Re: [ha-Safran] Cuban stories

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Agra Deedy (Peachtree, 2007) is one 
of my favorites. Her abuela's clever advice about testing her suitors reminds 
me of some of the Jewish folktales.


Chava Pinchuck
Co-Editor, Chidren's and YA Book Reviews
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  To: 'Rita Dahlke' ; 
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  Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Cuban stories


   

  The House of Memory: Stories by Jewish Women Writers of Latin America (The 
Helen Rose Scheuer Jewish Women's Series) edited by Marjorie Agosin includes 
several stories by Cuban writers but they would mostly be appropriate for an 
adult audience.  

   

  Rachel Kamin, Director

  The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center

  North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

  847/926-7902 or rka...@nssbethel.org

   

  Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm and Wednesday 4-6 pm 
& Sunday 9am-12pm (when school is in session)

   

  From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Rita 
Dahlke
  Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:35 PM
  To: 'Hasafran@lists.osu.edu'
  Subject: [ha-Safran] Cuban stories

   

  Hello Hasafran,

   

  A challenge for those of you who can spit out stories. I already looked in 
the Jewish Storyteller and the AJL value finder.

   

  I need a short story, folktale, midrash, children's book that takes place in 
Cuba.   It is for the short story book club.

   

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

   

  Thanks

   

  Rita Dahlke

  Assistant Principal/Librarian

  303-388-4013 x346

  dah...@emanueldenver.org

   

  Visit us at www.EmanuelDenver.org

   

  Ask me about Shabbat in the Afternoon.

   

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[ha-Safran] OPALS

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

If you have transferred your collection to OPALS, please contact me offline. I 
am interested in time, cost, etc.

Kol tuv,
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[ha-Safran] KOHA

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Esteemed Collleagues:  

If anyone is using KOHA for their OPAC, I would appreciate it if you would 
contact me offline. 


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Re: [ha-Safran] Hebrew language newspapers for upper elementary

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I have used "Yanshuf," and I think there is still a print version:

http://www.hebrewtoday.com/content/yanshuf-print

Kol tuv,
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  Subject: [ha-Safran] Hebrew language newspapers for upper elementary


  HI.
  I have a Hebrew teacher who used the Hebrew language children's newspaper 
"Sha 'ar" years ago as well as another callled "La Mishpacha" and she is 
looking for old issues of either to use with her students, as well as any ideas 
for newer types of publicaitons which may be available. 
  A search for both came up with a digital edition for "Sha 'ar" which is no 
longer available. 
  If anybody has old issues of either they are willing to share in any way...or 
ideas for newer 'easy' Hebrew children's current weekly or monthly current 
event periodicals, please share ideas...


  Best
  Stephanie


  Stephanie Entin Wald
  Librarian
  AJ Heschel School
  New York
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[ha-Safran] Plagiarism Checker for Hebrew

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

Does anyone know of an online plagiarism checker for Hebrew?

Thank you very much.

Ketiva V'Chatima Tova,
Chava Pinchuck
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[ha-Safran] (no subject)

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

I am helping someone organize a small (less than 5,000 items) private lending 
library. We need a simple program that can do the following:

- Handle title and patron information in Hebrew;
- create bar codes;
- ability to code certain materials as restricted (for example, one new book 
per checkout)
- generate reports including shelf list, overdue books, expired memberships


ResourceMate seems to be a good choice, but if anyone is happy using a 
different software, I'd love to hear about your experience. Also, converting to 
a computer-based system will be challenging, so ease of use is a priority.

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[ha-Safran] Baruch Dayan Emet

[Kathe Pinchuck]

We regret to inform you of the petirah of Gizella Schapiro, mother of Chava 
(Kathe) Pinchuck and Albert Schapiro.

Burial will be today at 4 PM at the Beit Shemesh Cemetery (NOT the one off 
Route 38).

Shiva will be observed at Nachal Refaim 28A, Ramat Beit Shemesh:

9 AM - 1 PM
3 PM - 8 PM

May the family be consoled among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim and may 
Klal Yisrael know of no more sorrow. May we share only simchas.
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Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Dear Ellen (and Esteemed Colleagues):

If you do not own a copy of Sharon Barcan Elswit's The Jewish Story Finder, run 
and get one.  The 2012 edition includes 668 Tales that are listed by subject 
and source.

