Hello. I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 RAS book awards: Reference Winner Joshua Blau: Milon le-teskstim arviyim-yehudiyim mi-yeme ha-benayim [Dictionary of medieval Judaeo-Arabic texts] Jerusalem: ha-Akademyah la-lashon ha-Ivrit; ha-Akademyah ha-le'umit ha-Yisre'elit le-mada'im, 2006
Reference Honorable Mention Mathilde A. Tagger and Yitzchak Kerem: Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2006 Bibliography Winner Nehemya Allony: ha-Sifriyah ha-Yehudit bi-yeme ha-benayim; Reshimot sefarim mi-Genizat Kahir [The Jewish library in the Middle Ages: book lists from the Cairo Genizah]J Jerusalem: Mekhon Ben-Tsevi le-heker kehilot Yisra'el ba-mizrah, Yad Ben-Tsevi veha-Universitah ha-Ivrit, 2006 Bibliography Honorable Mention Aaron Maman: Otsrot lashon; Kitve ha-yad ve-kite ha-Genizah be-hokhmat ha-lashon me-osef Bet ha-midrash le-rabanim ba-Amerikah [Otzrot lashon: The Hebrew philology manuscripts and Genizah fragments in the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America] Nyu York, Yerushalayim: Bet ha-midrash le-rabanim ba-Amerikah, 2006 I want to thank the hard working members of the awards committee: Glenn Ferdman Louise Greenfield Elliot H. Gertel Cheryl Jaffee Rachel Simon Yaffa Weisman Jim Rosenbloom, Chair RAS Vice-President James P. Rosenbloom Judaica Specialist Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Brandeis University 415 South St. Waltham, MA 02454 9110 781-736-4688 [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
