[Ha-Safran] GRACIELA BEN-DROR, CATOLICOS, NAZIS Y JUDIOS
Would like to post this announcement of a new book edited by Dr. Raanan Rein, Director, Institute of Latin American History and Culture, Tel Aviv University. From Dr. Rein: I'd be grateful if you could announce to Ha-Safran the publication of a new book on the Argentine Catholic church and its attitudes towards Nazi Germany and the Jews. It's a new title in a book series that I'm editing in Buenos Aires: GRACIELA BEN-DROR, CATOLICOS, NAZIS Y JUDIOS. La Iglesia Argentina en los tiempos del Tercer Reich Book Series: NUEVAS MIRADAS A LA ARGENTINA DEL SIGLO XX (edited by Raanan Rein) Ediciones Lumiere, Buenos Aires 340 pp. - ISBN 950-9603-59-7 - Price U$S 16.- . In Argentine PESOS $38.- Toda ve-lehitraot, Raanan Raanan Rein Director, Institute of Latin American History and Culture, Editor, Estudios Interdisciplinarios de America Latina y el Caribe Professor of Spanish and Latin American History Tel Aviv University E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 972-3-6406229 Tel.: 972-3-6405013 == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] more on evenhandedness
Amen to Fred's posting! Madeleine Cohen Oakley (a Conservative Jew working in a [modern] Orthodox day school) Hanna -- I think quality is a universal, not a specific value. I have seen (as a member of the Sydney Taylor Book Committee) wonderful books from Orthodox publishers, and ordinary ones from mainstream presses. I tried to identify the angle of vision in my reviews, but beyond that I wanted my praise to be directed toward the content and the valuable qualities of the individual volumes. Yes, I do believe the best Orthodox press books belong in liberal school and synagogue libraries, and that the opposite is also true. We may differ on our perspectives both individually and communally and on many levels. But our commitment to excellence in professional responsibilities should over-ride our diverse opinions. Fred Isaac Temple Sinai Oakland, CA == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Circle of violence
Andrea, Apparently I hit a nerve with you and for that I apologize. I do not, however, apologize for my viewpoint. History is more than stories of conquerors, victims, warmongers, and peaceful societies. It is even more than a one-sided look at a culture. History itself is not one-sided, an example would be the history of Ireland. I can guarantee you that the Protestant view is different from the Catholic view, which one is right and which one is wrong or can they both be both right and wrong. And what of individuals that have impacted history, like all human beings they are both good and evil. All socities have rules or traditions, some are more felexible than others. And there are those who hold on to the past and to their traditions without looking at other viewpoints. I think that is a danger Andrea because it creates a blindness that does a great deal of harm. I am not saying that people should worship the past or build their lives upon it. I am saying that we should look at other viewpoints, at other histories, at other traditions and cultures and learn fromthem so we, as individuals and societies, don't become blinded by our own viewpoint. Andrea, your quote from Mathew 5 speaks of Christ's teaching on the danger of revenge, something that Paul reinforces in Romans12: 19-21. There is a righteous anger, such as Christ shows when he tosses out the moneylenders in the temple, and there is an anger that will destroy a person. I believe that Christ and Paul are speaking of that type of anger. If you really look at both sections they seem to be saying that violence begets violence. Andrea, I believe the saying that states all it takes for evil to thrive is for good people to do nothing. The New Testament commands us to resist evil by doing good, not repaying evil with evil. And this may be only a New Testament view but somehow I don't think it is. Andrea, I think your last two statements were made in anger. As I have said I think resistance was and is important but I think we should learn from history. If we had learned the lessons of the Holocaust then there would be no more genocide, which onfortunately still exist. And do you really believe that you would not have any Jewish books or any of the Jewish people? What about the survivors of the camps? The Jews already in Palestine? The Jews in the Americas? All of which had the torah, their own literature, and oral traditions. And what about Primo Levi and Elie Wiesel, both were survivors of the camps? Andrea, I can never completely understand the full impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish people. I can only try. I can understand it from the view of the 9 million other people that died because there were members of my family that were among them, including my great-grandmother. So the saying, Never forget means to me that I must be willing to learn why it happened so I can be aware of the signs if such a thing should rear its ugly again, I must be willing to look at others, to seek understanding, to realize that each person's death diminishes the rest of us. And history is the only teacher I have to do that: the living history of those that survive, and the written history of those that didn't and those record the history of those times. Once again Andrea, if I have offended you I am sorry. J. Brendan Bell-McGonigle Temple Shalom Wheeling, WV Andrea Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: History shows us that violence creates its own circle. === History shows that there are conquerors and