Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Yes, thank you, Marsha! You are one of many who came through with it – what a community! Amy From: Marsha Goldwasser [mailto:libr...@aemt.info] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:19 PM To: Amy Turim Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article Was it this one?

[ha-Safran] AJL NYC '17 Proposals DUE TOMORROW 11/30!!

Hi all, This is just your friendly reminder that proposals for the 2017 Association of Jewish Libraries' Conference, to be held in New York City in late June, 2017, are due tomorrow, November 30. For reference, I have copied the information below, but you can always find it on the AJL Conference

[ha-Safran] New Catalog - Academic Studies Press

Dear Friends & Colleagues, On behalf of Academic Studies Press, it is my pleasure to announce the publication of our latest catalog . The catalog presents new and forthcoming titles in Jewish Studies and Slavic Studies for 2016 and Spring 2017. Complete series descriptions,

Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

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[ha-Safran] holocaust postal stamps

Shalom Safranim, Renowned philatelist and lecturer, Justin Gordon, has just published a unique and important book describing the postal services during the holocaust. entitled, *Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed through the Letters and Cards of the Victims.* Gordon has

Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Hi Amy, Here is a link to the article you are referring to: Why are Jewish Children's Books so Bad? http://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/2016/11/why-are-jewish-childrens-books-so-bad/ I am also sending you a link to Heidi Rabinowitz's response to the article.

Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Hi Amy, the article you are looking for was in Mosaic. Here is my response to the article on my own blog, and I included the link back to the Mosaic article: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/response-to-jewish-kidlit-article-in.html Heidi Rabinowitz From: Hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Hi Amy, Here's the article: http://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/2016/11/why-are-jewish-childrens-books-so-bad/ I agree with Weingrad's assessment of Shmelf but I totally DISAGREE with the rest of his article. Be sure to also read Heidi Rabinowitz's response to the article citing over 120

Re: [ha-Safran] searching for an article

Dear safranim, Can someone tell me the page numbers, as well as the month, for the following article? James Barker, "Monty and the Mandate in Palestine," *History Today*, 59:3 (2009) ? Thank you. Cordially, Prof. M.N. Penkower On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Amy Turim wrote:

[ha-Safran] searching for an article

Sometime over the last month or two I saw an article online about the poor quality of Jewish children's books. The piece opened with the low-hanging fruit, blasting SHMELF THE HANUKKAH ELF. A google search indicates criticisms from a variety of publishers and reviewers on that title, but the