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Subject: [ha-Safran]: Summer newsletter
Dear Friends,
First, I would like to begin by saying that my
trip to the US this June and especially the AJL
in Cambridge was lovely, productive and
successful. Boston was very nice in June and I
want to repeat a warm thanks to all the AJL
participants and the many friends who expressed
support and praise for the work done by the fine staff at Jerusalem Books ltd.
Second, once again we here in Israel and facing
difficult times. We are thankful for your
support and the solidarity of the US, the UK,
Australia and many the many people around the world.
Despite the barrage of Katyushot from Gaza and
the deadly missiles from Lebanon life continues
here in Israel. Both my daughter and Wendys
attended a summer camp in Ashkelon, while others
are stuck in bomb shelters in the north. The
business relevancy of all this is to mention that
we heard that the port in Haifa is temporarily
closed and that cannot be good for the economy or postal, surface shipping.
These are hard times for Israel and we all hope for real peace and safety.
In the area of Hebrew Literature lets mention,
Pirkhei Afela, Blooms of Darkness, by Aharon
Apppelfeld, a story set in WWII Europe in the
midst of Holocaust which weaves together
emotions, characters and a love story with the
rich writing of this great author. Published by
Keter, Jerusalem 2006, ISBN 965-07-1416-2, Cat.
#58201, $19.00
Miskal Yediot Ahronot has published the latest
novel by Eyal Megged, Eretz Isha, Woman
Country, which is touted as an autobiography of
both the author and the country, Israel. ISBN
965-511-488-0, Cat. #59876, price: $22.00
Professor Penina Meizlish has published a (full
sized A4+) soft cover scholarly work on Rabbanim
She-Nispu Ba Shoah, Rabbis Who Perished in
the Holocaust, It is an important work with
copious footnotes, documentation and bibliography. Cat.no. 60305 $28.00
An important work which should be viewed as
scholarly resource in Jewish History is entitled,
Kalkala ve-Hinukh Moderni.. Economic and Moden
Education in Yemen and includes documents and
significant poetry, piyyutim, Judeo Arabic as
well as Ottoman Turkish. The work is by Dr. Yosef
Zuriely and although self published, is of the
highest level of scholarship recognized and assisted by Yad ben Zvi.
Cat. #59712 $45.00
For all those interested in the new Henkind
Talmud Text Databank CD and the equally important
Index (of Talmud), please contact us for the VERY
BEST PRICE AVAILABLE. This work is by the
Leiberman Institute, located at Machon Schechter in Jerusalem and part of JTS.
Another important work also from the respected
scholar, Professor Schama Friedman is Meematai
Korin et Shma, the Talmud HaIgud, BT Berakhot,
Chapter I, with comprehensive commentary by Moshe
Benovitz. The 655 page work, which is the first
of what is expected to be a series on Talmud, is
edited by Prof. Friedman and includes a 40 page
English summary which explains much on the
critical scholarly approach employed in the
analysis of the hundreds of Sugiyot, issues, of
halakha, Rabbinic Law and logic and philosophy.
This text is published by the Society for the
Interpretation of Talmud, Jerusalem 2006. Cat.
#60467 $44.00
We look forward to hearing from you if you find
this newsletter useful and of course if you are
interested in ordering any of these books or
anything for that matter from Israel Wishing
you all and all of Am Yisrael and easy time on Tisha B'Av.
Sincerely,
Jeff
Wendy Weiss Simon
Jerusalem Books, pob 26190
Jerusalem 91261, Israel
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