RE: [ha-Safran]: Palestine immigration query
Contact the Israel Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum http://ilmuseums.com/museum_eng.asp?id=7 Yoel Sheridan Email yoel...@inter.net.il www.tenterbooks.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Lerner Publishing Group pulls Anger Girl from market
As a former Holocaust educator (trained by Facing History and Ourselves ,The American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and Yad Vashem), it would have been fairly easy to find the flaw in Angel Girl by just reading about the camps and their set up. Why couldn't it just have been presented as a fictionalized account? Since many of us have written for Kar-Ben, another imprint of Lerner, I am happy to report that they are meticulous about accuracy in even multicultural and/or historical fiction. I had to submit a bibliography of the factual material that inspired Hanukkah Moon with my manuscript. However, the story is still basically fiction. So, congratulations to Judye Groner and Kar-Ben. You really know what you are doing! Debbie Clayman aka Deborah da Costa 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Sha'ar Lamathil
Dear Safranim, I am having trouble contacting Yediot Achronot in Israel by phone and fax about a problem with our subscription for Sha'ar Lamathil. Does anyone know of a phone number to call in the US to find out information about that newspaper. Thanks in advance. Noreen Wachs Librarian Ramaz Middle School p 212 774-8000, X6232 114 East 85 Street f 212 774-8069 New York, N.Y. 10028 nor...@ramaz.org 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Rambam Teshuvos in English
Does anyone know if the Rambam Shailos and Teshuvos have been translated into English? Thank you David 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: 2006 AJL presentation
I attended a seminar on identifying Jewish values in non-Jewish children's books at the 2006 AJL convention. I don't see this presentation in the conference proceedings, and would like to track down the presenter to identify resources I might use for a 'Jewish Reading for Families' workshop I'm giving in February. I'm no longer on Hasafran, but if you might post this question on my behalf, or if you could help in any other way, I would appreciate it. Many thanks, Denise Kleinman deniseklein...@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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Summer Judaica Libraries Internships?
Hi all, I am a current graduate student in the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill working on my MLS. I am very interested in pursuing a career in Judaica librarianship and am currently looking around for possible Judaica libraries to apply to for an internship for this summer. So far the only one I have found is the Jewish Theological Seminary Library in NYC. Does anyone have any recommendations of other Judaica libraries that may have summer internships? Sincerely, Kristin Fleetwood 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Subject heading (WAS Re: Children's holocaust
book Angel Girl recalled) X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.134 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The children's Holocaust book Angel Girl by Laurie Friedman, published in September 2008 by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, has been recalled by the publisher after it was exposed as a fraud. The story is not true. Is there an LCSH subject heading for fabricated Holocaust biographies (as distinct from Holocaust denial literature)? 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New Jewish Community History Catalog Online;
Dear Friends, It's Dan Wyman Books' first offering of 2009, and we have something special for those of you close to New York, as well as something for those of you further afield. 1. For you in the New York region: We have just added hundreds of new titles to our showroom at 12 W. 27th St. in Manhattan. Particularly plentiful are titles in Rabbinics, Bible, Holocaust (including many war-time publications), and Art, but we also have interesting offerings in Yiddish, Yizkor Books, Children's lit, Modern Hebrew Lit, Hagadoth, and Jewish Community Histories of all stripes and regions. Special Hours are in effect this Sunday-Monday-Tuesday, Jan 11-12-13, to make these items available to you. Special Hours are: Sunday Jan 11 10am-4pm Mon Jan 1211am-7pm Tues Jan 1311am-7pm 2. In addition to the books at the showroom in Manhattan, Dan Wyman Books has also just published online our latest catalog: CATALOG 91: THE JEWS OF WHERE: OVER 275 TITLES IN JEWISH COMMUNITY HISTORY Please view this exciting new catalog, coverings community histories of Jews in almost every continent, online at http://www.danwymanbooks.com/comhist1/comhist2.htm We'll be waiting by the phone and in box for your order. Cheers, Dan ~ Dan Wyman Books, Inc. www.DanWymanBooks.com Regular Hours Tues Thurs 11-7 (Phone First) 12 W. 27th St, 13th flr, NY, NY 10001 (b/w B'way 6th) Correspondence Billing: PO Box 110857 Brooklyn, NY 11211 d...@danwymanbooks.com v: 718.963.0410 c: 347.564.3954 (note new nrs.) We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Hy Wolfe in concert
Hy Wolfe Herbert Kaplan in concert Wednesday Feb 4 7 pm Yiddish Songs for the Soul with Hy Wolfe Adults: $15 Students Seniors: $12 Title: An evening of Yiddish Theatre and Music with Hy Wolfe Herbert Kaplan at the piano. Singer / Actor: Hy Wolfe takes his audience through the pages of Yiddish Music and Theatre. Performing a scene from, The Classic Yiddish Theatre The performance is a varied mix of stories out of our Yiddish Folklore, and a cozy performance of your most beloved Yiddish standards and some less well known songs too. The Museum at Eldridge Street is located at 12 Eldridge Street, between Canal Division Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is 3 blocks east of Bowery and 1 block west of Allen Street. If you need help getting here, call us at 212.219.0302. 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's holocaust book Angel Girl recalled
Even though its another James Frey case, the title can still serve as a Holocaust fiction story. - Heather Lenson Librarian at Ratner Media Center Jewish Education Center of Cleveland 2030 South Taylor Road Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 PH: (216) 371-0446 ext. 228 FX: (216) 371-2523 E-mail: hlen...@jecc.org 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's holocaust book Angel Girl recalled
I am not comfortable with that since the jacket flap says it was based on a true story, and the last page of the book has a photo of Herman Roma Rosenblat and tells the tale as a true version of what happened to them. According to holocaust scholars and other survivors, what they describe cannot possibly have occurred. Holocaust fiction should not include fantasy; it should be realistic and true to the events. I believe the book should be withdrawn from library collections. Sherry Wasserman stwasser...@sbcglobal.net 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Scientific American article.