victims, warmongers and peaceful societies. Cultures are different. Some (very few, like ours) value choice and individual freedom. Others (traditional societies) don't value choice at all, but knowing one's role, accepting received tradition without question, aiming to live as ancestors did in an imagined, idealized past. It is a New Testament, but not a Jewish teaching teaching, that says do not resist the evildoer. Had no one resisted the Nazis, for fear of perpetuating the circle, none of us would be here. Neither would any of our Jewish books! == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, s end to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - http://launch.yahoo.com/video/?1093432fs=1redirectURL=http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/Britney Spears == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-)
[Ha-Safran] New children's book
Here is a link to an interesting article in today's New York Times about a new children's book, Brundibar, by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/books/28SEND.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/books/28SEND.html Brundibar is a fairy tale opera written for children by the Czech composer, Hans Krasa, who was imprisoned in Terezin and died at Auschwitz. It was performed many times in Terezin by the doomed Jewish children imprisoned there. Tony Kushner, who wrote the text, is a Pulitzer prize winning playwright. Maurice Sendak is the most celebrated children's book illustrator of our time. (Both are Jewish, by the way). Information and comments about the book can be found in The New Jewish Valuesfinder, http://www.ajljewishvalues.orgwww.ajljewishvalues.org. It is one of the books on the Cleveland chapter's Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens list, which is posted on the News and Resources page of the AJL Website, http://www.jewishlibraries.orgwww.jewishlibraries.org. A review of Brundibar will be published in the Winter issue of Jewish Book World and one is also forthcoming in the AJL Newsletter. This is a landmark Jewish children's book, in my opinion, and one to celebrate! Linda R. Silver, Editor AJL's New Jewish Valuesfinder == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Brundibar
The history of the production is contained in one of Kathy Kacer's novels. The bulk of the book is set in the Terezin camp. Her characters are part of the cast, and the situation in Terezin is well-set. Fred Isaac == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Fiet's Vase and other stories of survival
Dear Librarian: I thought I should send you a brief summary of a recently published book. Fiets Vase and other stories of survival. Europe 1939 -1945by Alison Leslie Gold. These are stories of survival, Each record of 'a life wrested from extinction' reads like a miracle, a silver chalice excavated from dust. Alison Leslie Gold is the author of Anne Frank Remembered, an international bestseller that has been translated into eighteen languages and was included as one of the Best of Best one hundred books in the past twenty-five years by the American Library Association. What happens when the value of life is diminished? This book is about the deepest kind of human suffering, and how to survive. I am writing to encourage you to read this book and add it to your library. A brief summary is below. If you wish any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Sheelagh O Connor Researcher, deeply moved by the relevance of this book in todays world Fiets Vase and other stories of survival. Europe 1939 1945 by Alison Leslie Gold What is it about? Fiets Vase portrays Jews not just as victims but as gutsy and courageous human beings, male, female, young and old from every corner of Europe. The harrowing yet ultimately inspiring personal accounts of World War II encourage us to meditate on such themes as kindness, love, and art. These stories shed light on the various strengths that people drew on in a dark period of human history. From a young Jewish woman who defied death to keep the promise she made to her dead mother to protect her baby sister, to a Berlin boy, the son of a Nazi, who separated from his father to discover lifelong passion for the theater, the experiences of the individuals recounted here offer a rare glimpse at the personal face of war and bring us to the end of the line for these survivors. Why is it important now? Survival is on peoples minds, how do we live in a time of danger and anxiety? Where can we find clues for survival? This book offers a roadmap to living through the scariest time in modern history. The subjects speculate on how they survived and memorializes all suffering, not just Jewish suffering. Where can I get it and read current reviews? Barnes and Noble $17 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ Amazon.com $17http://www.amazon.com/http://www.amazon.com == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
