Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

[Sherry Wasserman]

This book sounds like what you are looking for, but it is considerably older
than you said, published originally in 1979.  I used to give it as a bar/bat
mitzvah present often years ago.  It was re-issued in a severely cut down
version (only 36 people not 100) more recently.  Sadly, both are long out of
print, but may possibly be found in used book stores.  I don't remember if
it was arranged by subject categories or not.  It would be nice if someone
would update it and re-issue it.   If the book you are looking for was
really only 10 years old or so, this is not it.  But since no one else has
yet identified it,  I am throwing this title out there for consideration.  

Pride of our people : the stories of one hundred outstanding Jewish men and
women  
Author: Gross, David C. portraits by William D. Bramhall, Jr.
ISBN: 0385135734
Place: Garden City, NY
Publisher: Doubleday
Pub. Date: 1979.
Pages: 424 p. illus. 

Sherry Wasserman
stwasser...@sbcglobal.net


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Subject: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous Jews. The people
were divided by topic, so there was a section on biologists, for example. 

It was a good book and I want to give it to my grandson fir his birthday but
I cannot remember the title. It is not either of the books Great Jewish Men
or Great Jewish Women as both sexes were included in the book and it had a
much wider assortment of people. 

I am also looking for a book for upper elementary school about famous
Israelis but gave not been successful in finding one. 

Any suggestions would be appreciated. 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Dina Tanners
Seattle 

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Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

[Karen Hering]

Do you have suggestions of books along this line in English but from countries 
other than America. Would like to see a wider scope. 
Thanks
Karen Hering 

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> On Nov 23, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Dina Tanners  wrote:
> 
> Thanks. Those sound great but the other was about Jews from israel too. 
> 
> Dina
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Stephanie Krasner  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Okay. Just thought of a more recent one that would also be great- In  the 
>> Promised Land : Lives of Jewish Americans, by Doreen Rappaport. 2005 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 22, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Karen Hering  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Am interested in responses to both Dina's questions. Please share. 
>>> Karen hering , MLIS 
>>> volunteer librarian 
>>> Edmonton Talmud Torah school
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Dina Tanners  wrote:
 
 About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous Jews. The 
 people were divided by topic, so there was a section on biologists, for 
 example. 
 
 It was a good book and I want to give it to my grandson fir his birthday 
 but I cannot remember the title. It is not either of the books Great 
 Jewish Men  or Great Jewish Women as both sexes were included in the book 
 and it had a much wider assortment of people. 
 
 I am also looking for a book for upper elementary school about famous 
 Israelis but gave not been successful in finding one. 
 
 Any suggestions would be appreciated. 
 
 Happy Thanksgiving!!
 
 Dina Tanners
 Seattle 
 
 Sent from my iPhone
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[ha-Safran] Branching Out From Sepharad now on Amazon by Sarina Roffe

[Sarina Roffe]

With the Foreword written by Dr. Walter Zenner A’H, *Branching Out From
Sepharad* outlines the history of Jews in Spain, the 1492 Expulsion, the
history of Jews in Syria, and follows them to the Americas. The book is
footnoted and can be used as a source for research. Roffé traces the Kassin
rabbinic dynasty from 12th Century France to Spain to Aleppo to Jerusalem
to the Americas.


Roffé uses DNA testing to dispute claims of an Irish family that they are
descendants of Senor Shelomo Kassin, the first known member of the Kassin
family tree. She indisputably proves that the Kassins and many other
families in the Syrian Jewish community today had Converso ancestors. Many
Jews became Conversos, converting to Catholicism, in order to remain in
Spain after 1492, when Jews were expelled by King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella. Many Spanish families who arrived in Aleppo, had been Conversos
in order to dissolve their businesses in Spain before leaving. They kept
their Judaism secret and returned to open Judaism when they left.


*Branching Out From Sepharad* has a complete biography of Rabbi Jacob S.
Kassin A’H, Chief Rabbi of the Brooklyn community for more than half a
century, and includes many documents outlining his life work and
accomplishments. Kassin’s life is divided into three areas – his early time
in Jerusalem, his rabbinic accomplishments, and his family life.
Genealogies are also provided along with primary source documents.


The book includes over 100 photos and as many documents and letters. In
addition, chapters include research on the term Sephardic Jew, Genealogy in
the Torah, and Sephardic Naming Practices. In the chapter on Brooklyn’s
Syrian Jewish Community, Roffé writes the 100-year history of the Brooklyn
community, discussing the sociological impact of careers, philanthropy,
traditions, and educational beliefs as they changed over a century.


A journalist, Roffé has published hundreds of articles in journals,
newspapers and magazines. Her interest in her own family history moved her
into the field of genealogy. To date, she has researched and written more
than a dozen genealogies for Sephardic families.


She is president of the Sephardic Heritage Project (
www.sephardicheritageproject.org), a nonprofit organization identifying
Sephardic sources for use in genealogical research. The project has
identified and produced numerous databases based on rabbinical records,
including cemetery, marriage and brit milah records. The board of directors
includes scholars in the field of genealogy who represent many countries.


Passionate about Sephardic history and the assimilation and acculturation
of Jews in America, the Ottoman Empire, and other related subjects, Sarina
is an internationally recognized expert in the history of Syrian Jews in
America. A Distinguished Toastmaster, Sarina speaks regularly at
international historical society and genealogical conferences all over the
world. She has spoken at Hebrew University, Bar Ilan University, University
of Lisbon, the Center for Jewish History and has been invited twice by the
Syrian communities in Mexico City to lecture there. She chairs many
committees and sits on several nonprofit boards, including the Board of
Governors of JewishGen and the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative.


She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Maryland in College
Park and an MA in Jewish Studies from Touro College and an MBA from State
University of NY. Ms. Roffé is a graduate of the Academy of Women
Achievers, and the City of New York’s Leadership Institute.


Proceeds benefit the Sephardic Heritage Project.
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Re: [ha-Safran] A book about famous Jews

[Dina Tanners]

Thanks. Those sound great but the other was about Jews from israel too. 

Dina

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> On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Stephanie Krasner  wrote:
> 
> Okay. Just thought of a more recent one that would also be great- In  the 
> Promised Land : Lives of Jewish Americans, by Doreen Rappaport. 2005 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Nov 22, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Karen Hering  wrote:
>> 
>> Am interested in responses to both Dina's questions. Please share. 
>> Karen hering , MLIS 
>> volunteer librarian 
>> Edmonton Talmud Torah school
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 21, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Dina Tanners  wrote:
>>> 
>>> About eight or nine years ago a book came out about famous Jews. The people 
>>> were divided by topic, so there was a section on biologists, for example. 
>>> 
>>> It was a good book and I want to give it to my grandson fir his birthday 
>>> but I cannot remember the title. It is not either of the books Great Jewish 
>>> Men  or Great Jewish Women as both sexes were included in the book and it 
>>> had a much wider assortment of people. 
>>> 
>>> I am also looking for a book for upper elementary school about famous 
>>> Israelis but gave not been successful in finding one. 
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated. 
>>> 
>>> Happy Thanksgiving!!
>>> 
>>> Dina Tanners
>>> Seattle 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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