[ha-Safran] 2013 National Jewish Book Awards

[Heidi Estrin]

FYI, the Jewish Book Council has announced its list of 2013 winners. I thought 
you all might be interested.  If you received their email announcement, be 
aware that the link to more info at the bottom of the message incorrectly goes 
to the 2012 list of winners. The correct info for the most recent winners can 
be found here:
http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/2013-national-jewish-book-award-winners

Enjoy,
Heidi Estrin
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[ha-Safran] The Angel of Jewish History (Magnes press)

[Celestina Levant]

 

 

Hello
We would like to introduce a new book published by the Hebrew University Magnes 
pressin Jerusalem:

The Angel of Jewish History 
http://www.magnes-press.com/Book/The+Angel+of+Jewish+History.aspx?name=The+Angel+of+Jewish+Historycode=45-321085docNo=3qid=2
 

The Image of the Jewish Past in the Twentieth Century

By Ronny Miron 
http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Ronny+Miron.aspx?name=Ronny+Miron 

 


The relationship between the traditional Jewish past and the present is a key 
question in Jewish intellectual thought from the Wissenschaft des Judentums in 
the nineteenth century up to the present day. The Angel of Jewish History casts 
a philosophical gaze upon the relationship between the traditional Jewish past 
and the present through the metaphysical worldviews of five formative Jewish 
Studies scholars: Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Amos Funkenstein, Gershom Scholem, 
Baruch Kurzweil, and Nathan Rotenstreich. Their hermeneutic worldviews and 
writings deal with the nature and formation of modern Judaism, Wissenschaft des 
Judentums and historicism, the image of the Jewish past and tradition, 
secularization, and God’s status in present-day Jewish reality. These issues 
are explored in the book against the background of the tense discourse between 
the perception of modern Jewish reality as a break from the past and tradition 
and the argument for continuity despite the changes and developments of 
modernity.


For sample pages in PDF form please press here 
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[ha-Safran] ALA Troubled by Court’s Net Neutrality Decision

[Nancy Poole]

Please excuse duplicate postings.

For more on network neutrality, visit
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/telecom/netneutrality.
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[ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

[Andrea Rapp]

I'm putting the labels on the books, looking up the assigned reading levels 
that AR gives each book.  Freefall, by Anna Levine, grade level 3.9?  
Ridiculous.  I'd give it to kids in 6th or 7th grade at minimum.  On the other 
hand, The Peddler's Gift/Shnook the Peddler is 5th grade level.
   I am really surprised at the level assignments to so many titles.  
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Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

[Norm Janoff]

When I worked in the public library we had this problem all the time.  
Accelerated Reader doesn't seem to take into account the maturlity level of the 
topic or theme, but only the word and syllable counts, vocabulary, etc.  It's 
very frustrating.Carol JanoffTemple ChaiPhoenix, AZ

Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:32:40 -0800
From: anrapp2...@yahoo.com
To: hasaf...@lists.osu.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

I'm putting the labels on the books, looking up the assigned reading levels 
that AR gives each book.  Freefall, by Anna Levine, grade level 3.9?  
Ridiculous.  I'd give it to kids in 6th or 7th grade at minimum.  On the other 
hand, The Peddler's Gift/Shnook the Peddler is 5th grade level.   I am really 
surprised at the level assignments to so many titles.  Andrea Rapp
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Re: [ha-Safran] Fw: help with book choice

[Stahl, Sheryl]

Do you want short stories? Moving Waters / by Racelle Rosett
This loosely connected collection of stories takes place in the LA area.

Sheryl


From: hasafran-bounces+sstahl=huc@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
[hasafran-bounces+sstahl=huc@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of 
Barbara Mende [barb...@moosehill.com]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 8:29 AM
To: Rose Myers
Cc: jcumm...@mail.sdsu.edu; Hasafran (hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu)
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Fw: help with book choice

Another Goodman book, The Cookbook Collector?
Barbara

On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:51 PM, Rose Myers 
swguid...@yahoo.commailto:swguid...@yahoo.com wrote:

Dear June,
I asked my friendly local public librarian who runs book groups
and she said:
The California part is the stumper here. Will keep thinkingMy 
Father's Paradise is what initially came to mind...

and then

Offer her Dara Horn's A Guide for the Perplexed

I hope this helps.

Rose Myers
Fairfield, CT
Stories are how we make sense of the world.

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Subject: [ha-Safran] help with book choice

Hi.

