[ha-Safran]: ALA Grants for Jewish Literature Project
Thought I'd post this for anybody who didn't see it in the new (January) issue of American Libraries. Full-page ad: -- NEW GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARIES: APRIL 1, 2005 DEADLINE LET'S TALK ABOUT IT! JEWISH LITERATURE Identity and Imagination Public and academic libraries are invited to apply for four new reading and discussion themes exploring topics in Jewish literature and culture. YOUR HEART'S DESIRE Sex and Love in Jewish Literature DEMONS, GOLEMS, AND DYBBUKS Monsters of the Jewish Imagination BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming A MIND OF HER OWN Fathers and Daughters in a Changing World Download an application and guidelines at www.ala.org/publicprograms or www.nextbook.org Join us for an information session at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Sunday, January 16 at 1:00 p.m. in the Hynes Convention Center, Room 206. Presented by Next Book and the American Library Association - Additional information in description of the information session: - January 16 Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature 1-2:30 p.m., Room 206, HCC An informational meeting for public and academic librarians interested in applyting for the Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature--Identity and Imagination project, a reading and discussion series. Application deadlines are April 1 and September 30. Midwinter program speakers will include Matthew Brogan, program director at Nextbook, and Jeremy Dauber, program scholar and assistant professor of Yiddish Language, literature, and culture at Columbia University. Sponsored by the Public Programs Office. - -Stanley Nachamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Hebrew literature in Spanish
Dear Safranim, I would like to inform you the publication of: Pinhas Sadeh, La vida como parabola (2004) ISBN 84-7170-202-9; 513 pp. This is the translation into Spanish of: Pinhas Sadeh, Ha-hayyim ke-mashal. The translation was made by Dr. Encarnacion Varela, lecturer of Modern Hebrew Literature at the University of Granada, Spain. If you are interested in the book please contact directly with Encarnacion Varela: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] All the best, Efraim Zadoff Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: New catalogue of new Israeli books
Shalom, We have the pleasure to offer you, free of charge, the new PDF format of our catalogue Recent Books From Israel No. 410, January 2005(Shevat 5765). Please inform us if you would like us to send it to you ny e-mail. You may forward it to those likely to be interested and inspired by it. You will find 470 titles in two files, one of the Hebrew titles (30 pages), and one of the non-Hebrew titles (English, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Yiddish, Spanish etc., 11 pages). You will be able to see the Hebrew text, in Hebrew fonts, on any computer, and you may also print the entire catalogue or parts of it, according to your domains of interest. We suggest nevertheless that you print it out, as it will be much clearer in a printed version than on the screen. We hope you enjoy this new selection of Israeli books and we are here in Jerusalem, ready to receive and execute your book orders for you. If you have a special request or any inquieries please do not hesitate to write or e-mail us. ** Sincerely yours, Oren Mass Manager RUBIN MASS LTD. = OFFERED BY: RUBIN MASS Ltd., Publishers and Booksellers Exporters of ALL Israeli books and periodicals POBox 990, Jerusalem 91009, Israel Mr. Oren Mass (Manager) ___ \/ \/\ \_/ / _ \ Tel. 972-2-6277863 Fax 972-2-6277864 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW WEB: http://www.rubin-mass.com === Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Model UN on the Internet
I don't understand why the name Israel can't be used. Can other country's names be used? Andrea Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Newbery and Caldecott Awards
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Susan Dubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Newbery and Caldecott Awards Here are the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, etc. for this year: Newbery Medal Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata, Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon Schuster Newbery Honor Books Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko, G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights, by Russell Freedman, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company Caldecott Medal Kitten's First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers Caldecott Honor Books The Red Book, by Barbara Lehman, Houghton Mifflin Company Coming on Home Soon, by illustrated by E.B. Lewis, written by Jacqueline Woodson, G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems, Hyperion Books for Children Batchelder Award Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books, publisher of The Shadows of Ghadames , by Joëlle Stolz, translated from the French by Catherine Temerson Batchelder Honor Book Farrar Straus Giroux, publisher of The Crow-Girl: The Children of Crow Cove, by Bodil Bredsdorff, translated from the Danish by Faith Ingwersen A Richard Jackson Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon Schuster Children's Publishing Division, publisher of Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi, by David Chotjewitz, translated from the German by Doris Orgel Sibert Medal The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights, by Russell Freedman, Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company Sibert Honor Books Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing, by James Rumford, translated into Cherokee by Anna Sixkiller Huckaby, Houghton Mifflin Company The Tarantula Scientist, by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Nic Bishop, Houghton Mifflin Company Walt Whitman: Words for America, by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press/Scholastic Inc. Wilder Medal Laurence Yep, award-winning author of books for young people Carnegie Medal Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly of Weston Woods Studios, producers of The Dot, in association with FableVision, based on the book by Peter H. Reynolds 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer Russell Freedman, renowned author of outstanding nonfiction books for children and adults Hopefully, some day SydneyTaylor Awards will be announced with the same fanfare! Susan Dubin Off-the-Shelf Library Services Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Newbery and Caldecott Awards
Still, I'm pleased to see that Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi, by David Chotjewitz is both a Batchelder Honor book and our own Sydney Taylor Book Award (Honor) for older readers. Anne Dublin, Librarian SSC VP Holy Blossom Temple Toronto Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Independence Hall in Tel Aviv question
Dear Colleagues, Does anyone know if there is a way to reach Independence Hall in Tel Aviv through an e-mail address? I was there last month and heard an amazing presentation from a young man who delivered his talk with such passion. I would like to contact someone there to see if there might be a tape recording of his presentation. I have not been able to see anything regarding a contact on their web site. Thank you, Bernie Maengen Temple Beth Israel Eugene, Oregon Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Edah Journal
I have had a request for the following article from The Edah Journal, Volume 1, Number 2: Qeri'at Ha-Torah by Women: A Halakhic Analysis, by Rabbi Mendel Shapiro. If you would be able to send me a xerox of this article (I hope it is not too lengthy!), please let me know. Thank you in advance for your help! Kol tuv, Shira London Librarian Beth Tfiloh Upper School Library Baltimore, MD. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[Hasafran] Teaching Jewish values CDs
Dear colleagues, In the last two weeks, I've mailed out 19 copies of the CD re. Teaching Jewish Values (Kindergarten to Grade 3). If you sent payment and haven't yet received your CD, please let me know directly at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll communicate with you off-list. TIA. Regards, Anne Dublin, Librarian Holy Blossom Temple Toronto, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the 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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
