[ha-Safran]: Spamming from judaica book dealers

[David Hirsch]

i have received at least 40 messages yesterday and today from other 
librarians at UCLA from forwarding me messages from:

Dan Kaplan,
Marketing Director, VardaBooks
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

It is really getting irritating. Have other librarians experienced this? I 
have told him I will not purchase from spammers.

David

David Hirsch
Librarian for Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
11360 Research Library
UCLA
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
tel: +1-310-825-2930
fax: +1-310-825-3777 (PLEASE NOTE NEW FAX NUMBER)
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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[ha-Safran]: Catalogue 139 of Judaica books on the Shoah

[Schoen Books]

We have just issued catalogue 139 filled with 300 out fo print titles 
concerning Judaica, the Shoah and also German law of the turn of the 
century. Please send us an e mail to receive the list and be placed on our 
monthly mailing list.
Todah rabah
Shalom
Yekutiel Schoen



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[ha-Safran]: A book you should stock

[hasafran]

--- Message requiring your approval --
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Subject: [ha-Safran]: A book you should stock


Overcoming the aftermath of terrorism

Given what transpired in London on July 6th-7th, 2005, this is a book for
readers who want hope as well as history.

Hannelore Heinemann Headley's "Blond China Doll: A Shanghai Interlude
1939-1953," is a warm, thought-provoking story of family survival, an
unforgettable saga of keeping hope and faith alive in terrified children; a
book for its time, which is today.

Please visit her website at  ­

www.blondchinadoll.com

The title refers to the awe with which the Chinese greeted the blond child
after her parents fled Nazi Germany for shelter in Shanghai, a refuge that
turned hostile when her father was arrested as a spy and imprisoned for 14
months. Hannah faced a firing squad when authorities refused to believe she
could not answer questions about Papa Heinemann's activities.

It is a touching, breath-taking story and fast-paced work of literature, as
well as the tender autobiography of a child, then teenager, whose parents
braved great odds to save their family. Riveting are accounts of
Kristallnacht, the narrow escape to China, and the subsequent years in the
Jewish Ghetto of Hongkew under Japanese rule. Hannah's family eventually
emigrated to Vancouver, where she opened her first book shop to become
Canada's youngest independent book seller.

Hannah carries on with her father's bookselling tradition and owns two of
Ontario's few emporiums of rare and out-of-print  books. Although legally
blind, she is writing her second memoir, this book about life in Canada, and
works daily as a bookseller.

Again, please visit her website and consider acquiring her book.



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[ha-Safran]: Important Exhibitions at the CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY

[Aviva Astrinsky]

Dear Colleagues,
If you are in the New York City area, you will not want to miss the 
following exhibits
currently shown at the Center for Jewish History.

   1.  Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein
through Aug. 28
This major exhibition documents the evolution of the 2,000 year-old Talmud 
from
the sixth century to the computer age and examines the impact of modern 
technology
on the ancient discipline of Talmud study.
Catalog available from the Center's book shop: PH: 917-606--8220 Fax: 
917-606-8221; [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2. Greetings from Home: 350 Years of American Jewish Life
 > through Sept. 15
 > Greetings from Home tells the story of American Jewry> '> s extraordinary
 > evolution over 350 years
Catalog available from the Center's book shop: PH: 917-606--8220 Fax: 
917-606-8221; [EMAIL PROTECTED]


 > YIVO at 80: A Brief Encounter with Archives
 > through Sept. 15
 > On view from the vast holdings of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 
archives and Library,
Catalog available from the Center's book shop: PH: 917-606--8220 Fax: 
917-606-8221; [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Starting Over: The Immigrant Experience of German Jews in America, 1830-1945
through Nov. 15
The exhibit which marks the 50th anniversary of the Leo Baeck Institute in 
America

For a complete schedule of July events and exhibitions visit 
Address: 15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011

Summer Hours (through September 15, 2005)
Monday: 11 am - 7 pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 11 am - 5 pm
Friday: 11 am - 3 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm
 >
 >



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[ha-Safran]: Hebrew incunables / Bodleian Library

[Silke Schaeper]

Dear colleagues,

The long-awaited catalogue of 15th century books held by the Bodleian
Library, Oxford, is out in print since yesterday [July 7, 2005].

Vol. 6 contains:

Silke Schaeper : "Inventory of Hebrew incunables" [and early printed Hebrew
fragments], with numerous concordances.

Have a look at the website of Oxford University Press:

A Catalogue of Books Printed in the Fifteenth Century now in the Bodleian
Library, Oxford Available now through all good bookshops, or direct from
Oxford University Press at:

http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-951373-2

Kind regards,

Silke Schaeper

Hebraica cataloguer
Bodleian Library - Department of Oriental Collections
Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
Tel   01865-277 031   Fax  01865-277 029
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[ha-Safran]: Prescience in "Islamic Intrigue At the University"

[Mazo]

Dear Friends,

We are all aware of the horrific attacks in London.  In light of these
tragic events and in order to gain an understanding of how they took place,
the book, "Islamic Intrigue At the University" by Gila Gat Tilman is a must
read!

