[ha-Safran]: Librarian's Lobby for June 2009
Opps, Sorry the subject on the last e-mail should have been : Librarian's Lobby for June 2009 http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc106.pdf Donnie Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.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
[ha-Safran]: Roommate
Hi folks, My second roommate arrangement has also fallen through. :-( So I'm again looking for a female roommate for convention. I'm arriving on the 4th and staying until Friday, the 10th, but I realize most people are staying for the convention days/nights only, which is fine. 'Hope to hear from somebody. :-) Madeleine Oakley --- 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]: CFP: Gained in Translation
The Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies University College London is glad to invite you to the conference Gained in Translation Translations and their Influence Upon the Continuity of Russian Jewish Culture in the West between the World Wars that is to be held on September, 21-22 in London. The third conference of the project Russian Jewish Cultural Continuity in the Diaspora will focus on the particular role of translation in continuities and disruptions of Russian Jewish Culture in Western Europe, Britain, and the United States between the World Wars. This focus encompasses translations of literary, philosophical and political works (and ideas) as well as translations between the fine and performing arts. For more information please visit: http://www.crjs.ru/en/news/events.php?eventid=106page=0 --- 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]: First-Timers to Convention Session
When I registered to the CEU, the first timers session was not on the program. Now it seems that both sessions coincide On another note, could someone please explain what the Digitization committee does? I have a lot of experience in this area and would love to help. Uri, first timer... Uri Kolodney Interim Judaica Hebraica Bibliographer University of Texas Libraries The University of Texas at Austin PCL 1.202 | Mail Code S5481 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916 Phone: 512-495-4399 | Fax: 512-495-4657 kolod...@austin.utexas.edu www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/judaica/index.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]: Reference question
Dear safranim, I am trying to locate the full time in Hebrew of an article and a book. The author is Haim Peles, and the article is about how Agudas Israel viewed settlement in Eretz Israel during the years 1912-1923. This article appeared in a volume, edited by Shmuel Ettinger, whose Hebrew title translates as A Nation and its History. The volume appeared as part 2 of a publication that was published in Jerusalem in 1984. Any detailed information would be appreciated. Yael Penkower --- 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 Holocaust memoir
New Book: My Children, My Heroes: Memoirs of a Holocaust Mother, By Sonia Minuskin, Translated and Annotated by Her Son, Harold Minuskin This is a powerful story of survival. My mother not only saved her own life, but also the lives of her two very young children. She eluded the first roundup and slaughter of Jews in our town in Byelorussia, near the Polish border. Then she hid herself and her children to evade the German murderers when the final liquidation took place. Miraculously, she avoided capture and fled with my infant brother and me into the nearby forests of Byelorussia, where she joined up with the Jewish Partisans. My father, a Partisan fighter, participated in many battles and acts of sabotage against the Germans. We lived day-to-day for nearly three years, hunted and hungry, until our liberation by the Russian army in 1944. The book costs $23, including shipping and handling. To order send an email to mincons...@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
[ha-Safran]: Israeli Book Statistic - Hebrew Book Week 2009
Israeli Book Statistic Hebrew Book Week 2009 The Hebrew Book Week 2009 will take place in Israel on June 10-20 June. Towards this event the National Library of Israel reports annual data about books published in Israel during 2008. The National Library of Israel is the deposit library of Israel, and receives, according to the Books Act, two copies of each book, journal, cassette or disk published in Israel. During the previous year 7,414 new Israeli titles were registered by the Legal Deposit Department:6,384 books, 650 new periodicals, and 380 non-print titles, such as CDs and cassettes. In additions, 15,806 issues of current periodicals were received in the library. The Library's catalogue is the most comprehensive in Israel, and includes the vast majority of the titles published in Israel. During the last year the National Library of Israel has added to its database of Israeli publishers information on publishers from the earliest days of Zionist history. So far some 130 publishers, who have ceased to be active, have been listed and documented. The database is a rich source of information on the history of publishing in Israel. Its importance derives not only from the national and historic perspective, but also from its practical value. It maps the copyright of works that appeared in the Land of Israel and makes it possible to locate copyright holders and heirs to publishers no longer in existence (http://jnul.huji.ac.il/heb/lgd-publishers.html (. For more data see: http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/eng/lgd-statistics-2009.html Noa Fink- Shamit MLS Ph.D Legal Deposit Department The National Library of Israel POB 39105 Jerusalem 91390 Tel. 02-6586286Fax. 02-6586315 Email: n...