In Elswit's 2009 edition, there is a list of several versions of The Dream and 
the Treasure, where a poor man dreams of a treasure.  He goes to seek it out, 
and some kind of guard is there, who tells the man about HIS dream of a 
treasure buried in a poor man's house.

Some Jewish versions:
The Dream - Nina Jaffe - The Mysterious Visitor
Reb Eisik's Treasure - Ellen Frankel - The Classic Tales
The Treasure - Uri Shulevitz
The Treasure - Howard Schwartz - Miriam's Tambourine

A Secular version:
Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share by Kevin O'Malley (Walker and Company, 2007)



For the It Could Always Be Worse, I love using Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern.

Kol tuv,
Kathe Pinchuck
Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
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  Hello Friends,

   

  I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local 
college by reading to her students two versions of the same children's story, 
one Jewish and one something else.  I have been looking through my sources, but 
am having trouble finding something, so I am turning to you.  Does anyone have 
any suggestions?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

   

  Thank you,

   

  Eileen Polk, Librarian

  Prentis Memorial Library

  Temple Beth El

  Bloomfield Hills, MI  48301

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Re: [ha-Safran] Multicultural stories

[Kathe Pinchuck]

One more:

Feathers used to illustrate the harms of gossip

 

Forest, Heather.  Feathers.  Illustrated by Marcia Cutchin.  Little Rock:  
August House Little Folk, 2005.  ISBN:  0-87483-755-3.  Rhyming text and 
colorful illustrations teach that hurtful words cannot be taken back easily 
once they are spoken.  The author credits Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev with 
this tale.

 

Rothenberg, Joan.  Yettele's Feathers.  New York:  Hyperion Books for Children, 
1995.  ISBN:  0-7868-2081-0.  The town gossip learns her lesson when the rabbi 
tells her to cut open a pillow and bring him all the feathers.  Yettele 
realized that words cannot be taken back.

 

Waldman, Debby.  A Sack Full of Feathers.  Illustrated by Cindy Revell.  
Vancouver:  Orca Book Publishers, 2006.  ISBN:  978-1-55143-332-5.  Yankel 
loves to go around his village of Olkinik telling stories, often about other 
people.  One day the rabbi gives Yankel the job of putting a feather on every 
doorstep in the village.  Yankel completes this task as he thinks of the 
stories he will tell his schoolmates.  When he returns to the rabbi's house, he 
is instructed to collect all the feathers and bring them back.  As hard as he 
tries, Yankel cannot do it.  From this exercise, Yankel learns that you cannot 
take back a story once it is told - it goes where it goes, and you cannot say 
where or how or when.

 

 

Shabbat Shalom,

Kathe Pinchuck

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  Hello Friends,

   

  I have been asked to assist a teacher of multicultural literacy at a local 
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one Jewish and one something else.  I have been looking through my sources, but 
am having trouble finding something, so I am turning to you.  Does anyone have 
any suggestions?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

   

  Thank you,

   

  Eileen Polk, Librarian

  Prentis Memorial Library

  Temple Beth El

  Bloomfield Hills, MI  48301

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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish summer camps

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How young are the people?

For very young readers:

Picnic at Camp Shalom by Jacqueline Jules (Kar-Ben)
Noah's Swim-a-thon by Ann Koffsky (URJ Press)
The Ball of Clay that Rolled Away by Elizabeth Lenhard (takes place at Camp 
Knish) (Two Lions)
Sam and Charlie (and Sam, Too) at Camp! by Leslie Kimmelman (Albert Whitman) - 
available March 1, 2015

For middle grade:

Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire by Brenda Ferber(FSG) - Jewish girls, but 
minimal Jewish content
Sami's Sleepaway Summer by Jenny Meyerhoff (Scholastic)

For teen readers:

Jewish Summer Camp Mafia by Malina Saval (self-published)

Shavua Tov,
Kathe Pinchuck
Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
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  A patron is looking for books for young people that feature Jewish summer 
camps. Are there any that can be recommended?

  Rita Allen

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Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for holocaust literature and analysis

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The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak, is not a Holocaust novel per se, but it has 
literary.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, has been criticized severely for 
its naïve portrayal of Auschwitz.

The Morris Gleitzman series of Once, Then, Now is also written from a naïve 
perspective.

My Mother's Secret, by J.L. Witterick, is based on a true story about hiding 
people during the Holocaust, and is age appropriate.

