[ha-Safran]: Urge ALA Members:
AJL member Barbara Silverman is in the running for a position as an ALA Council-at-Large. I urge ALA members to vote for this smart and gracious librarian, who cares mightily about libraries. I know Barbara Silverman from her dedicated work in San Diego at the Astor Library of the Lawrence Family JCC and from her work on a variety of other book related programs. Barbara was on hand at the AJL conference in June 2004 to accept the AJL accreditation award for the Astor Library and she plans to attend this year's AJL conference in Oakland. I highly recommend Barbara Silverman as an excellent candidate for ALA Council. Please contact every ALA member you know and urge them to support Barbara Silverman's candidacy. Competition for these positions is fierce and every vote counts. Barbara can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Below is Barbara's biography, as it will appear on the ALA ballot: BARBARA SILVERMAN: EDUCATION; Washington U. B.S. 1960, Texas Women's University, M.L.S., 1982, Corpus Christi State University (now Texas AM University Corpus Christi) M.S. Supervision Curriculum, 1989. ALA ACTIVITIES; ALSC Research and Development Committee, 2004-2006. OFFICES HELD IN STATE AND REGFIONAL LIBRARY OTHER ASSOCIATIONS: Chair, Children's Roundtable of the Texas Library Association, 1993. Chair, Nominating Committee, Texas Association of School Librarians, 1991. Chair, Swap Shop Committee of Texas Association of School Librarians, 1989 Co-Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, of Children's Round Table, 1988. Chair, Bylaws Committee of the Texas Association of School Librarians, 1986. HONORS AND AWARDS; Awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1984 by District IV, Alpha Delta Kappa, International Teachers Society. Member Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society, since 1982. Awarded a Texas State Reading Association Mini Grant in 1992 for an innovative reading program entitled: Lost in Reading. BRIEFLY INDICATE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS; Paper published in School Library Media Activities Monthly, Nov. 1989 entitled: School Library Media Center Reading Contest. Presented a slide/tape seminar at the Texas State Council of the International Reading Association's 15th annual conference in El Paso, Texas in 1987 entitled: Alterations in American Multicultural Perceptions as Manifested by Illustrations in Selected Children's Caldecott books from 1938-1982. Presented a workshop entitled: Creative Reading and Storytelling Techniques at the 1984 Texas Library Conference. WORK: Children's Librarian, Corpus Christi Public Libraries, 1976-1984 School Librarian, Corpus Christi ISD 1984-1997. Retired 1997-present. Thank you, Ellen Zyroff Principal Librarian San Diego County Library ALA Councilor-at-Large AJL Member (858) 694-2484 (work) 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Super book- Latvia Synagogues Rabbi's 1918-1940/
rabbi Barkan X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Spam-Score: 0 () X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . canit . ca) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Hello friends - this is the last call for this wonderful book/resource. thx sal Sal Kluger Simcha Sales Inc. 11 Imbrook Lane Aberdeen NJ 07747 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile 908-461-3619 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: 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
RE: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Judaica help --Encyclopedia Judaica
I am currently running the Encyclopedia Judaica on a Windows XP platform with no difficulty. I have an older version, one that requries a hasp, and it did not require any special steps beyond the normal instasllation when I upgraded to XP. I also know individuals with a newer version of the EJ that does not require a hasp running on XP and they too do not have any problems. I can concur, however, that when support or assistance is needed on other matters there is no one to talk to. Marvin J. Heller 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: 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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Cataloging Workshop
Dear Rita, This is wonderful! What a wonderful way to remember Marcia. She would have LOVED it. Please thank the Chapter for all of us at Maryland. We are preparing a small memorial service for her, probably sometimes in late April. We are also establishing a memorial fund in her name. The details on both will follow. Yelena -- Yelena Luckert Humanities Team University of Maryland Libraries College Park, MD 20742-7011 Phone 301-405-9365 Fax 301-314-2795 [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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Announcement: Judaica SACO Funnel Project
Dear Safranim, I would like to announce the formation of the Judaica SACO Funnel Project. This project has been established to facilitate greater contribution of subject headings relating to Jewish Studies and Hebraica for inclusion in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). This funnel project will provide a framework for proposing new subject headings and LC class numbers required for cataloging, as well as needed revisions to existing headings and numbers. Participants should have a basic familiarity with the procedures and guidelines found in the Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings (SCM H), LCSH, Free-Floating Subdivisions: An Alphabetical Index, Subject Cataloging Manual: Classification (SCM F), LC Classification, the MARC 21 Authority Format, and standard reference sources. Interest in becoming a participant in this funnel project should be addressed to: Heidi Lerner, Coordinator, Judaica SACO Funnel Project at: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, Heidi G. Lerner 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Registration Form for CEU [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL Convention
