[ha-Safran]: I invite you to read my latest blog entry: The
Book as Witness X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.83 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN http://www.huc.edu/libblog/librariantalk.html Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Q re purchasing Hebrew novels, other popular books in NYC
A New York friend has a visitor from Israel staying with him. Can anyone here recommend stores in NYC where one can buy recently-published Israeli / Hebrew novels, nonfiction that one might for instance find in a Steimatzky's in Tel Aviv? Related, can anyone give a link to any listings of Hebrew popular books being sold in Israeli bookstores, similar to the top ten books listing in The Book Review of The New York Times? Arieh Lebowitz - arieh...@prodigy.net Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: New Book: Beginner's Ladino
Dear Safran Members, The following regarding Alla Markova's Beginner's Ladino crossed my e-desktop this morning. While Alla Markova's book is commendable from many perspectives--I am currently using it to improve my reading of Judeo-Spanish--it is not the only Ladino language-instruction guide available today. At least one other recent guide working from a Western European language is out there (and in our library): Varol-Bornes, Marie-Christine. Manuel de jud?o-espagnol : langue et culture / Marie-Christine Varol ; dessins de Ga?lle Collin.--Nouv. ?d., ouvrage revu et augment?-- Paris : Langues Mondes : L'Asiath?que, c2004. The LC class is PC4813.2. I see also that Marie-Christine Varol-Bornes has out a 2008 publication, Le jud?o-espagnol vernaculaire d'Istanbul : [?tude linguistique]--Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, c2008, which I have not yet seen. It weighs in at close to 580 pages; the LC class is PC4813. The Manuel de jud?o-espagnol also has an accompanying CD. The close relationship between the Mediterranean and European Sephardic communities and French language and culture, especially during the past two centuries, does resonate in this text. I believe, finally, that Markova's and Varol-Bornes' books can reinforce each other in the independent study of this expressive language. Respectfully, Patrick J. Stevens p...@cornell.edu Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Human Rights Scorecard and Report - pamphlet
(free download) X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.130 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN ELEANOR'S DREAM 1948 to 2008: The State of Human Rights at the United Nations 38pgs http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=bdKKISNqEmGb=1330819ct=6441249 (executive summary) http://www.unwatch.org/atf/cf/%7B6deb65da-be5b-4cae-8056-8bf0bedf4d17%7D/ELEANORS%20DREAM.PDF (full text) Scorecard and Report on the UN Human Rights Council Presented at the United Nations December 10, 2008 Total HRC Condemnations to Date: From its inception in June 2006 to the present, the HRC has condemned North Korea in 1 resolution, Myanmar in 4, and Israel in 20 resolutions. While the council did address Sudan several times, these were not condemnations but weak and ineffective resolutions, some of which actually praised Sudan for its cooperation. Despite the pleas of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as well as current UN chief Ban Ki-moon, the HRC's focus has actually become even more narrow than was the case under the former Commission on Human Rights David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel mtev...@zahav.net.il www.geocities.com/d_elazar (home page) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Interesting web site for Jewish Communities
SCN (Secure Community Network) is part of the Jewish community's response to heightened security concerns in the United States. Through SCN, the organized Jewish community is coordinating and addressing critical safety and security needs in addition to establishing national standards for improving security at the local level. http://www.scnus.org/index.aspx?page=1 David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel mtev...@zahav.net.il www.geocities.com/d_elazar (home page) Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Merrily Hart has moved
To all my friends and colleagues: We have just moved to Ann Arbor Michigan and my current contact information is: Merrily Hart 5090 Oak Tree Ct. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 merrilyh...@gmail.com Although we've been in Ohio for 27 years, my husband and I are returning to our roots and we plan to enjoy our retirement and our grandchildren. Merrily Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Press Release: German Library Director at AJL Convention
Please feel free to distribute this press release, reprint it in your own newsletter, add it to your blog or web page, forward it to colleagues, etc. For a version with photo and links, please see www.sfajl.org. --Heidi Estrin, AJL PR Chair German Library Director Addresses Jewish Librarians' Convention Study of Books Stolen by Nazis For immediate release--December, 2008 Barbara Schneider-Kempf, the Director General of the Berlin State Library in Germany, has accepted an invitation to speak at the Association of Jewish Libraries annual convention in Chicago in July, 2009. She will present the findings of the Berlin State Library's study of books stolen by the Nazis and incorporated into German libraries. According to the German newspaper Die Welt, it is estimated that up to 150,000 of the books at Berlin's Central and Regional Library headquarters are thought to have been stolen by the Nazis from Jews, freemasons, social democrats, and others persecuted under Hitler's regime. A major aim of the new research project is to identify volumes that can be restored