I am I the minority. It is the contents that matters not the religion of the author. According to the author the Jewish contents is minimal. I prefer books that teach about our religion, culture, History, current issues Israel etc. Amalia
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 9, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Barbara Mende <barb...@moosehill.com> wrote: > > Just one more voice echoing this sentiment, and being shocked that we'd > exclude a non-Jewish author. Think how we'd feel if it were the other way > around. > > Barbara > Congregation Mishkan Tefila > Chestnut Hill, MA > From: Andrea Rapp <anrapp2...@yahoo.com> > To: Hasafran <hasaf...@lists.osu.edu> > Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 6:28 PM > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Non-Jewish speakers > > Absolutely, Lois is right. It's about the content, not the author. > Would we exclude award winning writers of Jewish literature like James > Carroll (Constantine's Sword) or David Wyman ( Abandonment of the Jews)? > > Sent from my iPad mini > > >> On Jan 9, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Lois Ruby <loisr...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> 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! >> >> LOIS 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 >> 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 >> >> __ >> 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 > > __ > 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 > > > __ > 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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