Dear Safranim, To all those who responded to my request for the Godols Proof article in Scientific American, I wish to thank you for your help. I now have the article. If I ever needed proof that Safranim are the greatest, this is it. Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Reminder about Updated AJL publication
In case you missed this exciting news: The latest AJL monograph, 5th edition of Creating a Collection: A Resource Booklist for a Beginning Judaic Library by Merrily Hart is now available for purchase. This very useful annotated subject bibliography is a guide to developing a core collection in a synagogue, school, or community center library. Creating a Collection is not available for purchase by mail from the AJL Vice-president for Publications, but from two online sources only. 1) Purchase Creating a Collection online from the CreateSpace e-store at: https://www.createspace.com/3359875. The list price is $20.00 plus shipping. AJL members only are entitled to a 10% discount. To obtain the code that must be entered at time of purchase, go to the AJL website and click on the News Announcement about Creating a Collection (http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/Creating%20a%20Collecti on.pdf.) Then click on the discount link in that document to access the code. You will be prompted for your AJL username and password in order to access it. Your username and password are listed on your AJL membership card. If you can't locate your membership card, email Laurie Haas, Membership VP at lh...@torahacademy.org 2) Purchase Creating a Collection from Amazon.com. There is no AJL member discount available through Amazon. If you have any questions email or call me at the contacts listed below: Debbie Stern, Library Director Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 dst...@rrc.edu phone: 215-576-0800 ext. 234 fax: 215 576-6143 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Reminder: Linda Silver's Jewish Classics for
Kids Now Available for Online Ordering X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.133 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN In case you missed this important notice, I am very pleased to announce that Linda Silver's annotated bibliography, Jewish Classics for Kids, published by the AJL, is now available for purchase online at two sources: 1) Purchase Jewish Classics for Kids from the CreateSpace e-store at: https://www.createspace.com/3360356. The list price is $20.00 plus shipping. AJL members only are entitled to a 10% discount. To obtain the code that must be entered at time of purchase, go to the AJL website and click on the News Announcement about Creating a Collection (http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/Creating%20a%20Collection.pdf.) Then click on the discount link in that document to access the code. You will be prompted for your AJL username and password in order to access it. Your username and password are listed on your AJL membership card. If you can't locate your membership card, email Laurie Haas, Membership VP at lh...@torahacademy.org 2)Purchase Jewish Classics for Kids from Amazon.com. There is no AJL member discount available through Amazon. 3)Additionally a few copies are still available from the AJL VP for Publications. Fill out the Publications Order form http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/publications/publications_order_form.pdf and mail in with your check. Debbie Stern, Library Director Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 dst...@rrc.edu phone: 215-576-0800 ext. 234 fax: 215 576-6143 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Gale's new global issues in context (GIC)
Dear Colleagues, I have just purchased this new Gale product using my NYS money. The format is very user friendly and allows a great deal of variety. It includes several hundred news sources in it's list of resources. It has many from Arab countries. After a closer look at the content, I have found that their resource list includes only one from Israel, namely 'Globes. Tel Aviv' an economic news product. It has no news publications from Israeli newspapers or periodicals. This troubles me very much and I've contacted the product managers at Gale about this. I was wondering if anyone else has looked at this item and has an opinion about it? Marion Stein Marion M. Stein, Librarian The Abraham Joshua Heschel High School 20 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 mar...@heschel.org (212) 246-7717 Ext 11639 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Judaic DVD/Video help
I am having trouble finding Judaic DVD's (or videos) on some topics one of my teachers is asking for. Any suggestions for good places to go to find Judaic movies in general OR movies on the following subjects would be much appreciated. Sephardic/Ashkenazi Jews (heritage and/or origins) False Messiahs/Shabtai Tzui Kabbalah Humanism/Renaissance and the Jews Maimonides 16th Century Poland and the Jews Thanks so much for your help! Sara Ross Middle/Upper School Librarian The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School 19000 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33180 305.931.2831 extension 140 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Re: HVLA LIST: Gale's new global issues in context (GIC)
Yes, Rhonda, you are right. Gale's Encyclopedia of Race and Racism was faulted by the ADL when it came out for including an article on Zionism written by a person whom ADL claims is a known anti-Zionist, Noel Ignatiev. I also found an article from Deborah Lipstadt criticizing Macmillan of the same issue; namely including Zionism in their encyclopedia of racism. It's really hard to keep up with all this distortion. Here's the link to the ADL article: http://www.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/5395_62.htm Marion Marion M. Stein, Librarian The Abraham Joshua Heschel High School 20 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 mar...@heschel.org (212) 246-7717 Ext 11639 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