I'm teaching an undergraduate (upper-division) course in Jewish-American 
Literature this spring.  I've taught this class several times before and will 
be using most of the same books this time.  However, I'm not thrilled with one 
of the books and am looking for one to replace it.  That book is Allegra 
Goodman's The Family Markowitz.  I use it because it fills certain needs I have 
at the end of the syllabus (which is organized chronologically).  It is 
partially set in California; it is fairly contemporary, being set in the late 
20th century; it deals with conflicting views toward Israel, and it includes 
characters who are baal tshuva.

Can you think of another book that fits most if not all of these criteria?  I 
really want a book that is set in California, and I want to make sure the 
issues of baal tshuva and American conflicts about Israel come up in one book 
or another.  I would consider substituting the Goodman book with two others if 
I needed them both to satisfy these needs.

Here are the desired traits again:

Contemporary (21st century if possible)
California setting (for some or most if not all of the book)
Baal Tshuva characters (they do not have to be the main characters)
conflicts due to differing views of Israel

Thank you in advance for any suggestions you make.

Happy Secular New Year to everyone.

Thanks again,
June Cummins



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[ha-Safran] Libguides to share?

[Levine, Joyce]

Dear Safranim,

If any of you have developed Judaic online research guides that you'd be
willing to share with others, I would be happy to post them on the wiki.
So far we have an excellent link from HUC contributed by Sheryl Stahl. You
can find it under Bibliographic Instruction for RAS Libraries at
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/AJLWiki/tabid/200/Default.aspx?topic=Bibliographic+Instruction+for+RAS+Libraries

Thanks in advance for any contributions to this project,
Joyce

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North Shore Hebrew Academy High School http://www.nshahs.org
400 North Service Road
Great Neck, NY 11020

Vice President for Publications
Association of Jewish Libraries http://www.jewishlibraries.org



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Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

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..And that is why I refuse to use AR. Their decisions on what grade level is appropriate is just WRONG.Suzie DubinT-Mobile. America's First Nationwide 4G Network.-- Original message --From:Norm Janoff Date:1/15/2014 4:33 PMTo:Andrea Rapp;Hasafran;Subject:Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader
When I worked in the public library we had this problem all the time. Accelerated Reader doesn't seem to take into account the maturlity level of the topic or theme, but only the word and syllable counts, vocabulary, etc. It's very frustrating.Carol JanoffTemple ChaiPhoenix, AZDate: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:32:40 -0800From: anrapp2...@yahoo.comTo: hasaf...@lists.osu.eduSubject: [ha-Safran] Accelerated ReaderI'm putting the labels on the books, looking up the assigned reading levels that AR gives each book. Freefall, by Anna Levine, grade level 3.9? Ridiculous. I'd give it to kids in 6th or 7th grade at minimum. On the other hand, The Peddler's Gift/Shnook the Peddler is 5th grade level.I am really surprised at the level assignments to so many titles. Andrea Rapp__ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran 		 	   		  

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Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader

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Me, too, Aileen. I couldn't agree with you more.SuziT-Mobile. America's First Nationwide 4G Network.-- Original message --From:Aileen Grossberg Date:1/15/2014 5:42 PMTo:cjan...@cox.net;anrapp2...@yahoo.com;hasaf...@lists.osu.edu;Subject:Re: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader
Fortunately I never had to deal with Accelerated Reader. However, in the public school where I worked, there were some teachers and administrators who wanted to level the collection. Fortunately, we librarians were able to talk them out of that.





As both a public and school librarian, I always tried to resist specific level labels on books. Labels take away that serendipitous discovery of a book that would never be found if the child were restricted just to books on his/her level.





Personally, I feel that this leveling and categorizing movement leads to mediocrity.





We are paid for our judgement and experience with literature among other things. These canned programs take that away.



Sorry for the soapbox. It's an issue I am passionate about.





Aileen Grossberg


Lampert Library


Congregation Shomrei Emunah


Montclair, NJ











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When I worked in the public library we had this problem all the time. Accelerated Reader doesn't seem to take into account the maturlity level of the topic or theme, but only the word and syllable counts, vocabulary, etc. It's very frustrating.

Carol Janoff


Temple Chai


Phoenix, AZ





Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:32:40 -0800
From:anrapp2...@yahoo.com
To:hasaf...@lists.osu.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Accelerated Reader





I'm putting the labels on the books, looking up the assigned reading levels that AR gives each book. Freefall, by Anna Levine, grade level 3.9? Ridiculous. I'd give it to kids in 6th or 7th grade at minimum. On the other hand, The Peddler's Gift/Shnook the Peddler is 5th grade level.


I am really surprised at the level assignments to so many titles. 


Andrea Rapp


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