Re: [ha-Safran] Contemporary Israeli fiction

2015-10-07 Thread Rachel Kamin
Hi Janis, Check out: http://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/602/riding-leviathan-a-new-wave-of-israeli-genre-fiction/ http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2015/may/prose-poetry-and-heresy-normalcy-new-voices-contemporary-hebrew-literature-jessica-cohen http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/201

[ha-Safran] IBBY Conference

2015-10-07 Thread Lisa Silverman
For the children’s librarians out there— There is an international conference of the IBBY group from October 16 – 18 in lower Manhattan with fabulous speakers such as Kate DiCamillo, David Almond, Susan Cooper, Leonard Marcus, Gene Luen Lang, Roger Mello, and others, including Lois Lowry, who

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for examples of Jewish Advocacy throughout history

2015-10-07 Thread Claire Uziel
You may find some here: http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/jewishwashington/exhibition/national-and-international-arena or here: http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/jewishwashington/exhibition/jewish-activism or here: http://www.jhsgw.org/exhibitions/online/jewishwashington/exhibition

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for examples of Jewish Advocacy throughout history

2015-10-07 Thread Michael Kahn
Yosselle of Roseheim was a famous "shtadlan" or interceder on behalf of fellow Jews but he admittedly worked alone. You can read about him in the Jewish Encyclopedia at http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8802-josel-joselmann-joselin-of-rosheim-joseph-ben-gershon-loanz -- Forwarded

[ha-Safran] Time to apply for or renew your AJL Library Accreditation!

2015-10-07 Thread Rachail Kurtz
The Association of Jewish Libraries Synagogue, School and Center Division (SSC) awards a certificate of accreditation, at Basic and Advanced levels, to libraries that qualify. Accreditation is encouraged to help libraries achieve a high professional level in accordance with SSC guidelines and is a

[ha-Safran] Looking for examples of Jewish Advocacy throughout history

2015-10-07 Thread Aviva Adler
Hello all- I am looking for examples of Jews advocating for government help/protection/safety any time throughout Jewish history. This article in Tablet magazine draws a comparison between rabbis protesting the Iran deal and a similar march during WWII when American rabbis advocated for US aid for

[ha-Safran] EVA / Minerva 2015 Cultural Heritage conf in Jerusalem

2015-10-07 Thread Israel Cohen
*EVA / Minerva 2015*12th Annual International Conference for Professionals in Cultural Heritage Sunday - Monday, 8 - 9 November 2015 at the Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem http://www.digital-heritage.org.il/program2015.html __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual a

[ha-Safran] Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities: preliminary program available - 12th EVA/Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Culture

2015-10-07 Thread Dov Winer
We are glad to invite you to the 12th EVA/Minerva Jerusalem International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Culture. It will take place in the Van Leer Institute next November 8-9th (Monday/Tuesday). The preliminary program is available at: http://www.digital-heritage.org.il/program2015.ht

Re: [ha-Safran] Contemporary Israeli fiction

2015-10-07 Thread Kolodney, Uri
Maybe here - http://www.ithl.org.il/ Or here - http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/_blog/The_ProsenPeople/post/israeli-writers-embracing-english And also the following: 1. ISRAELI LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY THE TRANSCULTURAL GENERATION: AN INTRODUCTION Harris, Rachel S. Shofar33.4 (Summer 2015

[ha-Safran] It started to rain in Israel.......

2015-10-07 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! On Shmini Atzeret we pray for a winter filled with blessed rain. Within 48 hours.it started to rain in Israel. To read the phrase and hear a native Israeli say it in Hebrew visit: http://www.in-hebrew.co.il/he754.htm The season is changing and the weather is changing too. Prepar

[ha-Safran] British Library Hebrew ms cataloging position

2015-10-07 Thread Michelle Chesner
Just passing the message along - a wonderful opportunity to work in one of the top manuscript collections in the world! https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01000707 Cataloguer, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation ProjectVacancy Details