I am reviewing (for the AJL Newsletter) a Cambridge University Press book 
entitled Literature of the Holocaust, edited by Alan Rosen. It is a survey of 
the literature as well as literary analysis and criticism.

Kol tuv,
Kathe Pinchuck
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  My high school seniors are doing a project which requires a holocaust work of 
fiction (it should take place during WWII and/or be concerned with the 
Holocaust in some way) accompanied by criticism or literary analysis of that 
work. All I have in my library is Elie Weisel. Can anyone recommend a) fiction 
suggestions which fit these criteria and b) a good source for holocaust 
literary criticism? Any guidance or ideas would be appreciated.



  Thanks in advance!

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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish Food Fiction

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

If you do not have a copy of Jewish American Literature: A Guide to Reading 
Interests by AJL member Roz Reisner, RUN and get one.  This is my go-to 
reference for these kinds of questions.

There are several books that fit:

Heartburn by Nora Ephron is about Rachel Samstat, a successful cookbook 
author, who is seven months pregnant with her second child when she learns that 
her husband is having an affair and plans to leave her. Food, therapists, 
friends, family, and politics all come into hilarious focus as Rachel matures 
and learns some lessons about love. Recipes included.

Club Revelation by Allan Appel : The lives of 3 interfaith couples, living on 
the Upper West Side in Manhattan, are disrupted when an evangelical Christian 
opens a cafeteria in their building, hoping to convert Jews.

More recently, Allegra Goodman's The Cookbook Collector:

Emily and Jessamine Bach are opposites in every way: Twenty-eight-year-old 
Emily is the CEO of Veritech, twenty-three-year-old Jess is an environmental 
activist and graduate student in philosophy. Pragmatic Emily is making a 
fortune in Silicon Valley, romantic Jess works in an antiquarian bookstore. 
Emily is rational and driven, while Jess is dreamy and whimsical. Emily’s 
boyfriend, Jonathan, is fantastically successful. Jess’s boyfriends, not so 
much.

National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Allegra 
Goodman has written a delicious novel about appetite, temptation, and holding 
on to what is real in a virtual world: love that stays. 


Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots by Jessica Soffer:

When 14-year-old Lorca is discovered cutting herself at school and is 
suspended, her mother decides to send her to a private school. Hoping to 
dissuade her, Lorca sets out to find a recipe for Masgouf, an obscure Iraqi 
dish that her mother, a chef, once said was the most delicious thing she had 
ever tasted. Lorca’s quest leads her to Victoria, an elderly Iraqi-Jewish 
immigrant who can teach her how to make the dish. Both lost souls, the two bond 
and soon begin to suspect there is a connection between them larger than that 
of teacher and student. Told in Victoria and Lorca’s alternating first-person 
voices, the character-driven novel focuses, sometimes microscopically, on the 
characters’ troubled emotional lives. The slow pace of the developing story 
sometimes tests the reader’s patience but nevertheless offers fully realized, 
multidimensional characters who invite empathy and compassion. --Michael Cart 
-in Booklist


The Storyteller by Jodi Piccoult has a character who is Jewish and a baker.  
She describes the baking process in the book.  This character's grandmother was 
a Holocaust survivor, and the Minka's (the grandmother) recipes are on 
Piccoult's website:
http://www.jodipicoult.com/the-storyteller.html#recipeshttp://www.jodipicoult.com/the-storyteller.html#recipes

Plot summary:
Sage Singer is a baker, a loner, until she befriends an old man who's 
particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favorite 
retired teacher and Little League coach. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to 
kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses—and then he confesses his darkest secret – he 
deserves to die because he had been a Nazi SS guard. And Sage's grandmother is 
a Holocaust survivor. How do you react to evil living next door? Can someone 
who's committed truly heinous acts ever atone with subsequent good behavior? 
Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren't the party who was 
wronged? And, if Sage even considers the request, is it revenge…or justice?


