[ha-Safran] Updated conference schedule available

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Just wanted to let you all know that I've just this minute updated the 2016 AJL 
Conference Program on the website. For the most accurate information about the 
Charleston conference program, please visit the Upcoming Conference section of 
jewishlibraries.org, or go directly to the program itself at 
http://jewishlibraries.org/images/downloads/Upcoming_Conference/2016_ajl_conference_program.pdf


See you in Charleston!

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[ha-Safran] Live coverage of AJL conference

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We'll be "live blogging" the AJL conference in Charleston via Facebook, posting 
pictures and commentary throughout the conference June 19-22, 2016! You don't 
need to have a Facebook account to see it, just go to 
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to inquire.

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[ha-Safran] More about mainstream kidlit with Jewish characters

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

When I asked for titles of kidlit/YA with Jewish characters in non-Jewish 
books, I got quite a few answers, listed below. A few of those answers are "too 
Jewish" to count IMHO, but mostly they were the kind of thing I was looking 
for: characters who happen to be Jewish in a story which does not revolve 
around Jewish themes or events. I'm especially interested in really recent 
books (published in the last 5 years).


Let me know if you have any other suggestions to add to the list! Thanks, all!

Heidi Rabinowitz, he...@cbiboca.org


JEWISH CHARACTERS IN MAINSTREAM KIDLIT/YA

(not in any particular order)


Death by Toilet Paper, and Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart

Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin

The QuikPick Papers series by Tom Angleberger

The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hatterner

Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Nest by Esther Ehrlich

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K Dick

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

My Year Zero by Rachel Gold

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Kissing in America by Margo Rabb

Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy

Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder

Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder

Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder

Animorphs:The Invasion by Katherine Applegate

The Inquisitor's Apprentice by Chris Moriarty

Sister Mischief by Laura Goode

The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani

Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

The Snarkout Boys, the Avocado of Death, and other books by Daniel Pinkwater

Paper Towns by John Green

When Life Gives You OJ, and Aces Wild by Erica Perl

Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro by Amy Axelrod

Sami's Sleepaway Summer by Jenny Meyerhoff?
California Dreaming by Marissa Moss
Curveball by Jordan Sonenblick
Orchards by Holly Thompson
Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah, and Nine, Ten by Nora Raleigh Baskin
The Hereville stories by Barry Deutsch
Blue Thread , The Ninth Day by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Mira in the Present Tense by Sita Brahmachari
Intentions by Deborah Heiligman
Don't Talk to Me About the War by David Adler
The Notorious Izzy Fink by Don Brown
Fire! by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Faraway Summer by Johanna Hurwitz
Quake! by Gail Karwoski
Witness, and A Time of Angels by Karen Hesse
The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz by Laura Toffler-Corrie
The Mr Lemoncello's Library series by Chris Grabenstein
Audacity by Melanie Crowder
My Basmati Mat Mitzvah by Paula J Freedman
The Annotated Hunting of the Snark by Martin Gardner
The Rebecca books in the American Girl series
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Imperfect Spiral, and Underwater by Debbie Levy
Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa by Micol Ostow
The Five Story House by Pnina Moed Kass
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat
Wonder by RJ Palacio
In Case You Missed It by Sarah Darer Littman (forthcoming, Oct 2016)


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[ha-Safran] Questions about Bibliotech

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As you all know, we will be discussing the book  Bibliotech: why libraries 
matter more than ever in the age of Google during the AJL conference in 
Charleston (Monday at 2pm). Whether you will be there or not, we'd love to 
include your questions in the discussion. Please email me your comments and 
questions about the book. I hope to record this session for my Book of Life 
Podcast, as I know there's a lot of interest in it from people who can't 
attend. 

Looking forward to hearing your questions.

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[ha-Safran] Are you going to ALA?

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I will be at the American Library Association conference in Orlando this year 
and I'm wondering who I might run into there. Are you going? Let me know so I 
can keep an eye out for you! Email me at heidi@cbiboca. org. 

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[ha-Safran] Online book "Expect More"

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Wow. You guys, I just read an entire online book (pdf format) called Expect 
More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World by David Lankes, and 
I kind of wish we'd picked this title for our AJL Reads discussion instead of 
BiblioTech. It has similar aims of creating a roadmap for the future of 
libraries, but I found it much more inspiring, as well as better written, and 
more specific in its suggestions. If you have a chance to read it, I strongly 
encourage you to do so.


Heidi Rabinowitz


You can find Expect More at

http://davidlankes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ExpectMoreOpen.pdf



<http://davidlankes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ExpectMoreOpen.pdf>

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Expect More Demanding Better Libraries For Today's Complex World R. David Lankes


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[ha-Safran] Full 2016 AJL Conference program book is now online

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The entire 2016 AJL conference program book is now online. Go to 
http://jewishlibraries.org/blog.php?id=344 to see a virtual program book with 
turning pages, or find it as a PDF on the Upcoming Conference page at 
http://jewishlibraries.org/Upcoming_Conference.


Hope you find it helpful to be able to plan ahead, or virtually enjoy the 
conference from afar!


Apologies in advance for any errors.


Heidi Rabinowitz

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Sunday June 19, 2016 to Wednesday June 22, 2016. Charleston Marriott 170 
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[ha-Safran] Bibliotech on Monday at 2

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Several of you asked when the book discussion of Bibliotech will take place at 
he conference n Charleston.  It will be Session 4B, Monday at 2pm, as part of 
the session about AJL Reads.
See you there!
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Re: [ha-Safran] help with a hashtag

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Hi again, AJL! I'm still pondering hashtags for an AJL summer reading 
challenge, and I've come up with #SababaBooks. What do you all think?
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[ha-Safran] Mainstream Kidlit/YA books with Jewish protagonists

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Kidlit/YA friends, please help me brainstorm titles of fiction with Jewish 
protagonists, in which the story is not about Judaism. Half-Jewish counts. An 
example would be Augie in Wonder by RJ Palacio.


Thanks!

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[ha-Safran] #JewishSummerReading Challenge

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AJL kicks off the season with #JewishSummerReading, a book photo challenge 
taking place June through August, 2016!

It's easy! Anyone can participate, including kids. All you do is:


*   Read any Jewish book

*   Post a PHOTO of the book (use hashtag #JewishSummerReading)

*   During June-July-August 2016

If you'd like to be entered into a free book drawing, post your photo by July 
31. Choices are 50 Shades of Talmud by Maggie Anton or Death by Toilet Paper by 
Donna Gephart.

By sharing your #JewishSummerReading photos of cool Jewish books, you will help 
raise awareness of worthwhile titles, bringing them to the attention of more 
readers, increasing the market and supporting the publishing of Jewish books! 
Plus, it's fun!

Sign up to participate at http://tinyurl.com/enterjsr

~ Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Safest Lie

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Angela Cerrito, author of the middle 
grade novel The Safest Lie.

