Re: [ha-Safran]: Old prayer books
At 12:38 PM 6/9/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 old prayer books that I think belonged to my grand parents or great grandparents [...] Are they monetarily valuable? From your description it is difficult to tell. If they have commentary, that may add to their value. If they are in frail condition, no one may want them. It is unlikely they have any unusual monetary or scholarly value. To appeal to a collection they would need to be in good or better condition and have some special interest such as a place, editor, or supplemental material. For scholarly value they would need to have some distinctive feature such as the first edition from a famous rabbi, first from a particular place or publisher, or have commentaries. Someone at my shul once said it would be interesting to have a large collection of siddurim, but he has never followed through on his idea. I offered to give him 10 siddurim, but he never came to get them. In my personal collection I have only a handful of 19th century siddurim. They are examples of early American editions. I have no interest in obtaining more. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL 60645 dstuhlman @ stuhlman biz http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/liblob.htm Librarian's Lobby http://stuhlman.biz Home page Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: DVD about refugees
Hi, Tree of Life Judaica and Books, where I work in Seattle, is also selling the DVD. I first saw it at the Jewish Film Festival in March in Seattle and it is excellent. It highlights the history ofJews in the past 2 centuries mainly in Egypt, Libya, and north Africa. I had not known, for example, that about 100 years ago, 40% of Bagdad was Jewish, or that a Jewish lawyer helped write the consitution of Egypt. The DVD is $24.95 less 10% to Jewish librarians...plus shipping. The DVD is on our website http://www.treeoflifejudaica.comwww.treeoflifejudaica.com, but to get the 10% discount and to confirm shipping methods, it is best to call the store between 9 and 2 Pacific time when I am in (206-527-1130) or e-mail me at this e-mail or (better) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Dina Tanners Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: A scholarly time line of Jewish History AND
re: Trudy Gold (Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 2004 or 2005 I, too, have a copy of this. Although I didn't see it at the MetropolitianMA with the more secular verson of a world timeline in what looked like an almost identical format. I did see it at CJH recently , W. 16 Street, N.Y.C. (intheir shop window.) A N.J. vendor posted the publicationto this list about two years ago. But I lost his contact information. I build on it with clippings and dates that I add as I read. It is likely iimpossible to include everything in the world in any atlas, yet the absence of markers from Jewish History are everywhere: i.e. at the obelisk in Central Park. I'm still trying to determine whether it was from Abraham's time , earlier or later. Chana/ny10025 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Boston AJL attendees interested in Sephardic music
Dear friends: I have been researching a comprehensive discography of Sephardic music and collecting recordings for some time now. I have 8,000 song performances digitized to date and the covers for 1,000+ recordings. You may read a bit about the project here: http://www.klezmershack.com/articles/madsen/bresler/ I am working together with the Jewish Music Research Centre at Hebrew U to take the discography, digitized cover art and possibly sound samples and mount a website encompassing the first 100 years of recorded Sephardic music. I will attend the Tuesday II-4 session, Preserving Jewish Recordings (10:30 to 12 noon.) If there's interest. I would be happy to arrive early or stay late and show attendees a work in progress on my laptop somewhere at the hotel. I would also benefit greatly from hearing from attendees (or others on this email list) about how such a Sephardic music site could be of use to the wider library and patron community. Many thanks, shabbat shalom, and enjoy your Boston stay!! Joel Bresler Joel Bresler 250 E. Emerson Rd. Lexington, MA 02420 USA 781-862-4104 (Telephone FAX) [EMAIL PROTECTED] IN CASE OF VERIZON EMAIL PROBLEMS, PLEASE USE MY BACK-UP EMAIL: joelbresler-at-gmail.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Plaut Books
Please find attached a follow-up communication from Rabbi Jonathan V. Plaut. Thank you. Rabbi Jonathan V. Plaut, D.H.L., D.D 30208 Kingsway Drive Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331-1648 Phone: (248) 788-1300 Fax: (248) 788-4144 [EMAIL PROTECTED] June 6, 2006 Dear Sir: This is a follow-up to the many emails received on the time frame for receiving the Plaut Books. There has been an enthusiastic response to my offer, but the process of collating volumes, preparing packages for transmission is a more extensive project than earlier imagined. Thus, it will take time during the summer months to work through the organizational issues. I hope to send your requested books to you by the end of the summer. There are numerous copies of the following, you may wish to add to your request if you have not already included them: Through the Sound of Many Voices J.V. Plaut A Rabbi of Words and DeedsJ. Moscovitz The Guggenheim/Wormser Family E. Plaut The Gumprichs of Munster/Westphalia E. Plaut Christine Bonhomme will be assisting me in this project so if you would like any of the books listed above, you may signify your wishes by e-mail, noting Plaut Books, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your patience in this project. Sincerely, Dr. Jonathan V. Plaut Rabbi Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Graetz: History of the Jews
Greetings: As the chair of the Collection Development Committee of a small Judaica Library (about 3,000 volumes) I would appreciate comments regarding the 6 vol. set of books called THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS by Heinrich Graetz. The library has been given three sets of this work (over the years) and there is a need to decide whether to keep one set or not keep any. It would be extremely helpful to me and my committee if we could hear from those of you involved with small Judaica libraries - or large ones - as to your thinking regarding this work. Also, would anyone be interested in receiving a set. With many thanks, Barbara Rosett mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New at Gefen: Every Second Counts.
