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Dear Safranim, Two items of note: the PBS program "The Jewish Americans"; and the Encyclopedia of American Jewish History 1) The three-part PBS series, "The Jewish Americans" begins next Wednesday, January 9, 2008 on Thirteen/WNET. The series utilizes research conducted in the Dorot Jewish Division of The New York Public Library. Below is a link to the PBS website with show times and more information: http://pressroom.pbs.org/programs/the_jewish_americans 2) The following item from ALA's "American Libraries Direct" newsletter may be of interest: Featured review: Reference Norwood, Stephen H. (editor), and Eunice G. Pollack (editor). Encyclopedia of American Jewish History. Aug. 2007. 775p. ABC-CLIO, hardcover (978-1-85109-638-1). This new encyclopedia uses an interdisciplinary, thematic approach to explore American Jewish history. A total of 125 scholars contributed articles, and Sir Martin Gilbert contributed maps that locate the sites of pogroms, Nazi death and concentration camps, and points of immigration from Eastern Europe to the United States. Archival photographs enrich the text. Each volume is divided into 26 broad thematic chapters, and each chapter contains several articles exploring the theme in depth.... http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=2312666 (Follow the above link for a more extensive review) Sincerely, Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel Dorot Jewish Division, Room 84 The New York Public Library Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-930-0971 Fax: 212- 642-0141 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.nypl.org/humanities/jewish Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