Enclosed please find registration form for our CEU classes. In addition AJL Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee is offering a book repair workshop. This year AJL Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee is offering the following CEU classes, Co-sponsored by AJL Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee, and The University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension CEU course A: Title: Basic Resources in Rabbinic Literature Instructor: Adaire Klein Schedule: Monday, June 20, 2005 @ 8:30-9:40, 10-12, and 1:40-3. CEU course B: Title: Introduction to Archives Instructor : Joy Kingsolver Schedule: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 @ 8:30-10, 10:30-12, 1:45-3:15. Book Repair Workshop: Given by Demco. Schedule: Sunday, June 19, 2005 @ 1:00-2:30 Tuition for the CEU courses is $45.00 enrollment limited to 20, no auditing is allowed. Additional Information AJL and The University of Wisconsin-Madison /Extension will award a 0.5 CEU certificate to each participant if he/she is a current (paid-up) AJL member and is present for the entire 5 hours of instruction. Tuition will cover registration, honorarium, supplies, packet of materials, plus a fee of $20 to the University of Wisconsin for CEU credit. If a registered student is unable to attend the course, a refund will be given upon written request. For more information email Sara Spiegel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Registration form - CEU Course 2005 Please return by May 27, 2005 Please enroll me in __ A: Basic Resources in Rabbinic Literature ($45) __ B: Introduction to Archives ($45) __ C: Book repair Workshop ($7) Name _ Mailing Address_ City, State, Zip__ Phone (day)_ (evening) Fax___ email Position and Institution___ Mail this form, together with your check for $45/$90 or $7 made out to the Association of Jewish Libraries to: Sara Spiegel, Jewish Theological Seminary Library, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Do NOT mail with Convention registration. Sara Spiegel Administrative Librarian for Technical Services Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Tel: 212-678-8093 Fax:212-678-8998 email:[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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Shekhinah
Shalom Safranim-- Is there any evidence that any of you know of, of the Shekhinah being the name of a Mesopotamian or Canaanite goddess? I'm looking at Goddesses: A World of Myth and Magic, by Burleigh Muten, (2003), published by Barefoot Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's a children's book and I'm annotating it for a class. I tend to be curmudgeonly and nit-picky when it comes to certain things and on page 63, she lists Shekinah (her spelling) as a Mesopotamian/Canaanite goddess. I'll quote: Shekinah is described in Hebrew lore as the mother of the mysterious spirit world. She is the feminine part of all that exists. Sometimes Shekinah is described as a door or gateway, a house or sacred shrine. Sometimes she is portrayed as the tree of life that feeds all beings. Girls and women continue to invoke Shekinah for guidance and wisdom, and for her blessing. 1. Is there a source for this information? 2. I'm angry that the author does not list Shekinah as Jewish--what is this Hebrew lore--besides Kabbalah? 3. Do we think of Shekhinah as a goddess or the presence of G-d? What are your thoughts? Todah rabbah, Erika Zeitz, MLS Student, Youth Services Specialist librarian at Ohev Sholom in Kansas. 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Judaica help --Encyclopedia Judaica
From our IT director... We had a similar problem with EJ. We were installing EJ on a windows 2000 server with 1+ GB of RAM. After installing it, we tried running it and continuously encountered a runtime error. After spending a lot of time back and forth with the EJ staff, a consultant discovered the problem. EJ can not run on more than 512 MB of RAM - so he created a registry fix that assigns the program less memory space and since then EJ has been running smoothly. My suspicion with your XP deployment is that you probably have more than 512 MB of RAM. (Remember that in 1997 when the electronic EJ was created, 512 MB of RAM was way more than anyone thought they would ever need..) I copied the fix from a .reg file that we used. I noticed from the registry details that this tweak may need to be modified as the server we are using is a terminal server. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Compatibility\Applications\JUDAI32] flags=dword:080c ___ Glenn Ferdman director, Asher Library president, Judaica Library Network of Chicago Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies 618 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 322-1753 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.spertus.edu/library.html 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: 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
RE: [ha-Safran]: Inquiry