@savion.huji.ac.il --- 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]: JPS Suggested Authors for Jewish Book Fairs and More
JPS has a full roster of authors who lecture around the country, ideal for Jewish Book Month and other speaking engagements. Here are some of our featured authors: Ellen Frankel Imagine the Hebrew Bible as a child's favorite storybook! The new JPS Illustrated Children's Bible, by acclaimed storyteller and Jewish scholar Ellen Frankel, is sure to earn a special place in the hearts of young readers in this marvelous retelling of 53 Bible tales. Dramatic full-page color illustrations by award-winning artist Avi Katz further ignite young imaginations. The CEO and editor-in-chief of JPS and an accomplished speaker, Frankel has published eight other booksand captivates audiences of all ages. Josh Lambert Read any good books lately? Josh Lambert has read hundreds, and his American Jewish Fiction: A JPS Guide is the go-to book for individual readers and Jewish book club members seeking ideas on what to read next. Lambert is an engaging speaker in his own right and can moderate panel discussions with fiction authors or run special sessions for book club members and coordinators. Arie Kaplan Arie Kaplan's popular full-color book, From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books,explores the significant role that American Jews and Jewish culture have played in the comics industry. Kaplan, a comic book writer and comedian, is a dynamic, entertaining speaker who presents regularly to children, teens and adults around the country. Reuven Firestone What does the Qur'an really say about Jews? Why is Jerusalem so important to Muslims? In An Introduction to Islam for Jews, Reuven Firestone presents a comprehensive introduction to Islam from a Jewish perspective. Firestone, who spent a year in Cairo on a Fulbright Fellowship, addresses questions of particular interest to Jewish audiences and has attracted major attention as a speaker nationally and internationally. Maggie Anton Author of the award-winning Rashi's Daughters series, Maggie Anton has tailored Book 1: Joheved to a younger audience in her JPS book Rashi's Daughter: Secret Scholar, appropriate for ages 10 and up. A popular speaker, Maggie Anton is an ideal choice for teens, women's groups, and mother-daughter brunches. Vivian Grey Spy or baseball star? Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate, a biography for young adults byVivian Grey, looks at one of baseball's most intriguing heroes. Grey's animated talks are geared to children, young adults and adults. A complete list of the JPS Speakers Bureau is available online at http://www.jewishpub.org/author.php. I just wanted to add that authors Ellen Frankel and Josh Lambert are part of the Jewish Book Council's NETWORK for Jewish Book Month. They are still available to speak at non-participating venues, but arrangements would be made through me and not JBC. Anita Bihovsky Publicity Manager The Jewish Publication Society 2100 Arch Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 832-0601 (800) 234-3151, x 50601 abihov...@jewishpub.org Visit our website at www.jewishpub.org Subscribe to our News Feed: http://www.jewishpub.org/news/rss.php --- 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]: T'shuvah
Shalom. I need your help. I do not have an access to a local library at this time. I hope that many of you can make copies from books and mail me or direct me to a good sight on the subject of T'shuvah (Repentance). We are especially looking for material for discussion with our Catholic friends. The material can be in Hebrew or English. If you prefer to give it to me at the convention I will be happy to thank you in person. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Amalia Warshenbrot 704-365-3313 PLEASE NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: amalia...@att.net P.S. Hi, Sorry to bother you again. I did not make myself clear in my question about T'shuvah. I do not need material that can be easily found by googling. I prefer texts and, especially, material for comparative religions. Thanks you Sara Spiegel for your help so far. How could I forget the new service Takeaway ? Amalia --- 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]: Bar Mitzvah present - periodical?