You can hear the podcast online at: 
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literature fans!

Happy Summer Reading!

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[ha-Safran] AJL conference program update

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FYI, The program for the upcoming AJL conference in Charleston has been updated 
on our website. See the full schedule of programs at 
http://jewishlibraries.org/images/downloads/Upcoming_Conference/2016_ajl_conference_program.pdf.
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[ha-Safran] help with a hashtag

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Hi AJL,
I'm thinking of creating a book photo challenge for AJL for a summer project, 
similar to the #Readukkah challenge we did in December. Can you help me think 
of a good hashtag for it? #Jbookpic? #WhatJewReading? Please send me your ideas.
Thanks!
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[ha-Safran] May Jewish Book Carnival

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The May Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from 
across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod at 
Adventures in MamaLand. You can see the Carnival at 
http://www.mamaland.org/2016/05/jewish-book-carnival-may-iyyar-2016.html#more.  
You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

June's Carnival will be hosted by Barbara Krasner on her blog The Whole 
Megillah. To participate, submit your link by June 11, 2016 to 
barbarakras...@att.net<mailto:barbarakras...@att.net>.   One link per 
participant is preferred.


Enjoy!

Heidi Rabinowitz
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P.S. You may have noticed that my name has changed from Estrin to Rabinowitz. 
FYI, I finally dropped my ex's last name and went back to my own name, hooray!

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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Biblical Wives

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with TK Thorne, author of two Biblical 
novels, Noah's Wife and Angels at the Gate, which is about Lot's wife.

You can hear the podcast online at: 
<http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-safest-lie.html> 
http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/07/biblical-wives.html

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Happy Summer Reading!

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[ha-Safran] July Jewish Book Carnival

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The July Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from 
across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Book Q's with Deborah Kalb. You 
can see the Carnival at 
<http://www.mamaland.org/2016/05/jewish-book-carnival-may-iyyar-2016.html#more> 
http://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2016/07/jewish-book-carnival-for-july-2016.html.
  You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

August's Carnival will be hosted by Yael Shahar on her blog A Damaged Mirror. 
To participate, submit your link by August 11, 2016 to ya.sha...@gmail.com.   
One link per participant is preferred.

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[ha-Safran] library services for religious school

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For those of you working with religious school (not day school), what do you do 
beyond storytime and discussion when classes come in to visit the library? 
Especially looking for thoughts on engaging upper elementary and middle school 
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[ha-Safran] supportive library article

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Here is a wonderfully upbeat article about the power of libraries and the love 
people have for them. It's about public libraries in New York City, and even 
though it doesn't exactly apply to my synagogue library, it's still very 
uplifting, and probably worth sharing with your boss and your library's 
stakeholders. Thanks for Pnina Moed Kass for sharing it with me. - Heidi 
Rabinowitz
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/nyregion/resurgent-new-york-city-libraries.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

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[ha-Safran] library services for religious school

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Hi Safranim, a few weeks ago I posed a question about library services for 
religious school classes, and I’ve compiled below the answers I received. I 
thought you might be interested. – Heidi
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For those of you working with religious school (not day school), what do you do 
beyond storytime and discussion when classes come in to visit the library? 
Especially looking for thoughts on engaging upper elementary and middle school 
kids.

Thanks!
Heidi Rabinowitz
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>


I see preschool through 5th grade classes on Sunday mornings in addition to 
monthly preschool storytimes.  I do read stories but also sometimes do more 
specific curriculum enhancing reading and discussions with students. I often 
pull books related to a specific topic they are studying as I have access to 
the curriculum and email scheduled teachers each week. Sometimes we have some 
“show and tell” with historical books, Talmud, a book with great photos, other 
synagogues, etc.   I also do book talking for 4th and 5th graders and try to 
“auction” off books.  I’m trying to encourage students to add their book 
reviews and ratings to the catalog; and a couple of teachers have reserved some 
class time to follow up and do that with students.  Some years, I have tried 
Jewish Book Month read-a-thons or reading “contests” but my limited hours 
prevent me from really promoting and doing a good job on that kind of 
programming.  We occasionally have a book author come and selected classes 
(grades) get to go. We are gearing up for more programming this year but I’m 
not yet sure how I will be able to manage adding that to my plate.  Wish I 
could see 6th and up, but there is no time in their crunched curriculum to add 
library.  I am often asking about the possibility of a book club elective.  
Also, I would love to have an online book discussion with middle schoolers – 
perhaps that is something to try during Jewish Book Month one year.

Toby

Toby Harris, Librarian


I have reading incentive programs for grades 1-6.
Sefer Safari for grades 1-3, which has been in effect here for at least 20 
years, (i.e. began before my time..) programs for 4, 5, 6-- at least 2 of them 
borrowed from Rachel Kamin.
5th graders do Reading Tic Tac Toe (different genres in each square of the tic 
tac toe board. Prizes are coupons to Graeter's Ice Cream); Sydney Taylor Club 
for 6th graders (also from Rachel, I think), and my own "Eitz Fun to Read for 
Israel" for 4th grade, whose curriculum is Israel -- books read get leaves on 
class tree (eitz), plus monthly drawing for Target gift card, plus Sisterhood 
gives $5.00 per leaf; students who have leaves on the tree meet w/ me at year 
end and choose a tzedakah case in Israel to send the money.  storytime and/or 
book talks accompany all our reading incentive programs.  With tie-ins to 
curriculum, our school's "value of the month" or whatever else will work.
  Without programming, there'd be almost no circulation these days.

Andrea Rapp

Book talks, play reading, reader’s theater, monologue given by librarian, 
singing, poetry-all ideas.

Ellen Share, Librarian, Washington Hebrew Congregation

We don't do a whole lot, though someone reads stories to the little guys. But 
once a month I meet with the 4th-7th grades separately. My goal in those short 
sessions is to introduce the kids to general Jewish literature, so we read 
aloud and discuss stories and/or poems by noted authors such as I.L. Peretz and 
I.B. Singer, with some info on their lives, the Yiddish language, their themes 
and how they relate to Jewish values, etc. I also introduce the kids to stock 
characters, such as the fools of Chelm and the righteous man in the guise of a 
beggar, and I like to do something on humor. (Whatever engages those rascals!) 
Occasionally I'll talk about a contemporary middle grade or Y.A. book to bring 
up discussion topics. Oh, and one other thing I do at the beginning of each 
school year for the 4th and 5th graders is a "treasure hunt" through the 
library. I give them a list of things to find, and they work in pairs to fill 
out their list. It's a pretty lively activity! Though I'm a professional 
librarian (retired now to write full time), like the rest of our "staff," I'm a 
volunteer so I don't get to meet with the kids as often as I'd like to. Still, 
we do what we can, eh? Good luck!

Lois Ruby
Congregation Albert - Albuquerque, NM

Please share your treasure hunt with the list. I'm sure I'm not the only one 
who would be inspired by what you're doing.