For more information, contact: Kathe Pinchuck, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries (973) 777-4504 ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org January 2009 For immediate release MEDIA RELEASE 2009 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES (New YorkJanuary 7, 2009) Richard Michelson and Raul Colon, author and illustrator of As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschels Amazing March Toward Freedom, Karen Hesse, author of Brooklyn Bridge, and Valerie Zenatti, author of A Bottle in the Gaza Sea, are the 2009 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award. The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Chicago this July. Michelson and Colon will receive the 2009 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Younger Readers Category for As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschels Amazing March Toward Freedom, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Two very special clergymen, one a rabbi, the other an African-American reverend are raised in divergently different countries yet experience similar levels of persecution and bigotry that will one day bring them together. As colleagues in Americas struggle for civil rights, they march together from Selma to Montgomery in March 1965. Colons colored pencil and watercolor illustrations offer a beautiful complement to the text, describing two unique paths from childhood to adult life Martins in the rich, warm brown-tones of the American south and Abrahams in cool blues and grays that reminded the illustrator of old World War II movies. When the two exemplary men join in their march for tolerance, the palettes merge in full color harmony, comments Debbie Colodny, a member of the Award Committee. This book is recommended for grades 2-5. Hesse will receive the 2009 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Older Readers Category for Brooklyn Bridge, published by Feiwel Friends. While his family left the anti-Semitism of Russia to build the American dream, Joey Michtoms dream is to visit the glittering Coney Island. Crafting a story from the spark of a true event, the invention of the Teddy Bear in 1903, Hesse masterfully weaves multiple themes of hard-work, survival, homelessness, and familial dedication with interlocking and parallel stories of families who live reasonably well opposite those less fortunate living in the shadows below the imposing Brooklyn Bridge, comments Rita Soltan, a member of the Award Committee. This book is recommended for grades 5-8. Hesse also won the 1992 Award for Older Readers for Letters from Rifka, and a 2004 Honor Award for Older Readers for The Cats in Kransinski Square. Zenatti will receive the 2009 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Teen Readers Category for A Bottle in the Gaza Sea, published by Bloomsbury. This story about the relationship between an Israeli girl, Tal, and a Palestinian boy, Naim, via e-mail and instant messaging, is honest but hopeful. Well-written and compelling, the tale of their relationship conveys the confusion, anger, exhaustion, and depression felt by many young people during the 2003 intifada, comments Susan Berson, a member of the Award Committee. Zenattis memoir, When I Was a Soldier, was a 2005-6 AJL Notable Book for Older Readers. Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2009. For Younger Readers, Honor Books are: Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride by Deborah Bodin Cohen with illustrations by Shahar Kober (Kar-Ben), Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules with illustrations by Natascia Ugliano (Kar-Ben), A is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet by Richard Michelson with illustrations by Ron Mazellan (Sleeping Bear Press) and Naming Liberty by Jane Yolen with paintings by Jim Burke (Philomel Books). Aranka Siegals Memories of Babi (Farrar Straus and Giroux) was named an Honor Book for Older Readers, and Freefall by Anna Levine (Greenwillow Books) was named an Honor Book in the Teen Reader Category. In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated twenty-two Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2009: six in the Younger Readers Category, ten in the Older Readers Category, and four for Teens. Genesisthe Book with Seventy Faces: A Guide for the Family by Esther Takac with illustrations by Anna Pignataro (Pitspopany Press) and Celebrating with Jewish Crafts by Rebecca Edid Ruzansky with photographs by Roberto Zeballos-Peralta (self-published) impressed the Award Committee with their uniqueness and range. They have been designated Notable Books for
[ha-Safran]: Book Announcement
JPS is pleased to announce publication of a new book: Meneket Rivkah A Manual of Wisdom and Piety for Jewish Women By Rivkah bat Meir (author), Frauke von Rohden (editor) http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?id=178 With a critical introduction and commentary by Frauke von Rohden A book of ethics by one of the first female Jewish writers The first-known Yiddish book to be written by a woman, Meneket Rivkah (Rivkah's Nurse) reveals a great deal about 16th-century Jewish women's lives and religious practices. It includes Rivkah bat Meir's sermons, her interpretations of the Bible, and other religious instructions on various topics to guide women in their familial relationships. First published posthumously in Prague, in 1609, Meneket Rivkah pre-dates the work of Glueckel of Hamelin and makes a new contribution to the fields of Yiddish literature and Jewish women's literature. Von Rohden's critical introduction and commentary serve to place the work within biblical and rabbinical literature, and within other Yiddish ethical works of Rivkah bat Meir's time. This is the first book to include the original Yiddish text in English translation, as well as the original Yiddish manuscript of Rivkah bat Meir's unpublished Simhes Toyre Lid. The book also includes the original Yiddish text of Meneket Rivkah. Rivkah bat Meir is one of the few early women writers whose works in Yiddish have survived the centuries. She preached to many women in her community and was highly educated. Frauke von Rohden is a research associate in the Academy Project Encyclopedia of Jewish Cultures at the Simon Dubnow Institute for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Leipzig. $45.00 Hardcover, 6 x 9, 360 pages ISBN: 9780827608351 Sales contact: 800-234-3151, www.jewishpub.org Anita Bihovsky Publicity Manager The Jewish Publication Society 2100 Arch Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 832-0601 (800) 234-3151, x 50601 abihov...@jewishpub.org Visitour website at www.jewishpub.org 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Article in Scientific American
Shalom, I don't know if this will be of much help, but there is an essay entitled Goedel's Proof by Ernest Nagel and James R. Newman in the anthology The World of Mathematics, edited by James R. Newman, published by Simon and Schuster in 1956. The essay appears in Volume 3, pp. 1666-1695. Oddly, there is no attribution of Scientific American as the source of the article - perhaps that is a different version. If you can't get hold of the Scientific American, maybe you can locate the book via Inter-Libary Loan. Good luck, Yosef Branse University of Haifa Library 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Strategic planning