Although notice of this book has been posted before, the prescience
connected to Tilman's story makes the notice worthwhile repeating.  The
author was an Israeli PhD candidate in London in the 1970s.  She discovered
herself living and learning with terrorists posing as students in the
university's research program.

The book offers a unique window on how the terrorists rooted themselves in
London, trained by the very population they later attacked.

This true story of Arab terrorism is as relevant today as it was when Gila
found herself trapped in her web of intrigue!

To find out more about the book and how to order,
Click this link:

http://www.mazopublishers.com/islampromotflyer.HTM



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[ha-Safran]: Sad News

[Ronda & Fred Rose]

Dear colleagues,

Nettie Frishman, a past AJL member, passed away on July 4, 2005 she was 92 
years old.

Barbara Leff a past president of AJL just informed me of Nettie Frishman's 
death.

Below is a summary which Barbara wrote from the obituary which was in the 
Los Angeles Times on Thursday July 7th.

Ronda Rose
President
Association of Jewish Libraries



The Obituary Announcement cites a beautiful description of Nettie as a 
premier children's librarian within the Los Angeles Public Library and her 
work in the national library community, including serving on the 
Newbery/Caldecott Award Committee.  I urge you to read it so you can 
appreciate the enormous influence Nettie has had on our profession.

I asked Rita to share with us Nettie's effect specifically on the Jewish 
library community -- locally and nationally:


While the LA Times obit describes Nettie's many contributions to 
children's librarianship in the public sector, less well known was her 
generous participation in and impact upon Judaica library service to young 
readers.

   Nettie was a long-time member of both national AJL and AJLSC.  In 
the late 70's, she served as co-chair when Rita Frischer chaired an AJLSC 
city-wide, grass-roots Jewish Book Month Project.  Involved were L.A. 
Central Library and many LAPL branch libraries, along with the County 
system, book stores, schools and other venues.   Because of Nettie, LA 
Central Library agreed to underwrite the printing and distribution of an 
extensive bound Jewish bibliography, prepared by their bibliographer based 
on their holdings.  Because of Nettie, we were able to take over all the 
display spaces in LA Central for a full month of Jewish books, ceremonial 
objects and other appropriate exhibits. Because of Nettie, our group got 
VIP treatment during a field trip to Central before their devastating fire, 
and because of Nettie's warm participation in AJLSC, many AJLSC members 
were quick to volunteer their help after the fire.

   That's not all.  In the late 70's,  Nettie served on our national 
AJL book award committee;  it was Nettie who recruited Rita, during the 
first San Francisco convention, as new chair of that committee.  When Rita 
suggested she would prefer the judges to have more open communication 
during their considerations, it was Nettie who, drawing on her own 
experiences as judge,  helped Rita devise a workable system in those days 
before e-mail.  And when Sydney Taylor died,  it was Nettie's idea that the 
Award be named posthumously after this important writer who was also her 
dear personal friend.  Nettie made a shidduch for Rita with Ralph Taylor, 
Sydney's widower; the first gold seals were printed; the endowment came 
later; the rest is history.  Nettie left all of us the legacy of  the AJL 
Sydney Taylor Award designation.

   For AJLSC and for AJL, for everyone who loves children and their 
books, may Nettie Frishman's memory be for a blessing.


A "Nettie Frishman Fund" has been established by LAPL Children's Services 
Department, 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angles CA 90071.  Donations might also be 
made in her name toward the Children's Collection in your shul or school, 
or to AJL Scholarship Fund (c/o Debbie Stern, Scholarship Award Chair, 
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Library, 1299 Church Road, Wyncote, PA 
19095).




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[ha-Safran]: Advice is cheap

[Liza Stabler]

Gentle Safraniyot and Safranim,

Okay, boys and girls, you know the rule about free advice
-- you gotta show something for it if you dole it out.  So,
would all of you who have made alternate suggestions in the
last week help out by EACH of you researching (hey, you're
a librarian, after all!) one institution's conference
facilities -- in great detail.  Because so many have
posted, a considerable amount of information will have been
accumulated.

To avoid duplication, let's each post to Hasafran which
institution we are choosing, then send all the information
to Fred, the national committee chair.  I don't have his
e-mail here at home but you all have the directory, right?

Next week I'll be spending four nights at the National
Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia and will get the
appropriate information to Fred.  They have kosher food
options.

Someone should look into OSU which has dorms plus a lovely
hotel for those of us who like professional, grown-up
accommodations (my own point of view, no harm intended).
Wish I'd been in the hotel when CAJE was there!

tata for now,

Liza



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[ha-Safran]: re Dewey classification of siddurim

[Rose Myers]

Dear Ben,

I found at
http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/4-digit_DDC.html:

296 Judaism
296.1   Sources
296.3   Doctrinal, moral, social theology
296.4   Traditions, rites, public services
296.6   Leaders, organization, religious education
296.7   Religious experience, life, practice
296.8   Sects and movements

and based on it and the numbers assigned to related
books in the MARC records from the Library of
Congress, it looks like 296.4 is in the right
ballpark.