Emily Bergman
Temple Sinai
Glendale, CA

Thanks for asking, Emily. Here's a list I used with 4th grade partners who had 
20 minutes to find the treasures, with a couple of "gimme" questions to keep 
them interested and to make it fun (while it's also constructive):


 TREASURE HUNT



1. Title of a cookbook for Passover



2. Call numb

[ha-Safran] Recording of Biblio Tech discussion

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

During the AJL conference in Charleston, I recorded our discussion of Biblio 
Tech, Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey. 
You can listen to the recording here: 
http://databases.jewishlibraries.org/sites/default/files/proceedings/bibliotech%20discussion%20fin.mp3


FYI, AJL did not officially record the conference sessions for podcasting. I 
just recorded this session with my handheld recorder because I knew there was 
interest from people who could not be here.


Enjoy!

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[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Day 2: Sydney Taylor Book Awards

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We continue the 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour today. Day 2's two blog 
tour stops are with the winning titles I DISSENT at the blog Ima On and Off the 
Bima, and DREIDELS ON THE BRAIN at Bildungsroman. Please visit the Association 
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[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Day 3: Sydney Taylor Book Awards

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We continue the 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour today. Day 3's blog 
tour stop is a visit with the creators of THE INQUISITOR'S TALE: OR, THE THREE 
MAGICAL CHILDREN AND THEIR HOLY DOG at The Prosen People blog. Please visit the 
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[ha-Safran] New podcast: Historical/paranormal romance Another Me

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview by our Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin 
with Eva Wiseman, author of the historical/paranormal romance for teens, 
Another Me, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.

Listen to the podcast here: 
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[ha-Safran] Blog Tour: Day 1

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The 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour has begun! Go to 
http://jewishlibraries.org/blog/id/368 to find links to the first two blog tour 
stops: interviews with the creators of ANNA AND THE SWALLOW MAN and A POEM FOR 
PETER!

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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Everybody Says Shalom #ReadYourWorld

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features a talk by Leslie Kimmelman, author of the picture book 
Everybody Says Shalom, from last year's Association of Jewish Libraries 
conference in Charleston, SC. Everybody Says Shalom was a Sydney Taylor Honor 
Book in the younger readers category. I posted this podcast today because it's 
Multicultural Children's Book Day - check out the links to this wonderful 
diversity-in-kidlit event at the podcast link!

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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Unorthodox, Live

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features a chat with the hosts of the Unorthodox podcast from 
Tablet Magazine, recorded at their recent live show in West Palm Beach.

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[ha-Safran] The February Jewish Book Carnival

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The February Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Samuel Griswold at his blog, 
Samuel Griswold Jewish Author. You can see the Carnival at 
http://www.samuelgriswold.com/authors-blog/february-2017-jewish-book-carnival. 
You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

March's Carnival will be hosted by Barbara Krasner at The Whole Megillah. To 
participate, submit your link by March 12, 2017 to 
barbarakras...@att.net<mailto:barbarakras...@att.net>.  One link per 
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Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: The Inquisitor's Tale

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Adam Gidwitz, author of The Inquisitor's 
Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog. This middle grade 
novel won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Older Readers category, and was a 
National Jewish Book Award Finalist in the Children's Literature category!

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[ha-Safran] The August Jewish Book Carnival

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The August Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Yael Shahar at Memory & 
Redeption. You can see the Carnival at 
<http://www.mamaland.org/2016/05/jewish-book-carnival-may-iyyar-2016.html#more> 
 http://www.damaged-mirror.com/august-jewish-book-blog-carnival/. You'll find 
links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. Thanks to all 
the participating bloggers!

September's Carnival will be hosted by Marie Cloutier at The Boston 
Bibliophile. To participate, submit your link by September 11, 2016 to 
biblioph...@bostonbibliophile.com<mailto:biblioph...@bostonbibliophile.com>.  
One link per participant is preferred.

Enjoy!
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[ha-Safran] Shall We Continue AJL READS?

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Hi AJL-ers.


Last year AJL had a virtual book club called AJL READS. Every few months we had 
a conference call to discuss a Jewish novel or memoir. These calls attracted 
just a handful of people each time, but they enjoyed it. In June at the AJL 
Conference in Charleston we had a live discussion of a librarianship nonfiction 
title. We got a good crowd and had a lively discussion.


The goal of AJL READS was to find a way for AJL members to connect and network 
outside of conference time.


So  my question for you is: would you like to continue the virtual book club? 
Would you prefer librarianship books over fiction? Would you prefer a 
discussion via Hasafran/Facebook that you can participate in on your own 
schedule or a conference call scheduled at a specific time?


Please let me know your thoughts. If there is continuing interest, I will start 
planning for a new year of AJL READS!


Thanks,

Heidi


Heidi Rabinowitz

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[ha-Safran] Facebook groups/pages for librarians

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Hi AJL-ers. I'm trying to create a list of good Facebook groups or pages for 
librarians to follow. For instance, I find Storytime Underground to be helpful 
in my work as a children's librarian 
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/storytimeunderground/?ref=br_tf). But no 
matter which kind of librarianship you do, I'd like to know about the Facebook 
groups and pages you like best. Please email me directly at he...@cbiboca.org 
and I'll compile a list to share with everyone.


Thanks!

Heidi


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[ha-Safran] Pre-Publication Podcast: Honey & Me, Manuscript Award Winner

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Meira Drazin, author of the Sydney 
Taylor Manuscript Award winning Honey & Me. It's a middle-grade novel about a 
friendship between a pair of contemporary Orthodox Jewish girls, and it will be 
published by Scholastic next year.

Listen to the podcast here: 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/honey-and-me.html<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/another-me.html><https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/everybody-says-shalom-readyourworld.html>

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[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Hired Girl

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features a talk given by author Laura Amy Schlitz about her triple 
award winning teen novel in diary format, The Hired Girl.

You can hear the podcast online at: 
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Happy Reading!

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[ha-Safran] Nominate AJL Reads selections!

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It's time to select the books and/or articles we will discuss in the upcoming 
year of AJL Reads. I need your help to select the titles we will discuss. 
Please email me at he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org> with your 
suggestion for a discussion-worthy Jewish book or a book on librarianship. I'll 
also take suggestions for discussion-worthy articles on librarianship or 
related themes. Please send me your suggestions by September 11 (this Sunday).

Looking forward to seeing your suggestions!
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[ha-Safran] Seeking Follett, Alexandria, Innovative users

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I'm in charge of Mentoring for AJL. When people ask me questions, sometimes I 
need to direct them to somebody who knows more than I do. I'm looking for 
people who know about the automation systems Follett, Alexandria, and 
Innovative, and can answer questions about them. If you are familiar with one 
of those systems and wouldn't mind having the occasional question directed 
towards you, please get in touch with me!

