lovely, the food was delicious, and as always, the program was top notch. Great job, Lisa and Jackie! Can't wait until next year in Chicago! Heidi Rabinowitz __ Messages

[ha-Safran] AJL Needs You!

At the Newcomers Welcome meeting at the AJL conference in LA, I shared this list of opportunities to get involved with the organization. Now I'm sharing them with all of you, because these are great opportunities for old timers too! We are seeking a new volunteer editor-in-chief of AJL News &

[ha-Safran] Invitation to Join Jewish Kidlit Mavens

You are cordially invited to join the new Facebook group "Jewish Kidlit Mavens" at https://www.facebook.com/groups/JewishKidlitMavens/. This is a space for Jewish kidlit professionals (the kidlit is Jewish; the professionals may or may not be) to discuss books from early childhood through middle

[ha-Safran] May Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for May. Our host this month is Chava Pinchuck. You can see the Carnival at https://lifelibrary-ksp.blogspot.com/2019/05/jewish-book-carnival-may-2019.html . Enjoy! Heidi Rabinowitz

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: Sweep

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast features an interview with Jonathan Auxier, author of Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster. I published it on May Day because it's the traditional chimney sweeps' holiday. You can hear the episode at

[ha-Safran] Heidi's article for NewCAJE

I am pleased to share with you the article I wrote for the Spring 2019 issue of NewCAJE's Jewish Educator magazine, "Love Your Neighbor: A Project to Prevent Anti-Semitism." You can read the article here: https://thejewisheducator.wordpress.com/spring-2019/ Thanks, Heidi Heidi Rabinowitz,

[ha-Safran] birthday books

Hi. I would like to know how other AJL libraries operate their birthday book programs. Please explain to me the system you use, and I'll be happy to compile all answers to share with the group. Thanks! Heidi Heidi Rabinowitz, heidi.rabinow...@cbiboca.org

[ha-Safran] New Podcast episode! A Cage Without Bars

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features author Anne Dublin, talking about her middle grade historical novel A Cage Without Bars. This book brings to light the little-known history of Jewish children kidnapped into slavery after the expulsion from Spain in 1492. With family

[ha-Safran] The August Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for August. Our host this month is Yael Shahar at the Memory & Redemption blog at https://www.yaelshahar.com/august-jewish-book-carnival-2/. Enjoy! Heidi Rabinowitz Jewish Book

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: Sister Religion/Sister Kidlit

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with Sadaf Siddique and Gauri Manglick, the co-creators of Kitaab World , a website that promotes South Asian children's books. Within their website, they created a campaign called Counter Islamophobia

[ha-Safran] September Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for September. Our host this month is Chava Pinchuck at the Life Is Like a Library blog. You can see the Carnival at

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Live Show!

Dear Book of Life LIsteners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast is a recording of our first ever Live Show, held during the 54th annual conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries in LA in June. Special guests included Joni Sussman of Kar-Ben Publishing and

[ha-Safran] Cute Child Interviewed on Book of Life Podcast

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features a rather adorable interview with Aria, the daughter of our Cantor at Congregation B'nai Israel. She's an avid young reader and she shares her book recommendations with us. You can hear the episode at

[ha-Safran] July Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for July. Our host this month is Ann Koffsky. You can see the Carnival at http://annkoffsky.com/2019/07/12/julys-jewish-book-carnival/. Enjoy! Heidi Rabinowitz Jewish Book Carnival

[ha-Safran] Schooling educators about the Holocaust

Hi everybody. I'm sure you've heard about the principal of a public high school in Boca Raton (down the street from my library) who told parents that he couldn't say the Holocaust was factual history. Thank goodness they are not renewing his contract. The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach

[ha-Safran] A bonus episode of The Book of Life

Last week I posted The Book of Life's Live Show episode, recorded at the Association of Jewish Libraries conference this summer. Now I'm posting some bonus content recorded at the same venue: a hilarious after-hours game of Super Fight that played by authors and librarians. We sure know how to

[ha-Safran] Jewish kidlit on hard topics

About a week ago, there was a post on Hasafran asking for Jewish children's titles on the topics below. I posted that question in the Jewish Kidlit Mavens group on Facebook and got a lot of responses, which I am sharing with you now. What are 2 good Jewish Children’s books on each topic. 1.