Moadim L'Simcha,
Kathe Pinchuck
Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

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  To: Lauren Johnsonmailto:ljohn...@temple-israel.org 
  Cc: Hasafranmailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu 

  Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 5:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish Food Fiction


  Lauren,.
  Since you are intrigued let me give you the background:
  Tamar Myers is a Jew by choice, born to a Jewish father and a Mennonites 
mother.  She wrote many YA books, but, also has a series called Pennsylvania 
Dutch mysteries with recipes. There is not much Yiddishkiet in the book and the 
recipes are not for typically Jewish food, but the narrator is an 
Amish/Mennonite who is married to a Jewish guy who has an “interesting” Jewish 
mother.  Myers knows how to make you laugh.  I take her books for long flights. 
Try the DEATH OF PIE or BUTTER SAFE THAN SORRY or BATTER OFF DEAD. 
  You can tell by the titles that Myers has a great sense of humour.
  ENJOY,
  Amalia
  From: Lauren Johnsonmailto:ljohn...@temple-israel.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 8:59 AM
  To: Amalia Warshenbrotmailto:amalia...@att.net 
  Subject: RE: [ha-Safran] Jewish Food Fiction
  Possibly.  Can’t hurt to take a look.  I’m intrigued!

  Thanks,

  Lauren

   

  Lauren Marcus Johnson, Director
  Temple

Re: [ha-Safran] Library supplies in Israel

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Thank you to everyone who made suggestions.  

Hag Sameach,
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[ha-Safran] Library Supplies in Israel

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Esteemed Colleagues,

Where can I purchase library supplies (plastic book covers, book pockets, etc.) 
in Israel?  Or, this there a company that ships to Israel that charges 
relatively low shipping costs?

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[ha-Safran] Master Torah - curriculum for learning Talmud, Mishnah and Rambam

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

Recent posts have asked for suggestions for study programs or guides for 
several Jewish texts.  It is my pleasure to recommend Master Torah:  
www.MasterTorah.comhttp://www.mastertorah.com/.

There are currently curriculums for Talmud, Mishnah, and Rambam's Mishnah Torah 
(the new cycle of study begins February 23).  An ambitious curriculum that 
includes Tanach, Nevi'im and Ketuvim is currently being developed.  Each 
curriculum has several tracks based on time commitments.  The lessons are in 
English, and are appropriate for all ages.

The Master Torah system facilitates active learning and better retention 
through methodical review and frequent testing.  This innovative method is 
structured for gaining a clear basic understanding of the material; reviewing 
and retaining the material in a systematic, organized manner; and maintaining a 
long-term cyclical review of all previously learned material.

The beauty of Master Torah is that all the lessons are available for download 
from the website and can be utilized by individual users, in a classroom, or in 
a school resource room.  The curriculums also include thousands of review 
questions and tests.

Rabbi Meir Pogrow, the founder and director of Master Torah, has received 
approbations for Master Torah from HaRav HaGaon Arieh Leib Shteinman, Rosh 
HaYeshiva Ponovezh, Bnei Brak; HaGaon Noach Weinberg ZTL, Rosh HaYeshiva Aish 
Hatorah, Jerusalem; HaRav Zev Leff, Rav and Mara d'Asra - Moshav Matisyahu, 
Rosh HaYeshiva Yeshiva Gedolah Matityahu; and other noted rabbis.

 

If you have questions or want additional information, please contact Master 
Torah at i...@mastertorah.commailto:i...@mastertorah.com.



B'vracha,

Kathe Pinchuck
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[ha-Safran] Megillas Eiva

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed Colleagues:

I am hoping to find (for sale) a copy of Megillas Eiva by the Tosfos Yom Tov.

Kol tuv,
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[ha-Safran] Programs at the Jewish Museum in New York City

[Kathe Pinchuck]

FYI:

For Educators:Marc Chagall: Life and Art Tuesday, October 22 4:00-7:00 pm 
Program fee: $15 (a light dinner will be served).Join Bella Meyer, 
granddaughter of celebrated 20th-century artist Marc Chagall, for an evening of 
conversation and reminiscences followed by tours of Chagall: Love, War, and 
Exile with Jewish Museum educators.Please register by October 15.To register, 
please call 212-423-3225.

For Librarians:From Toon Books to Art Spiegelman's MAUS Friday, November 15 
10:00 am-12:30 pm Francoise Mouly, Editorial Director, TOON Books; Art Editor, 
The New Yorker; wife and collaborator of Art Spiegelman, and Alexa Rosselli, 
Senior Editor, TOON Books, discuss the topic of comics and graphic novels for 
children and adults. They address Maus, Spiegelman's groundbreaking tale of his 
parent's survival of the Holocaust told through illustrations and words and new 
emerging trends in graphic novels. The morning also includes an opportunity to 
view Art Spiegelman's Co-Mix: A Retrospective.To register, please call 
212-423-3225.