Thanks!
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[ha-Safran] Seeking Mandrain, Softlink and Koha/Equinox users

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I'm in charge of Mentoring for AJL. When people ask me questions, sometimes I 
need to direct them to somebody who knows more than I do. I'm looking for 
people who know about the automation systems Mandarin, Softlink, and Koha by 
Equinox, and can answer questions about them. If you are familiar with one of 
those systems and wouldn't mind having the occasional question directed towards 
you, please get in touch with me!

Thanks!
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[ha-Safran] Help Wanted: Publications

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The AJL Council is seeking to fill the position of Publications Chair. The 
Publications Chair oversees sales of existing AJL Publications and looks for 
opportunities to create new publications. The Chair also works with related 
committees as needed, such as Bibliography Bank, Conference Proceedings, News & 
Reviews, and Judaica Librarianship.

The Publications Chair is a Council position with voting rights. The Chair 
attends the Council meeting at the annual conference in June and the midwinter 
meeting in January (this year being held in New York).

This is a great opportunity to get involved in AJL leadership, influence the 
organization, and bolster the profession through timely publications. Past 
Chair Joyce Levine will be happy to mentor the incoming Chair.

To learn more, please contact Member Relations Chair Heidi Rabinowitz at 
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[ha-Safran] AJL Reads Selection

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Thanks to those who sent in suggestions for the AJL Reads virtual book 
discussion. From among all those excellent suggestions, we have chosen Reading 
Claudius: A Memoir in Two Parts by Caroline Heller because it's about the power 
of literature.

We will hold the book discussion at the beginning of November. You can find a 
copy new or used here:
https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Claudius-Memoir-Two-Parts/dp/0385337612/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8=1473713907=8-1=reading+claudius
You can also buy an e-book from the publisher here: 
http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/78135/reading-claudius-by-caroline-heller/

We're going to experiment with a different format for this discussion. Instead 
of a conference call, we will use Facebook to discuss the book over a period of 
several days. Author Caroline Heller will join our discussion to answer 
questions on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, you can join the 
Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajlreads. If you are not a 
member of Facebook, you will be able to read the discussion but not participate.

I believe we will hold the discussion during Tuesday and Wednesday November 1-2 
(just confirming with Caroline Heller now). This should make it convenient for 
people to participate from different time zones. We will post discussion 
questions throughout those days, and I hope you will respond with comments and 
opinions, and your questions for the author.

Let me know if you have any questions!
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Golem

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Eddie Estrin about his spoken word 
album, The Golem.


You can hear the podcast online at: 
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Happy New Year!


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[ha-Safran] September Jewish Book Carnival

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The September Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Marie Cloutier at The Boston 
Bibliophile. You can see the Carnival at 
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2016/09/september-jewish-book-carnival.html.  
You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

October's Carnival will be hosted by Rivka Levy at Emunaroma. To participate, 
submit your link by October 11, 2016 to 
rivkawritesb...@gmail.com<mailto:rivkawritesb...@gmail.com>. One link per 
participant is preferred.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Controversial Podcast: Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features a lively critique of the controversial new picture book 
Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf by Greg Wolfe.

You can hear the podcast online at: 
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Please add your thoughts to the discussion in the comments section at the above 
link, and do feel free to share this link with friends, colleagues, and other 
Jewish literature fans!

Happy Reading!

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[ha-Safran] Enter the raffle (and the discussion)

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Join the AJL Reads Facebook group by Sept. 30 to enter a drawing for two copies 
of READING CLAUDIUS, our AJL Reads discussion book. We've got 20 members of the 
group already, you can be next! Join here: 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajlreads/

And get ready to discuss the book via Facebook all day November 1-2, along with 
author Caroline Heller! See all details on the AJL blog here: 
http://jewishlibraries.org/blog/id/354.

Let me know if you have any questions about AJL READS - the discussion OR the 
raffle. Thanks!
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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: I Dissent

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Debbie Levy, author of the picture book 
biography I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark.

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[ha-Safran] picture book: Thank You, God

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Has anybody seen the picture book Thank You, God by J. Bradley Wigger, 
illustrated by Jago, published by Eerdmans in 2014? I'd like to know if there's 
anything in it that makes in inappropriate for a Jewish library. Please email 
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Fascinating, The Life of Leonard Nimoy

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Rich Michelson about his picture book 
biography of Leonard Nimoy, entitled Fascinating.

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Live Long and Prosper,

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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Ketzel the Cat...and Mom

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Lesléa Newman, prolific poet and author, 
about two of her recent books: the poetry book I Carry My Mother and the 
picture book Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed.

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[ha-Safran] November's Jewish Book Carnival

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The November Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by me, Heidi Rabinowitz, at The 
Book of Life. You can see the Carnival at 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-jewish-book-carnival-november-2016.html.
  You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

December's Carnival will be hosted by Erika Dreifus at Fig Tree Books. To 
participate, submit your link by December 11, 2016 to 
edrei...@figtreebooks.net<mailto:edrei...@figtreebooks.net>. One link per 
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[ha-Safran] 2016 #Readukkah Jewish Reading Challenge

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reading challenge for Jewish readers of all ages, #Readukkah! To participate, 
all you have to do is read one 
#JewLit
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be participating!
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[ha-Safran] Response to "Why Are Jewish Children's Books So Bad?"

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The essay in Mosaic decrying the state of Jewish kidlit was ill-informed in my 
opinion, and I've written a comprehensive response on my blog, The Book of 
Life, at 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/response-to-jewish-kidlit-article-in.html.
 I hope you will read it and comment on it, and I hope even more that you'll 
follow my link to Mosaic and leave comments there.


Thanks everyone,

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[ha-Safran] AJL READS - last day

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AJL READS continues our discussion of Reading Claudius by Caroline Heller on 
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajlreads/! The discussion so far is 
very interesting, but we will wrap up tonight, so be sure to go on Facebook now 
if you want to participate!

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[ha-Safran] AJL READS - how it went

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I am pleased to report that AJL READS took place on Tuesday and Wednesday 
November 1-2 via Facebook Group. We discussed Reading Claudius and we were 
joined by author Caroline Heller. The group includes 42 members. The author was 
joined by twelve participants who posted comments and questions, and the stats 
show that many more members read the posts without speaking up themselves. I 
was impressed by the thoughtful nature of the questions and answers, and I 
enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere created by doing the event over a few days.

I'd like to get feedback from those who participated and those who did not. If 
you took part or followed along without commenting, what did you think of 
Facebook as a venue? How was the time frame? Did you like having the author 
participate or did it hold you back from saying anything critical? How was the 
quality of the discussion? Did you prefer it to a conference call? Would you 
suggest we use this format again?

I'm also interested to know if using Facebook as the venue prevented people 
from participating. If you did not participate but would have liked to, please 
let me know what stopped you from joining Facebook for this purpose, and let me 
know any suggestions you may have for other discussion formats.

