[ha-Safran]: Sign Language in Hebrew

[Ben Pastcan]

Hello Safranim,
  As for my query about sign language in the last posting, I 
am looking for resources that use sign language in Hebrew.  I am 
looking for like how to sign Hebrew prayers, the alphabet, and words 
in conversational Hebrew in sign language.  Thanks again to anybody 
who can provide any resources.

Ben Pastcan


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RE: [ha-Safran]: Sign Language in Hebrew and Ordering Library

[Witty, Emily]

Are you looking for Israeli Sign Language or English words in American
Sign Language?

Our-Way, a division of the National Council for the Jewish Disabled of
the OU, serves the Jewish Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community. They have
booklets, pamphlets, and even greeting cards. However, their signs are
American Sign Language and for English-speaking Deaf people. They have
"signed" brachot. For example: "Baruch" is the sign for "Blessed," which
may not be the same for "baruch" in the Israeli Hebrew-speaking Deaf
community. Sign Language is not universal.

Please call Rabbi Eliezer Lederfeind, Director or Batya Jacob, Program
Associate at 212-613-8127 for more information and resources.



Emily
Emily Amie Witty
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Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York
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[ha-Safran]: SYNDEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD PRODUCTS FOR SALE AT

[Rachel Kamin]

THE AJL CONVENTION
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The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be selling the following 
items during the annual two-part presentation on Tuesday morning, 
June 19 (8:30-10:00 AM/10:30 AM – 12:00 PM).  Please plan to bring 
cash or a check with you to the session.  We can not accept credit cards.

SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD KIT
$15.00
1 Quest for the Best CD-ROM with all reviews written by the committee 
members for submissions published during 2006.  The disc also 
includes shelf-talkers (gold and silver medal signs that you can put 
on the shelf near your copies of winning titles), images of the gold 
and silver seals for your own use in creating displays, and other 
valuable resources.  In addition, the disc has audio files of 
interviews with this year’s Sydney Taylor Book Award winners: Stephen 
Krensky and Greg Harlin, Brenda Ferber, and Markus Zusak.

1 full-color copy of the Association of Jewish Libraries NOTABLE 
BOOKS OF JEWISH CONTENT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, listing all titles 
recognized by the Award Committee in 2007.

20 BOOKMARKS featuring the 2007 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners.

3 GOLD SEALS for the 2007 Award Winners: Hanukkah at Valley Forge, 
Julia’s Kitchen, and The Book Thief.

10 SILVER SEALS for the 2007 Honor Award Winners: The White Ram, I am 
Marc Chagall, Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost, Rebecca’s 
Journey Home, Vive La Paris, Solomon and the Ant, Yellow Star, The 
Night of the Burning, Incantation, and A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life.

BOOKMARKS
$5.00/pack of 20
Package of 20 full-color, cardstock bookmarks featuring the 2007 
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

SEALS
$5.00/pack of 20
Sydney Taylor Book Award Seals are available in the following 
packages: 20 Gold Seals, 20 Silver Seals, and 10 Gold + 10 Silver Seals

These items will also be available by mail after the 
Convention.  Contact Nancy Austein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] after 
June 25 to place your order.  Hope to see you in Scottsdale!

Rachel Kamin, Chair
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The Association of Jewish Libraries
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Graphic novels

[Steven M. Bergson]

--- "Daniel A. Scheide" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 > Maybe Megillat Esther by JT Waldman?

I was going to suggest that, but text-wise there's not
a lot in there that one wouldn't find in a standard
translation of Esther. It's graphical and there is a
little drash here and there, but it's mostly an
adaptation of previously published, readily-available
material.

I do enjoy reading it myself, personally.


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[ha-Safran]: Online Bar Ilan Database vs CD-ROM

[Deborah Stern]

Has any library purchased access to the online version of Bar Ilan 
database? What is your experience? Or why did you decide not to purchase?

Debbie Stern, Library Director
Mordecai M. Kaplan Library
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
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[ha-Safran]: David Curzon's book of Modern Poems on the Bible

[Carol Schaengold]

Our synagogue library is looking for a copy of David Curzon’s Modern 
Poems on the Bible published by Jewish Publication Society in 1993 
for our Rabbi’s study group. I have looked into buying used copies, 
but they are quite pricey. If your library has an extra copy that 
you’d be willing to part with, please let me know by email or phone. 
We’d be happy to cover the cost of shipping.

