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Hello all, First of all I want to thank you all for such informed and enthusiastic responses to my queries re: urban Chelm and dreidels. I had posted a query earlier this week and many of you responded with valuable information and tips. And that has led me onto my second query, a query only Jewish librarians will able to ace. I am a fan of Ben Schott's Original Miscellany. For those of you unfamiliar with this British gem, it's an addictive book that includes facts about everything from shoelace lengths to egg sizes, from airport marshalling signals to firework categories and Cockney rhyming slang. What holds this adventure together is the sense of humour, adventure, and reclaimed knowledge. And that is what I'd like to create with the dreidel. So....my query is this: What are the best sources to find this information? What web sites have reputable Judaica information? What books would you suggest besides the EJ? I am looking here for all matter of information, not just text but photographs, music, diagrams, charts, anything and everything dreidel-like from any country from any time period. I am particularly interested in facts that are odd and not widely known, as well as information that will be playful. This book would be for teenagers/and or adults and if you have suggestions for publisher I might pitch this idea to I would be grateful. What I want to create is a zany compendium that above all will be raucously fun to read. If you prefer to talk rather than e-mail I am happy to call anyone in the world. My number in Toronto, Ontario Canada is 416 229 0320. Please reply off-list as I am not an official member of the listserve. And thanks again for allowing me to post a query here. What amazing company! Lesley Simpson 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
