[ha-Safran] Premiere of Documentary film on Mizrahi Jews in Israel

2021-11-10 Thread Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran
From: alephhebrewbooks Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2021 1:51 PM To: Gail Shirazi Shirazi, Gail [DOCNYC] US premiere of a Documentary Feature about Mizrahi Jews The Forgotten Ones In the 1950’s, Jews coming from North Africa and the Middle East settled in the newly constituted State of

Re: [ha-Safran] looking for a Jewish science fiction story

2021-11-10 Thread Petite Safranit via Hasafran
If you google Jewish science fiction story collections books you will find a number of them. I have read a few of them but do not remember such a story. I will continue to search. Ilene Wieselthier On 11/9/21 12:27 PM, Steven M. Bergson via Hasafran wrote: This is posted on behalf of a

[ha-Safran] Updated: Chanukah Stamps

2021-11-10 Thread Jacob Richman via Hasafran
Hi Everyone! I updated the Chanukah stamps page which includes Chanukah stamps from Israel, the United States and Canada. jr.co.il/stamps/chanukah-stamps.htm Enjoy! Please share. Thank you. Have a good day, Jacob Richman jrichman @ jr.co.il -- This email has been checked for viruses by

Re: [ha-Safran] for fans of Howard Jacobson

2021-11-10 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Thank you to Erica for sharing this piece. You are right! It is brilliant. It should be sent to National Hillel. Amalia W. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 6, 2021, at 11:39 PM, Erika Dreifus via Hasafran > wrote: > >  > British author Howard Jacobson has an absolutely brilliant piece in the >

Re: [ha-Safran] looking for a Jewish science fiction story

2021-11-10 Thread Petite Safranit via Hasafran
Maybe look up the authors in this article https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/jews-in-space-on-the-unsung-history-of-jewish-writers-and-the-birth-of-science-fiction/__;!!KGKeukY!njIzTjboN1nbpTJexuOS-oCOR5ku4nxuFnbJ8iRn39v599Ap9TK_SfdLAL8i_6VKAzU$ Ilene On 11/9/21 12:27 PM, Steven

[ha-Safran] Fwd: This Week at the Wende: New Exhibitions Open Sunday | Panel Discussion with Former Refuseniks

2021-11-10 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
Shalom All, I thought this exhibit might be of interest to any of you who might be in the LA area. I've seen some of the archival photos of protests on behalf of Soviet Jewry taken from within Soviet embassies and consulates. Kol tuv, Jackie -- Forwarded message - From: The

[ha-Safran] UPDATE: Howard Jacobson in conversation with Bret Stephens (was: for fans of Howard Jacobson)

2021-11-10 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
Thanks to everyone for the warm reception of the Howard Jacobson essay that I shared. I'm emboldened to post again, this time with news about an upcoming Zoom event (Thursday, November 18) during which Jacobson will discuss the essay with Bret Stephens, SAPIR's editor-in-chief. More

[ha-Safran] So many book-related programs this week!

2021-11-10 Thread Lisa Silverman via Hasafran
Hi all, Here is the link to the Jewish Journal streaming page where I have listed many book-related events you can tune in to this week that should be of interest to this list--