Thanks, everyone!
Heidi Rabinowitz
AJL Member Relations Chair
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[ha-Safran] AJL READS: Nov 1-2

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

AJL READS will discuss Reading Claudius: A Memoir in Two Parts by Caroline 
Heller on Tuesday-Wednesday November 1-2. Author Caroline Heller will join us 
to participate in the discussion. The venue will be the AJL READS Facebook 
Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ajlreads/.

See you online!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] October Jewish Book Carnival

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The October Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Rivka Levy at Emunaroma. You 
can see the Carnival at 
http://www.emunaroma.com/blog/octobers-jewish-book-carnival.   You'll find 
links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. Thanks to all 
the participating bloggers!

November's Carnival will be hosted by Samuel Griswold at Samuel Griswold, 
Jewish Author. To participate, submit your link by November 11, 2016 to 
samueldgrisw...@gmail.com<mailto:samueldgrisw...@gmail.com>. 
<mailto:rivkawritesb...@gmail.com>  One link per participant is preferred.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] December's Jewish Book Carnival

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The December Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Erika Dreifus at the Fig Tree 
Books blog. You can see the Carnival at 
https://figtreebooks.net/step-right-jewish-book-carnival-2/. 
<http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2016/09/september-jewish-book-carnival.html>  
You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

January's Carnival will be hosted by Deborah Kalb at Book Q's. To 
participate, submit your link by January 11, 2017 to 
deborahk...@yahoo.com<mailto:deborahk...@yahoo.com>. One link per participant 
is preferred.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Bonus podcast: 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Today we've got a bonus episode of The Book of Life podcast for you, hosted by 
librarian Heidi Rabinowitz and featuring Ellen Tillman, chair of the Sydney 
Taylor Book Award committee for the Association of Jewish Libraries. Ellen will 
tell us all about the exciting 2017 winners of this award for Jewish kidlit!

Listen to the podcast here: 
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[ha-Safran] #Readukkah is Dec. 1-8

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The Association of Jewish Libraries<http://jewishlibraries.org/> and the Jewish 
Book Council<http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/> present the second annual 
reading challenge for readers of all ages, #Readukkah! To participate, all you 
have to do is read one 
#JewLit<https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict_qdr=all==hp=Search=%23jewlist#safe=strict_qdr=all=%23jewlit>
 book and post your review to the event discussion board on 
Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/events/1219077488180629/?active_tab=discussion>-or
 post a link to your review anywhere online-and use the hashtag 
#Readukkah<https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict_qdr=all==hp=Search=%23jewlist#safe=strict_qdr=all=%23readukkah>
 to connect with other readers. #Readukkah takes place December 1-8, 2016.

Any book of Jewish interest is a good choice for #Readukkah. If your chosen 
book is not obviously Jewish, use your review to explain the connection.

By sharing your #Readukkah reviews, your participation in this reading 
challenge helps spread the word about worthwhile titles, bringing them to the 
attention of more readers and supporting the publication of Jewish books!

RSVP to the #Readukkah Facebook 
Event<https://www.facebook.com/events/1219077488180629/> to say if you'll be 
participating! https://www.facebook.com/events/1219077488180629/

What if you don't use Facebook? Review a 
#JewLit<https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict_qdr=all==hp=Search=%23jewlist#safe=strict_qdr=all=%23jewlit>
 book on a blog, GoodReads, Amazon, YouTube, etc. and send the link to Heidi at 
carni...@jewishlibraries.org<mailto:carni...@jewishlibraries.org>. She will 
post your review on Facebook for you. Happy Reading!

Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] #Readukkah starts NOW

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Hi Jewish Readers,

#Readukkah starts TODAY! I hope you'll help spread the word about great Jewish 
books by posting a review, like the one I did on my blog: 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/12/readukkah-sundown-kid.html

Go on Facebook to see other people's book reviews and add your own: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1219077488180629/?active_tab=discussion

Happy Reading!
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Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

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Hi Amy, the article you are looking for was in Mosaic. Here is my response to 
the article on my own blog, and I included the link  back to the Mosaic 
article: 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/response-to-jewish-kidlit-article-in.html

Heidi Rabinowitz

From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Amy Turim
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:01 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Sometime over the last month or two I saw an article online about the poor 
quality of Jewish children's books. The piece opened with the low-hanging 
fruit, blasting SHMELF THE HANUKKAH ELF.  A google search indicates criticisms 
from a variety of publishers and reviewers on that title, but the article was 
about a broader trend.
I'd like to re-read it and discuss the piece with some friends but I'm unable 
to find it.
Can anyone direct me to its source?
Many thanks,
Amy Turim
Temple Emanuel
Kensington, MD
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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Dreidels on the Brain

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with storyteller Joel Ben Izzy about his 
middle grade novel Dreidels on the Brain.

You can hear the podcast online at: 
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[ha-Safran] Simon and Schuster's horrible decision

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Dear Safranim,
Perhaps you've heard in the news that Simon and Schuster has offered Milo 
Yiannopoulos a book deal through their conservative imprint, Threshold. He is 
an anti-Semitic, misogynist, bigoted, neo-Nazi "troll" whose goal in life is to 
harass people. He was the one who abused black Ghostbusters actress Leslie 
Jones so badly that Twitter actually banned him.

While he has a right to free speech, that does not include book deals. In my 
opinion, this book deal legitimizes his message of hate and gives him a wider 
platform for it. I feel that S should be aware that some of its customers are 
disgusted by their poor decision, so I emailed them. If you agree, I encourage 
you to email, write, or call to tell them so.

Threshold Editions
General phone 212-698-7006
General fax 212-698-2858
Jennifer Robinson, VP, Director of Publicity
gallerypublic...@simonandschuster.com<mailto:gallerypublic...@simonandschuster.com>

Or

Corporate Communications
General phone 212-698-7033
General fax 212-698-7035
Adam Rothberg, VP, Director of Corporate Communications
corporate.communicati...@simonandschuster.com<mailto:corporate.communicati...@simonandschuster.com>

Or

Carolyn Kroll Reidy, CEO and President, Simon and Schuster
212-698-7000
carolyn.re...@simonandschuster.com<mailto:carolyn.re...@simonandschuster.com>


Here's what I sent to Jennifer Robinson, Dir of Publicity at S, 
gallerypublic...@simonandschuster.com<mailto:gallerypublic...@simonandschuster.com>

Dear Ms. Robinson,

As a librarian for 20 years and an advocate of free speech, I must nevertheless 
protest your rewarding Milo Yiannopoulos's hateful, bigoted, abusive behavior 
with a book deal. The public needs to hear less from this horrible man, not 
more. I am ashamed of S for helping him to spread his messages of hate. I 
certainly will not be purchasing this book, and I'm sure many of my colleagues 
feel the same way. I urge you to cancel this book deal. In America's current 
atmosphere of divisiveness and emboldened hate speech, it is time to cultivate 
an atmosphere of tolerance and kindness rather than fan the flames by 
amplifying the voices of the so-called alt right.