In fact, if you go to the Library of Congress search
page,

http://catalog.loc.gov/

and search for siddur, you can click on the titles and
then (on the resulting screen) click on 'full record'
and sometimes see the Dewey number for the books. Not
all books have Dewey numbers listed here, but enough
do that you can get a sense of what numbers work. If
you just use 296.4 and don't try to refine the number
to more decimal places, you can probably lump all the
prayer books there; or do you want to separate them
further?

No doubt someone will suggest that you use the Elazar
classification scheme instead. I use Dewey for my day
school library because I want the students to learn
it.

Good luck and, if I can help further, let me know.

Rose Myers
Edith Scheinberg Library
Hillel Academy
Fairfield, CT





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[ha-Safran]: More on Conventions

[Susan Pankowsky]

Dear Safranim,
Gosh!  Go away for 2 days and look at the string on convention info!  I'm
happy to be on the National Convention Committee (which does more work than
most of you know!) if they need me.  I hope that no offense was taken by my
remarks about any part of this great discussion.  I know how hard it is,
(remember Atlanta and Cleveland that I helped with?)  but no one will be
perfectly happy with the results.
Although I am a synagogue librarian with no resources (Federation funds are
limited now, so this trip was on me!), I can guarantee you that if all
synagogue librarians could come every 2 or 3 years, they would get
something out of the convention.  Unfortunately, we are the lowest
librarian on the list for money (unless it's a big shul) and for the kind
of respect given other librarians (although you know that ain't much
either!). Even so, I can't wait to send in my PR for the convention,
because it's the only way folks know how important Judaica librarianship is
in other communities!
Thank you for whoever takes on the task of the 2007 convention.  We'll be
there in whatever the venue is, wherever the accommodations are, and
whenever it is (even on Father's Day, again!).
Susan
p.s. And Boston will be great, too!

Susan Pankowsky
West End Synagogue Library
Nashville, TN
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[ha-Safran]: Catalogue question

[Adas Israel Librarian]

Would you put The GI's Rabbi  World War II Letters of David Max Eichhorn in 
Elazar in 735.3 or 736.7 or 770.7.  I don't want to put into biographies 
for a variety of reasons and I have arguments for and against each of 
these, but let me hear from you.
Once again thank for your help and support because without it, my tasks 
would be much harder.
Joann

Joann Lesser
Librarian
Adas Israel Congregation
Washingtion, DC 20008
(202) 362-4433 phone
(202) 362-1840 fax
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Seek Funding?

[tkoppel]

Eli,

I think that you're misinterpreting what I said about professionalism.  I 
certainly didn't use the words 'glitzy' or 'fancy' to describe a convention.

Point 1: Conventions can bring several benefits to those who attend.  First 
and foremost is the opportunity to learn, both from speakers in the formal 
sessions, and from informal colloquy with one's fellow librarians at meals 
and other events.  A convention at the Trump Tower (as an atrocious example 
of glitz) can be utterly worthless professionally if the sessions are 
poor.  A convention at Motel 6 can be enormously successful if education 
and learning take place.  So let's put to rest phrases like "glitzy 
conventions".

Point 2: I disagree with your suggestion that there is a black and white 
choice between (a) providing services to the public -versus- (b) attending 
conventions or meetings to better one's skills.  I see them both as 
important.  Grass that doesn't get fertilized eventually browns and 
dies.  So it is with librarians - either the learn or they stagnate - 
particularly in this day and age.

I would argue that improving one's skills has a direct effect on the 
librarian's ability to serve one's public. Not pursuing opportunities such 
as conventions is a disservice, not a benefit.  If we need to educate our 
funding sources to this reality, then let's start there.

Ted







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[ha-Safran]: 2005-2006 Book Club Reading Lists

[Rachel Kamin]

Do you organize, facilitate, and/or participate in a Jewish book club for 
adult readers?

We will again be preparing a compilation of book club reading list on the 
AJL website.  If you would like to add your book club's reading list for 
2005-2006, please provide the FULL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND A SHORT 
SUMMARY OR DESCRIPTION FOR EACH TITLE (refer to last year's list at 
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/bookclub_lists04.htm
 
for preferred format).  We hope to have the compilation complete and 
available on the AJL website at the end of August/beginning of September.

Thank you,

Rachel Kamin, Director
Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
248/661-5700 (phone), 248/661-1302 (fax)
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[ha-Safran]: re : professionalism & accreditation

[S B]

Ted Koppel (the IJP guy, not the host of Nightline)
wrote :

 > Let's make the case that part of professionalism
 > means participating in professional conferences and
 > exchanging ideas with others in the field.

That's easier to do when showing the higher-ups the
AJL accreditation form, which asks how many library
conferences the staff have attended.

Of course, if your library doesn't even apply for
accreditation, they'll never see the form.

Steven M. Bergson, Librarian
Jewish Public Library of Toronto
(which hasn't been accredited since our certificate
expired last June)



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