[ha-Safran] Rabbi Akiva - research question

Hello Friends, I am working on a project about Rabbi Akiva. I am particularly interested in the years before he became a scholarly Rabbi. I'd like to find some specific information about his early education - when he was an adult studying with youngsters. If anyone has ideas of where I

Re: [ha-Safran] 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

Mazel tov, Heidi! Lovely news! Barbara Bietz Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries The Sundown Kid (August House, 2016) www.JewishBooksforKids.com www.BarbaraBietz.com -Original Message- From: Amalia Warshenbrot To: Fred

[ha-Safran] Book Launch - Barbara Bietz

Hello Friends, If any of you are in the Los Angeles/Ventura area please join me for the launch of my new picture book, The Sundown Kid - A Southwestern Shabbat. I am celebrating with a storytime on Sunday, February 12th at 2:00 PM at Barnes and Noble in the Westlake Promenade. The address

[ha-Safran] Using microfiche in the 70s

Hi Friends, I am trying to recall how we used microfiche before email. If someone in the 1970s wanted to research newspapers what was the process? In my recollection it started with looking up the topic in a large reference book, locating the appropriate article and ordering the film from the

[ha-Safran] Assistance researching Jewish Arizona history

Hello Friends, I am in the process of researching specific people for a children's book I am working on. One woman in particular named Terese Marx Ferrin was from Tucson Arizona in the late 1800's and was instrumental in the creation of the first temple there. She was also an assistant to the

[ha-Safran] Looking for a resource for Yemen

Hi Friends, I am looking for resources that offer details about daily Jewish life in Yemen before 1950. I know the ethnographer Eric Brauer did a lot of research but I have not been able to access his work in English. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, even memoirs of the time

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a resource for Yemen

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Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a resource for Yemen

uStNJ2Y9u7u2sYokNLBmwJl6-TE8uSvgXTfuf-lWP3g$ > > > The page is titled "Yemenite Experience." > > Marjorie > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 12:51 AM Barbara B via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >> Hi Friends, I am looking for re

[ha-Safran] Many thanks!

Hello Friends, Thank you for all the responses to my request for information about Yemenite Jews. Hasafran is the BEST and I am so grateful. I have lots of exploring to do now and I'm excited and energized! Wishing everyone a year filled with health, happiness, and good books! Warmly, Barbara

Re: [ha-Safran] In case you missed it...

Heidi,  Your presentation was outstanding. So grateful I was able to watch the recording.  All best,Barbara Barbara