Dear AJL members: Who says there are only four questions?
The Jewish Women's Archive has a commitment to asking many questions, as we capture and preserve the stories of Jewish community members through oral history. As Passover approaches, we would like to offer a free copy of our oral history guide, In Our Own Voices: A Guide to Conducting Life History Interviews with American Jewish Women, to librarians who would like to make this guide available to their communities. In Our Own Voices is a step-by-step guide for anyone interested in learning how to conduct oral history interviews. Used by teachers, family educators, sisterhoods, bar/bat mitzvah and confirmation classes, family history and genealogy buffs, Jewish organizations and museums, and groups undertaking community oral history projects, the guide includes sample forms for every step of the interview process, exemplary stories from JWAs oral history archives, and hundreds of questions to ask that will help you conduct sensitive and probing interviews. Respond by March 19th to Ruth Pearlstein at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] with your mailing address and phone number, and receive a copy by Passover. Additional copies of In Our Own Voices are available for use with selected oral history projects. If you, or someone in your community, is interested, please send us a brief description of your project. What Others Say about In Our Own Voices: "My Jewish Women's Class stumbled around for years trying to figure out the most effective way to conduct an interview. We knew we wanted an end product that would have both substance and quality, but we didn't know quite how to get it. We tried new approaches each year, sometimes with more, sometimes less success. JWA's In Our Own Voices rescued us from our stumble. This oral history guidebook provides clear direction, rich examples, and a reliable and deeply personal end product. Thank you, JWA, for providing us the tools to both gather and share our stories." Barbara Ellison Rosenblit, teacher, The Weber School, Atlanta Marya Axner Educational Resource Coordinator Jewish Women's Archive 138 Harvard Street Brookline, MA 02446 (617) 383-6768 <http://www.jwa.org>www.jwa.org Visit our newest edition of "Go and Learn" lesson plans for youth, family/congregations, and adults: Biblical Esther and Bella Abzug: Costumes, leadership, and identity <http://www.jwa.org/teach/golearn/feb/07>http://www.jwa.org/teach/golearn/feb/07 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