Hi, I am interested in a strategic planning that was done for a School Center or synagogue library. I will be happy to pay for the postage. Thanks in advance, Amalia Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Library Resource Center 5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107 Charlotte NC 28226 Phone 704-944-6763 Fax 704-362-4171 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Dancing Alfonso - a Worthy Addition to Your
Film Collection X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.82 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dancing Alfonso (2007) 50 min. In Hebrew, Spanish, French Moroccan w/English subtitles The Video Librarian, A. Jacobson, November, 2008 Filmmaker Barak Heymanns Dancing Alfonso follows a Tel Aviv senior citizen leading a dramatic life. Alfonso, the lead dancer in a flamenco class with an average age of 75, uses dance to express the alternating emotions of hope and rage of a man on the cusp of losing his wife to illness. The flamenco dance group heaves with its own drama as well, as members engage in this traditionally seductive and mysterious dance while trying to avoid developing feelings or falling into conflict with one another. After Alfonso loses his wife, he connects with fellow dancer Sima, which causes problems with both Alfonsos grown children and his classmates, who feel the situation is inappropriate especially for someone his age. Later, when Alfonsos new relationship falls apart, he once again displays resolve, strength of character, and charisma: rather than sinking into a depression, Alfonso picks himself up, dusts himself off, and starts all over againleaving the viewer with a sense of hope for Alfonso. Like Young @ Heart, Dancing Alfonso offers us a privileged view into the inner lives of seniors, while underscoring the durability of the human spirit. Highly recommended. Dear Librarian; As people are living longer, the topic of how to enjoy a fuller richer life has taken on greater consequence. As the above quote from Video Librarian affirms, Dancing Alfonso is a wonderful addition to any library collection. The film won the Silver Asian Award at the Shangai International Film Festival in 2008. Already purchased by the University of Maryland Library, this film very beautifully demonstrates the will to live and the need for love at any age. A charmingly intimate insight into the love and passion of old age, using flamenco dance to symbolize the determination to be fully alive in later life. Jury Statement Shangai International Film Festival, Silver Asian Award, 2008 The price for the purchase of the film is $300 for university libraries and $115 for public libraries. The price does not include shipping and handling. For more information please contact us at r...@ruthfilms.com Best regards, Ruth Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. Tel: 972-2-6724256 Fax: 972-2-6724210 E-mail: r...@ruthfilms.com Don't forget to check our online catalogue: www.ruthfilms.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
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-- Forwarded message -- From: Joan Tedlow jted...@templesolel.net Subject: [ha-Safran]: Weeding of dedicated books Hi All, Im interested in discussing how other librarians handle the weeding of dedicated books. We have a number of duplicate copies of books with dedications that we would like to remove from the shelves. Any ideas? Thanks. Joan Tedlow Alpert Mendelson Library Temple Solel, Cardiff, CA 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Synagogue librarian job descriptions
Hevre, The senior rabbi here and I agree that my skills are not being fully used. Its likely that I will take on additional duties in the ritual realm and in programming; the rabbi has also asked me to collect some synagogue library job descriptions from other congregations. If anyone has one to share, Id appreciate it if youd send it to me, along with an indication of how many hours/week the librarian is expected to work.. If theres interest, Ill post a summary of what I receive to the list. Thanks! Marga * Marga Hirsch Librarian Park Avenue Synagogue 50 East 87th St. New York, NY 10128 212.369.2600, x127 mhir...@pasyn.org 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Bais hamikdash
Does anyone know of resources for a high school paper dealing with the Bais Hakdash. What did it look like? What went on there on a daily basis? etc. so that it can be very real for our students? Thanks, Aviva Wasser Ilan High School avivawass...@gmail.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Global Issues in Context
Colleagues, This is new product from Gale that has many fine features in terms of its flexibility. It is rich and covers many topics. But unfortunately it does have a bias that does not please anyone who cares about Israeli coverage and an unbiased look at the Middle East. Granted there are many fewer news resources from Israel than there are from all of the Arab world and Middle East in general, but this product so far has one newspaper from Israel. It is' Globes- Tel Aviv', an economic newspaper. That is it. Over the past 2 days, I've been bringing this fact to the attention of hasafran and the members of HVLA, the Hudson Valley Library Association of which I am a member. What follows is a letter by one of the HVLA librarians who was equally disturbed by this realization. Her letter to one of the product managers at Gale, the producer of this product, tells how she feels. She has given me permission to share this with you for your information. I have been in touch with several people at Gale who say they are working on remedying this situation. The product is brand new and hopefully shortly they will have multiple Israeli sources as part of the resources from which they draw their information and which they offer to their subscribers. We can never rely completely on an aggregator, but their should have some attempt to cover more than just one side from the locale and all references to the other from external sources. I'm sorry that I have to inform you of this. I like the product and hope that they will come through with acceptable Israeli sources. Marion Stein Marion M. Stein, Librarian The Abraham Joshua Heschel High School 20 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 mar...@heschel.org (212) 246-7717 Ext 11639 Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) - Original Message - Hi Craig: Happy New Year! Sorry I didn't return your message; it's my 1st week back from break, and I'm still digging out. To be honest, I'm concerned about the bias in your products. I previewed Global Issues in Context and I noticed that Gale does not provide articles from major Israeli news outlets about the conflict in Gaza. Why is the coverage unbalanced? Moreover,Hamas members are described as 'militants'. I believe that the US, along with other nations has classified Hamas as a terrorist organization. The same bias exists in your Custom Newspaper database; there is minor representation of Israeli media. I would think that Gale would make an effort to include more stories from a country that has such a vital role in world politics. After the Encyclopedia of Racism fiasco, I would think that Gale would have made more effort to provide fair and balanced views on world issues. Rhonda Rigrodsky Director of Library Services The Birch Wathen Lenox School 210 E. 77th St. New York, NY 10075 Phone:(1-212) 861-0404 Fax: (1-212) 879-5309 E-board: http:rrigrods.bwl.site.eboard.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Poetry reading in Yiddish and English
