RE: [ha-Safran]: DVD PAL projector
All you need is a region-free DVD player. Once the data on the disc is decoded by the player any projector will project the image. Steven +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Steven Jay Bernstein Assistant Catalog Librarian Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, Connecticut 06050 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ PHONE: (860) 832-2079 FAX: (860) 832-2053 E-MAIL: bernstein...@ccsu.edu +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Advice and guidance requested for reducing
Friends, both of these AJL publications can be easily ordered on Amazon using a credit card. Debbie Stern, AJL VP for Publications Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 mailto:dst...@rrc.edudst...@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: hasaf...@osu.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 Members Appointed to the Sydney Taylor Book
Award Committee X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 2.10 (**) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,PORN_RP_CUMS_,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.122; country=US; region=OH; city=Reynoldsburg; latitude=39.9549; longitude=-82.7693; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9549,-82.7693z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.131 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee appointed three new members. Their four-year terms will begin in January. The committee benefits from the diverse membership of AJL, and with the unique talents and experience of the incoming members, we are confident the high standards of the committee will continue. Debbie Feder is the Director of the Library Resource Center at Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Chicago. An active member of the Chicago AJL Chapter, Debbie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and earned her MLS from Dominican University. Debbie, who also worked at the Skokie Public Library, is a lover of children's literature, first enthralled by All-of-a-Kind-Family. Aimee Lurie comes to the committee with experience in a variety of Jewish libraries, including the Temple-Tifereth Israel, the Fairmount Temple and the Agnon School, as well as public libraries. Amy has reviewed books for the AJL Newsletter and VOYA and feels that reviewing books is every librarian's professional responsibility and it has always played a critical role in my personal professional development. Not only does it play an invaluable role in collection development, I have found it is the best way to keep your finger on the pulse of publishing trends. Aimee is active in the Cleveland chapter of AJL and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Ohio State and an MLS from Kent State University. Nancy Silverrod is a librarian at San Francisco Public Library. Nancy graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Michigan University and earned her MILS at the University of Michigan. Nancy states that My reading over the years led me to a deeper connection and involvement with Judaism, and the opportunity to recommend high quality books to interested readers is one of the things I most enjoy about my work a great combination. Barbara Bietz of Oak Park, California will assume the chairmanship. She is the author of Like a Maccabee (Yaldah Publishing, 2006). As a freelance writer, her work has appeared in numerous publications, and she is a frequent reviewer for Jewish Book World and the AJL Newsletter. The 2009-2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will also include Debbie Colodny(Libertyville, Illinois), Rita Soltan (West Bloomfield, Michigan); Kathe Pinchuck (Clifton, New Jersey), past chair; and Rachel Kamin (Chicago, Illinois), compiler. Heidi Estrin (Boca Raton, Florida) will assist the committee as AJL Public Relations Liason. Tremendous Harkaras Hatov (appreciation) to Susan Berson (Denver, Colorado) and Kathy Bloomfield (Wellesley, Massachusetts) who have served their four-year terms on the committee with distinction. May this be a year of health, peace and prosperity for us and all of Klal Yisrael. Shana Tova, Kathe Pinchuck, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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 STBA Committee Members
My best to all three new members of the committee and thanks to those going off. Those of us in in Cleveland's AJL chapter are especially happy to see that one of our members, Aimee Lurie, is on the committee because Cleveland has always had an important presence on it, with not only members but several chairs. It's a professionally rewarding but also challenging job to read lots of books and decide which of them are of Jewish content and which, by critical standards, are of literary/artistic distinction. As a former committee chair, I know how tempting it is for committee members to confuse good books with likable authors and I hope the committee will remember to focus on the writing and on genuinely Jewish content. Linda R. Silver AJL Newsletter Reviews for Children and Teens AJL Jewish Valuesfinder c/o 3729 Meadowbrook Blvd. University Heights, OH 44118 silve...@roadrunner.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Gale Racism Encyclopedia let-down
