The 2012 School Workshop sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will be held on Wednesday, March 14th, 9:30 am-12 noon, at SAR Academy, 655 West 254th Street, Riverdale, NY 10471. The workshop will be devoted to the topic of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel propaganda in the media and on the Web and the school librarian's role in teaching students how to handle this onslaught of erroneous information.
PROGRAM: 9:30-10 am Reception/Coffee/Networking 10 am-12 noon Web of Lies: Distorted Images of Jews, Judaism and Israel in the Media - Mark Weitzman, Director, Government Affairs & Director, Task Force against Hate and Terrorism, Simon Wiesenthal Center; Recipient, National Jewish Book Award, 2007. Surfing the Treacherous Wave of Anti-Israel Propaganda: Guiding Your Students in Research on Israel - Joyce Levine, Librarian, North Shore Hebrew Academy High School; President, Synagogue, School and Center Division, Assn. of Jewish Libraries. Display of elementary school materials on Israel REGISTRATION: RSVP required by March 9th: Leah Moskovits, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; Rachel Glasser, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Payment is at the door, $10, members of NYMA; $18, non-members. DIRECTIONS: #1 train to 231st St.; from subway stop, Bx7 or Bx10 bus toward 263rd St.; get off at 254th St. and walk west on 254th St. For driving or Metro-North directions, contact Leah Moskovits, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
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