I hope you will seriously consider the consequences to our society of giving 
hate speech a legitimate platform.
Thank you for your attention,

Heidi Rabinowitz
Librarian, Boca Raton, Florida
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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: Adam and Thomas

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features Jeffrey Green, translator of Aharon Appelfeld's Hebrew 
novel for young readers, Adam and Thomas. This book won the 2016 Sydney Taylor 
Book Award for Jewish children's literature; watch The Book of Life for the 
announcement of 2017 winners, coming soon.

You can hear the Adam and Thomas podcast online 
at:<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/ketzel-and-mom.html>https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/adam-thomas.html
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[ha-Safran] New Podcast: The Sunset Gang

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with author Warren Adler about his short 
story collection, The Sunset Gang.



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[ha-Safran] Two more days of #Readukkah!

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Hi Safranim,

#Readukkah, the Jewish Reading Challenge, has generated many enthusiastic book 
reviews! You can still get in on the fun, as the program runs December 1-8. 
Post a review of any Jewish book on the #Readukkah Facebook page at 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1219077488180629/?active_tab=discussion, and 
stick around to enjoy reading reviews others have posted!

If you're not a Facebook user but you want to post a review anyway, send me 
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carni...@jewishlibraries.org<mailto:carni...@jewishlibraries.org>.

Happy Reviewing!
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[ha-Safran] January Jewish Book Carnival

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The January Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Book Q's with Deborah Kalb. 
You can see the Carnival 
athttp://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/january-2017-jewish-book-carnival.html.
  You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

February's Carnival will be hosted by Samuel Griswold, Jewish Author. To 
participate, submit your link by February 12, 2017 to  
samueldgriswo...@gmail.com<mailto:samueldgriswo...@gmail.com> .  One link per 
participant is preferred.


Heidi Rabinowitz

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[ha-Safran] How Is This Book Different?

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You are invited to participate in How Is This Book 
Different?<https://www.facebook.com/events/1841964556089005/>, a joint project 
of the Association of Jewish Libraries<http://jewishlibraries.org/>, the Jewish 
Book Council<http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/>, and Call Me 
Ishmael<http://callmeishmael.com/>. Book lovers of all ages and any religious 
background can join in! Here's how:
1.  Call 774-325-0503 to leave a short voicemail
2.  Between March 27-April 4, 2017
3.  With a personal story about any Jewish book that matters in your life
4.  Then go to CallMeIshmael.com<http://callmeishmael.com/> to hear 
everyone's stories!

Click here to 
listen<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/03/call-me-ishmael.html> to The 
Book of Life Podcast's episode that explains the origins of the project and 
click here for tips<http://callmeishmael.com/?s=tips> on making your voicemail 
awesome.
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[ha-Safran] March Jewish Book Carnival

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The March Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from 
across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Barbara Krasner at The Whole 
Megillah blog. You can see the Carnival at 
https://thewholemegillah.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/march-2017-jewish-book-carnival/.
  You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

April's Carnival will be hosted by Yael Shahar at A Damaged Mirror. To 
participate, submit your link by April12, 2017 to 
ya.sha...@gmail.com<mailto:ya.sha...@gmail.com>. One link per participant is 
preferred.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] New podcast: Call Me Ishmael & How Is This Book Different?

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The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Steph Kent, co-founder of 
CallMeIshmael.com: a website where book lovers leave voicemails telling 
personal stories about their favorite books.
CallMeIshmael.com, along with the Association of Jewish Libraries and the 
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YOU are invited to join in! Here's how:

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4. Then go to CallMeIshmael.com to hear everyone's stories!

HINT: Click here for tips on making your voicemail awesome: 
http://callmeishmael.com/?s=tips

Listen to the podcast here: 
<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/02/another-me.html> 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/03/call-me-ishmael.html
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Call Me Ishmael<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/03/call-me-ishmael.html>
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publishers, composers, musicians, indie filmmakers creating Jewish content.

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to see your RSVP for the event on Facebook at 
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[ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters

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I saw a question on Twitter: "wondering if you all know of any books for girls 
who are Black and Jewish... Could use some recommendations. Have not heard of 
ANY." The only thing anyone could come up with was Bluish by Virginia Hamilton. 
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Did you call Ishmael yet?

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Hi AJLers, don't forget that the Call Me Ishmael project to promote Jewish 
books runs through Tuesday! Here's how it works:


1.   Call 774-325-0503 to leave a short voicemail

2.   Between March 27-April 4, 2017

3.   With a personal story about any Jewish book that matters in your life

4.   Then go to CallMeIshmael.com to hear everyone's stories!

This is a fun project co-sponsored by AJL, the Jewish Book Council, and Call Me 
Ishmael - we hope you will share your own story of a favorite Jewish book!

To hear more about how Call Me Ishmael works, listen to Heidi's podcast here: 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/03/call-me-ishmael.html

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[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Hogwarts Haggadah

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview about The (Unofficial) Hogwarts Haggadah by 
Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg, just in time for Passover.

Listen to the podcast here: 
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[ha-Safran] Librarians VS Fake News: Conference Discussion

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Hi AJL!

Remember last year at the AJL Conference in Charleston, we had an AJL READS 
discussion of the book Bibliotech? This year I'm making it easier for you: 
instead of reading a whole book, we will just read an article, "Can Librarians 
Save Us From Fake News?"

During the AJL Confernce in NYC, on Monday June 19 during dinner, I will 
facilitate a discussion on this article. The article also contains a link to a 
librarian panel discussion on fake news, which I encourage you to watch. Here's 
a link to the article, published at Vice.com in March:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/can-librarians-save-us-from-fake-news
and here is a link to the panel discussion, held at Gail Borden Public Library 
in Elgin, IL this January:
http://gailborden.info/fakenews

I look forward to discussing this timely issue with you!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] A Podcast about things with deadlines

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast is a time-sensitive one. Listen 
soon so you can mark your calendar with these literary March and April events 
and deadlines:


--Give to #Read4Refugees by March 31 (even better, by March 20 to help the 
campaign earn a bonus $10K!)

--Participate in the How Is This Book Different? call-in project March 27-April 
4

--Apply to the August TENT Jewish kidlit writers' retreat by April 24


Listen to the podcast here to get all the details: 
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/03/mark-your-calendar.html

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[ha-Safran] April Jewish Book Carnival

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The April Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links from 
across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Yael Shahar at the Memory & 
Redemption blog. You can see the Carnival at 
https://www.damaged-mirror.com/springtime-reading-jewish-book-carnival/.  
You'll find links to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. 
Thanks to all the participating bloggers!

