[ha-Safran] Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2023-10-09 Thread Sheryl Stahl via Hasafran
When people think of Operation Moses, they usually think of a plane full of Ethiopian Jews, the Beta Israel, arriving in Israel. But their journey started long before the plane ride and continued for years after arriving. Kim Salzman follows a single family as they journey in three groups from

Re: [ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
I too spent the holiday weekend anxiously awaiting news from my family in Israel, and b"h they are safe. What each of us can do as members of AJL, the leading authority on Judaic librarianship, is to ensure the continued access to historically accurate materials to help inform the community at

Re: [ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Biljana Albahari via Hasafran
It is so sad and so unfair what is happening to our dear Israelis. I have a lot of friends in that area, some are still waiting for their children and grandchildren. It is hard to hope that the situation will get better. I support every initiative. Michelle, if you or anyone on the AJL board is

Re: [ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Rose Shoshanah Seidman via Hasafran
Thanks Michelle for a heartfelt message and thanks to Erika for adding to it. We are all bound together in this hope for peace and survival for all the soldiers and the country. Shoshanah Get Outlook for

Re: [ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran
Thank you Michelle, for starting this thread. We need each more than ever in these difficult times. Sally On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 10:06 AM Erika Dreifus via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I'm so grateful to Michelle for posting this. I think it's perfectly > eloquent, and I want to

Re: [ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
I'm so grateful to Michelle for posting this. I think it's perfectly eloquent, and I want to echo her message. As someone else in the Diaspora, I am also eager to help however I can. Praying for everyone, and for peace, Erika = *Erika Dreifus* Writer. Teacher. Resource Maven. Literary

[ha-Safran] Thinking of our Israeli colleagues, friends, and family

2023-10-09 Thread Michelle Margolis via Hasafran
Dear colleagues, I ended Simhat Torah in innocence - somehow the news didn't make it to the community where I was for the holiday - and then turned on my phone to the terrible news. So many of us have family, friends, and of course colleagues in Israel right now (I know I'm still waiting on news