to the original owners or their heirs. In keeping with our convention theme of 'Empowering Librarians for the 21st Century,' we owe this amazing opportunity to electronic communications, said AJL President Susan Dubin. An AJL member read about the study online and posted a link to AJL's listserv; our convention committee read that posting and subsequently emailed the Berlin State Library. We're excited to be able to connect in this way, and we're so pleased that we'll soon be connecting in person. The Association of Jewish Libraries' 44th annual convention will be held July 5-8, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Librarians, archivists and scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their interest in Judaica librarianship and related areas. Ms. Schneider-Kempf's presentation, Stolen Books: The Third Reich's Exchange Center and the Prussian State Library,1933-1945, will be a highlight of the convention, and will complement the keynote address by Northwestern University scholar Peter Hayes who has written numerous books on the Holocaust. For more information about AJL and its convention, visit www.jewishlibraries.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT p...@jewishlibraries.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Din Quixote
I am seeking the following 1956 Israeli film Dan Quihote V'Sa'adia Pansa (1956) If you have knowledge of how I may obtain this film i would be grateful if you would get in touch with me. I am also still interested in finding the film We attack at Midnight. Please contact me directly yas...@jclla.org or auth...@maxsaidyes.com Abigail Yasgur Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Mentoring vs Library Consultant
Shalom, everyone and Happy Hanukkah! As we get ready to end 2008, take a minute to think about the ways you might be able to help a librarian new to the field. The Mentor Committee is looking for a few people interested in helping a new librarian in their fields of expertise. Being a Mentor means answering questions and giving some suggestions to someone who needs help. It is a way for a new member to make connections and feel like part of the group. Being a Mentor does NOT mean giving full service to someone trying to set up a library from scratch. That is a job for a library consultant, a paid professional position. As a mentor, you may answer questions such as which library software programs might work well for a particular library, where to catalog a certain book, or how to teach a specific library concept. It does NOT mean cataloging an entire collection, ordering and setting up a software program, laying out a floor plan, or providing an entire curriculum. If you think you might like to connect with another librarian who needs some help, contact the Mentor Committee. If you think you might like to help the Mentor Committee make decisions about the roles of mentors, please contact the committee chairs, Sarah Leah Gross or Diane Romm. Both can be found on the organizational chart found on the AJL web page. B'shalom, Susan Dubin AJL President Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: South Florida AJL blog
I can't remember if I've already posted about this, but I wanted to make you all aware that down here in Florida, we've converted our AJL chapter web page into a blog. You can visit www.sfajl.org to see postings about Jewish books and literary happenings, national AJL news, and local color. You can even subscribe by email. I hope you'll find the site interesting and useful. Best, Heidi Estrin South Florida AJL President he...@cbiboca.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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]: Parashah book for lower elementary children?
I would suggest God's Garden by Adam Fisher, which are wonderful, original stories based on each parsha geared for elementary school kids. There are no pictures, but there are suggestions for props to act out the stories. Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI rhaus_...@yahoo.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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
[hasafran] converting VHS to DVD
Dear Friends- I have been told that there is a machine that hooks up to a computer to convert VHS tapes to DVDs. Since we have about 800 wonderful Judaic VHS tapes in our collection, and many of our patrons (including schools) no longer own VHS players, this would be fabulous, if it's not too expensive. Does anyone know about this machine -- what it is and where to get it? Thanks. Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Department of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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 picture books of parasha
Dear Hasafranim, I wear two hats: library director and tot shabbat leader. For tot shabbat, geared to ages 3-7, I like to read a story related to the parsha, but there seem to be very few picture books available that would also be interesting to the older kids. Obviously, there is a great deal to be found on Noah, Adam and Eve, and Moses and Miriam, but hardly anything on Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Rachel and Leah, etc (in picture book form, that is -- I know there are plenty of stories without pictures). I'd also love books on lesser known biblical fugures and events (we have Tower of Babel). I'm about to order Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules. I already have Cain and Abel by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Is anyone aware of more picture books along those lines? Thanks, Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI rhaus_...@yahoo.com Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.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
