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Does anyone know of a good, up-to-date, annotated bibliography on Medieval Islamic thinkers that could be used for collection development purposes? David Woolwine Hofstra University __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endors

[ha-Safran] New online shop on the National Library of Israel website

Not sure if this was featured here or not, so apologies for duplicate posting. Anyway, last month I had the pleasure to attend the Info 2015 conference in Jerusalem and to talk to some very nice people from the National Library of Israel who presented their new online shop at the NLI booth. One n

[ha-Safran] Free books by Sholem Asch

Hello I have two books by Sholem Asch that I would like to give away. Currently one of them is selling on Amazon for $90. The two items are: The Mother , and Salvation. Please let me know if you wish to have these books in your library. Many thanks. Deborah Lambert Libra

Re: [ha-Safran] Reading apps for children

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kar-ben-digital-ereader/id483986351?mt=8 I would recommend the Kar Ben apps. The books are of appropriate content for children and Jewish subject matter. Ellen Share, librarian, Washington Hebrew Congregation -Original Message- From: Hasafran [mailto:ha

[ha-Safran] Film Recommendation: Roadmap Genesis

Almost 200 people attended our screening of the new documentary Roadmap Genesis with the filmmaker Nolan Lebovitz and the program was very well received. I highly recommend it to synagogue, community center, high school, academic & public libraries. Plus, AJL's own David Gilner appears in the fil

[ha-Safran] Auction of Singular Hebrew Books & Manuscripts, Thursday, June 25th

Isaac Meir of Duran. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XtCfjJ5JDP8T-H6mY0L4uPdCouYlDDJkA0lqCFsKcZNUv6nC44hLiMRPDfsqwwPO4ZYZz5x5ueeXfQlhCvxO293zwDQNFWdOkSSSZyTt9ODLmp1Z2jkgMYGDIVOVi7AXdERFnH0benId6FmGhMKL_G0hh08i2szJj_

[ha-Safran] Quote source

Does anyone know (or can anyone find out) the source of the quote "איני מבקש משא קל יותר, אלא כתפיים רחבות יותר" In English it's usually rendered as "Ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders" and is generally listed online as a "Jewish proverb" with no further source. It's not in M

[ha-Safran] Holy Land Atlas - Judean Desert Caves (Magnes press)

Hello We would like to introduce a book published by Magnes press : Holy Land Atlas Judean Desert Caves Edited by: Amos Frumkin The caves Atlas portrays some of the most famous caves in the world, including the hiding site

[ha-Safran] Reading apps for children

I received an inquiry requesting reading apps suitable for her 10-year-old daughter that she could use on trips to visit grandparents. The mother would like to keep track of her daughter's reading and would prefer no comics. Thank you in advance! Sent from my iPhone __ Messages and opinions exp