May's Carnival will be hosted by Chava Pinchuck at Life is Like a Library. To 
participate, submit your link by May 11, 2017 to 
kpinch...@gmail.com<mailto:kpinch...@gmail.com>. One link per participant is 
preferred.

We need hosts for July and beyond (November is taken but all other months are 
open). If you would like to host a Carnival please email Heidi at 
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
Librarian, Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, FL
he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>


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[ha-Safran] Podcast & Special Offer: Serendipity's Footsteps

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Suzanne Nelson about her teen novel, 
Serendipity's Footsteps.

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[ha-Safran] August Jewish Book Carnival

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The August Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary links 
from across the blogosphere, is being hosted by Yael Shahar at A Damaged 
Mirror. You can see the Carnival at 
https://www.damaged-mirror.com/august-jewish-book-carnival/.  You'll find links 
to Jewish book news, book reviews and author interviews. Thanks to all the 
participating bloggers!
September's carnival will be hosted by Deborah Kalb at Book Q'S With Deborah 
Kalb. To participate, submit a Jewish literary link from your own blog by 
September  12, 2017 to deborahk...@yahoo.com<mailto:deborahk...@yahoo.com>. One 
link per participant is preferred.

We need hosts for December and beyond, so please let me know if you'd like to 
host. Info about how the Carnival works can be found at the HQ at 
http://jewishlibraries.org/Jewish_Book_Carnival_HQ.

Happy Reading,
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[ha-Safran] How to reach Heidi Rabinowitz

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Hi Safranim,

As you've heard, I'm leaving the library at Congregation B'nai Israel in Boca 
Raton and moving to western Massachusetts to work for PJ Library. Therefore, 
you can ditch my old email he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org>, and 
instead reach me via 
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Kasper Mützenmacher’s Cursed Hat

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview about Kasper Mützenmacher’s Cursed Hat by 
Keith Fentonmiller.

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[ha-Safran] Heidi joining PJ Library

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Hi Safranim,

After almost 20 terrific years as librarian at Congregation B'nai Israel of 
Boca Raton, I am off on a new adventure. I'll be joining the PJ Library team at 
their head office in Agawam, MA. I start at the beginning of October, and I'll 
be working on book selection and growing content. I hope to stay closely 
involved with AJL and I expect to see you all in Boston next year!

If you are interested in a truly amazing synagogue children's librarian 
position in Boca, let me know! A job description will be posted soon. FYI, when 
I first took on the synagogue job I had a public librarian background and no 
formal Judaica experience and it worked out fine. So if you have public youth 
services friends seeking employment, this may be a good opportunity for them.

Heidi Rabinowitz

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[ha-Safran] Jewish children's art book?

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Hi everyone,

Someone just walked into the library to make an in-memory donation for someone 
who was an artist, and asked that we use the money to buy an art-related Jewish 
children's book. I'm thinking this could mean Jewish art history, a biography 
of a Jewish artist, or even a how-to book. Any title suggestions?

Thanks! Heidi Rabinowitz
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Re: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye

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Toby, I am so sorry to hear this news, but glad to hear you are embracing the 
next chapter. I will be so sorry to miss seeing you at AJL and I really hope 
you will continue to stay involved!

Love, Heidi

Heidi Rabinowitz

From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Toby Harris
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 6:26 PM
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Another goodbye

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

The synagogue where I am employed has decided to severely cut the librarian 
position down to 8 hours a month.  Needless to say, I will be leaving by June 
15 (maybe June 8). I was informed that they will be planning for a library 
commons or educational commons, but as is the case for many a synagogue, it may 
not include a librarian - or at least, not me.  Like a Hillel sandwich,  I've 
been feeling the sting of maror but also the sweetness of charoset.  The 
collection here is full of incredible treasures and I have been privileged to 
tend it and share it for 12 years.  Its historical legacy has touched many!  It 
will evolve without me and I will evolve without it.  I'm already embracing the 
next chapter!

Though I had planned to attend the conference, I have changed my plans and will 
not be there this year, sadly.  I know that it will be fabulous and I will miss 
seeing you all!  I hope to show up next year, if only for a day or a meal!  It 
has been a great ride and I will likely stay involved with AJL for another 
year. My home email is toby...@gmail.com<mailto:toby...@gmail.com> in case you 
would like to stay in touch.

Kol Tov,
Toby
Toby Harris, Librarian
Temple De Hirsch Sinai
206-693-3379 Seattle
425-559-2578  Bellevue
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Almost a Minyan

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with the author and publisher of Almost a 
Minyan, a picture book that is traditional and groundbreaking at the same time, 
depicting an egalitarian, multiracial, observant Jewish community.



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[ha-Safran] Podcast: PJ Our Way

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with the director of PJ Our Way, Catriella 
Freedman. PJ Our Way, an outgrowth of PJ Library, sends free Jewish books to 
middle grade readers.



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[ha-Safran] AJL Dinner: Discuss Fake News

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Hi AJL!

During the AJL Conference in NYC, on Monday June 19 during dinner, I will 
facilitate a discussion about "Librarians Vs. Fake News," based on an article 
that appeared in Vice. This will be our AJL READS discussion, and using an 
article instead of a book should make it easy for you to participate!

Here is the article:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/can-librarians-save-us-from-fake-news

I look forward to discussing this timely issue with you!
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[ha-Safran] Clarification re: fake news discussion

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Hi AJL,


As you know, I will be facilitating a discussion on Monday June 19 during 
dinner at the AJL conference about "librarians vs fake news." I want to be 
clear that this is not going to be a political discussion. The issue of fake 
news affects everyone, no matter their political views. We will be approaching 
the topic as librarians, as information providers. Please keep that in mind 
when you join the discussion.


See you in New York!

Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: The 6-Day Hero

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Tammar Stein, author of The Six-Day 
Hero. This middle grade novel offers a heartfelt you-are-there experience of 
the Six-Day War, which started 50 years ago today.



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[ha-Safran] Live coverage of AJL conference in NY

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We'll be "live blogging" the AJL conference in New York via Facebook, posting 
pictures and commentary throughout the conference June 19-21, 2017! You don't 
need to have a Facebook account to see it, just go to 
www.facebook.com/jewishlibraries<http://www.facebook.com/jewishlibraries>. 
AJL's Facebook posts automatically appear on Twitter at 
www.twitter.com/jewishlibraries<http://www.twitter.com/jewishlibraries>, which 
is also visible without logging in.

If you'll be in New York and you'd like to help cover the conference on 
Facebook please let me know! Email he...@cbiboca.org<mailto:he...@cbiboca.org> 
to inquire.

Thanks!
Heidi Rabinowitz


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[ha-Safran] Fwd: June Jewish Book Carnival

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the June Jewish Book Carnival is posted on samuelgriswold.com.
>
> Have a great night!
>
> Sam Griswold
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Mamaleh Knows Best

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The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi 
Rabinowitz, features an interview with Marjorie Ingall about her wise, funny, 
universal parenting guide, Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise 
Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children. Great Mother's Day 
listening!



