[ha-Safran] REMINDER: Israel studies collections in libraries and archives outside of Israel

[Galron, Joseph via Hasafran]

Colleagues,



This is a reminder regarding the survey about Israel Studies collections in 
research libraries and archives outside of Israel. We received many inquiries 
for our call for participation on CARLJS and would like to thank those who 
already responded. If you did respond or forward to other colleagues, please 
disregard this message. If not, please reply to this note and we will follow up 
with you. We know there are libraries with significant collections that did not 
have a chance to respond yet — please do so.



We also would appreciate receiving information about libraries or archives in 
Europe, Asia, Africa, South America or Australia that might have collections 
pertaining to Israel Studies.  Please let us know if you know of any.



Thank you,

Rachel Leket-Mor, Arizona State University Library, 
rachel.leket-...@asu.edu

Uri Kolodney, University of Texas at Austin Libraries, 
kolod...@austin.utexas.edu

Joseph Galron-Goldschlaeger, The Ohio State University Libraries, 
galro...@osu.edu
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[ha-Safran] A New Perspective on Prayer

[Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran]

Shalom,

I would like to invite my fellow AJL community to register
 for
experiential and interactive learning  event sponsored by *Byachad
Together: SPIRITED BY AJU  *this
coming Monday, August 31st at 2 pm PDT (that's 5 pm on the East Coast).

In preparation for the High Holidays, join Rabbis Nolan Lebovitz and
Patricia Fenton as they discuss the influence of the Crusades on Jewish
liturgy, and consider ways that today’s situation may impact future liturgy.

To highlight the discussion, AJU’s Special Collections Librarian, Jackie
Ben-Efraim, will share images of volumes held at AJU’s Lowy-Winkler Family
Rare Book Center.

Shannah Tova u-mitukah,

Jackie



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Jackie Ben-Efraim

*"Although the books had changed, I the reader had not." **Micha Yosef
Berdichevsky 1865-1921*

Special Collections Librarian
Ostrow Library
American Jewish University
15600 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
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[ha-Safran] Fine copies of illuminated manuscripts for Hasafranim

[Linda Falter via Hasafran]

Dear Hasafranim,

As many of you may well know, times are difficult with many of us unable to 
work normally.  This affects us all and we have to take exceptional steps to 
try to keep our heads above water!

With this in mind, we have a number of facsimiles with their explanatory 
volumes that we would like to offer to our academic colleagues at substantial 
discounts.

If any (or all!) of the following are of interest please drop us a line and we 
will make the very best offer that we can. You can see most of our books at 
www.facsimile-editions.com 
Kennicott Bible – a complete Tenach written and illuminated in 1476

Rothschild Miscellany – perhaps the most exquisite of all Hebrew manuscripts 
written in Italy in 1479

North French Miscellany – Written and illuminated in around 1280, it is a vast 
compendium of books within one volume

Barcelona Haggadah – A sumptuous illuminated haggadah and complete translation 
including all the piyuttim

Dead Sea Scrolls – We have one set of all the major scrolls on real parchment 
and 4 Great Isaiah Scrolls available

We have many beautiful illuminated single leaves available from 
www.manuscriptleaves.com  which which make 
wonderful gifts at £55 each or £450 for 10 (all plus postage or courier).
With kind regards,

 

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[ha-Safran] 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award Bookmarks!

[Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran]

The 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award bookmarks are now available! Complete with an 
image of the beautiful seal, and images of the winning titles; The Book 
Rescuer, White Bird: a Wonder Story and Someday We Will Fly. Bookmarks come in 
packs of 25, great for your classrooms and libraries. If you'd like some sent 
to you, please be in touch with me at ralevi...@gmail.com.

FREE




Rebecca Levitan | Librarian II
Baltimore County Public Library | Pikesville Branch
1301 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410.887.1234
www.bcpl.info

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[ha-Safran] Fwd: Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-Israeli Conflict

[Clare Kinberg via Hasafran]

Dear Marjorie Gann,

I appreciate your close look at books for young readers about Israel and
the Palestinian people, and your invitation to comment.