A Poetry Reading by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub (Yiddish English poetry) Sunday, February 22, 2009 (at 10:15 AM) at Tikvat Israel synagogue Address: Tikvat Israel Congregation 2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, Maryland 20851 Phone: (301) 762-7338 Fax: (301) 424-4399 Join us for a poetry reading and discussion with poet Yermiyahu Ahron Taub. Taub is the author of two published volumes of poetry, The Insatiable Psalm and What Stillness Illuminated/Vos shtilkayt hot baloykhtn. His Yiddish and English language poems, one of which was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, have appeared in numerous publications, including The Adirondack Review, Eclectica Magazine, Five Fingers Review, The Forward, Lily, Prairie Schooner, and Tsukunft. He appears in, edited the English subtitles for the Yiddish dialogue, and received an additional writing credit for Divan (Zeitgeist, 2003), a documentary film by Pearl Gluck. He was honored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage as one of New York*s best emerging Jewish artists. Cost is $5.00 for the program. Coffee and breakfast items will be available for purchase from 9:30 to 10:15. Please RSVP: adul...@tikvatisrael.org. Put name of event in subject line. If you do not have email, please call the office to RSVP. 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Newsletter deadline
The deadline for submissions to the Feb/Mar 2009 AJL Newsletter is Tuesday Jan 20, 2009. Please send news, articles, columns, reports to Libby White (lwh...@bhu.edu or llibby...@aol.com). Photos and graphics should go to Nancy Sack (s...@hawaii.edu ). The Nov/Dec issue is late as we switched to a combined printing/distribution firm. We apologize. Please bear with us. Libby 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[hasafran]: Jewish folklore in large print
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good anthology of Jewish folklore/folktales that is available in large print. I'm looking for something that grandparents might like to read aloud to children and something that would be easy on their eyes. Amazon searches have not turned up much; we have a lot of folktale books in our library but nothing in large print. Thanks so much. Best, Marie -- www.bostonbibliophile.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
THE DURBAN II DRAFT DECLARATION - analysis
SHATTERING THE RED LINES: THE DURBAN II DRAFT DECLARATION Updated Analysis of New Dec. 26, 2008 Draft http://www.unwatch.org/atf/cf/%7B6deb65da-be5b-4cae-8056-8bf0bedf4d17%7D/REVISEDSHATTEREDREPORT.PDF The UN Watch has prepared a document dealing with the upcoming UN (so called) Human Rights Council Conference on Racism. The declaration is very anti-Israel and anti-democratic based upon the wishes of the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference). Each one of us as librarians of libraries of Judaica should be aware of this document. David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel mtev...@zahav.net.il www.geocities.com/d_elazar (home page) 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: When did Good Friday fall on a Monday?
And, as promised, the answer is A racehorse named Good Friday fell in a steeplechase race in England back in 1946. The race took place on an Easter Monday, Best wishes for 2009 to you all Yoel Sheridan Email yoel...@inter.net.il www.tenterbooks.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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Sharing bookmarks
I wanted to reintroduce the idea of sharing Web links in a durable way via a social bookmarking tool. The idea is, essentially, that we save and/or tag items of common interest in central location. There are several important advantages to this strategy. For instance, as a personal tool, a social bookmarking site makes your bookmarks available to you wherever you are. Ever sat at a colleagues desk or in an Internet cafe and tried to remember how to reach a site bookmarked on your computer? This solves that problem. But the advantages go far beyond that. Once you save a link to the central site, it makes it easier for other users to find that site again. It's a bit like saying, Here's something I found valuable and I hope you find it useful, too. And, as more people save a link, its status rises. It is one way for good links to rise to the top. I've always felt that if librarians took more ownership of these sorts of efforts, marking and reviewing the good stuff, the quality of the Internet would improve. There are several social bookmarking sites, all with their advantages and adherents. I've been using delicious.com the longest and I still recommend it. I've been tagging links that come down through the HaSafran list that interest me with the tag ajlib. (It seems that AJL is used commonly for some other topic.) You can see everything everyone has every tagged this way via the link: http://delicious.com/tag/ajlib There are several ways to share links with other users. The simplest is to add the above URL to your Web pages: e.g., Links recommended by Association of Jewish Libraries members There are even fancier tools that will allow you to embed live lists of these tags directly within pages. For an example of this, see my blog site, bottom right column: http://jsucsclibrary.blogspot.com/ If you want to join in and contribute, you have to register (for free) with delicious.com. There are several ways to add and tag links. I use the Firefox plug-in that adds buttons to my browser's menubar, allowing me to easily bookmark the page I'm viewing. If no one else has saved that item, it's a bit of a blank slate. You can edit the title if you need to, add notes, and enter any tags you want. If you are there first, you should definitely add ajlib to the tags so that other members can find it again. If it has been saved before, previously-used tags are suggested. You can still add other tags as you need them and they will be readily available to you for retrieving your bookmarks when you need them. Feel free to accept the tags previous users have suggested or not. If we all use the ajlib tag when we add AJL-related items, the above URL will allow us to collect and share our links in one place. This seems like a good thing. I don't think we need to vote on this. All that is needed is for those willing to participate start to save and add tags for this to work. -- Lee Jaffe Assistant to the University Librarian (interim) 3366 McHenry Library University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95064 831.459.3297 ldja...@ucsc.edu http://library.ucsc.edu/ ^^ I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. - Jonathan Swift 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Primary documents
Greetings! I have a faculty member teaching World History and would like to have access to some primary documents for his 11th grade students. They are currently studying the Chinese dynasties (Han, Song, Tang, Ming, Sui). Does anyone know of some websites or print material that he can access? Thanks, in advance. Laurie Haas Librarian Network Administrator Columbus Torah Academy 181 Noe Bixby Road Columbus, OH 43213 Where tomorrow's leaders get their start. ph. 614-864-0299x133 fax 614-864-2119 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's holocaust book Angel Girl recalled
I agree with Sherry Wasserman. The book jacket and the afterward present the story as true, so without some major revision, I don't think you can categorize it as fiction. It doesn't matter how you dress up a lie, it is still a lie. Eileen Polk, Librarian Prentis Memorial Library Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 ep...@tbeonline.org 248-865-0627 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Position available in Ets Haim Library
Dear Safranim, I was asked to pass on this employment opportunity Benjamin richler 5. Library Ets Haim-Livraria Montezinos, founded in 1616, is housed in the complex of the Portugese Synagoge in Amsterdam and is the oldest still functioning Jewish library in the world. The collection comprises approximately 28.000 printed and 557 handwritten manuscripts, in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. All aspects of Jewish culture are represented . During World War II the library was confiscated by the oppressor, which caused a lot of damage. The Restoration and reorganisation the library was recently completed. In 1998 the collections were placed under the Dutch Cultural Heritage Act and in 2003 on the UNESCO Memory of World Register. Ets Haim is an independent foundation resorting under the umbrella foundation Stichting Cultureel Erfgoed Portugees-Israelitiesche Gemeente (CEPIG). The librarian is supported by an external Library Committee and reports to the management of CEPIG. The Library Committee consists of external experts who advise the librarian on relevant subject (such as housing, acquisition, conservation, restoration, as well as national and international cooperation). Ets Haim is looking to fill the vacancy for a Librarian (38 hours a week) Candidates are expected to be well embedded in Jewish tradition, to have knowledge and experience with the afore mentioned literature, library management - with an emphasis on special collections - and be familiar with the academic world. He/she is expected to concentrate on complementing the collections and the further development into a hybrid library (a combination of both analogue and digital documents). Maintaining good relations with national and international Jewish communities is part of the job description. Additional information on Ets Haim can be found at http://www.etshaim.org http://www.etshaim.org/ Ets Haim's retiring librarian, Mr Abraham Rosenberg, may be contacted for more detailed information (awrosenb...@etshaim.org). An assessment may be part of the selection procedure. Candidates may send their written reactions and curriculum vitae to: Bibliotheek Ets Haim Mr Visserplein 3 1011 RD Amsterdam Attn Mrs. M. Kotek 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Pictures of Israel Support Rallies from around the World
Hi Everyone! I posted pictures of recent Israel support rallies from around the world at: http://www.jr.co.il/rally/world/index.html If you have additional pictures that you took at a rally, please send them to me and I will post them. Thanks! Please pray for the safety of our soldiers: http://www.jr.co.il/prayers/index.html Have a good day, Jacob 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Shelving of sets using Elazar
We have several sets of Torah, Tanakh, Mishna, etc. Do you shelve them according to Elazar number (and thereby intermixing sets) or by set then by Elazar? Thanks Kathy Merkin Congregation Kol Emeth Palo Alto, CA 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[hya-Safran]: New books from Magnes Press in Judaic Digital Library
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: agend...@publishersrow.com Subject: [ha-Safran]: New books from Magnes Press in Judaic Digital Library Varda Books is pleased to announce an addition of new titles to its Judaic Digital Library (www.judaicdigitallibrary.com ). Non-subscribers are permitted an unlimited search (some Hebrew texts are image-only) and limited access (up to three times) to full-text online editions of its books. Judaism of the Second Temple Period - Vol 1: Qumran and Apocalypticism by דוד פלוסר / The Hebrew University Magnes Press In Judaism of the Second Temple Period, Flusser examines the influence of apocalypticism on various Jewish sects. He states that the teachings of Jesus, while reflecting first and foremost the views of the sages, are also influenced by Jewish apocalypticism. Examining the Essenes, their effect on Hebrew language, the split of sects, and much more, Flusser's collected essays offer an important source of study for any Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. On Germans and Jews under the Nazi Regime: Essays by Three Generations of Historians by Moshe Zimmerman / The Hebrew University Magnes Press A Festschrift in Honor of Otto Dov Kulka The Battle For The Land by Yossi Katz / The Hebrew University Magnes Press In 1901, the Zionist Organization founded the Jewish National Fund to purchase lands in the Land of Israel and transfer them to the ownership of the Jewish people. The book before us examines and summarizes the JNF's land purchasing policies and endeavors, from the establishment of the Fund to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. A major part of this essay centers on the period from 1936 to 1948, which were the most important years of the JNF's activities and during which it became almost the sole Jewish entity promoting this aspect of the building of the land of Israel. During these years, the JNF purchased about 600,000 dunams, which constitute more than 60% of its acquisitions from its establishment to the establishment of the