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[ha-Safran] Podcast: My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, 1 Wondering Jew

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Just in time for the High Holidays! In *My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One
Wondering Jew *,
Abigail Pogrebin takes readers on a journey through every single Jewish
holiday ever. Hear her interview on THE BOOK OF LIFE PODCAST
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[ha-Safran] Correction: Podcast: My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, 1 Wondering Jew

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Just in time for the High Holidays! In *My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One
Wondering Jew <https://abigailpogrebin.com/books/my-jewish-year/overview/>*,
Abigail Pogrebin takes readers on a journey through every single Jewish
holiday ever. Hear her interview on THE BOOK OF LIFE PODCAST at
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/09/my-jewish-year.html.

Please feel free to share the link with other fans of Jewish culture and
literature!

Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] downloading free ebooks

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Has anybody ever used the site http://www.ebooksdownloads.xyz? It claims to
offer free pdf or epub downloads of books, but the title I am looking at is
definitely in copyright. I'm worried that it's something fishy that will
give me a virus. If you've successfully used it, please let me know.

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[ha-Safran] New podcast: The Language of Angels

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In the picture book The Language of Angels: A Story about the Reinvention of 
Hebrew, author Rich Michelson tells the true story of how an ancient tongue 
became a modern one. I interviewed him for The Book of Life Podcast when I met 
him at his art gallery this summer in Northampton, MA. You can hear the podcast 
here: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-language-of-angels.html


Enjoy, and please share with other fans of Jewish lit and culture!


Heidi Rabinowitz, Host

[https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--f4a26drvdQ/WZuI-OiUvZI/EEQ/sKiKitavbXsBQKMb0mmmwayQ7zr3AtZZACLcBGAs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/35518028216_ec6704daa8_k.jpg]<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-language-of-angels.html>

The Language of 
Angels<https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-language-of-angels.html>
jewishbooks.blogspot.com
Blog/podcast: interviewing authors, illustrators, librarians, editors, 
publishers, composers, musicians, indie filmmakers creating Jewish content.


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[ha-Safran] Podcast about Israeli film The Last Shepherd

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

The Last Shepherd by Evil Sun Productions is a Hebrew-language indie comedy
adventure scifi fantasy film with elements of Jewish mysticism and
kabbalah.I interviewed the filmmakers over a year ago and then waited for
the film to become available in North America. That hasn't happened, so if
you like what you hear in this interview, I hope you'll contact your local
Jewish film festival or Comic Con and ask them to hold a screening.

You can listen to the interview here:
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-last-shepherd.html

Please share the link with other Jewish film and culture fans, as well as
fans of geek culture!

Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Podcast: Pirkei Imahot & Graphic Novel Pirkei Avot

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The Book of Life Podcast convened a virtual roundtable among the creators
of two books related to The Ethics of the Fathers, aka the Pirkei
Avot. We spoke
with Jessica Deutsch, creator of The Illustrated Pirkei Avot: A Graphic
Novel of Jewish Ethics
<https://shabb.es/the-illustrated-pirkei-avot-a-graphic-novel-of-jewish-ethics.html>,
and with Lois Shenker and Rabbi Eve Posen, co-authors of Pirkei Imahot: The
Wisom of Mothers, The Voices of Women <http://wisdomofmothers.com/>.

Listen to the podcast here:
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-many-faces-of-pirkei-avot.html

FYI, The Book of Life Podcast grand finale will be posted later in
December, featuring clips from past episodes and comments from you, the
listeners. You can find a full archive of past episodes at
bookoflifepodcast.com, and also on The Internet Archive at
archive.org/details/@tbol.

During its hiatus, The Book of Life may post occasional episodes when a
topic proves too tempting to ignore, so stay subscribed!

Happy Hanukkah and Happy Listening,
Heidi

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[ha-Safran] December Jewish Book Carnival

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The December Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly roundup of Jewish literary
links, is being hosted this month on the blog of Ann Koffsky at
http://annkoffsky.com/2017/12/10/jewish-book-carnival-december/.

If you blog about Jewish books, please see the Jewish Book Carnival HQ at
http://jewishlibraries.org/Jewish_Book_Carnival_HQ for info on how to
participate!

We are seeking carnival hosts for March 2018 and beyond. If you can host,
please let me know at bookoflifepodc...@gmail.com.

Happy Hanukkah!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] The Book of Life Podcast's Grand Finale

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Dear Podcast Listeners,

In this twelfth anniversary episode of The Book of Life, we hear from
listeners and past guests about some of their favorite interviews. If we
missed YOUR favorite, check out the right-hand sidebar at
bookoflifepodcast.com for past episodes or go to the Internet Archive at
archive.org/details/@TBOL.

Listen to the Grand Finale here:
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/grand-finale-at-least-for-now.html


During The Book of Life's coming hiatus, I may post occasional interviews
if I come across something just too interesting to resist podcasting about,
and I'll also post about any future podcasting plans, so keep watching the
web page!

My new job at PJ Library <http://pjlibrary.org/> includes overseeing the
Author Newsletter, so if you're a creator of Jewish kidlit, be sure to
subscribe
to that newsletter here
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Happy Listening!
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[ha-Safran] Seeking Bryna J. Fireside

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Does anybody have contact info for Bryna J. Fireside, author of Private
Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder? Her website brynajfireside.com no
longer works.

Thanks,
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Cam Jansen books

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

I know of the early chapter book Cam Jansen mystery series by David Adler
but I've never read any of them. Does anyone know if Cam is identifiably
Jewish? Or is she sort of a "stealth Jew"?

At an event called Jew in the City, Adler said this:

"Esteemed author David Adler commented that the famed Cam Jansen always ate
cream cheese sandwiches and solved mysteries by Thursdays, because eating
kosher and observing the Sabbath was a priority even for his fictitious
storybook character. “I have always tried to infuse my books with as many
Jewish values as I can,” Adler said. Adler dedicated this award to his late
father who had been so proud of him and his success as an author."

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[ha-Safran] Announcing #Readukkah 2017

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

#Readukkah 2017 is the 3rd annual Jewish reading challenge, being
co-sponsored by AJL and the Jewish Book Council, during Hanukkah December
12-19, 2017.

To participate, RSVP to the Facebook online event at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1481728818549386/, then post about any
#JewLit book (any book of Jewish interest) on the event discussion board—or
share a link to your review anywhere online—and use the hashtag #Readukkah
to connect with other readers!

By sharing your Readukkah posts, your participation in this reading
challenge helps spread the word about worthwhile titles, bringing them to
the attention of more readers and supporting the publication of Jewish
books! The books don't have to be Hanukkah-related - choose any
Jewish-interest book, for kids or adults!

Happy Hanukkah and Happy Reading!
Heidi Rabinowitz
AJL Member Relations Chair
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