The February episode of The Book of Life podcast is now available on the Internet. This episode celebrates the holiday of Purim with interviews and jokes!
<http://heidiestrin.hipcast.com/download/84964132-1ace-035f-67d9-92c83db401aa.mp3>Click here to listen to the podcast now! This episode features: Ø The classic Purim picture book <http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Esther-Saves-Her-People/dp/0590470256>Queen Esther Saves Her People, by <http://www.ritagoldengelman.com/>Rita Golden Gelman with illustrations by <http://www.franelessac.com>Frane Lessac. Ø Two recent Purim-related major motion pictures, <http://www.8x.com/onenight/>One Night with the King and <http://wip.warnerbros.com/foryourconsideration/>For Your Consideration, reviewed for us by film critic Kathryn Bernheimer, author of <http://www.amazon.com/50-Greatest-Jewish-Movies-Critics/dp/1559724579/sr=1-1/qid=1171551085/ref=sr_1_1/002-7071718-4012831?ie=UTF8&s=books>The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best. Ø <http://www.jewtopiabook.com/index2.html>Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People, a crazy comedy book by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, based on the hit play Jewtopia. FYI: while most materials discussed on The Book of Life are family-friendly, this book has some sections that are strictly for adults! Ø Jewish jokes submitted by listeners Pete Pollock, Nina Black and Maureen Reister. Mazel tov to Nina, winner of The Book of Life joke contest! Ø NEW ON OUR WEB PAGE: Add your pin to the <http://www.frappr.com/bookoflife>Book of Life Listener Map to show us where youre listening from! All episodes of The Book of Life podcast are available at <http://www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com/>www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com. You can sign up on the website to get email alerts when new episodes are posted. Or you can subscribe through iTunes to have new episodes automatically downloaded to your computer or iPod (or other mp3 players). You can also get email newsletters about The Book of Life through the Association of Jewish Libraries sign up for E-News at <http://www.jewishlibraries.org/>http://www.jewishlibraries.org. You can even listen to the most recent episode of The Book of Life by phone just call 916-313-3820! Thanks for listening! Heidi Estrin Host, The Book of Life podcast, www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com ~ a show about Jewish people and the books we read Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, Association of Jewish Libraries Librarian, Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel 2200 Yamato Rd. Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561)241-8118 ext. 206 Fax (561)241-1701 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