In response to my update about Gale's failure to respond to its editorial mistakes with integrity, I have received several notes asking for follow-up information. First, contact information: Helene Potter's email address is helene.pot...@cengage.com Ms. Potter's immediate boss, who also spoke with me last fall, is Jay Flynn, Vice President and Publisher, Social Sciences Gale | Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 jay.fl...@cengage.com I pulled that information from correspondence between Mr. Flynn and other AJL members shared via HaSafran. Perhaps the more of us who express our outrage publicly, the less likely that any one of us will be singled out in a defamation suit. A zebras in a herd syndrome, I suppose. Though I make light of this point, the fact that Ms. Potter didn't respond to my note during the time it waited to be posted worries me a bit. Past notes, even those not shared with Gale editors directly, have drawn almost immediate reactions, sometimes phone calls. What does silence portend? In terms of other routes for action, I'm not sure what might be effective. Part of my anger and frustration with this recent turn of events is that we've lost momentum while Gale has become further entrenched in its position. But for what it is worth, there is an online petition. http://www.petitiononline.com/GaleMac/ Share this link with others, not just librarians, who need to see it. Get the word out to other Jewish organizations you have contact with. Blog about it. Share what has happened with anyone you think will listen. Some caveats about what you should or should not say. The conversation between Helene Potter and me was meant to be confidential. I did take notes and embarrassment is featured. I also just noticed nasty business among her comments. And a note saying that the volume editor, as well as the article author, were not being included in their plans. I also have email correspondence with Ms. Potter establishing that she initiated contact and asked to speak on phone. There were a couple of email follow-ups, including one from her with a copy of the composite they used to solicit the replacement articles. However, despite all this, what was actually said is up for dispute if Ms. Potter or Gale decides they don't like what I'm saying. If you are quoting anything I've conveyed, I recommend that you accurately identify sources and attribution. e.g., According to email from Lee Jaffe, Helene Potter told him ... As far as I know AJL still has not taken an official or public position on this matter. There should be official communications made to our sister library organizations, even if there is little chance they will be sympathetic. The fact that the encyclopedia was named an ACRL Notable Reference Book is a particularly painful point. BTW, I'm trying to get a slot on a local panel about Notable Book titles. I've let the coordinator that my presentation will provide an eye-opening peek at how our reference books are being made. Another, indirect, approach for AJL would be creating a white paper about confronting anti-semitism and anti-Israel bias in publications. This lack falls to me, since I offered to draft something, with the support of the AJL leadership, and never did. I'll pick up that thread shortly. Just in case we might start to feel that this is just another instance of anti-semitism or anti-Israeli bias, you may want to read the following item, describing a heated and nasty dispute surrounding publication of a Christian encyclopedia, with many of the same overtones we're encountering with Gale. http://www.christiancentury.org/article_print.lasso?id=6542 It seems that scholarly reference publishing is the next ideological battleground. Shana Tova, -- Lee -- Lee Jaffe Assessment Planning Librarian 3366 McHenry Library University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95064 831.459.3297 ldja...@ucsc.edu http://library.ucsc.edu/ --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Welcome Dr. Ann Brener
The Hebraic Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress, welcomes Dr. Ann Brener as the new Area Specialist for Hebraic Studies. She assumed her duties in April, 2009. Dr. Brener received a B.A. in Hebrew Literature/Jewish History from the Hebrew University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Cornell University. At Cornell, she was a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and was the recipient of a Sage Graduate Fellowship and a Mario Enaudi Summer Travel Grant. She served as a research assistant at the Institute of Medieval Hebrew Poetry and as an English editor/translator in the Jewish Music Research Centre, both at Hebrew University. At Queens College of the City University of New York, she was an Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies, a Member of the Writing Requirements Committee and an Academic Advisor in the Hebrew Language Program. At Ben-Gurion University Dr. Brener was an Adjunct and a Lecturer in the Department of Hebrew Literature, Library Liason for the Department of Hebrew Literature, and Department Co-cordinator for Graduate Student Final Exams. Dr. Brener is the author of two books, Isaac ibn Khalfun: A Wandering Hebrew Poet of the Eleventh Century (Leiden: Brill, 2003) and Judah Halevi and His Circle of Hebrew Poets in Granada (Leiden: Brill, 2005). She has written articles for scholarly publications such as Prooftexts, Italia, and Zutot and lectured on medieval Hebrew poetry. She has translated from Hebrew to English several books, including Dvora Bregman's The Golden Way: The Hebrew Sonnet in the Renaissance and Baroque (Arizona State University Press, 2006), Jacob Katz's With My Own Eyes: The Autobiography of a Historian (University Press of New England, 1996), and Israel Adler's The Study of Jewish Music (Yuval Monograph Series, Vol. 10) (Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1995). In addition, Dr. Brener has translated many articles from Hebrew to English. Examples include Edwin Seroussi, Livorno: a Crossroads in the History of Sephardic Religious Music, The Mediterranean and the Jews: Society, Culture and Economy in Early Modern Times, ed. Eliot Horowitz and Moises Orfali (Bar-Ilan University Press, 2002), 131-154, and Reuven Bonfil, A Cultural Profile, The Jews of Early Modern Venice, ed. Robert C. Davis and Benjamin Ravid (John Hopkins University Press, 2001), 169-190. 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Librarian's Lobby for September 2009
