[ha-Safran]: Book Expo

2011-03-07 Thread egensler
Is anyone planning on attending Book Expo in NY in May? What day will you be there? I am going and would like to see other AJL members. Elana Gensler AJL Recording Secretary egens...@aol.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necess

[ha-Safran]: Appropriate memorial donations

2011-03-07 Thread Barnard, Sarah
In response to Amalia's request, I have to day that a donation to AJL' s Scholarship Fund is a very appropriate memorial. Donation checks can be made out to AJL Scholarship Fund at my address below and I will send a tribute card promptly. Be sure to include the information about where you want

RE: [ha-Safran]: Re: Nussbaum family--shiva information

2011-03-07 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Dear Colleagues, I have been asked by a number of colleagues for contact information for Esther Nussbaum. Here email address is enussbaum...@gmail.com. Her phone number is 212-877-5485. Naomi Steinberger --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and

RE: [ha-Safran]: Re: Nussbaum family--shiva information

2011-03-07 Thread Chaya Wiesman
I would think that if it's an AJL person, they should donate to AJL in memory of Esther's husband, Mo. I'm sure it would be acceptable to Esther as she was very active in AJL and a founding member and past president of AJL/NYMA. Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School --- Messages and opini

[ha-Safran]: Re: Nussbaum family--shiva information

2011-03-07 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Can someone remind us which is the most desired AJL fund for donations in the memory of the husband of Esther Nussbaum ? Please reply to the entire list. Thanks Amalia Warshenbrot

RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's haggadah

2011-03-07 Thread Heather Lenson
Another suggestion is: "Dayenu! A Passover haggadah for families and children" by Carolyn Boyd Leon Jersey City, NJ: Ktav Publishing 2008 - Heather Lenson Librarian at Ratner Media and Technology Center Jewish Education Center of Cleveland 216-371-8288 hlen...@jecc.org

[ha-Safran]: Auction at Virtual Judaica

2011-03-07 Thread Eli Amsel
Auction is Tuesday, March 8, beginning at 10:00:00 AM EST on http://www.virtualjudaica.com/ Among the many rare and beautiful books and manuscripts on the block are haggadot, traditional and non-traditional, in English, German, French, Dutch, Yiddish, and yes - some in Hebrew! Read the history

RE: [ha-Safran]: Children's haggadah

2011-03-07 Thread Sussman, Joanna
Kar-Ben's "My Very Own Haggadah" or "Sammy Spider's First Haggadah" would both serve this purpose well.

[ha-Safran]: Nussbaum family--shiva information

2011-03-07 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Esther Nussbaum and her children are sitting shiva for Dr. Moses Nussbaum at their home, 142 West 88th St.(between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues) in New York, until Friday afternoon. Services will take place as follows: Shacharit: Monday at 6:45am; Tuesday-Friday at 7am. Minchah: Monday-Thurs

[ha-Safran]: Information on old maps

2011-03-07 Thread Buni
Dear colleagues and friends, While conducting a large scale survey on Hebrew Antique maps of the Holy Land (11th to 19th centuries) I came across information about two maps which I could not locate. 1. Yonathan Ben Yaacov (Jonathan son of Jacob), printed in 1784 a map of the Land of Israe