Dear Librarians New at Gefen: Every Second Counts. True Stories from Israel By Richard Oestermann Price: $19.95 Hard Cover* 240pp * ISBN 965-229-359-8 * Publish Date: April 2006 Every Second Counts is a collection of thirty-two human interest articles by Danish-born journalist Richard Oestermann. Through the poignant narratives offered in this collection, he opens a doorway into the lives of ordinary people, including Jews, Christians, and Arabs. The book is a look at the lesser-known aspects of Israeli life. It is characterized by an expression of tolerance and understanding between different groups of Israeli society, as seen through the eyes and experiences of the author who began his career in Israel as a foreign correspondent covering the Adolf Eichmann war crimes trial. direct link to this title's details page on Gefen's web site: http://www.israelbooks.com/bookDetails.asp?book=490 Send purchase orders for this and other Gefen Publishing House titles: By email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] By fax: 516-295-2739 To receive a copy of every new Gefen Publishing House title at a 30% discount, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To place special orders for books of other Israeli publishers send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to a free monthly email newsletter for visit: http://tinyurl.com/sxgozhttp://tinyurl.com/sxgoz To receive a free quarterly catalog by postal mail and by email of Israeli bestsellers for grown-up and for kids, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Avraham (Andy) Kohlenberg Israbook Special Orders and Marketing Gefen Publishing House Jerusalem / New York www.israelbooks.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 972 2 538 0247 fax: 972 2 538 8423 Hatzvi 6, Jerusalem, 94386 Israel Gefen Books 600 Broadway, Lynbrook, NY, 11563 USA tel: 1 800 477 5257 fax: 516 295 2739 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Re: Maimonides, The Rambam
Sunday Thanks to all who provided assistance with my search. I did find the reviews I wanted (Nuland and Davidson's works on Maimonides) at The New York SUN October 10, 2005 There Was None Like Him Books By ERIC ORMSBY http://www.nysun.com/ Another excellent and more recent review of Nuland's work was at the Forward - March 24, 2006 The Moses Between Egypt and Mendelssohn BIOGRAPHY By Ilan Stavans ... Chana Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Materials available
Dear Colleagues, Does the task of weeding ever end (a rhetorical question if I've ever seen one). I have attached a list of pamphlets/journals/other materials in English, a few books in English, and some books in Yiddish and Hebrew that are available for the cost of postage. I am not a professional librarian, and ask your indulgence should you find this list filled with things I should have discarded without bothering you. On the other hand, one person's trash. . . Cheers, Ellie Shore Librarian Congregation Emanu-El Wichita, KS. Books and other printed materials Congregation Emanu-El, Wichita, KS. Books in Hebrew and/or Yiddish (Please note: some translations of titles and authors' names are approximate) This is the Land. Published in 1958 by The Jewish Agency. LC catalogue #58-8147. Printed in U.S.A by Shulsinger Bros. Linotyping and Publishing. Introduction in Yiddish; text in Hebrew. Maurice Schwartz and the Yiddish Art Theatre, by A. H. Bialin (1934). N.J.: Posy-Shoulson Press. In Yiddish. Chronicles of the Nephites. (1988). In Hebrew. Published by Hebrew Translations, Inc., Independence, MO. Nephite is a term used in the Mormon religion. Mr. Veledek (1935). In Yiddish. Published in New York. Days with Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel (1979; trans. 1982). Children's book, in Hebrew. Printed in Israel. Prose and Poetry, by Rose Kagno (1961). In Yiddish. Printed by Grenich Printing, NY. Poor but Happy, by Sholem Alecheim (1918). In Yiddish. Copyright by Olga Rabinowitz, NY. Mottel. . . his life in America, by Sholem Alechem (1920). In Yiddish. Copyright by Olga Rabinowitz, NY. Works by Abraham Reisen (1918). In Yiddish. Copyright by Jewish Book Agency, Inc. Hebrew grammar book. Published in 1877. Printed in Warsaw. Soviet Jewry, Past and Present, by Yakov Lashzinski. In Yiddish. Copyright 1941 by Central Committee, Poale Zion-Zeire Zion through the Farlag Yiddisher Kemfer Yivo Bleter: Journal of the Yiddish Scientific Institute. Volume XXXI - XXXII. 