[ha-Safran] FYI: For those of you in the NYC area: Register for the 10th Columbia Libraries Symposium (RAS PDCE)

2013-01-22 Thread Stephanie L Gross
*** Please excuse cross postings*** REGISTER for The 10th Columbia Libraries Symposium THEME: Trending... New Opportunities in the Evolving Academy DESCRIPTION: Higher education is changing and libraries are too. Libraries are being re-imagined not only to keep pace with evolving scholarly

[ha-Safran] Yiddish Sources

2013-01-22 Thread Hasafran
A. Lobishmi suggested to post the following link to Hasafran for a new source in Yiddish Studies http://www.yiddish-sources.com/ It looks promising - let hope it will develop Yossi __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily

[ha-Safran] Volumes gone missing in transit

2013-01-22 Thread Yehudah Mirsky
Dear All In shipping a number of books from Israel to the US, one went missing, containing my copy of Rav Kook's commentary on Eyn Yaakov, entitled Eyn Ayah, complete with a decade's worth of my marginal notes etc. The volumes are central to my work, and this is a real loss. I've been unable to

[ha-Safran] Donation venue for family books

2013-01-22 Thread halbeila
I have been asked to suggest an appropriate donation venue for two German-language books written for Jewish women and girls. One is a velvet-bound, published in 1894; the other has no publication date. Is there a library maintained in Germany, by a Jewish community there, as a repository

[ha-Safran] Syndey Taylor Book Awards

2013-01-22 Thread Aimee Lurie
Dear Friends -- It is my pleasure to share that Linda Glaser and Adam Gustavson, author and illustrator of Hannah’s Way, Louise Borden, author of His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg, and Deborah Heiligman, authorof Intentions, are the 2013 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award. The

[ha-Safran] Kestenbaum Company Fine Judaica Auction on January 31st

2013-01-22 Thread jackie
Attached please find a press release for Kestenbaum Company's forthcoming auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic and Ceremonial Art scheduled for Thursday, January 31st. This auction has a particularly extensive selection of artwork. Please let me know if you need any

Re: [ha-Safran] Syndey Taylor Book Awards

2013-01-22 Thread Etta Gold
Yasher Koach, Aimee - and to your hard-working committee - many thanks!! - Original Message - From: Aimee Lurie aimeelu...@mac.com To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:41 PM Subject: [ha-Safran] Syndey Taylor Book Awards Dear Friends -- It is