State. The pivotal nature of the JNF during those years stems first and foremost from the recognition of its settlement endeavors by the top institutions of the Zionist Organization, in promoting the political interests of the Zionist movement. The Dead Sea: The world's ultimate natural healing resort by Shaul Sukenik / The Hebrew University Magnes Press This book explains in simple and understandable words all the principles, mechanisms of action and advantages of all the treatment modalities at health resort areas. This book describes all the diseases that can be treated successfully at the Dead Sea. and is the first one that was written and directed for the general public. Treasures on Camels' Humps: Historical and Literary Studies by מרדכי כוגן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press The twenty-five new studies in this volume present the reader with an up-to-date picture of some of the issues and the methodologies that engage scholars of the Ancient Near East. These essays reflect the broad span of the field, both geographically and chronologically, from Sumerian texts of the third millennium BCE, to the town of Nuzi in Iraqi Kurdistan in the mid-second millennium, from there to inquiries into Assyrian and Babylonian documents and inscriptions, as well as into recently recovered Aramaic ostraca from Idumea in southern Israel dating to the fourth century BCE. Rounding off this varied and rich collection are several investigations concerning Ancient Israel and biblical matters. Specialists from Israel, Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan have joined together in this volume to honor Israel Eph'al, professor emeritus of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, whose many scholarly achievements are hereby noted. אוצר הציטטות מן ההגוּת והספרות העולמית לדורותיה ומן המקורות העבריים העתיקים והחדשים by איתן בן-נתן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press אורתודוקסייה יהודית: היבטים חדשים by יוסף שלמון / The Hebrew University Magnes Press איטליה כרך יח: כתב-עת לחקר תולדותיהם, תרבותם וספרותם של יהודי איטליה by ראובן בונפיל / The Hebrew University Magnes Press אמונות המקרא: גבולות המהפכה המקראית by ישראל קנוהל / The Hebrew University Magnes Press גווילים נשרפים ואותיות פורחות: תולדותיהם של אוספי ספרים וספריות בארץ ישראל וניסיונות להצלת שרידיהם באירופה לאחר השואה by דב שידורסקי / The Hebrew University Magnes Press בחנותו של מוכר הספרים by חגית כהן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press האומנם גורשו הנשים הנוכריות? שאלת ההיבדלות בימי שיבת ציון by יונינה דור / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הגיון ליונה: הבטים חדשים בחקר ספרות המדרש, האגדה והפיוט by יעקב אלבוים / The Hebrew University Magnes Press ההלכה הנבואית: הפילוסופיה של ההלכה במשנת הראיה קוק by אבינועם רוזנק / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הופעותיו של הכוח במיסטיקה היהודית by יהונתן גארב / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הטקס שלא היה: מקדש, מדרש ומגדר במסכת סוטה by ישי
Re: [ha-Safran]: Gale's new global issues in context (GIC)
Hi everyone- I just spoke to Amy Moulton who handles my accountat Gale. I just starting receiving global issues in context and she assured me that it is a work in progress--that many newspapers have not as yet been included-French newspapers for example. They will be including the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, and Arutz Sheva and are negotiating for the feed for broadcast news-- I think from the Israeli ministry. Amy says that they were being pressured to come out with the database so it is still in a somewhat unfinished state. The major problem is copyright negotiations--something Al Jazeera doesn't seem to care about--they just want their publicity out there. Let's hope that this gets cleared up quickly. I understand the concern--I told Marion and Amy that I'm not very happy about this situation--but I do trust Amy. She says that the person in charge of copyright negotiations for publications is an observant Jew. Bruchie Weinstein Magen David Yeshivah HS Brooklyn 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New for Spring from Kar-Ben
Dear Safranim, Kar-Ben Publishing is pleased to announce its new spring offerings, now available at www.karben.com: ALEF-BET YOGA FOR KIDS, by Ruth and Bill Goldeen Kids can learn the Hebrew alphabet through yoga! Using traditional and modified yoga poses, the author/photographer team teaches kids how to create the letters of the Hebrew alphabet while benefitting from the stretching and strengthening offered by each pose. Hardcover: 978-0-8225-8756-9 -- $15.95 Paperback: 978-0-7613-4506-0 --$7.95 Ages 3-8, Grades PreK-2 32 Pages, 9 x 9 Full color poster available free with hardcover purchase or $7.95 separately. MY FIRST YIDDISH WORD BOOK, edited by Joni Sussman, illustrated by Pepi Marzel Introduce children to their mama loshen (mother tongue) and open the door to their cultural heritage with this Yiddish word book for kids. Vocabulary includes words for family members, objects in the home and school, colors and numbers. The words are presented through bright pictures with Yiddish, translation and transliteration. Hardcover: 978-00-8225-8755-2 -- $17.95 Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 32 Pages, 9-3/4 x 9-3/4 NACHSHON, WHO WAS AFRAID TO SWIM, by Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Jago The biblical legend of the brave boy who was the first to jump into the Red Sea when the Jews were fleeing Egypt. Cohen succeeds in transporting the Exodus story to a personal scale...[Jago's pictures] make the pages feel burnished by the forces of history and faith. - Publishers Weekly Hardcover: 978-08225-8764-4 -- $17.95 Paperback: 978-08225-8765-1 -- $8.95 Ages 3-8, Grades PreK-2 32 Pages, 10-1/4 x 8-1/4 SAMMY SPIDER'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, by Sylvia A. Rouss, illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Sammy Spider chooses a lucky day to hitch a ride to preschool in Josh's backpack. The children are learning about kindness to animals. What will happen when the little spider is discovered? Hardcover: 978-0-8225-8583-1 -- $16.95 Paperback: 978-0-8225-8584-8 -- $7.95 Ages 3-8, Grades PreK-2 32 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11 BENJAMIN AND THE SILVER GOBLET, by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Natascia Ugliano The Bible story of Benjamin and his brothers going down to Egypt to seek help from the governor, not knowing that the governor is their brother, Joseph, is told through the eyes of young Benjamin. The third in the award-winning Bible series from Jules and Ugliano. Hardcover: 978-08225-8757-2 -- $17.95 Paperback: 978-08225-8757-6 -- $8.95 Ages 5-9, Grades K-3 32 Pages, 9-3/4 x 9-3/4 WHEN IT'S PURIM, by Edie Stoltz Zolkower, illustrated