1948. NY With abstracts in English. The House of Israel, by Rabbi Israel Meir Hacohen (the Hafetz Hayim). N.Y.: Torath Chofetz Chaim Publications. Published by the author's son, Rabbi Aaron Kagan. In Hebrew and English (side by side). Last half of the Bible, from Isaiah on. In Hebrew and Yiddish, side by side. Copyright 1941, Yehoash Farlag Gezelshaft. Printed in the U.S.A. Sholem Asch and the Christmas Tree, by Chaim Lieberman. In Yiddish. Published by OM Publishing Co, New York. Der Vilner Goan: A Historical Novel, by Peisach Markus. In Yiddish. NY: OM Publishing Co., 1952. Contains a carbon copy of a letter to the author from Isador Molk, thanking him for the book and discussing a failed visit and the health of Markus's brother. A Bridge Over the Atlantic, by Peisach Markus. In Yiddish. NY: I. Biderman, 1932. In the Yoke, by Dr. Kazansky. NY: 1935 Rambam: His Life and Work, by Dr. R. Ginsberg. NY: Forward, 1935. In Yiddish. Where do we go? Jewish change from then to today, by Yakov Lashzinski. NY: Yiddish Arbeiter Press, 1944. In Yiddish. Psalms. Large print. Hebrew Publishing Company (no date). Tzu Gezunt un Tzu Lebn: For Health and Life, by Dr. Jacob B. Glenn. In Yiddish. NY: Shulsinger Bros., 1967. The Ruins of Lithuania: A Chronicle of the Destruction of the Sacred Jewish Communities of Lithuania, 1941-1945, by Rabbi Ephraim Oshry. NY: Modern Linotype, 1951. In Yiddish. Form of Service for the Two First Nights of the Feast of Passover. Illustrated. NY: Hebrew Publishing Co., 1859 (last number unclear). In Hebrew and English. Story of Esther. In Hebrew, in pamphlet form. NY: Hebrew Publishing Co., no date. Stamped: USO and JWB. Distributed to members of the Jewish faith in the armed forces of the United States. . . Books in English The Works of Flavius Josephus. In English. Illustrated. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates (no date). In poor condition. Theodor Herzl: A Memorial. Edited by Meyer W. Weisgal. Copyright 1929 by The New Palestine, official organ of the Zionist Organization of America, on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Theodor Herzl. Holidays and Festivals, prepared by Rabbi Charles B. Chavel, PhD. NY: Shulsinger Bros., 1956. Report on Israel, by Irwin Shaw and Robert Capa. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Jerusalem Through the Ages (Baker Studies in Biblical Archaeology), by Charles F. Pfeiffer. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1967. Pamphlets and other printed materials What is Orthodox Judaism. pamphlet published by the Youth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the National Conference of Synagogue Youth. NY: 1968. Soviet Military Power (1983). Department of Defense. Published by the U.S. Government, Superintendent of Documents. The Oppression of the Jewish Religion in the Jewish State of Israel. Published by
[ha-Safran]: Rides to and from Cambridge
Dear Colleagues, I will be driving to Cambridge, leaving from Clifton, New Jersey on Sunday morning around 8 AM and returning to the New York Metropolitan Area on Wednesday morning (shortly after breakfast). If you are interested in traveling with me, please let me know. Kathe Pinchuck Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Reviews on CD
I would also like to add to Heidi's post, that the lovely Sydney Taylor Award posters will again be for sale this year at the awards panel presentation for $12.95 each. To see the poster check out the ajl website! For those of you not attending the convention, you can buy them directly from me at the address below. Shipping cost is an additional $5.00, which includes a poster tube. Lisa Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-481-3215 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
