Re: [ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual?

2016-12-12 Thread Claire Uziel
Ann Abrams Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 11:30 AM To: Robin Zeitz Cc: [Hasafran] Listserv; Amy Wissoker Graham Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual? Yes, we got this as well, below: Very warm greetings, My name is Sam Mandel. I recently came by your synagogue’s

Re: [ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual?

2016-12-12 Thread Ann Abrams
Yes, we got this as well, below: Very warm greetings, My name is Sam Mandel. I recently came by your synagogue’s website and have looked through it and I must say that I am very intrigued by the historical significance of your synagogue. It seems that Massachusetts used to be a very

Re: [ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual?

2016-12-12 Thread Robin Zeitz
He contacted our congregation as well, actually communicating with our Temple's President ​, regarding our library and​ our genizah. We have a small collection, entirely administered by volunteers. I expressed a note of caution ​, indicating that I had heard of book dealers who sometimes fished

[ha-Safran] Has anyone encountered this individual?

2016-12-11 Thread Amy Wissoker Graham
Has anyone been contacted by a gentleman named Sam Mandel about old books? We received an email from him saying that he was interested in old books for his collection and to share with others, and asking to come see what we had. It seemed a little odd, but potentially useful. We are having a