We have visited Budapest, Hungary, a year ago and were very impressed with the work that Chabad is doing there. You can get in touch with Chabad in Hungary at the following site: www.zstsz.hu Lubavitch of Hungary Address: Wesselenyi Utca 4 Budapest, 1075 Hungary Phone: 36-1-268-0183 Fax: 36-1-342-7876 Rabbi Boruch Oberlander, Director Rabbi Menachem Mendel Nogradi, Associte Director Rabbi Shlomo Koves, Associate Rabbi Rabbi Sholom Hurwitz, Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Raskin, Israeli Kehilla Mrs. Batsheva Oberlander, Principal Day School Mrs. Dvorah Leah Koves, Principal Kindergarten Mrs. Devorah Leah Hurwitz, Associate Principal Day School Mrs. Sarah Nogradi, Teacher Rebbetzin Dvorah Leah Raskin, PreSchool Adult Education Synagogue Mikvah Day Camp Hebrew School Chevrah Kadishah Early Childhood Center Bar/Bat Mitzvah Instruction Communal Lectures Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking One-on-One Study Jewish Learning Institute Hands-on Holiday Programming Anti-Cult Missionary Kitchen Koshering Circumcision Hospital Visitation Prison Visitation Regular Classes Marriage Prep Funeral Services Cong. Chevra Shas-Lubavitch Address: Vasvari Pal Utca 5 Budapest, 1061 Hungary Phone: 361-342-1328 Fax: 361-342-7876 Rabbi Boruch Oberlander, Senior Rabbi Adult Education Library Bar/Bat Mitzvah Instruction Communal Lectures Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking One-on-One Study Jewish Learning Institute Anti-Cult Missionary Kitchen Koshering Circumcision Regular Classes Marriage Prep Funeral Services Publications Gan Menachem Kindergarten and Beis Menachem School Address: Tamasi Aron utca 41. Budapest, 1124 Hungary Phone: 36-1-395-4470 Mrs. Batsheva Oberlander, Director Open University for Judaic Studies in Hungary Address: same Phone: 361-267-5754 Web: www.zstsz.hu Rabbi Shlomo Koves, Director Adult Education Communal Lectures Good Luck, Nira Wolfe 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Looking for: Our People History of the Jews
Reb Yossi, We send our children to The Yeshiva of Spring Valley in Monsey, NY. The Yeshiva is seeking a complete set of Our People, History of the Jews by Jacob Isaacs. I saw an old posting from Ann Abrams and she recommended that I contact you and ask you to post a request a hasafran for me to see if somebody has a set they would like to donate (I will pay the postage). Is it possible for you to post this request for me? If you can post it, please include all my contact information. Thank you and all the best, Mordechai Dovid Levine Nine Dorset Road Spring Valley, New York 10977 845-356-0025 (H) 908-582-5384 (W) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Ann Abrams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:47 PM To: 'Levine, Mark D (Mark)' Subject: Our People History of the Jews Those books are gone. But, you could try posting to hasafran (via Yossi Galron [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you're not an AJL member) and maybe you'll find someone else who has a duplicate to donate. -Original Message- From: Levine, Mark D (Mark) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 2:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Our People History of the Jews Dear Ms. Abrams, The Yeshiva of Spring Valley is searching for Our People, History of the Jews by Jacob Isaacs for the Yeshiva Library. I saw the following posting and even though it is 1-1/2 years since the posting, I figured I would take a chance. Are these books still available? I will gladly send you the postage amount if they are. Adult Thursday, September 18, 2003 Page 13 of 33 Author Title Copyright Age Level Isaacs, Jacob Our People History of the Jews Vol. 2 Books 3 - 4 Isaacs, Jacob Our People History of the Jews Vol 1 Books 1 - 2 Thank you very much, Mark D. Levine 908-582-5384 (V) [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: 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
RE: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Judaica help
I'm no computer mayven, but I have a nice new computer running Windows XP, and I have the EJ installed and it's running fine. Are you specifically talking about a network installation? It's installed on my PC as a stand-alone. I didn't install it, by the way; one of our volunteers did it, so if you need to know how he did it, I'd have to refer you to him. Margo Gutstein Technical Services Librarian Simon Wiesenthal Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-553-9036 This e-mail may contain material that is confidential, privileged, and/or work produced for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance, or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: An old film about the history of the hebrew language
Dear Beverly and other colleagues, I have had an inquiry from an acquaintance who remembers seeing such a film at yeshiva when she was in HS about 30 years ago. Does anyone know of such a film and if so, where it might be found for sale or rent? Marion Stein Please post answer to the list too. Thanks 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Patron request
Dear Hasafranim, This request came to me through another listserve. I have not been able to find the book Cathy is talking about. Do any of you know what it is? Thank you, Eileen Polk, Librarian Prentis Memorial Library Temple Beth El Bloomfield Hills, MI Hi, I have a patron who read a book in the late 1970s that she thinks was by Elie Wiesel. It was about a young German soldier who was in hospital and dying. He wanted to be forgiven for his role in the murder of Jews. Someone on staff brought in a Jewish person to forgive him. The dialog of the book then goes into the nature of forgiveness. If the soldier is forgiven is it condoning what he did? Anyway, I cannot find a Wiesel book that seems to be the right title. (It may have the word 'sun' or 'sunrise' in the title but that is stretching her memory a bit.) Any suggestions are appreciated! Many thanks, Cathy Carter 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: 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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Shekhinah