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: Honeycake Magazine

Dear Book of Life Listeners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with Anna Caplan, creator of Honeycake, a new Jewish magazine for 2-6 year olds. If you have little ones in your life, you can order the inaugural issue by November 17 to receive it in time for

[ha-Safran] November Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for November. Our host this month is the blog Memory & Redemption. You can see the Carnival at https://www.yaelshahar.com/rockets-reads-the-november-jewish-book-carnival/ . For more

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: The 100 Most Jewish Foods

Dear Book of Life Listeners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features a conversation between the podcast's Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin and Alana Newhouse of Tablet Magazine, editor of THE 100 MOST JEWISH FOODS: A HIGHLY DEBATABLE LIST. You can hear the episode at

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: A Field Guide to Jewish Kidlit

Dear Book of Life Listeners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features a conversation I had with Tablet Magazine's Marjorie Ingall about where to find Jewish children's literature. We're calling it A Field Guide to Jewish Kidlit . Be sure to check out the extensive show notes, with

[ha-Safran] #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge

The #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge is happening NOW through Sunday December 22! Post about any Jewish book on social media using the hashtag #Readukkah, to help spread the word about great Jewish literature! Boost the market for Jewish books! Fight ignorance and anti-Semitism! Have fun

[ha-Safran] #Readukkah

The #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge begins this Sunday! Please join in to post about Jewish books during the 8 days leading up to Hanukkah, Dec 15-22, at the Facebook event page or anywhere online. Just be sure to use the hashtag #Readukkah! Your participation supports Jewish publishing by

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: Hanukkah with Noshy Boy & Friends

Dear Book of Life Listeners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features the World Premiere of the audiobook version of *Hanukkah with Noshy Boy & Friends* by Anne-Marie Asner, voiced by Anne-Marie Asner and Ed Asner (yes, that Ed Asner!). Plus,

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: Nancy Churnin, Biography Queen

Dear Book of Life Listeners, The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with Nancy Churnin, author of half a dozen picture book biographies (and more on the way). We were particularly interested in her Jewish-interest bio's, Irving Berlin, The Immigrant Boy Who Made

[ha-Safran] October Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for October. Our host this month is the blog Book Q's with Deborah Kalb. You can see the Carnival at

[ha-Safran] Diversity Needs Jewish Books

The role of Jewish kidlit within the larger diversity discussion is something that has been on many people's minds for a long time. For whatever reason, it seems to be bubbling up to the surface right now. I decided to join the conversation with a blog post at The Book of Life, which you can read

[ha-Safran] Seeking Jewish book bloggers for a Diverse Blog Exchange project!

We are seeking bloggers who write about Jewish books, to participate in a new project designed to fight antisemitism through education and allyship. Sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, the initiative is called Through the Window: A Diverse Blog Exchange. Participating bloggers will

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: No Steps Behind

Dear Book of Life Listeners, This new episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with Jeff Gottesfeld, author of No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan. Doesn't sound like a Jewish book? Listen to the show to find the Jewish connections! You can

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life: 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Awards, Revealed!

Dear Book of Life Listeners, This new episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an exclusive interview with Rebecca Levitan, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee for the Association of Jewish Libraries. She spoke with me about the 2020 winners of the award, which recognizes the best

[ha-Safran] February Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for February. Our host this month is the blog Memory & Redemption. You can see the Carnival at https://www.yaelshahar.com/february-jewish-book-blog-carnival-2/. For more information

[ha-Safran] The 2020 Sydney Taylor Blog Tour - That's a Wrap!

Another year, another excellent Sydney Taylor Blog Tour! I've got a roundup of all the interviews on The Book of Life at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2020/02/2020-sydney-taylor-book-award-blog-tour.html. If you missed any, go back and enjoy them now! Heidi Rabinowitz The Book of Life Podcast

[ha-Safran] Great Blog Tour

The 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award blog tour wrapped up today, and I really want to encourage everyone to go to www.jewishlibraries.org and follow all the links to the interviews. Every one of them was interesting and inspiring! Mazel tov to the award committee on arranging another excellent blog

[ha-Safran] Seeking an AJL book review from 2003

Hi. Does anyone have their old AJL News & Reviews from before we went digital? I'd like to get a copy of a review from 2003's September/October issue on page 54, for A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird. Thanks Heidi Rabinowitz bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com *Little Piece of Ground, A*

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: A Bisl Yiddish

Dear Book of Life Listeners, This new episode of The Book of Life Podcast features three authors who've written children's books related to Yiddish. We've got Sue Macy (THE BOOK RESCUER), Debbie Levy (YIDDISH SAVES THE DAY), and Valerie Estelle Frankel (CHELM FOR THE HOLIDAYS) talking about the

[ha-Safran] January Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for January. Our host this month is Gila Green. You can see the Carnival at https://www.gilagreenwrites.com/index.php/blog/news-and-events/carnival-time-january-jewish-book-carnival

[ha-Safran] AJL's statement on the recent anti-Semitic attacks

Please see https://jewishlibraries.org/blog/id/429 for AJL's official response to the recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks. It includes a call for allies to join us in fighting hate. Please share this statement widely, both in your Jewish circles and beyond. Happy New Year, Heidi Rabinowitz __