After taking off from writing the column for the summer here is the first column for 5770. Last August someone asked me why a writer used a particular system of Romanizing Hebrew. I gave a quick answer then, but the topic deserved greater study. The challenge of transcribing sounds or transliterating words from one script to another is an ancient challenge. The Romans when they entered ancient Israel were the first to have a need to write Hebrew words in Latin characters. No orthography fits the oral language precisely. This month's column, Transliteration of Hebrew, may be downloaded from: http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc107.pdf It is in PDF format to accommodate the Hebrew and illustrations. I wish everyone shannah tovah umitukah. May this year be one of peace, respect for one another, prosperity for all, and good health. May your family and friends be a source of strength and support to enable us all to make this a better place to live. Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: RAS presentations for Seattle convention
Toby Harris recently sent out a call for presentations at the 2010 convention in Seattle. The address for submissions, as she metioned, is: ajlseat...@gmail.com or Toby Harris, c/o Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St, Seattle, WA 98115. Please send all proposals to Toby. I would like to encourage RAS members to submit presentation topics. Toby mentioned a number of possible topics. Now that we are Research Libraries, ARCHIVES, and Special Collections, I hope that we will receive a number of presentation proposals related to archives. I would love to hear a discussion about how Google Books and Internet Archive, as well as other digitizing projects, are affecting decisions about purchases of rare and out of print materials. A discussion of library policies on weeding of older monographs and journals that are available electronically would also be very timely. All other topics related to Judaica libraries and archives are welcome. If you want to hold an RAS committee meeting during the convention, please send an e-mail to me directly in the near future, including information about preferred timing. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about proposals. Jim Rosenbloom RAS president James P. Rosenbloom Judaica Librarian Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Brandeis University 415 South St. Waltham, MA 02454 9110 781-736-4688 rosenbl...@brandeis.edu --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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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Chaverim: I feel rather foolish asking about this, but hope you will help anyway. I remember quite an extensive discussion on haSafran about this book, some of it definitely negative. And I thought at the time that I'd have to be very careful before purchasing this book. . . . . I just found it on our shelves; purchased, cataloged, etc., so naturally I'm concerned about it, albeit after the fact. Thanks for any help, G'mar Hatima Tovah, Madeleine Madeleine Cohen Oakley Director of Library Services Adas Israel Congregation Washington, DC --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Secret Shofar of Barcelona; Jewish American Girl
The Book of Life podcast offers you an interview with Jacqueline Dembar Greene, author of the High Holidays picture book The Secret Shofar of Barcelona, and of the new American Girl character, Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish girl from the Lower East Side in 1914. Visit www.bookoflifepodcast.com to listen to the podcast. As always, your comments are welcome. And if you're on Facebook, please fan The Book of Life atfacebook.com/bookoflifepodcast. -Heidi Estrin Host, The Book of Life bookoflifepodcast.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: The Jericho Scrolls by Rafael Ruppin
Announcing the publication in the United States and the United Kingdom: Title: The Jericho Scrolls by Rafael Ruppin Soft Cover, 792 pages, USD-$27.95, GBP-18.95 ISBN: 978-965-7344-56-9 Distributed by Ingram, Baker Taylor, Amazon.com and Barnes Noble Discerning readers will find The Jericho Scrolls to be one of the most fascinating documents of the century. The Jericho Scrolls, which are the historical recollections of Guria Julius Antigonos - Statesman, Roman Knight and Jewish Leader were just found by an antique dealer in Jericho, buried in a leaden chest sealed with tar from the Dead Sea. Now documented, these diaries, which comprise eight scrolls of delicate Egyptian papyrus, were written and completed 1,900 years ago. Guria's historical diary creates a turning point for everything known until now about Jewish and world history during the second half of the first century of the current era. In fact, the diary includes stories that Josephus Flavius could not tell about the Jews. As president of the first State of Eretz Israel, Guria Julius Antigonos documents the Roman holocaust of the Jewish People and the struggle under his leadership to establish a democratic government within the Promised Borders of Israel. A surprising similarity and parallel between the social and political events that occurred in the State of Eretz Israel, post Second Temple destruction, and the events occurring in the present day State of Israel emerges from this historical novel. --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Lecture at LC- Images of Jews in Popular Iranian Culture