Shmuel Ben-Gad writes that his main point is that [Israel's] 'new historians' views are seriously controverted within academia, and I certainly agree with him. So what is a librarian selecting books for the library to do? After all, it is impossible to become an instant expert in this or any other subject! In my view, the answer is to use a method for evaluation which brings to light, as much as possible, the biases of book reviewers. In my postings on the controversy surrounding Karsh's book I tried to indicate one effective approach. Mr. Ben-Gad's posting, citing an article about Tom Segev in the journal Azure, gives me the opportunity to demonstrate explicitely the need for care when looking at reviews or articles in periodicals and even books. At question is who published it and how this can alert us to a possible *unwarranted* bias on the part of a reviewer or author. The only local public or academic library subscribing to Azure is the University of Toronto. Its online catalogue indicates the periodical is published by The Shalem Center-Institute for Social Thought, Jerusalem. In an article published in the Feb.7, 2000 issue of the Canadian Jewish News, Rabbi Michael Melchior (leader of Meimad, a moderate religious Israeli party, and former Deputy Foreign Minister in Sharon's previous cabinet) describes The Shalem Centre as a right-of-centre think-tank, and an advisor to Benyamin Netanyahu from the days before he became prime minister. Further, the Azure Web site itself quotes an Oct.9, 1996 article in Ha'aretz (Books Supplement) describing it as a periodical, whose aim is to try to grapple with the intellectual success of post- Zionism, and to present us with a positive Jewish-nationalist alternative to it. In other words, Azure is clearly against the new-historians' point of view to begin with, and is not at all a dispasionate scholarly forum for discussion. Also of note is that Azures Web site shows Porath to be a contributing editor and not simply an author publishing there. In my perspective, all this places Azure outside the same league as the Times Literary Supplement, or Survival (International Institute for Strategic Studies), or the International History Review. I will certainly read Yehoshua Porath's article - it's on the Azure Web site, though not all parts of each issue are made available there (eg. letters are not on the site, so one cannot read rejoinders to the articles). But I'll consider it alongside other materials about Tom Segev's work. B'shalom, Bernard Katz, former Head, Special Collections and Library Development McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph and founding Treasurer, AJL - Ontario Chapter == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
I hadn't intended ot write on this again, but , with all respect, I cannot agree with Mr. Katz's dismissing reviews that appear in ideologiclaly committed publications. (I leave aside the fact that the new historians themselves tend to left-wing views which many say inform their own historical work.) Left of center publications like the New York Review of Books and the Nation,and the New Republic sometimes have excellent book reviews in my opinion.I think the same can be said for right of center publications like Commentary and the American Spectator. Ind ealing with Jewish matters, should we be dismissive of reviews in the journals Tradition and Reform Judaism? I think I would be crippling myself as a librarian if I was dismissive of them. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand trial for her life. Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped abroad? the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her judges in silence, then, I was going to answer no, she said, but life is not worth the lie.--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine, September 15, 1947. -- == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] AJL-NYMA Fall Conference
The Fall 2003 Conference of the New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will be held at The Jewish Braille Institute of America on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 9:30 am-12 noon. The Institute is located at 110 East 30th Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues), New York City. Program: Presenters: Dr. Ellen Isler, Executive Vice-President and Pearl Lam, Director of Library Services. The Conference will begin with an insider's tour of the facilities of the Jewish Braille Institute. Participants will have an opportunity to observe the unique services that the Institute offers and to speak with those who specialize in providing these services to the blind and visually impaired. Following the tour, Pearl Lam will speak about the history and mission of the JBI. Registration information: NYMA members-$10; non-members-$18. Please call or e-mail by Monday, November 10 to: Elizabeth F. Stabler, (212) 744-1400, ext. 360; [EMAIL PROTECTED] == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Dream Interpretation
Dear Safranim: I am interested in finding a copy of either of these books: Pisroyn Haloymes, Oder, Troym-Bukh by Almoli, Solmon ben Jacob New York: M. Hinski, 1898. geshreiben in Hebre'ish fun Yitshak Almoli iberzettst in Idish fun A.B. Pisroyn Haloymes: Tsvey Hundert Mit Dray un Fertsig Besheydungen fun Haloymes Vilna: L.L. Matz, 1883. Dos hot mehaber given Vi men zogt rabenu Se'adyah Ga'on. Please give me a clue as to where to look for them. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Dream Interpretation
According to OCLC Worldcat- both are at NYPL and both are at UCLA. Almoli is on microfilm, the Matz publication is in paper. At 07:37 PM 10/28/2003, Monica Rosenfeld wrote: Dear Safranim: I am interested in finding a copy of either of these books: Pisroyn Haloymes, Oder, Troym-Bukh by Almoli, Solmon ben Jacob New York: M. Hinski, 1898. geshreiben in Hebre'ish fun Yitshak Almoli iberzettst in Idish fun A.B. Pisroyn Haloymes: Tsvey Hundert Mit Dray un Fertsig Besheydungen fun Haloymes Vilna: L.L. Matz, 1883. Dos hot mehaber given Vi men zogt rabenu Se'adyah Ga'on. Please give me a clue as to where to look for them. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/ == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
