Re: [ha-Safran]: Uncle Tom's Cabin in Hebrew

2007-02-08 Thread Batya Kaplan
Dear Joel, A search in the Union List of the Israeli Library Network (ULI) brought up at least 21 distinct records. You may access ULI at http://libnet1.ac.il/~libnet/uli and search Hebrew titles in Hebrew letters. A search in ULI will display all the holdings of the academic libraries in

RE: [ha-Safran]: Uncle Tom's Cabin in Hebrew

2007-02-08 Thread Miller, Philip
Gates may have included printings. For example, HUC, NY has one published in Warsaw by Zuckerman in 1897 that is hotsaah 2 u-metukenet. That means there was an earlier printing as well, and that the 1902 might have been a reprint of the 1897. This would indicate that there was both the interest

[ha-Safran]: Easy mitzvah to promote literacy

2007-02-08 Thread Marga Hirsch
Shalom safranim/ot! Did you know that this year is the 50th birthday of the Cat in the Hat? Do a mitzvah – Send the Cat a birthday card! Random House has pledged to donate one Random House children's book to First Book for every purchase of a Dr. Seuss title made between January 1 and May 1.

[ha-Safran]: Professional degree program in Judaica librarianship

2007-02-08 Thread Yelena Luckert
Dear all, I am hoping that I could get some feedback on this query. The University of Maryland has recently established a new rubric of a professional degree programs, which could be either MA or a Certificate in areas that commercially can sustain such programs. For more information please

Summary of Youth Book Recommendations on Immigration

2007-02-08 Thread Carol Schaengold
Thank you to those who responded so quickly to my request! Here is a summary of the books recommended by 7 libraries: Ice Cream Town, Rona Arato (3 libraries suggested) Letters from Rifka, Karen Hesse Watch the Stars Come Out, Riki Levinson The Notorious Izzy Fink, Don Brown The King of Mulberry

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Children's Literature Conference in Metro. Detroit

2007-02-08 Thread Rachel Kamin
Dear AJL Friends, You are all invited to attend the Jewish Children's Literature Conference sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Alliance for Jewish Education on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 7:00-9:00 PM. See information below. Rachel Kamin, Director Temple Israel

[HaSafran] Family-friendly websites for learning about the

2007-02-08 Thread Levine, Janice
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[ha-Safran]: Library Journal (Jan. 15, 2007) - Theme: Comics

2007-02-08 Thread Steven M. Bergson
and Religion X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.00 () [Tag at 5.00] X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.12

[ha-Safran]: Bald persons are forbidden to visit public libraries

2007-02-08 Thread Daniel A. Scheide
This may be of interest: http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/apress.htm#citylight Daniel Scheide Catalog Librarian S.E. Wimberly Library Room 103A 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424 Tel: (561)297-0519 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the

[ha-Safran]: Gates of Prayer

2007-02-08 Thread Enid Sperber
We have several large boxes of the blue Gates of Prayer ( Reform siddur). We no longer need them. Does anyone know of a congregation that might need or want these books. I would be willing to send them anywhere for the cost of postage. Enid Sperber Temple Israel of Hollywood Los Angeles, CA

[ha-Safranit]: School Workshop

2007-02-08 Thread Rita Lifton
The Association of Jewish Libraries-New York Metropolitan Area Chapter (AJL-NYMA) will hold its annual Day School/High School Workshop on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 10 a.m., at the new SAR High School, located at 5900 Netherland Avenue, in Riverdale, New York. WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANT

[ha-Safran]: Book cart rental

2007-02-08 Thread Amy Kaplan
Hello all, My library (about 7000 vols.) will be relocating to a new building (on the same property as our current facility). We will have to close in late Spring with re-opening in early '08. I've been through this routine before, with books packed in cartons….I'm trying to find other ways to

[ha-Safran]: Hourly rate for synagogue librarian

2007-02-08 Thread Liza Stabler
1. Pay for a consultant at two local synagogue libraries is $40/hr. This librarian does not charge for travel time and for a lot of the work done at home. 2. A librarian just out of library school should make at least18/hr ($35,000 a year for 40 hours for 52 weeks). An experienced librarian

[ha-Safran]: February Newsletter from Jerusalem Books

2007-02-08 Thread Jerusalem Books
Dear Friends, Since the recent resignation of the IDF chief, the Ramatkal, Gen. Dan Halutz, it is timely to mention that Israeli fiction writer Ram Oren has published a new book, entitled, “Ramatkal,’ the abbreviation for Chief of the General Staff of the Army. The book which reflects many

[ha-Safran]: Learning Yiddish in easy stages

2007-02-08 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Shalom from the warm South. I am looking for several copies of the book Learning Yiddish in easy stages by Marvin Zuckerman, Rangloss Press 1987. Amazon offers it for $75. When I Goggled I found it for $49.95. The Yiddish Book Center do not have it for sale. Any suggestion where I can find

[ha-Safran]: Sephardic Music on Record, NYC Lecture, February 16

2007-02-08 Thread Joel Bresler
Dear Friends: I hope you or others you know will be able to join us in Manhattan next week for what should be an enjoyable talk. Warmly, Joel Bresler (Apologies for cross posting!) --- Edwin Seroussi and Joel Bresler Sephardic Music on Record: A Century of Commercial Ladino Recordings

RE: [ha-Safran]: Uncle Tom's Cabin in Hebrew

2007-02-08 Thread Joel Bresler
Thanks to all of you who have responded. It has been an education for me!! There are other issues with Professor Gates's version, see http://www.newyorker.com/printables/critics/061106crbo_books1 but this minor point does not seem to be one of them. We are indeed the people of the book. Best,

[ha-Safran]: Professional Degree in Judaica Librarianship

2007-02-08 Thread Eli Wise
I don’t understand why there is a need for a certificate in Judaica Librarianship. What we do is a specialty within the library profession. If we think that a special credential will increase interest and provide for the continuing pool of librarians in Judaica we are going in the wrong

RE: [HaSafran] Family-friendly websites for learning about the

2007-02-08 Thread Stuart Schnee
www.aish.com always seems to have great family stuff on holidays, I imagine they may have on the parasha as well. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of

Re: [HaSafran] Family-friendly websites for learning about the

2007-02-08 Thread Barbara Mende
I'd love people to post their answers to the list or send them to me too. Thanks, Barbara Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

RE: [HaSafran] Family-friendly websites for learning about the

2007-02-08 Thread Samlan, Arnie
You may want to look at our family parashah discussions, which are e-mailed to families weekly. They are archived at http://www.bjeny.org/AST-Archive.asp Rabbi Arnold D. Samlan Director Nassau/Queens Services Board of Jewish Education of Greater New

[ha-Safran]: Serials tracking

2007-02-08 Thread Chaya Wiesman
Dear Safranim, We would like to know how those of you who do not have a serials module in your library automation software are keeping track of your serials (journals and magazines). We are only interested in a computer program, not a manual method. If anyone has a good computer program