Thanks.

Carol Schaengold
Librarian
Temple Sinai Library
3100 Military Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20015
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[ha-Safran]: Tiny Libraries at Convention 2007 - followup

[Alison Epstein]

Thanks to all who responded to my post seeking librarians from "tiny 
libraries" to meet each other at the conference.

I am looking forward to meeting more "tiny" library people to share 
experiences of those who wear many hats (cataloging, circulation, 
marketing, programs, strategic planning, budgeting, website 
development, system administration, fundraising, janitorial services, 
etc) to perhaps pool resources (e.g., splitting an order of 100 
brochures, etc. from Jewish Book Council, etc.) and for a social 
network as well.

Per a couple of "veteran" responses, I'd like to encourage those 
librarians to attend the roundtable session Monday morning 
(8:30-10am) that best matches your role - (Part of the dilemma of my 
"tiny" library is that it serves many roles  - center/synagogue, 
elementary grades, middle school, high school, etc. - , I wish I had 
a clone to go to all 3 roundtables... centers/synagogues fits most 
areas best for me).   After that session, I'll stick around the 
Sonora D3 area to meet anyone interested in getting together at a 
later time - then we'll try to put together a table at the Awards Lunch.

At my first AJL conference (Oakland)  I was struck by the magnitude 
of larger libraries - resources, specialization, etc. - great 
resources and a wealth of knowledge and expertise - and an amazingly 
wonderful willingness to help.  The conference is a wonderful place 
to meet the "famous faces" from the AJL newsletter and website, 
mentors, hasafran, podcasts, etc. and also to meet others who may not 
have the expertise to participate at that level.  I am excited to meet both.

I look forward to seeing you in Phoenix.

Alison Epstein, Librarian

Congregation Har Shalom
6410 County Road 250
Durango, CO 81301
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[ha-Safran]: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New

[David Elazar]

Technologies   (FREE DOWNLOAD)
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Safranim shalom

I recommend reading chapter 4.  It gives a very clear view on how 
these Palestinain terrorist organizations operate.

All the best,

David

David Elazar  Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Sharing the Dragon's Teeth: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New 
Technologies   By Kim Cragin et al. (free download)

136 pages   ISBN: 978-0-8330-3915-6  RAND Corp.  2007 
http://www.rand.org/pnsrd/0507/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG485.pdf



Terrorist groups-both inside and outside the al Qaeda 
network-sometimes form mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange 
"best practices." This study examines how 11 terrorist groups in 
three areas (Mindanao, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and southwest 
Colombia) have attempted to exchange technologies and knowledge.


CHAPTER FOUR
West Bank and Gaza: Israel as the Common Enemy . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . 47
Background: Militant Groups in the West Bank and Gaza Strip . . . . . 
. . . . . ..48
Hizballah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 53
Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya (Hamas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . 55
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 57
Rationalizing the Exchange of Technology and Knowledge. . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . 58
Identifying Exchanges in the West Bank and Gaza . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . .  . . . . . 59
Direct Person-to-Person Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 60
Physical Technology Exchanges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 62
Beyond Technology Exchanges? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 65
Contextualizing the Exchanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . 66
Key Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 67



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[ha-Safran]: New Book Catalog: German Judaica

[Dan Wyman Books]

Dear Friends,

As part of preparing for Summer, we have just published our latest 
catalog, a selection of almost 200 important books and periodicals in 
German Judaica & Hebraica and related titles.

Please browse the full catalog online,

at www.danwymanbooks.com/ger5/german.htm

Included are many scarce titles, including a number of Jewish 
imprints published in Germany in 1938 & 1939 and before 1850.

Please email us with your selections.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Dan
~
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[hasafran] The Diary of Petr Ginz

[Liz Edelglass]

Have any of you catalogued The Diary of Petr Ginz?  Do you consider 
it for adults or young adults?  Thanks.