The Hebrew Language Table of the Library of Congress in cooperation with American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Embassy of Israel presents: Images of Jews in Popular Iranian Culture Lecture by Orly R. Rahimiyan Monday, October 19, 2009 12:00 p.m. Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building The Mary Pickford Theater 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540 Orly Rahimiyan is a BGU Ph.D. candidate in Middle Eastern Studies and a Phyllis Greenberg Heideman and Richard D. Heideman Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. During this fellowship, Ms. Rahimiyan is studying the evolution of the representation and images of Jews in modern Iran for her project *The Images of the Jews in the Eyes of the Iranians during the 20th Century* focusing on Jewish stereotypes, physical attributes, characteristics, motifs, and Iranian media and literature. For more information contact Gail Shirazi g...@loc.gov or 202-707-9897 The lecture will be in English and is free and open to the public. --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Designing a small library
We are in the early stages of designing a new small library and are looking for recommendations for designers. If you are in the New York Metropolitan area and have any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Michal Malen North Shore Hebrew Academy 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: hasaf...@osu.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 Anthology of Contemporary Yiddish Poetry
Colleagues: I would like to notify you of the publication of a new anthology of Yiddish poetry entitled Step by step: contemporary Yiddish poetry/Trot bay trot: haynttsaytike Yidishe poezye (Quodlibet, 2009). The introduction and each poem appear in Yiddish with facing English translation. The full citation and contact information are below. The anthology is edited by Elissa Bemporad and Margherita Pascucci and includes the work of the following poets (in the order of their appearance): Justin Abbot Rivke Basman Ben-Hayim Ayzik Bargteyl Zackary Sholem Berger Haike Beruriah Wiegand Yermiyahu Ahron Taub Velvl Chernin Bella Cohen Jacob Lewin Yoel Matveyev Isroel Nekrasov Yale Strom Peter Yankl Conzen Troim Katz Handler Miriam Koral Boris Karloff Leye Robinson Albert Rosenblatt Mindy Rinkewich Gella Schweid Fishman Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath Citation Bemporad, Elissa Pascucci, Margherita, eds. Step by Step: contemporary Yiddish poetry/Trot bay trot: haynttsaytike Yidishe poezye. Macerata: Quodlibet, 2009. Series: Conzeniana. ISBN: 9788874622573. 233 pages. Please direct all queries to the publisher. Their web site is http://www.quodlibet.it. Quodlibet Società Cooperativa p. iva 01027950433 via Santa Maria della Porta, 43 62100 Macerata tel. 0733/264965 - fax 0733/267358 DISTRIBUZIONE PDE Promozione Distribuzione Editoriale via Forlanini, 36 - 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) tel.: 055 301371 - fax: 055 301372 e-mail: i...@pde.it - sito internet: www.pde.it With best wishes, Aaron 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: hasaf...@osu.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 headings
Here are some changes of interest to Judaica cataloging from the Cataloging Service Bulletin. New subject headings of interest Holocaust victims' families (May Subd Geog) Holocaust survivors' families (May Subd Geog) Cancelled Replacement Abraham (Biblical patriarch) in rabbinical literature Abraham (Biblical patriarch)In rabbinical literature Adam (Biblical figure) in rabbinicalliterature Adam (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature literature Amos (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literature Amos (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Architecture, Jewish Jewish architecture El 'Al Flight LY426 Crash, 1955El 'Al Flight LY426 Crash, Bulgaria, 1955 Esau (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Esau (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Eve (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Eve (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Ezekiel (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literature Ezekiel (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Hosea (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literature Hosea (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Isaac (Biblical patriarch) in rabbinical literature Isaac (Biblical patriarch)In rabbinical literature Isaiah (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literature Isaiah (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Ishmael (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Ishmael (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Ishmael (Biblical figure) in the Koran Ishmael (Biblical figure)In the Koran Jacob (Biblical patriarch) in the Koran Jacob (Biblical patriarch)In the Koran Jeremiah (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literatureJeremiah (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Jews, MoldavianJews, Moldovan Job (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Job (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Joel (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Joel (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Jonah (Biblical prophet) in the Koran Jonah (Biblical prophet)In the Koran Joseph (Son of Jacob) in rabbinical literature Joseph (Son of Jacob)In rabbinical literature Joseph (Son of Jacob) in the KoranJoseph (Son of Jacob)In the Koran Laban (Biblical figure) in rabbinical literature Laban (Biblical figure)In rabbinical literature Micah (Biblical prophet) in rabbinical literatureMicah (Biblical prophet)In rabbinical literature Moses (Biblical leader) in rabbinical literature Moses (Biblical leader)In rabbinical literature Moses (Biblical leader) in the Koran Moses (Biblical leader)In the Koran Rebekah (Biblical matriarch) in rabbinical literatureRebekah (Biblical matriarch)In rabbinical literature Refugees, Jewish Jewish refugees Refugees, Jewish, in literature Jewish refugees in literature Refugees, JewishGreat Britain Jewish refugeesGreat Britain Saul, King of Israel, in rabbinical literature Saul, King of IsraelIn rabbinical literature Solomon, King of Israel, in rabbinical literature Solomon, King of IsraelIn rabbinical literature Solomon, King of Israel, in the Koran Solomon, King of IsraelIn the Koran Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) in the BibleTemple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)In the Bible Proposed Judeo-Arabic Romanization http://www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/CSB_123.pdf Cataloging Service Bulletin, no. 123 (Spring 2009) page 9 PERSIAN IN NON-ARABIC SCRIPTS includes transliteration for Judeo-Persian Cataloging Service Bulletin, no. 123 (Spring 2009) page 63 Daniel Stuhlman ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Chicago, IL Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Program at LC-Writer, Artist, Journalist-David Stromberg