In my work as librarian at Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, I have curated a
collection of books for young Jewish people that includes diverse
Palestinian points of view and I am pleased that our library offers diverse
points of view from Jewish, Israeli, and Palestinian writers that help our
young people become critical thinkers. My library includes, several books
on your list:

The Cat at the Wall (2014)

Naomi Shihab Nye:  Habibi (1997)

Golbarg Bashi: P Is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book (2018)

Leanne Lieberman, The Book of Trees (2010)

Pamela L. Laskin, Ronit & Jamil (2017)

I was surprised that you called several titles "distortions of history or
complicit in stereotyping or demonizing," specifically Tasting the Sky
(which is on my to order list), Habibi, and Ronit and Jamil. I would
appreciate seeing a list of titles from a Palestinian point of view that
you would recommend.

I'll never forget a lecture I attended by Marc Tessler, author of the
massive *A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict*, when he told the
story of a several year convening of Jewish and Palestinian historians in
which the participants never came to agreement on the facts.

Last year I taught our high schoolers a class on looking at points of view
in Jewish and Palestinian children's books on Israel/Palestine. The class
was wiser than me at the time. They pointed out that readers should not
expect books to be "fair" and "balanced," particularly when involving
difficult issues. Rather, readers should expect and be aware of bias.

I hope you understand that I am not saying the Jewish narrative we are
familiar with is false, but it leaves out the Palestinian experience. A
book including a Palestinian child whose only experience of Jews is as
fully armed soldiers may be a true reflection of a Palestinian child's
experience. It's our crucial (and even sacred) responsibility as educators
to fill out the picture, but suppressing pieces of it that are truthful
within their own sphere doesn't help children who need to deal with a
complex world when they grow up.

I also have had the experience of being asked by a public school teacher
who had assigned A LITTLE PIECE OF GROUND, to teach a class on the book.
That was a very challenging experience, as I was tempted to try to give a
lecture on the whole Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

I am very interested in hearing from others about experiences applying the
values of critical reading of these books in the public school setting.

L'shalom,

Clare Kinberg, Temple Beth Emeth Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 11:46 AM Marjorie Gann via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hello, Safranim,
>
> I am working on a presentation -- a spinoff from a session I gave at the
> 2019 AJL Conference-- on anti-Israeli propaganda in novels and memoirs for
> children and young adults. I am concerned that some books extremely hostile
> to Israel may be in use in schools.
>
> I am aware of one school in the U.S. in which Elizabeth Laird’s *A Little
> Piece of Ground*, with its toxic anti-Israel message and its demonization
> of Israeli soldiers, has been used for class study.
>
> I was wondering if anyone else on this list might be aware of the use of
> this or other anti-Israel books in schools (or in public readings for
> children) in the U.S. or Canada. Below you’ll find my list of some of the
> titles which, following detailed analysis, I’ve found to contain factual
> errors, distortions of history, or instances of demonization and
> stereotyping of Israel or Israelis. If anyone is aware of the use of any of
> these books,  *or of public controversies surrounding the use of these or
> any other anti-Israel books*, I’d appreciate your contacting  me off-list
> at marjoriega...@gmail.com.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Marjorie Gann
>
> *Children’s and YA Novels or Memoirs which contain distortions of the
> Arab-Israeli conflict:*
>
> Elizabeth Laird:  *A Little Piece of Ground* (2003)
>
> Anne Laurel Carter:  *The Shepherd’s Granddaughter* (2008)
>
> Deborah Ellis:*Three Wishes:  Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak*
> (2004)
>
> *The Cat at the Wall* (2014)
>
> Cathryn Clinton:   *A Stone in My Hand* (2002)
>
> Michael Morpurgo:*The Kites are Flying! *(2009)
>
> Ibtisam Barakat:   “Marked for Destruction,” in several
> anthologies
>
> *Tasting the Sky: A
> Palestinian Childhood (2007)*
>
> William Sutcliffe:  *The Wall:  A Modern Fable *(2013)
>
> Randa Abdelfattah: *Where the Streets Had a Name* (2008)
>
> Naomi Shihab Nye:  *Habibi* (1997)
>
> Leila Abdelrazaq:  *Baddawi *(2015)
>
> Anthony Robinson & Annemarie Young:  *Young Palestinians Speak:  Living
> Under Occupation* 

[ha-Safran] A quarantine reading list for the gap year

[Diane Romm via Hasafran]

The Jerusalem Post published a list of suggested reading for students spending 
a gap year in Israel who find themselves in quarantine. It includes lots of 
useful titles.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/a-quarantine-reading-list-for-the-gap-year-639928

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A quarantine reading list for the gap year

These books will help you appreciate “why Israel?” – what it means to Jews to 
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Diane Romm

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