Elizabeth Edelglass
Library Director
Department of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Road
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[ha-Safran]: Sign Language in Hebrew and Ordering Library

[Ben Pastcan]

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Shalom Safranim,
   Thank you so much to all of you for answering my questions 
about finding Jewish books in braille!   Are there any resources out 
there for learning the alphabet and words in sign language that are 
also in Hebrew?   I remember from my days at a Jewish summer camp 
(ages ago) that there were certain movements you could do with your 
hands to sign and they would mean certain words/letters in Hebrew.

 I will be working for a small Jewish day school library 
(infancy to sixth grade).  Does anybody know any vendors that sell 
bar codes, labels, scanners, and so on for a Jewish day school 
library?  What do other Jewish day school librarians here use for 
buying library supplies?

I also want to know about different ways of purchasing 
library materials for a small collection.  What sources and review 
journals do Jewish day school librarians use to buy library materials 
(books, DVD's, CD's, and videos)?   Does 
www.amazon.com work or do people use something 
else?   I know I asked a lot of questions, so if you have any answers 
to them please respond to my e-mail address below.

Todah rabbah,
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[hasafran] Reach for the Stars

[Liz Edelglass]

Can anyone out there using Weine suggest a call number for Reach for 
the Stars: A Little Torah's Journey  by Sylvia Rouss?  Thanks!

Elizabeth Edelglass
Library Director
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[ha-Safran]: AJL partners with JPS to distribute bibliographies

[Heidi Estrin]

Safranim, here is a press release that is being publicized by both 
AJL and JPS. Please feel free to share this information with your own 
local library/educator community and local media. Thanks! Heidi 
Estrin/PR Committee



MEDIA RELEASE

For More Information, Contact:
Heidi Estrin, AJL PR Committee
(561) 241-8118 x206
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JEWISH BIBLIOGRAPHIES NOW AVAILABLE

June 2007 -- The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) and the Jewish 
Publication Society (JPS) have partnered to distribute bibliographies 
highlighting great Jewish books. The lists "A Year of Celebrations," 
"Creating a Collection," and "Jewish Classics for Kids" were created 
by AJL member librarians who are respected experts in the field of 
Judaic literature. 

A sampling from each bibliography is available as a PDF on the Jewish 
Publication Society website, where you will also find information on 
ordering the full bibliographies from the Association of Jewish 
Libraries. The bibliographies include books from a wide variety of 
publishers, but as a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting 
Jewish literacy and learning, JPS thought it was appropriate to 
publicize these materials through their website.

The Jewish Publication Society is a nonprofit educational 
organization formed to enhance Jewish culture by promoting the 
dissemination of religious and secular works, in the United States 
and abroad, to all those interested in past and contemporary Jewish 
life.  Founded in 1888, JPS is the oldest publisher of Jewish titles 
in the English language. Learn more at 
http://www.jewishpub.org>www.jewishpub.org.

The Association of Jewish Libraries promotes Jewish literacy through 
enhancement of libraries and library resources and through leadership 
for the profession and practitioners of Judaica librarianship. AJL is 
proud to offer many Judaic bibliographies and other guides to Judaica 
librarianship in print and online at 
http://www.jewishlibraries.org>www.jewishlibraries.org.

To view the sample bibliographies or to purchase the full 
bibliographies from AJL, please visit: 
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[ha-Safran]: Query about graphics novels

[Donald Weinshank]

A colleague who has considerable expertise in this field offers these
comments.

As huge a fan of Will Eisner's work as I am, I have to say that I found "The
Plot" to be a disappointment. Unlike most of his work, this one is dense in
a way that I thought made it hard to read -- it is very text-heavy at times
and it tells a circular story of the propagation of the Protocols by those
who know them to be false, the discovery of the falsehood, and the
redistribution of the lies in the face of debunking (this may be
historically dead on, but it doesn't make for enlightening reading, IMO). On
the other hand, the reviewers on Amazon give it raves.

If people are looking for other Jewish-themed graphic novels, I'd suggest
Eisner's groundbreaking "A Contract with God" (Jewish immigrant experience)
and perhaps his "To the Heart of the Storm" (anti-Semitism); and he also has
one called "Fagin the Jew" which I have not yet read but have heard good
things about.

