Dear Safranim,
Thanks to NEAJL member, Penny Schwartz, we have connected with Rick and Laura
Brown, founders of an organization that is leading a trip to Poland this
summer, to continue work on a Synagogue Replication Project
http://www.handshousestudio.org<blocked::http://www.handshousestudio.org/> .
They are very eager to speak to our group, and this seems like a unique
opportunity for all AJL members. Here are the details:
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 9:30 - 1:00, @ Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA.
9:30 - 10:00: Coffee, tea, muffins, shmooze.
10:00 - 11:15. Making History: Synagogue Replication Project, with Rick and
Laura Brown (details below).
11:30 - 12:15. The Wonderful World of E-Books! - facilitated by Jane Zande,
Librarian, Cong. Beth Israel, W. Hartford, CT; and Cathy Balshone,
Librarian, Newton Public Library, Newton, MA.
12:15 - 1:00. Stay for lunch if you like! You may bring a dairy or pareve bag
lunch. We''ll have water, seltzer, coffee, tea.
1:00 - Shabbat Shalom!
Rick and Laura Brown have been involved with this project for ten years, and
are co-foundres of HandsHouse Studio, a not-for-profit, innovative, educational
organization that creates adventurous hands-on projects through
community-service, building projects with non-profit partners around the world
and is a Cooperating Institute with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Professional and Continuing Education Program. Here's more info about who they
are and what they're doing:
http://www.handshousestudio.org/whos-involved/<blocked::http://www.handshousestudio.org/whos-involved/>
They will tell us about HandsHouse Studio, the Synagogue Replication Project
and a documentary film they're working on about the Synagogue Project.
Thanks to Gil Rosen, Librarian, Temple Emanuel, for hosting.
There is no fee or formal registration, but, we do need to know if you're
coming.
RSVP ASAP to me - the latest, please, by Friday April 27. Feel free to
forward this email to other folks who you think might be interested.
Chag Sameach - Happy Passover!
Ann
Ann Abrams, Librarian
President, New England Chapter of AJL (NEAJL)
Temple Israel
477 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-566-3960 x116
[email protected]<blocked::mailto:[email protected]>
www.tisrael.org<blocked::http://www.tisrael.org/>
Check out our new online catalog!
<blocked::http://destiny.tisrael.org/>http://library.tisrael.org<blocked::http://library.tisrael.org/>
<blocked::http://library.tisa/>
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