For Educators:Literacy and the Graphic Novel Monday, December 9 4:00-7:00 pm 
Program fee: $15 (a light dinner will be served).Art Spiegelman's Maus, the 
illustrator's seminal work about his parents' survival of Auschwitz, redefined 
the boundaries of comics and non-fiction with its unprecedented book-length 
format and challenging content. Join a conversation focusing on the legacy of 
Maus and on the graphic novel as a unique medium to engage students with 
diverse issues. The evening will include a presentation and an opportunity to 
view Art Spiegelman's Co-Mix: A Retrospective.To register, please call 
212-423-3225.

Specialized Workshops for SchoolsGallery and studio workshops can be created 
for educators from a specific school. These workshops introduce teachers to 
exhibitions and explore strategies for integrating art into classroom 
curricula. Themes include Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations, Identity, 
Objects as Primary Sources, Materials in Art and more.Fees start at $360 for 3 
hours with up to 20 teachers. Please call 212-423-3270 for more information. 

 
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/EducatorWorkshops?utm_source=brontoutm_medium=emailutm_term=+Literacy+and+the+Graphic+Novelutm_content=09%2F03%2F2013utm_campaign=Welcome+back+to+school%21+Check+out+what%27s+new+this+fall.#sthash.JxvbVXQG.dpufhttp://www.thejewishmuseum.org/EducatorWorkshops?utm_source=brontoutm_medium=emailutm_term=+Literacy+and+the+Graphic+Novelutm_content=09%2F03%2F2013utm_campaign=Welcome+back+to+school%21+Check+out+what%27s+new+this+fall.#sthash.JxvbVXQG.dpuf
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[ha-Safran] Son of Hamas

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Esteemed colleagues:

A patron asked if the above title is suitable for her 14-year-old son. 
Obviously there will be violence, but she is more concerned about sex and 
expletives.

Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and 
Unthinkable Choices by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin

Thank you for your help,
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[ha-Safran] ONIX data format

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed colleagues,

If you have experience using the ONIX data format, I would appreciate it if you 
could contact me off-list at 
mrsfrumsrh...@msn.commailto:mrsfrumsrh...@msn.com.


Thank you.
Shabbat Shalom,
Kathe Pinchuck
Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
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Re: [ha-Safran] Free online language lessons [HEBREW] fromOpenCulture.com

[Kathe Pinchuck]

The Hebrew Journey's religious bent is from a Messianic Jewish, Yeshua 
Centered perspective.

I have suggested www.hebrewpodcasts.comhttp://www.hebrewpodcasts.com/. It is 
not free, but you can sample several podcasts, which have been very helpful to 
me.

Shabbat Shalom,
Kathe Pinchuck 
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  Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:13 PM
  Subject: [ha-Safran] Free online language lessons [HEBREW] fromOpenCulture.com


  Hebrew

a.. HebrewPod 101 
iTuneshttp://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn-hebrew-hebrewpod101.com/id448501803
 Web Downloadshttp://www.hebrewpod101.com/downloads/ 
Bloghttp://blogs.hebrewpod101.com/blog/category/learn-hebrew/ 
  a.. A way to learn some quick Hebrew on the fly.
b.. Elementary Hebrew iTunes 
Freehttp://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/csl.edu.1322437258.01322437264
 
  a.. The audio and video files come from a course taught in a seminary.
c.. Hebrew Journey - iTunes Video Free 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hebrew-journey/id439040243-  YouTube 
Freehttp://www.youtube.com/user/ClassicalHebrew 
  a.. 50 hours of Hebrew lessons that have a religious bent.
  
http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessonshttp://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons

   

  OpenCulture.com offers free online courses for 40 languages. Hebrew is one.  
Have any of you tried these? 

   

  Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross

  MSLIS, MATESOL

   

  Chair, AJL Mentoring

  Member,  AJL Librarianship and Education Committee

  Pollack Library

  Yeshiva University

  500 West 185th Street

  New York NY 10033-3229

  212.960.5442

  Skype: Stephanie.l.gross

  
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgrosshttp://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross

  
http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGrosshttp://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGross

   

  As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower 
others. - Bill Gates.