There's also Joe Kubert's "Yossel," in which he imagines what his life might
have been like in the Warsaw ghetto in 1943 if his family had not left
Poland when he was an infant in the late 1920s -- it's enormously powerful
-- and to a lesser extent, his "Jew Gangster." He also did an interesting,
but not entirely successful, comic book miniseries about his WWII character
Sgt. Rock, titled "The Prophecy," which has a strong Jewish element and has
been collected in a single volume.

I have not read "The Rabbi's Cat" by the French cartoonist Joann Sfar, but
hear that it's quite good.

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Book Expo

[egensler]

I'm just curious as to whether any AJL members will be at Book Expo 
in NY this Friday. I'll be there.

Elana Gensler
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Re: [ha-Safran]: My library's on Youtube!

[Abigail Yasgur]

and the Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles has a my space!
Visit us and tell your friends
and the JCLLA will have a youtube up soon too say that youtubeupsoon
..fast 10 times!
all the best you will have my vote anne
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[ha-Safran]: There're 8 more seats on the AJL Convention tour bus

[Rachel Leket-Mor]

Dear colleagues,

All aboard the AJL 2007 Annual Convention Tour Bus! There are eight 
(8) more seats available…

Native Cultures and Plants of the Southwest Tour; Sunday, June 17, 2007
7:00AM Pick up from Hilton
7:30AM Arrive at Desert Botanical Garden
10:00AM Arrive at Heard Museum
12:30 PM Arrive at King Solomon's Pizza for a kosher lunch (4810 N. 
Seventh St., Phoenix)
1:30PM Arrive at Hilton

For your attention, Board and Council members, the bus will go in 
between the hotel and tour and drop you off just in time for either 
the 9:00AM or 12:00PM meetings. You will only pay for the activities 
you participate in.

Fees (paid on site):
For the full tour, inclusive of admissions, guided tours, lunch, and 
transportation: $31.
For those leaving at 8:40: $12 for the Desert Botanical Garden portion.
For those leaving at 11:40: $21 for both tours (DBG and Heard Museum) 
and docent flat rate, excluding lunch.

The tour transportation is sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at 
Arizona State University.


Rachel

Rachel Leket-Mor

Bibliographer
Religion, Philosophy, Jewish Studies
Arizona State University Libraries
PO Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006

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[ha-Safran]: Jewish Publication Society and Association of

[Arielle Levites]

Jewish Libraries Join Forces to Distribute Bibliographies
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  JEWISH BIBLIOGRAPHIES FROM AJL AND JPS

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (May 30, 2007) - The Association of Jewish 
Libraries (AJL) and the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) have 
partnered to distribute bibliographies highlighting great Jewish 
books. The lists "A Year of Celebrations," "Creating a Collection," 
and "Jewish Classics for Kids" were created by AJL member librarians 
who are respected experts in the field of Judaic literature.

A sampling from each bibliography is available as a PDF on the Jewish 
Publication Society website, where you will also find information on 
ordering the full bibliographies from the Association of Jewish 
Libraries. The bibliographies include books from a wide variety of 
publishers, but as a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting 
Jewish literacy and learning, JPS thought it was appropriate to 
publicize these materials through their website.
The Jewish Publication Society is a nonprofit educational 
organization formed to enhance Jewish culture by promoting the 
dissemination of religious and secular works, in the United States 
and abroad, to all those interested in past and contemporary Jewish 
life.  Founded in 1888, JPS is the oldest publisher of Jewish titles 
in the English language. Learn more at 
www.jewishpub.org.

The Association of Jewish Libraries promotes Jewish literacy through 
enhancement of libraries and library resources and through leadership 
for the profession and practitioners of Judaica librarianship. AJL is 
proud to offer many Judaic bibliographies and other guides to Judaica 
librarianship in print and online at 
http://www.jewishlibraries.org>www.jewishlibraries.org.

To view the sample bibliographies or to purchase the full 
bibliographies from AJL, please visit: 
http://jewishpub.org/about/bibliographies.php>http://jewishpub.org/about/bibliographies.php.

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Articles about Etta Gold's book clubs

[Reister, Maureen]

...and mentioning Etta and Nancy Pearl in the same sentence! Etta you do
us proud!