As to point 2, Hebrew is the older and more inclusive word so I do not see any reason to object to it unless the lore she cites orginates, as far as is known, after the exile of the ten northern tribes. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: re Encyclopedia Judaica CDROM
WE had the same problem. Our local Judaica store put me in touch with the supplier. He has agreed to supply a new CDROM at cost price as he has a very good relationship with our bookseller. Our IT staff were unable to help. His email address is Moshe-Netvision mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] regards Michelle Feiglin Yeshivah College Secondary Library The Yeshivah Centre 92 Hotham St. East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Australia Phone: 613 95228224 Fax: 613 95228257 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] centre.org Disclaimer This message and any attachments are provided without responsibility in law for their accuracy or otherwise and without assumption of a duty of care by the Yeshivah Centre. Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure material in this email is free from computer viruses or other defects, the attached files are provided, and may only be used, on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for use of the material transmitted. This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any dissemination, distribution or copying by anyone other than the intended recipient of this email is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Competition for the Philip Taft Award
28th Annual Competition for the Philip Taft Award Location: United States / Prize Date: 2005-05-01 [Please see website at end of this message for details.] Below is the announcement for the 28th annual competition for the Philip Taft Award for the book determined to be the most outstanding contribution to labor history, which I've just received via e-mail -- Arieh Lebowitz [Please forward this as appropriate.] The competition is open to any book (or books) published in 2004 relating to the history of United States labor and carries with it an award of $1,000. I invite your nomination of any and every eligible book for consideration. The prize committee defines labor history in a broad sense to include the history of workers (free and unfree, organized and unorganized), their institutions, and their workplaces, as well as scholarship that explores the ways in which broader historical trends have shaped working-class life, including but not limited to: immigration, slavery, community, the state, race, gender, and ethnicity. Below are the names and mailing address of Award Committee members. A copy of each nominated book should be sent directly to each member of the Award Committee at the address listed. I encourage you to make your nomination(s) at your earliest convenience, but not later than MAY 1, 2005. For further information, including guidelines and a list of all previous prize winners, go to the web address provided below. The co-winners of the 2004 Taft Award were Frank Tobias Higbie, Indispensable Outcasts: Hobo Workers Community in the American Midwest, 1880-1930 (University of Illinois Press) and Robert Rodgers Korstad, Civil Rights Unionism: Tobacco Workers the Struggle for Democracy in the Mid-Twentieth-Century South (University of North Carolina Press). Sincerely, Jefferson Cowie, Committee Chair 269 Ives Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 Nancy Gabin, Associate Professor Purdue University De! partment of History 672 Oval Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2087 Joseph McCartin, Associate Professor Georgetown University Department of History 3700 'O' Street, NW Washington, DC 20057-1035 Kim Phillips, Associate Professor William and Mary Department of History James Blair Hall 342 Williamsburg, VA 23187 Stephen Pitti, Associate Professor Yale University American Studies Program Box 207186 New Haven, CT 06520 Visit the website at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/special_taftaward.htmlhttp://www.ilr.cornell.edu/special_taftaward.html 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: 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
[ha-Safran]: Vote for Barbara Silverman
I totally agree with Ellen Zyroff in urging you to vote for Barbara Silverman for a position as an ALA Council-at-Large. I work with her at the Astor Judaica Library in La Jolla so I know first-hand of her dedication, knowledge and enthusiasm when it comes to libraries. In addition to volunteering at the library, she helps the annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair as a member of its Book Selection Committee which has the all-important task of selecting the books that will be sold, and also as a Book Maven, helping people choose books for purchase. Roberta Berman Astor Judaica Library La Jolla, CA 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]: Patron request
