[ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Book Award Author Blog Tour

2010-02-05 Thread Kathe Pinchuck
Yasher Koach to Barbara Bietz and Heidi Estrin for organizing this wonderful event. Thank you to the bloggers for interesting and incisive questions. I have an even greater appreciation of the books and the authors and illustrators. I learned about the authors' and illustrators'

Re: [ha-Safran]: Value of Encyclopedia Britannica

2010-02-05 Thread Joy Rich
Nechama, the donor should have a book appraiser or an accountant determine the value of the books. IRS Publication 561 explains the procedure that donors should follow. All that you, the librarian, need to do is provide the donor with a letter stating that such-and-such items have been

[ha-Safran]: Responses to 5 Books

2010-02-05 Thread Andrea Rapp
The titles which received multiple votes were As a Driven Leaf, Night, Diary of Anne Frank, and Sarna's American Judaism. Some 1-voters were: Eban's My Country, Dershowitz' Case for Israel, Dimont's Jews, God, and History, Sandmel's The Hebrew Scriptures, Telushkin's book of Ethics

[ha-Safran]: Reading level of the Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd Edition

2010-02-05 Thread Jeff Corbett
BSD It might just be me, but it seems that the Encyclopaedia Judaica Second Edition is written at a very scholarly level? I am currently working through the article on Sociology (Volume 18 Page 728-737 and I noticed right away that it is a challenge to get through. Does anyone know what grade

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew language comics for MO MS/HS?

2010-02-05 Thread Sara R
Hi all, I had a request from an Ivrit teacher for comics/graphic novels in Hebrew that are authentic literature (ie., not translations) and appropriate in both language complexity and content for Modern Orthodox students learning Hebrew in middle and high schools. Comic books, graphic novels,

Re: [ha-Safran]: Value of Encyclopedia Britannica

2010-02-05 Thread Joy Rich
Some libraries have their policies posted online, such as http://libweb.uoregon.edu/colldev/cdpolicies/gift.html , http://www.hsl.unc.edu/AboutLib/collections/donating.cfm#value , and http://library.udayton.edu/basics/policies/giftbooks.php . I've seen websites that advise the donor to consult

Re: [ha-Safran]: Reading level of the Encyclopaedia Judaica

2010-02-05 Thread Andrea Rapp
2nd Edition X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=CjxXgO3L:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=gMby9VVLt--KTh9Hy2wA:9 a=8gehtMfo7OdcPQdjHSoA:7 a=swtEjx7GdeQItW4Z0uvIFaK47UoA:4 a=rC2wZJ5BpNYA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.185.4.211

[ha-Safran]: Interactive Biblical Hebrew Titles are Now on Sale!

2010-02-05 Thread agendler
Varda Books, the leading publisher of Digital Judaica, has just announced February sale on select interactive Biblical Hebrew editions, including: · Hebrew-English Tanakh: the Jewish Bible Reg. $45; · The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (Complete and

[ha-Safran]: New web-site for Evelyn Pearl Books

2010-02-05 Thread Evelyn Pearl
Hi, I am pleased to announce that I finally have a website. I specialize in the Holocaust and Judaica. The Books are in all languages. They are mostly out of print. I have listed a Catalogue and 2 lists. My website is http://evelynpearlbooks.com My e-mail is heim...@aol.com Thank you Evelyn

[ha-Safran]: Maggie Anton (Rashi's Daughters)

2010-02-05 Thread Andrea Rapp
She spoke here in Cincinnati Thursday evening, and I found her presentation enchanting. Lots of humor and I learned a lot--about Talmud and about Jewish life in Europe before the Crusades, especially the surprising status of Jewish women. She went a bit longer than other speakers, but the

Re: [ha-Safran]: Responses to 5 Books

2010-02-05 Thread Lee Jaffe
Growing up in the 60s my Jewish identity was bracketed by The Source Exodus Portnoy's Complaint The Chosen I've filled that narrative out a bit since but those were my foundation stones. So here is my more rounded out list. I'll add another vote for As A Driven Leaf ... also Tanakh,