Maureen


Maureen Reister
Director of Libraries
Ann & Nate Levine Academy
18011 Hillcrest Rd.
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[ha-Safran]: Condolences to Amalia Warshenbrot

[Deborah Stern]

I regret to inform our colleagues that Zahavah Karmon, mother of 
Amalia Warshenbrot, passed away on Friday 23 of Iyar, May 11, 2007, 
in Israel. She was buried in Herzelia next to Amalia's father in the 
cemetery's special section for Haganah founders. Amalia's contact 
information is below:

Amalia Warshenbrot, Director
LEVINE-SKLUT JUDAIC LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTER
5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107
Charlotte NC 28226
Phone 704-944-6763
Fax 704-362-4171
May Zahava's memory always be a blessing.

Debbie Stern


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[ha-Safran]: New at Gefen: To Survive Sobibor by Dov Freiberg

[Israbook Gefen Publishing House]

Dear Librarians

NEW TILE FROM GEFEN PUBLISHING HOUSE: To Survive Sobibor by Dov Freiberg

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To Survive Sobibor
Dov Freiberg
ISBN: 978-965-229-388-6
Format: Hardback  624 pages
Publish date: June 2007
Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
Price: $29.95

DESCRIPTION:
Dov Freiberg was only twelve when he was hurled into the crushing events
of the German occupation of Poland.

His father was killed by German soldiers in the first days of the war,
and his mother fought valiantly to keep her four children fed as the
ghetto walls grew more and more constricting. Smuggled out of the Warsaw
ghetto, young Dov was soon captured by the Nazis and imprisoned in the
living hell of Sobibor death camp, where he witnessed the extermination
of his people. One of several hundred inmates to escape during the
prisoners' revolt, he began anew his struggle for life in the unfriendly
forests of occupied Poland. By the time the Soviet army liberated the
region nine long months later, Freiberg found himself the lone survivor
of his family.

This is a story of the struggle for survival and for sanity throughout
the inhuman experiences of the Holocaust and the postwar years. The
author paints a phenomenally detailed picture of an individual life and
of the lives of the Jews of Poland before their destruction, during the
occupation and the Holocaust, and after liberation by the Soviet army.
With its comprehensive description of Sobibor and the prisoners' revolt,
this is not only the fascinating memoir of an extraordinary life but
also a valuable historical testimony.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Warsaw in 1927, Dov Freiberg spent his early childhood years
inWarsaw and Lodz in the enveloping embrace of his family. One of the
few survivors of the Sobibor death campand a veteran of the famous
illegal immigrant vessel Exodus, he has lived in Israel since 1948,
fought in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, the 1967 Six-Day War and
the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He dedicated his life to the memory of the
victims of the Holocaust and testified in the Eichmann trial in
Jerusalem, as in several other high-profile Nazi war crimes' trials. He
lectures regularly for students, soldiers and educational institutions.

To Survive Sobibor (1988) is Dov Freiberg's first book to be translated
into English. His other books are : A Journey To The Past With Dekel
Shibolim (1993), A Man as Any Other(1996) and Two Worlds (2001).

See what else is new at Gefen Publishing House.
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RE: [ha-Safran]: Graphic novels

[Daniel A. Scheide]

Maybe Megillat Esther by JT Waldman?





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Re: FW: [ha-Safran]: Jewish Books in Braille and TTY Machines

[Paula Korelitz]

Dear Ben,

The following link may be helpful to 
you: 
http://myjewishlearning.com/links/lindex/disabled.htm?OVRAW=Jewish%20Guild%20for%20the%20Blind&OVKEY=jewish%20guild%20for%20the%20blind&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=1537816522&OVKWID=12849150522

For some reason the Jewish Guild for the Blind's website is not 
coming up tonight.  They may be updating their website because I know 
it was active just a week or so ago when I last used it.

We also have a local braille transcriber's group in this area which 
may be able to transcribe specific books for you if needed.  I would 
be happy to get you in touch with them if you need a specific title.

Also Seedlings Braille Books for Children has about three board books 
with Jewish themes available, in English with both print and 
braille.  Their website is:  http://seedlings.org/

Please feel free to call me if I can be of any further assistance.

Sincerely,
Paula Korelitz
Outreach Director
ROPARD
www.ropard.org
(800) 788-2020

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Jewish Books in Braille and TTY Machines

[Daniel A. Scheide]

Maybe these folks could help?

http://www.jewishbraille.org/



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