Hebrew Language Table and the European Division are co-sponsoring a lecture at LC in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel. Russim--On Russian immigration and culture in Israel: a talk with Israeli author David Stromberg Oct. 14 at 12:30 Library of Congress Madison Building Room LM 139 Writer, artist, and journalist David Stromberg is arriving in the US for the publication tour of BADDIES, his fourth collection of single-panel cartoons. The collection will be published by Melville House in October 2009. Mr. Stromberg has written on arts and culture for the Forward, Jerusalem Post, Nextbook, Believer, and St.Petersburg Times, and published three previous books of cartoons. He is also editor of Zeek: Russified, a collection of works by Russian-Jewish writers, poets, and artists; and the English translation of Gail Hareven's The Confessions of Noa Weber. He was born to ex-Soviet parents in Ashdod, Israel, grew up in urban Los Angeles, and is currently based in Jerusalem. Mr. Stromberg will speak on the * Russian culture and immigration in Israel -- from arriving in the 1970s from the USSR, to confronting Israeli reality after the massive 1990s immigration. Lecture will be in English. For more information, contact Gail Shirazi mailto:g...@loc.govg...@loc.gov 202-707-9897 Press release below: Author David Stromberg to Discuss Russian Immigration and Culture in Israel Since the former Soviet Union opened its doors to mass emigration 20 years ago, more than one million Russians have immigrated to Israel. The impact on Israel of Russian immigration and culture is the subject of a lecture to be delivered by author and artist David Stromberg at the Library of Congress. The lecture titled *Russim: On Russian Immigration and Culture in Israel* will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in Room 139 of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event, which is sponsored jointly by the European Division and the Hebrew Language Table in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel, is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Born in Israel to ex-Soviet parents, Stromberg was raised in Los Angeles. He holds a bachelor*s of science degree in math from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a master*s in fine arts from California Institute for the Arts. He currently lives in Jerusalem where he writes on art and culture for publications such as The Believer, Nextbook, Forward, St. Petersburg Times, Jerusalem Post and Haaretz. Stromberg is the author of *Saddies,* *Confusies* and *Desperaddies,* a trilogy of graphic collections inspired by the work of James Thurber. Stromberg*s captioned cartoons capture a world forever out of sync with the normal, the rational and the so-called *well adjusted.* His latest graphic work, *Baddies,* will be published in October. --- 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: hasaf...@osu.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] Waltz with Bashir
Shanah tovah! I am looking for advice in cataloging the book version of Waltz with Bashir. First, would you consider this fiction or non-fiction? Second, adult or young adult? Thank you! Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Department of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Library consultant for small library
I am posting this for a friend who lives near New York City: I'm looking for a library consultant.. The middle school in Great Neck, where my daughter goes, has no library, and the new administration there wants to address that truly shameful lack. They also have no space for a bona fide library; somehow it has to share with the computer room. So what's needed is an extremely creative consultant to figure out how best to allocate and utilize the space and get the project going. The school has gotten one proposal and is looking for one or two more. Please do not respond to me. Here is my friend's email address: carolkauf...@jewishbooks.org Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-481-3215 lsilver...@sinaitemple.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: Job posting (New York)
The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks a part-time librarian to do original and copy cataloging with the ILS Mandarin system and assist with maintenance of 7,000 volume in-house reference library. Knowledge of Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian and Polish preferred. About 10 hours a month. Please send resume to humanresour...@mjhnyc.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: hasaf...@osu.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]: 2000 Year Old Mikveh Discovered Near Western Wall
Hi Everyone! A large and impressive mikveh (ritual bath) from the end of the Second Temple period was recently uncovered in archaeological excavations that the Israel Antiquities Authority is carrying out in the Western Wall tunnels. I posted photos of the discovery at: http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/things/2000-year-old-mikveh.htm Shana Tova and G'mar Hatimah Tova, 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: hasaf...@osu.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
