RE: [ha-Safran]: More on the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism.

2009-08-03 Thread Bernstein, Steven (Library)
For those who do not have access to the journal, David Ettinger's letter was as follows: The review of the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism which appeared in the March 2009 issue fails to make mention of the controversy it has evoked. It is worth noting that, in response to concerns expressed by

[ha-Safran]: Article in Malibu Times about survivor

2009-08-03 Thread Ann Abrams
re-united with childhood book X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin .

[ha-Safran]: A site for films about Israel

2009-08-03 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
http://www.chutzpaproductions.comwww.chutzpaproductions.com Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

Re: [ha-Safran]: FW: follow-up to the convention

2009-08-03 Thread Enid Sperber
Dear Shoshana and Eric, Thank you for sharing this amazing postscript to Frau Direkktor General Schneider-Kempf's visit to convention. Meeting her (I had the privilege of sitting next to her at dinner the last night) and hearing her talk was one of the highlights of a terrific convention.

[ha-Safran]: Free online YIddish journals

2009-08-03 Thread Amanda_Seigel
Dear Safranim, I am responding to Shulamis Landesman's posting seeking free access Hebrew, Yiddish or Ladino titles journals online. Here is a brief list of current (not historical) Yiddish journals that are available for free online either with full-text or with signifcant text content:

Re: [ha-Safran]: Advance uncorrected proof

2009-08-03 Thread Henry Hollander
Dear Steven, This is an interesting case, but I have to disagree with your idea of what the appropriate disposition of such a book should be. Reading through the thin veil as to which book you were referring to we can begin with the fact that this book was

[ha-Safran]: Interview with author Kathy Kacer

2009-08-03 Thread Barbjon2
Hi Friends, Thought you might be interested- I posted my interview with Kathy Kacer, author of The Diary of Laura's Twin. www.BarbaraBBookBlog.Blogspot.com Barbara Bietz Like a Maccabee (Yaldah, 2006) Member, Sydney Taylor Book Award Association of Jewish Libraries www.BarbaraBietz.com

[ha-Safran]: Title of Book

2009-08-03 Thread Linda Silver
I am trying to remember the title of a children's book about two boys, one of whom is mentally disabled, who help lead Shabbat services in their synagogue. It is illustrated with black and white photographs. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Linda R. Silver AJL

[ha-Safran]: Report - Radical Islam in Britian (154 Pgs) free download

2009-08-03 Thread David Elazar
Safranim shalom, Denis MacEoin with Dominic Whiteman, Music, Chess, and Other Sins: Segregation, Integration, and Muslim Schools in Britain (London: Civitas, 2009) http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/MusicChessAndOtherSins.pdfhttp://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/MusicChessAndOtherSins.pdf (free

[ha-Safran]: Help us create an AJL wiki

2009-08-03 Thread Diane Romm
Dear Colleagues, AJL is about to launch a new project that we believe will be helpful to current and future librarians in Jewish libraries--the AJL wiki. It will be a one-stop shop where people looking for ideas and answers to problems could go for information, and a place for you to share

[ha-Safran]: New Book on Jewish holidays

2009-08-03 Thread Weisman, Yaffa
One of our local rabbis just published: Change Happens: Owning the Jewish Holidays in a Reconstructionist Tradition The publisher is: Cherbo Publishing The ISBN # is 978-0-615-26226-0 People can buy the book by ordering online at Kehilat Israel's website at www.kehillatisrael.org or by

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2009-08-03 Thread Yossi Galron
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[ha-Safran]: List of 1,575 Jewish and Israeli Facebook

2009-08-03 Thread Jacob Richman
Groups and Fan Pages Hi Everyone! X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www .

[ha-Safran]: AJL Newsletter deadline

2009-08-03 Thread llibbylib
Dear Friends, The deadline for submission of material for the Sept/Oct issue of the AJL Newsletter is Monday August 17,2009. Please send articles, columns, and news to Libby White (llibby...@aol.com), photos and graphics to Nancy Sack (s...@hawaii.edu) . Many thanks for your cooperation,

[ha-Safran]: Articles for the AJL Newsletter

2009-08-03 Thread llibbylib
Dear Friends, In these difficult times many colleagues and institutions are honoring library staff. If you can supply articles about such events, please contact Libby White, AJL Newsletter editor (mailto:llibby...@aol.comllibby...@aol.com) . --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

[ha-Safran]: Chet Avon Pesha

2009-08-03 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Shalom, I need your help. I am looking for the difference between the following 3 types of sins. chet Avon pesha. I found some commentary on Rosh Hashannah prayers (see attached), but want to be sure. Your help is greatly appreciated b/c I can't go to a library now. Thanks in advance,

[ha-Safran]: Shalom!

2009-08-03 Thread Nancy Poole
I feel like I have been out of the country - I have been so busy since I returned from Chicago. What a great conference that was! I have a research request - a dear friend of mine has a granddaughter who has lost an arm to osteosarcoma - and she is looking for stories from people who have lost

[ha-Safran]: Help identifying book German play?

2009-08-03 Thread Heidi Lerner
Dear Safranim, I have a book that seems to lack a title page and cover. It is a play in German with characters variously named: Die Stimme des Kosakengenerals Der Schuler Jossel Die Dirne Raje Der Fremde Naftali Der Gabbe Pinchas ... [et al.] The item in hand is 117 p. and The page before the

LB: - final booksale at CYCO

2009-08-03 Thread Aviva Astrinsky
A final CYCO book sale on Thursday Aug. 6th, 2009, 3 - 6 PM 25 E. 21st street NYC 3rd floor - thousands of yididsh,english and hebrew books for very low prices. information: 212-505-8035; Hy Wolf (cycobo...@aol.com) --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the

Ha-Arets Hebrew edition

2009-08-03 Thread Patricia Fenton
A patron wants to buy a home subscription to the Hebrew language version of Ha-Arets. This information is not on the website. Bay Marketing in NY no longer sells Ha-Arets. Do you know who does? Thank you for your help, Pat Rabbi Patricia Fenton Judaica Reference and Outreach Specialist

[ha-Safran]: Librarian Survey - Second Request

2009-08-03 Thread Henry Hollander
Dear Friends, At this year's AJL I presented a paper on state of the relationship between Jewish Librarians and Jewish Booksellers. I prepared a short survey and sent it out to a number of librarians back in June. I am rewriting the paper towards a final draft. If any of