Dear Safranim, The following events might be of interest:
Sunday, 05/11/08 2:00PM History and Unique Customs of the Greek Jewish Community With Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos, Museum Director, Kehila Kedosha Janina Museum and Synagogue. Learn about the history of the Greek Jewish community. Rooms A&B, Lower Level. Sunday, 06/15/08 2:00PM The Power of the Proverb: Yiddish Folk-Sayings and Imagery Yiddish, like every other language, is replete with folk wisdom expressed in kaleidoscopic imagery. Folk sayings reflect 3,500 years of history, echoing the practices, customs, lifestyles and certainly the ethics and mores of a surviving people. With Ms. Chava Lapin, Adjunct Associate Professor of Yiddish at Queens College. Rooms A&B, Lower Level. Flushing Branch - Queens Public Library 41-17 Main Street Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 661-1200 Sincerely, Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel Dorot Jewish Division, Room 84 The New York Public Library Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-930-0971 Fax: 212- 642-0141 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.nypl.org/humanities/jewish. 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