   

   

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Re: [ha-Safran] Read-A-Likes for The Innocents by Francesca Segal

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Hi Rachel,

The Saturday Wife, by Naomi Ragen, is based on Madame Bovary. I loved both 
books, but many will not appreciate Ms. Ragen's scathing social criticism of 
the Orthodox community.

Shavua Tov,
Kathe

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  I am preparing to lead a discussion for our Sisterhood on The Innocents by 
Francesca Segal which was inspired by Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence.  
Besides Paula Marantz Cohen's Jane Austen in Boca, Much Ado About Jessie 
Kaplan, etc. are there any other novels with Jewish content that were inspired 
by the classics?

   

  Any other suggestions for good read-a-likes for The Innocents are appreciated 
too.  

   

  Many thanks!

   

  Rachel Kamin, Director

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[ha-Safran] Fw: [njyac] Continuing Education opportunities (2 today)

[Kathe Pinchuck]

FYI - Thank you New Jersey State Library Youth Services Consultant, Sharon 
Rawlins!
 
 

TODAY: Reading is a Superpower! Comic Books, Graphic Novels,  
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TODAY: Tech-Savvy Staff: Better Service for Library Users – Tuesday, December 
4, 2:00-3:00pm - FREE

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Best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS

Youth Services Consultant

NJ State Library

185 West State St.

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Trenton, NJ 08625-0520

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Re: [ha-Safran] idea for kick-off event for synagogue-wide read

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Hi Hillary,

I don't know where you are located, but the Israeli Consulate has a speaker's 
bureau. They may be able to help you find someone.

Kol tuv,
Kathe
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  Hi all, 

 Last time I wrote, my synagogue was in the process of selecting a book for 
a synagogue wide read.  The book we eventually chose is:  Self-portrait of a 
Hero:  The Letters of Jonathan Netanyahu.  The children of the congregation 
will read age appropriate books about heros.  I am now trying to plan a 
kick-off event for the adult members of the congregation to get them excited 
about reading the book.  I thought of having a member of the Israeli Defense 
Forces come and speak, but am having no luck so far.  I am trying to contact 
the director/producer of the film Follow Me based upon the book, but no luck 
with that either so far.  If anyone has any idea for a program (it doesn't have 
to be a long proram - 20-30 minutes will do), I would greatly appreciate it if 
you would share it with me.  

  Thanks, 
  Hillary Finkel
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[ha-Safran] Library Management System for Small Hebrew Library

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Esteemed colleagues:
A friend of mine is looking for a library management system (cataloging, etc.) 
for a small Haredi elementary school in Israel. Most titles are in Hebrew, and 
it is expected that there will be less than 2,500 titles.
Any suggestions, experience, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Kol tuv,
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[ha-Safran] Fw: holocaust book suggestion

[Kathe Pinchuck]

Have you looked at the books by Aranka Siegal? Upon the Head of a Goat was a 
Newberry Honor Book, and her other two books are also excellent. I would 
suggest them for 9th grade and up.

She does not deal directly with Nazi atrocities, but I think the books are 
important because they detail what life was like before World War II.

Eva Moses Kor wrote a book dealing with her experiences: Surviving the Angel of 
Death: The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. This book has a lot more 
graphic descriptions. In conjunction with the book, there is a movie, Forgiving 
Mengele, about Eva Kor and how she goes back to Auschwitz and reads her 
statement. Great subject for discussion.

Continuing with the book and movie theme, Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' 
Diaries of the Holocaust edited by Alexandra Zapruder is a good choice. The 
value of this book is that you can pick the selections you think are 
appropriate for your group. HBO made a movie based on this book: I'm Still 
Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust. The diary 
selections are read by celebrities like Ryan Gosling and Elijah Wood. Also 
great for discussion and expanding into geographic and historical context. 

Kol tuv,
Kathe Pinchuck
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  Subject: [ha-Safran] holocaust book suggestion


  I am looking for a needle in a haystack and thought you might help: 


  I'm searching for a holocaust novel or memoir appropriate for an English 
class in a Bais Yaakov high school. It must be age appropriate regarding 
reading level (9th to 11th grades), appropriate for a religious girls' school, 
and well written for an English classroom.


  I've done research and so far have only come up with books that are for a 
younger, more middle school, audience. 


  Thanks!
  Leah Friedman
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