Hi! I am pleased to announce that my podcast interview with blogger
Barbara Krasner about her NaNoWriMo-style writing project has now
been posted at
http://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2011/10/write-your-own-megillah.html.
Listen to the podcast to hear about this excellent event for Jewish
The Jews of Poland. An anthology
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Hi Everyone!
I created a new learn Hebrew video about Sukkot.
You can view the video on the website at:
http://www.in-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html
or
directly on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ_MIGv-rDg
If you enjoy the video, please share it with friends and
give it a like on
Dear Safranim,
We are looking for a movie called The Disputation: A theological
debate between Christians and Jews. We owned a copy which
unfortunately disappeared. I tried contacting Films for the
Humanities and Sciences which produced it, but they have discontinued
it since 2003 and no
Hi,
I need a recommendation for a good quality fiction relating to
Hanukkah for twelve year olds (sixth grade) students attending a
pluralistic Jewish Day School.
Many thanks.
Wendie Sittenfield
Head Librarian
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
272 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pa 19010
Hi Everyone!
Sukkot is the Jewish holiday that commemorates how protective
Clouds of Glory surrounded the Jewish people after leaving
Egypt during the forty years of wandering in the desert.
It also commemorates how the Jews lived in temporary dwellings
during that same time.
Sukkot begins
paperback for Jewish Book Fair
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I wanted to pass along this article about issues with book weeding
that I think would interest all librarians:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/10/12/141265066/hard-choices-do-libraries-really-destroy-books?ft=1f=1032
Lisa Silverman
Library Director
Sinai Temple Blumenthal
As a former trustee of JPS, I applaud the move. JPS played an
invaluable role in the development of the American Jewish community
by sponsoring and promoting both the translation of classic texts and
encouraging critical research and literature when no one else was
doing so. It is a tribute
Natalia Aleksiun on Polish Jewish Historians
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Thanks to all who responded to my request for the lyrics of
Becky...! And, I learned about a resource I didn't know about - the
UCLA Digital Archives, so double thanks!
Ann Abrams, Librarian
Temple Israel
477 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-566-3960 x116
aabr...@tisrael.org
Hi,
Can anyone recommend a company that will perform a digitization project?
Many thanks.
Wendie Sittenfield
Head Librarian
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
272 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pa 19010
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Thank you so much for all your kind and prompt and thorough responses to
my request.
I now have a complete copy of a truly wonderful article.
Etta D. Gold
Library Director
Temple Beth Am
The Richard and Janet Yulman Campus
5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, FL 33156
305.667.6667 ext. 128 (W)
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It is a truly sad event in the history of Jewish book publishing, especially
because it didn't have to be.
My company, Varda Graphics,
Hi Robin. This situation also occurs in larger academic libraries, like
ours. We do have an ongoing book sale for our students and faculty with
such materials. You might consider just keeping a table or cart of books
available to the congregation, asking them for a small donation or
telling them
We have a small group of shelves in our library available for selling
used books. We sell all hardcovers for $1 and paperbacks for $.50 --
only rarely charge more if a book is especially valuable. Our goal
is not to get rich off these sales nor to bring in market value of
each book, but to
Does anyone have any recommendations for an up-to-date Jewish travel
guide? The one is our library is from 1994.
Eileen Polk, Librarian
Prentis Memorial Library
Temple Beth El
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
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Hello. After serving for many years as the AJL web master, Nancy
Sack will soon be stepping down from this position. We need to find
a replacement. If you are interested in web sites and how they are
run, this might be an ideal position for you. The web master is a
member of our Council,
FYI:
Folktales of Israel: A Festival of Jewish Storytelling Honoring
Professor Peninnah Schram
Co-sponsored by YU Stern College for Women, YU Museum and the
American Zionist Movement.
Sunday, November 6, 2011, 10 a.m- 5 p.m.
Yeshiva Universvity Museum at the Center for Jewish History
Hi Everyone!
Today I went to the Jerusalem Sukkot March on King George Street.
I took 25 video clips of the march and edited them into one
16 minute video.
I posted the video online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/jerusalem-sukkot-march.htm
You can also view the video on Youtube at:
It is a truly sad event in the history of Jewish book publishing, especially
because it didn't have to be.
My company, Varda Graphics, has worked with JPS for many years; we had an
honor to be asked to do composition of some of the JPS most typographically
difficult titles, e.g. Hebrew-English
Greetings. I'm doing the painful (but ultimately rewarding!) job of
culling our library collection as my space has been reduced. For
anyone who is interested, I have Israel Zinberg's series (minus
vols.9, 11, 12, 13), A HISTORY OF JEWISH LITERATURE. Hardback, the 9
books are in good
Europe. Bargain Price. In Two Volumes.
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