[ha-Safran] FS: Latest blog posts - Fine Jewish art Books and a Piece of Weirdness

2014-04-02 Thread Henry Hollander
Some of our new arrivals that we are pleased to mention. There are a just a few items in this post of Jewish Art books but they are quite something http://hollanderbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/five-fine-jewish-art-titles.html I decided to take the time to make note of a fairly odd book by a

[ha-Safran] Newsletter Passover 2014 Jerusalem Books Ltd Please Post

2014-04-02 Thread Jerusalem Books
Jerusalem Books Ltd Newsletter Passover 2014 Dear Friends, I would like to begin by noting that often a certain topic of interest and authors will produce multiple, parallel publications at a particular moment in time. Recently, I saw two different works both by is a distinguished Prof.

[ha-Safran] Two whole runs of serials available: Israel Studies Hebrew Annual Review

2014-04-02 Thread Joseph Galron-Goldschlaeger
Colleagues, As we don't have enough space in our new renovated library - we are moving faster and faster to eJournals. Recently we digitized the Hebrew Annual Review that was published by Ohio State University between 1977 and 1994 (total of 14 volumes). We have now multiple sets available of

[ha-Safran] Catalog systems for Jewish children's library

2014-04-02 Thread janeen
We are merging two very small children's libraries. One was cataloged usingDewey, the other Library of Congress. We were planning to stay with traditional Dewey, but now I have learned there are cataloging systems specifically for Judaica. Does anyone have a preference, if so, why? Would we have

Re: [ha-Safran] Catalog systems for Jewish children's library

2014-04-02 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Janeen, If you are an AJL member you will find the Weine cataloging system on the website http://www.JewishLibraries.org in the section of Members resources. It is based on the Dewey system and is easy to follow. You will also be able to join the other libraries that use this system and

Re: [ha-Safran] AJLSC Sports Bibliography

2014-04-02 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Barbara, Please send the list to the AJL Bibliography Bank. Mail to fmen...@jccdet.org The bibliography Bank can be found on AJL website http://www.JewishLibraries.org There are good list that are helpful to synagogue and school librarians. Amalia Warshenbrot From: Barbara Leff Sent:

Re: [ha-Safran] AJLSC Sports Bibliography

2014-04-02 Thread Barbara Leff
Thanks for your note, Amalia. I already sent the AJLSC Sports Bibliography to the AJL Bibliography Bank, as I wrote in my Ha-Safran posting. I agree - the Bank is an important resource for SSC librarians. As I mentioned to Francine in my cover letter, I wish we had the Bank when I was AJL

[ha-Safran] patron query

2014-04-02 Thread Etta Gold
We are looking for a copy of: Precious Stones of the Jews of Curaçao: Curaçaon Jewry 1656-1957 - January 1, 1957 And/or A History of the Jews of the Netherlands Antilles - 1970 by Isaac Samuel

[ha-Safran] good news/bad news

2014-04-02 Thread Chaya Wiesman
Dear Safranim, My husband and I are happy to announce the engagement of our daughter, Penina to Avi Schuster. The wedding will take place, God willing August 17. Now the bad: Ramaz has decided that the library here is overstaffed. Therefore, effective next school year (September 2014) I

[ha-Safran] Shakespeare's Jewish Women

2014-04-02 Thread Rachel Haus
Dear Hasafranim,  Don't miss Shakespeare's Jewish Women, a talk by internationally known Renaissance scholar and author, Dr. Grace Tiffany, Professor of Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama and Literature from Western Michigan University, Thursday, April 24, 7:00 PM at the Congregation of Moses, in

[ha-Safran] Podcast: The Legacy of Jewish Swimmers

2014-04-02 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Karen Propp. Karen won the 2013 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for her work-in-progress FREESTYLE, based on the true story of champion swimmer Judith Deutsch and the Viennese Hakoah swim

[ha-Safran] some Passover kid's books reviewed

2014-04-02 Thread Lisa Silverman
Here is a link to the Jewish Journal reviews for new Passover picture books: http://www.jewishjournal.com/passover/item/holiday_tales_will_tantalize_tots_and_parents [cid:image001.jpg@01CF4EA3.24795180] Lisa Silverman Library Director, Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD,