[ha-Safran]: Committee opening

There is currently an opening on the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Committee. The Committee reviews unpublished manuscripts of Jewish interest literary fiction for ages 8-11 using a standard set of criteria. The winning manuscript (there is not always a winning manuscript) receives a cash prize. In the

RE: [ha-Safran]: Question from first-time convention book seller

Dear Mr. Yudelson-- First, let me thank you as a representative of a small independent press, for coming to AJL. As a librarian and a reader, I am continually impressed with the number and variety of small niche market presses that survive and thrive in a world that seems all too often dominated

[Hasafran] Sammy Spider

After a busy Passover holiday, our copy of Sammy Spider's First Passover has come back with all the pages loose from the binding. I will have to order a replacement copy. With the popularity of the Sammy Spider series, I WISH KAR-BEN WOULD OFFER THESE SAMMY SPIDER TITLES IN HARD COVER!!! The

[ha-Safran]: Invitation to a lecture

You are cordially invited to this event: Hollywood Exiles: How Immigrants in the Performing Arts Transformed American Film, Theater and Music Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York Wednesday, May 14th 6:30 P.M. One East 65th Street Decades of war and oppression during the early 20th

[ha-Safran]: Mossad HaRav Kook Annual Sale

Mossad HaRav Kook Annual Sale Up to 60% discount! A service to JAP Members and Subscribers living outside Israel. www.virtualgeula.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

[ha-Safran]: 166 Educational Websites about the Holocaust

Shalom. Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday, May 1, 2008. I posted on my website 166 links to learn about the Holocaust. Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. All 166 links have been reviewed / checked this week. The web address is:

[ha-Safran]: Expulsion from Gush Katif

A member of the group has suggested to me that the term Abandonment of Gush Katif would be less emotionally charged than using the term Expulsion and I'd like to hear comments from list members regarding its appropriateness. My problem with this is that although there was indeed an

[ha-Safran]: The Jewish Principals handbook

Shalom, Do any of you know if there is a new edition of The Jewish Principals handbook? The Jewish teacher handbook was revised in 1994 by the same author. Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Library Resource Center 5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107 Charlotte NC 28226 Phone

RE: [ha-Safran]: The Jewish Principals handbook

There is a newer version, entitled The Jewish Educational Leaders Handbook. It was published by A.R.E. (which is now part of Behrman House). Rabbi Arnold D. Samlan Director, Nassau/Queens Services Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York 179 Westbury Avenue Carle Place, NY11514 Tel:

[ha-Safran]: New Book: HERZL'S JOURNEY Conversations with a Zionist

WHAT WOULD HERZL THINK OF ISRAEL TODAY? A Conversation with one of Israel's Founding Fathers on the 60th Anniversary of the State Take an imaginary journey back in time, over 100 years, to meet Theodor Herzl, the visionary Hungarian-born journalist and founder of Zionism. In HERZL'S JOURNEY

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

When the same thing happens to my Sammy Spider books (I have multiple copies because of my large population) I take the book to a printer like Kinkos and have the loose pages spiral bound. I have to reprint a spine label to put on the front but it does give the book more longevity. You

Re: [Hasafran] Sammy Spider

I absolutely agree. We just had to replace two Sammy Spider's First Passovers. If you're listening, Kar-Ben - 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)