Eileen, I believe the book you are looking for is not by Wiesel but this one: The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal. Here is a description of it from Amazon: While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the way had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place? Sherry Wasserman MY EMAIL address is: [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]: Policy on lost and damaged materials
I need the advice of some experienced synagogue librarians. Recently, a member returned a videotape with the tape pulled out and twisted. The videotape is obviously damaged and unusable. I remembered that the same person had previously returned another videotape damaged. So now I have to wonder if her VCR is damaging the videotapes. Should I ask her to refrain from borrowing any more videotapes? And the broader question -- do other synagogue libraries hold members responsible for lost materials? Our policy regarding overdue books is to send a gentle letter which asks if the borrower would check to see if they have the books; there is a line in the letter which says there are no overdue fines and if you want to pay for lost books, a donation can be made to the Library Fund. Thanks in advance for any comments. I will bring your suggestions to the board to help us clarify our policy. Lori A. Congregation Beth Or Spring House, PA 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]: Shekhinah
Erika, There is a new book out: Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism -- by Howard Schwartz, I believe that it has a large section devoted to tales about the Shekhinah. Try looking in it to find out if there are Jewish tales that support the quote you cited. Sherry Wasserman MY EMAIL address is: [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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Patron request
You are talking about THE SUNFLOWER The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) -- by SIMON WIESENTHAL Dina Tanners, Seattle 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]: Barbara Silverman for ALA Council
The subject line I submitted on my posting last night got so highly truncated when it appeared, that the meaning was lost. The subject I posted was: Urge ALA Members: Barbara Silverman for ALA Councilor-at-Large. Perhaps there is software operating automatically on postings that cuts off everything on a subject line after a colon, even if the colon appears after only three short words. I didn't anticipate such an occurrence. Ha'Safran friends, I am concerned that a portion of readers skipped the message last night because of the unclear subject line. I have reposted my message below, because it contains Barbara's CV. Thanks for your patience and consideration. ___ AJL member Barbara Silverman is in the running for a position as an ALA Councilor-at-Large. I urge ALA members to vote for this smart and gracious librarian, who cares mightily about libraries. I know Barbara Silverman from her dedicated work in San Diego at the Astor Library of the Lawrence Family JCC and from her work on a variety of other book related programs. Barbara was on hand at the AJL conference in June 2004 to accept the AJL accreditation award for the Astor Library and she plans to attend this year's AJL conference in Oakland. I highly recommend Barbara Silverman as an excellent candidate for ALA Council. Please contact every ALA member you know and urge them to support Barbara Silverman's candidacy. Competition for these positions is fierce and every vote counts. Barbara can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Below is Barbara's biography, as it will appear on the ALA ballot: BARBARA SILVERMAN: EDUCATION; Washington U. B.S. 1960, Texas Women's University, M.L.S., 1982, Corpus Christi State University (now Texas AM University Corpus Christi) M.S. Supervision Curriculum, 1989. ALA ACTIVITIES; ALSC Research and Development Committee, 2004-2006. OFFICES HELD IN STATE AND REGFIONAL LIBRARY OTHER ASSOCIATIONS: Chair, Children's Roundtable of the Texas Library Association, 1993. Chair, Nominating Committee, Texas Association of School Librarians, 1991. Chair, Swap Shop Committee of Texas Association of School Librarians, 1989 Co-Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, of Children's Round Table, 1988. Chair, Bylaws Committee of the Texas Association of School Librarians, 1986. HONORS AND AWARDS; Awarded Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1984 by District IV, Alpha Delta Kappa, International Teachers Society. Member Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society, since 1982. Awarded a Texas State Reading Association Mini Grant in 1992 for an innovative reading program entitled: Lost in Reading. BRIEFLY INDICATE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS; Paper published in School Library Media Activities Monthly, Nov. 1989 entitled: School Library Media Center Reading Contest. Presented a slide/tape seminar at the Texas State Council of the International Reading Association's 15th annual conference in El Paso, Texas in 1987 entitled: Alterations in American Multicultural Perceptions as Manifested by Illustrations in Selected Children's Caldecott books from 1938-1982. Presented a workshop entitled: Creative Reading and Storytelling Techniques at the 1984 Texas Library Conference. WORK: Children's Librarian, Corpus Christi Public Libraries, 1976-1984 School Librarian, Corpus Christi ISD 1984-1997. Retired 1997-present. Thank you, Ellen Zyroff Principal Librarian San Diego County Library ALA Councilor-at-Large AJL Member (858) 694-2484 (work) 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