Re: [ha-Safran] Groner-Wikler Award, 2020

Thank you all for your kind words! I am so honored to receive the Groner-Wikler Scholarship. I can't wait to see you all at the AJL conference and share the many projects that got me here! Gratefully, Heidi Rabinowitz On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 12:44 AM Elliot H. Gertel wrote: > Mazel-tov,

[ha-Safran] ALA statement on covid19

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-statement-covid-19/ I thought you all would like to see this. Heidi Rabinowitz __ 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] SYNAGOGUE LIBRARIES: AJL Virtual Roundtable

Hello AJL Members! The first AJL Virtual Roundtable on April 1 was a big success. We are bringing you another chance to virtually get together TOMORROW on Tuesday April 14 at 12PM Pacific / 3PM Eastern / 10PM Israel time. The topic will be SYNAGOGUE LIBRARIES. Other kinds of libraries will

[ha-Safran] We want YOU to review for The Shmooze!

*The Sydney Taylor Shmooze* is a mock award blog that encourages discussion of kidlit titles eligible for AJL's Sydney Taylor Book Award. It is run by three past chairs of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee: Susan Kusel, Heidi Rabinowitz, and Chava Pinchuck. We're off to a great start, and at

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: Family Meeting

Dear Book of Life Listeners, This special episode of The Book of Life Podcast is packed with news you can use. My husband Matthew helps me run a "family meeting" to share lots of information with you about my various projects and about resources you will find at Bookoflifepodcast.com. You can

[ha-Safran] Jewish virtual resources

Hey everyone, I'm sure you are all feeling somewhat overwhelmed with the wealth of virtual offerings right now: read-alouds, concerts, livestreamed events, resource lists, etc. I'm trying to compile a list of the Jewish resources that are being offered right now, that would be helpful to Judaica

[ha-Safran] Special Coronavirus series on The Book of Life

Dear Book of Life Listeners, I've created a special series on The Book of Life podcast called "Books in the Time of Coronavirus" in which authors whose spring promotional events have been cancelled can talk about their new Jewish books. These are short episodes in which the authors interview

[ha-Safran] Invitation to suggest virtual resources

Hi AJLers, At yesterday's AJL Virtual Member Shmooze, many people expressed the desire for a collaboration to compile Jewish virtual resources. I've made a start with the Google Doc at the link below. Please check out the list, and add your comments to suggest additional resources. Thanks!

[ha-Safran] 1st Virtual Roundtable: AJL Member Shmooze

Hi everyone. If you are a dues paying AJL member, please check your email for a message with the subject line "1st Virtual Roundtable: AJL Member Shmooze." Our fearless leaders on the AJL Council have arranged a series of Zoom meetings to support our members in dealing with the pandemic. The first

[ha-Safran] Thursday's AJL virtual roundtables

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Research Libraries and School Libraries AJL Virtual Roundtables so far this week. We have two more sessions on Thursday April 23, and there will be more sessions in the weeks to come for Centers, Special Collections, and Public Libraries. *Synagogue

[ha-Safran] Correction: Special Collections Roundtable at Noon Pacific, 3pm Eastern

We apologize for any confusion our recent email caused. Today's AJL Virtual Round Table: Special Collections, moderated by Michelle Chesner is taking place at *3:00 PM EASTERN/ 12:00 Noon PACIFIC*. All members, please check your email for the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you there. __

[ha-Safran] Members, check your email

Hi AJL Members, Please check your email for a message from AJL which unfortunately has the very generic subject line "Association of Jewish Libraries Mailing" - my bad, I forgot to edit it to something more descriptive. It's a message with the Zoom links for this week's two virtual roundtables.

[ha-Safran] Binge-listen to "Books in the Time of Coronavirus"

Dear Book of Life Listeners, For the last month, we've had a special series on The Book of Life Podcast, called "Books in the Time of Coronavirus." Authors whose spring 2020 promotional events were cancelled were able to tell the world about their new Jewish books. In May we will be returning to

[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast: A Ceiling Made of Eggshells

Dear Book of Life Listeners, This new episode of The Book of Life Podcast features an interview with the award-winning Gail Carson Levine about her middle grade historical novel of the Inquisition, A Ceiling Made of Eggshells. You can hear the interview at

[ha-Safran] May Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for May. Our host this month is the blog Memory & Redemption. You can see the Carnival at https://www.yaelshahar.com/locked-down-good-reads-to-pass-the-time-may-jewish-book-carnival/ .

[ha-Safran] Invitation to authors and illustrators

If you write or illustrate Jewish books, I invite you to take part in The Book of Life's COVID-19 response, Books in the Time of Coronavirus. I know the coronavirus closures are affecting many book launches with cancelled tours, school visits, book birthdays, etc. If you are an author or

[ha-Safran] March Jewish Book Carnival

The Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from across the blogosphere, has been posted for March. Our host this month is The Book of Life Podcast. You can see the Carnival at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2020/03/jewish-book-carnival-march-2020.html . For more

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