[ha-Safran] Fwd: Important task to do for the hostages

Dear Friends, I am forwarding the below call for help from the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University to contact the Red Cross because I think it fits in with our mission as Judaica librarians to foster access to information, in this case any information about the condition

[ha-Safran] New book: Ricardo's Extraordinary Journey

Everyone - I was delighted to receive a copy of a recently published Jewish children's book which I'm sure many of you will find of interest and deem worthy of adding to your libraries. The book, Ricardo's Extraordinary Journey. A Boy's Mystical Quest for Fame, Fortune and Adventure

Re: [ha-Safran] Steven Lowenstein, z”l, posthumous publication - correction!

misunderstanding I’ve caused. Be well, Arthur On May 21, 2023, at 4:27 PM, Kiron, Arthur via Hasafran wrote:  Everyone, I would like to call to your attention to a posthumously published work of the late scholar Steven Mark Lowenstein, the Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History

[ha-Safran] looking for a copy of I.B. Singer's Yiddish story Der man fun khaloymes

Dear Safranim - does anyone know how to access the below Yiddish story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, serialized in the Forverts (between 1970 and 1971), aside from going back to the newspaper or microfilm and scrolling through the issues in which it was serialized? Y. Bashevis Singer, Der man fun

[ha-Safran] new publication in Ashkenaz by our colleague Louis Meiselman

Everyone - I am delighted to share with you the news of a recent publication in Aschkenaz by Penn's rare Judaica cataloging librarian Louis Meiselman, authored in partnership with Professor Robert Juette, Director emeritus of the Institute for the History of Medicine of the Robert Bosch

[ha-Safran] New book of poetry by Grzgorz Kwiatkowski and related concert tour by Trupa Trupa

Everyone - I was recently contacted by a prize-winning Polish poet and musician Grzgorz Kwiatkowski, who has published a collection of poems translated into English called "Crops":

[ha-Safran] library engagement

Hi Everyoe - someone just forwarded the below link to me and I thought you might enjoy reading this story if you haven't already come across it:

[ha-Safran] Job posting: Director, Center for Global Collection, University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Hi Everyone - please circulate this posting to anyone you think may be interested in applying. Be well, Arthur -- Position: Director, Center for Global Collections

[ha-Safran] Announcement of the inaugural Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica Curator of Digital Humanities at Penn

Everyone - We are pleased to announce that Emily Esten has been named the inaugural Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica Curator of Digital Humanities. The new role-the world's first endowed position in Judaica digital humanities-was established by a series of gifts

[ha-Safran] New Penn Libraries Schoenberg Institute-Katz Center new Hebrew manuscript blog

Hi Everyone – fyi: https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/blog/jews-giraffes-and-italian-renaissance The Penn Libraries Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies-Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies is an ongoing partnership that annually invites a distinguished scholar to

[ha-Safran] Support the National Library of Israel!

Everyone - my thanks to Elliot Gertel, Yoel Finkelman and other who have brought to our attention the current financial difficulties facing the National Library of Israel. The plight of the NLI got me thinking about all the things we take for granted in our lives and what our lives would be

[ha-Safran] New Online Exhibition: The Jewish Home: Dwelling on the Domestic, the Familial, and the Lived-In

Everyone - The Fellows at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Penn Libraries, have just launched their 2019-20 fellowship year web exhibition entitled: "The Jewish Home: Dwelling on the Domestic, the Familial, and

[ha-Safran] Please post - MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK May 10th-11th (Sunday-Monday), 2020 at The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at

ANNOUNCEMENT Please Post: The Twentieth Annual MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK May 10th-11th (Sunday-Monday), 2020 The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania MILESTONES & FRONTIERS IN THE STUDY OF THE

[ha-Safran] YIVO lays off all its librarians

Everyone - this very upsetting news was forwarded to me by Ken Schoen: https://forward.com/yiddish/438538/yivo-yiddish-library/ "YIVO, world's biggest Yiddish research center, lays off all its librarians" Aiden Pink Read this article in Yiddish

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming retirement

Dear Jim, Please allow me to add my name to the cascade of people who are sending you messages of appreciation. Thank you for your leadership and for all that you have contributed to our profession over the last four decades. I am so grateful for having had the chance to work with you.

[ha-Safran] Please post - first endowed Judaica digital humanities position established at the Penn Libraries

Everyone - FYI: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/gifts-arnold-and-deanne-kaplan-penn-libraries-enrich-judaic-scholarship-and-digital-humanities?utm_source=Primary_campaign=c725644a2d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_26_04_19_COPY_01_medium=email_term=0_3777f2ca8f-c725644a2d-43388569 All best, Arthur __

[ha-Safran] New Web Exhibit: Jews in Modern Islamic Contexts

Everyone - the Penn Libraries, in partnership with the Fellows of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, have just launched a new web exhibition based on the 2018-2019 research theme: "Jews in Modern Islamic Contexts". This exhibition presents selections from their

Re: [ha-Safran] Congratulations to Elliot H Gertel on receiving theFanny Goldstein Merit Award

Indeed! Congratulations, Elliott! All best, Arthur From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+kiron=pobox.upenn@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Dubin via Hasafran Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:34 PM To: Amalia Warshenbrot ; James Rosenbloom ; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu

[ha-Safran] Scribes of the Cairo Geniza Transcription Phase now public!

Everyone - for those of you who participated in phase one of our "Scribes of the Cairo Geniza" Zooniverse project to sort and transcribe Cairo Genizah fragments, or for those of you new to the project who may be interested in participating, we are very happy to announce the launching this

[ha-Safran] Lehmann Workshop May 12-13, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENT Please Post NINETEENTH ANNUAL MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK When: May 12-13 (Sunday-Monday), 2019 Where: Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa 19106 Workshop Topic: "The Forest of

[ha-Safran] Jewish Cultural Reconstruction holdings at the Penn Libraries

Everyone - you may find of interest the following below feature story, which has appeared now in the context of Sunday's International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and features Dr. Bruce Nielsen, Penn's Judaica Public Services Librarian and Archivist, who is based at the Library at the Katz

[ha-Safran] New web exhibit on 19th Century Holy Land Photography. Selections from the Lenkin Family Collection of Photography at the Penn Libraries.

Dear Colleagues: You may find of interest the online version of our recent exhibition about 19th Century Holy Land photography: [Bedouins showing the shadow of the photographer] Current Exhibition In Sight: Seeing the people of the