I'm stunned by the notion that Rachel's committee would object to having this non-Jewish (and worthy) author speak. Yes, we need to support our local Jewish authors. In fact, my library committee is sponsoring its second Author Panel wherein local Jewish authors who write on mostly secular topics discuss their work. However, a library represents first and foremost the literature, not the author. Let's look at it from a different perspective. I am a Jewish author, and I am currently invited to speak at two Catholic schools. They apparently don't feel they need to support only Catholic writers. So, I say invite Grace Tiffany and promote it robustly! L OIS RUBY www.loisruby.com Author of ... Steal Away Home The Secret of Laurel Oaks Strike! Mother Jones and the Colorado Coal Field War Rebel Spirits (now in Scholastic Bookfairs!) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @ LoisRubyWriter ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rachel Haus" <rhaus_...@yahoo.com> > To: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 9:41:20 AM > Subject: [ha-Safran] Non-Jewish speakers > Dear Hasafranim, > We have a respected professor and historical novelist in town -- Grace > Tiffany -- who just wrote a book called Paint set during the > Shakespearean era, the protagonist being a part Jewish, part Italian > female poet. According to the author herself, the Jewish content is > minimal. However, she also wrote an earlier book, based on The > Merchant of Venice called The Turquoise Ring, which is primarily > Jewish. > I'm considering inviting her to speak, but one member of my library > committee suggested that, as a Jewish institution, it would be best to > support Jewish authors exclusively. Such a thing never occurred to me; > to me, as long as the scholarship and perspective is sound, then the > author should have something of great value to impart. > I'm curious as to what others have done and considered regarding > non-Jewish speakers. > Rachel Haus > Library Director > Congregation of Moses Library > Kalamazoo MI > rhaus_...@yahoo.com > __ > 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.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click > here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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