The May episode of The Book of Life podcast is now available on the Internet. This episode celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month by focusing on BASEBALL!
<BLOCKED::http://www.hipcast.com/export/Pa10d90b26f3e7fcba944281ac33bb418YFl7RlREYmFw.mp3>Click here to listen to the podcast now! SHOW NOTES: In this episode of The Book of Life, a show about Jewish people and the books we read, we celebrate <BLOCKED::http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/04/20070430-7.html>Jewish American Heritage Month by focusing on America's favorite pastime: baseball! > We'll talk to <BLOCKED::http://www.carolmatas.com/>Carol Matas, author of the middle-grade historical novel Play Ball. > We meet Aviva Kempner, the independent <BLOCKED::http://www.cieslafoundation.org/index.php>filmmaker behind the documentary <BLOCKED::http://www.hankgreenbergfilm.org/>The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg. > During our seventh-inning stretch, we take a break to "say Chai" in celebration of our 18th episode. Thanks to all our listeners who sent in greetings! > Fellow podcasters Andrea & Mark of <BLOCKED::http://www.justonemorebook.com/>Just One More Book review the picture book Across the Alley for us. > Finally we speak to the author of Across the Alley, <BLOCKED::http://www.rmichelson.com/RMichelson_Galleries.html>Richard Michelson. Rich is also the owner of the <BLOCKED::http://www.rmichelson.com/index.htm>R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, MA. Baseball-themed music in this episode includes Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Yiddish Version) performed by Henry Sapoznik and Baseball Blues performed by George Winston. Both recordings are from the CD Diamond Cuts: Bottom of the Fifth, and were used by permission of <BLOCKED::http://www.hungryformusic.com/>Hungry for Music. This nonprofit organization uses music to inspire underprivileged children (and others) by bringing positive musical and creative experiences into their lives. All episodes of The Book of Life podcast are available at <BLOCKED::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 <BLOCKED::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!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 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 <BLOCKED::BLOCKED::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[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