by Barb Bjornson Sprightly rhyme and brightly colored pictures introduce toddlers to the tradition of baking hamentaschen, the Purim treat. Board Book: 978-0-8225-8947-1 -- $5.95 Ages 1-4, Grades PreK 12 Pages, 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 ONCE UPON A SHABBOS -- Was out of print but now back by popular demand! Jacqueline Jules illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn In this fun picture book strewn with information about Shabbos, one of the three bears strays from his forest home and threatens to spoil a woman's Shabbos dinner in Brooklyn...will have children giggling and wondering what happens next. -Publishers Weekly A Joan Sugarman Children's Book Award Honorable Mention A Sydney Taylor Notable Children's Book Paperback: 978-1-58013-021-9 -- $7.95 Ages 3-8, Grades PreK-3 32 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11 Joni Sussman Publisher Kar-Ben Publishing A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Ave. No., Minneapolis, MN 55401 Direct 612-215-6229 800-328-4929 x 229 jsuss...@karben.com Visit www.karben.com for award-winning Kar-Ben titles Celebrating over 30 years in Jewish children's book publishing! 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's holocaust book Angel Girl recalled
As an imprint of the publisher, Lerner Publishing Group, we agree that this book should not be re-shelved in libraries as fiction. If you purchased your copy from Kar-Ben and would like to return it for credit, you may do so by calling 1-800-4KARBEN. Even if you did not purchase your copy from us, you may still return it in exchange for another Kar-Ben Holocaust title. If this is the case, please contact me directly at jsuss...@karben.com to make arrangements. You may replace the book with any of the following Holocaust-related titles: http://www.karben.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=indexcPath=15 Kar-Ben and Lerner wish to stand by their reputation as credible and ethical publishers. Joni Sussman Publisher Kar-Ben Publishing A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Ave. No., Minneapolis, MN 55401 Direct 612-215-6229 800-328-4929 x 229 jsuss...@karben.com Visit www.karben.com for award-winning Kar-Ben titles Celebrating over 30 years in Jewish children's book publishing! 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Book Release and Event
I first heard Hilda Stern Cohen tell her story at a Yom HaShoah gathering in 1996. She told us she was nine and living in the small German village of Nieder-Ohmen when Hitler came to power in 1933. She chronicled twelve years of a painful and yet inspiring story. After she spoke, I mentioned in conversation that I am a storyteller. Hilda overheard. Do you tell stories of the Holocaust? No, I said. I dont feel entitled to tell them. Theyre not my stories. But they should be told and I am grateful to have heard your story. I hope you continue to tell it for a long time, and I wonder who will tell it when you no longer can. She looked me squarely in the eye and smiled. You tell it, she said. I have been telling Hilda's story since she died, in 1997. Now Hilda tells her own story, in a book that is edited from her writings and poetry, along with texts from our interviews. A book release event takes place in Washington, D.C. Details are below. Join us if you are in the area! Words that Burn Within Me: Faith, Values, Survival by Hilda Stern Cohen (Dryad Press, 2008) with Werner V. Cohen and Gail Rosen storyteller Words that Burn Within Me brings together the life story of Hilda Stern Cohen (1927-1997) and the remarkable German poetry she wrote over four years of imprisonment in the Lodz Ghetto, where she was a member of the literary circle around writer and painter Izrael Lejzerowicz. After a year in a displaced person's camp in Austria, Hilda emigrated to the United States in July 1946 and married Werner V. Cohen, abandoning the German language, but saving her extraordinary poems and prose in notebooks discovered by her husband in 1997. More about Hilda Stern Cohen: www.HildaStory.org and www.goethe.de/cohen. Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:00PM Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008 www.politics-prose.com Space is limited. Light refreshments to follow. There's a paragraph by Sandee Brawarsky (Broken Stories) about Words that Burn Within Me in the New York Jewish Week: Like Berg, Hilda Stern Cohen also put her manuscript away in a drawer. She wrote poems and literary prose in German, during the three years she was in the Lodz Ghetto and then Auschwitz. She compiled the work and continued to write in a displaced persons camp after the war, but after moving to the U.S. and marrying, she put the notebooks away, not even telling her husband about them. Her deeply felt and beautifully expressed words, preserved in seven notebooks, were discovered after her death, and are published in English for the first time in Words that Burn Within Me: Faith, Values, Survival (Dryad Press). See www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c44_a13881/The_Arts/Books.html 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Bound Issues of Jewish Frontier 1953 - 1980 need new home
I have professionally bound issues of the Jewish Frontier: A Labor Zionist Journal from v. 20 (1953) v. 47 (1980) available for the cost of shipping. Thanks, Karen Kriegel kkrie...@sfpl.org Acquisitions Librarian San Francisco Public Library 95 Washburn Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2610 USA 415-557-4339 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Children's holocaust book Angel Girl recalled
There are many fictionalized accounts of historical events--even the Holocaust: Sophie's Choice, The Cats in Krasinski Square, and many others. They are based on actual facts but are presented in story form. However, you know up front that they are fact-based fiction. The problem is that while food was sometimes smuggled into the ghettos or even thrown over the walls, this would have been too difficult to do in the heavily guarded camps. If a writer is up front about sources and does not totally distort reality, there should be no reason to avoid writing Holocaust stories which help make the sad events more accessible to children and teens. Most Holocaust survivors are very resentful of out and out fabricating about their experience, but they don't say writers for children must only write the absolute and unvarnished terrible truth. The problem is when a book is a total fabrication rather than fact-based fiction. For publishing companies this adds one more reason for them to refuse Holocaust stories. 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.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: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