I'm looking for a periodical subscription to give as a present for an Orthodox Bar Mitzvah. I know of periodicals aimed at girls, but not boys. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, Karen Kriegel Acquisitions Librarian San Francisco Public Library 95 Washburn Street San Francisco, CA 94103-2610 USA 415-557-4339 kkrie...@sfpl.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]: Vague book query
I received the following reference question via the Jewish Comics blog I maintain. I don't have an answer for the poster, but - since it is about a book, specifcally - I thought I'd repeat the query to the list. This may seem strange, but I'm hoping you (or someone who reads this blog) can help me. I'm on the hunt for a book my family had when I was a child. Unfortunately, I don't know the book or author. It was a book of four-panel comics, each talking about how a different Jewish sect would deal with or feel about any given topic. For example, if it was about dating, it would be the Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and I *think* Reconstructionist opinions / responses / whatever about dating. I know this is rather vague, but I'm hopeful. I haven't seen the book in about 15 years, but I'd know it if I saw it. It's probably from pre-1990, but I could be wrong. Any ideas? --- 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]: Ochberg Orphan DVD
Hi there safranim and safraniyot There has been quite a lot of interest expressed in the Ochberg Orphan documentary by John Blair, that for a long time could not be distributed because of problems with the rights. Now finally it seems that has been sorted and there is an address from which to order it: l.burn...@digitalrightsgroup.co.uk Looking forward to seeing you all at the convention in Chicago. Best Wishes Veronica Belling Veronica Belling Jewish Studies Library University of Cape Town Private Bag X3 Rondebosch 7701 South Africa Tel. 021-6503779 Fax. 021-6505151 --- 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 web-exhibition: Jews, Commerce, and Culture
Dear Safranim: The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the Penn Libraries have just launched their 2008-09 web exhibition: *Jews, Commerce, and Culture*. The exhibit highlights the Fellows' year-long effort to understand the relationship between Jewish economic and cultural activities within the historical contexts in which they've lived. As Jonathan Karp has written in his introduction to the exhibition, The emphasis on commerce aimed to defuse apologetics by confronting the most controversial feature of the Jews' economic past head on. Here the overarching question was whether and how commerce can serve as a useful category for linking local Jewish communities and events across a wide geographical and chronological expanse. At the same time, the prominence in the title given to culture was meant to underscore the truth that economics is not solely materialist and quantitative in nature but is rather an integral part of the larger fabric of Jewish religion and folkways. To view this on-line exhibition, go to: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows09/ Thanks, Arthur --- 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 Issue DI TSUKUNFT
Di Tsukunft (The Future), published since 1892, proudly announces publication of its latest issue. Holding true to its name, it has also entered the 21st century with a web presence including the last 3 issues published under the editorship of Boris Sandler and Gennady Estraikh. If you're a fan of the Yiddish word, we hope you'll also support the journal with an actual subscription. But please visit our website at www.congressforjewishculture.org and click on Di Tsukunft to sample the latest articles. Di Tsukunft is published twice yearly and subscriptions are $25/year ($18/year for students). For more information, please contact us at Di Tsukunft c/o Congress for Jewish Culture 25 East 21st Street, Ground Floor New York, NY 10010 212-505-8040 kong...@earthlink.net In the current issue (now available): Fall 2008 - Winter 2009 A Figure in American Jewish Life: Interview with Professor David Roskies Czernowitz: Romance and Realism by Gennady Estraikh Works Published in a Single Copy: Yekhiel Shraybman's Epistolary Inheritance by Misha Lev The Light of the Face and the Face of Light: On the Works of the Painter Leonid Balaklav by Michoel Khazin My Journey to North America, Summer 2008 by Professor Yoshiji Hirose The Unknown Folk Poet A Mourner of the Holocaust by Dr. Chava Lapin The Last Klezmorim in Uman, by Berl Minzberg Either an Angel or a Priest, by Leyzer Burko Yankev Shternberg King of the Yiddish Poem, by Moisei Lemster Di Tsukunft, der eltster Yidisher zhurnal oyf der velt, lozt visn az a nayer numer iz aroys. Dertsu bagrisn mir dem 21stn yorhundert mit a vebplats vu me ken farzukhn di letste dray numern fun zhurnal unter der redaktsye fun Boris Sandler un Genadi Estraykh. Mir hofn az a baln oyf a Yidish vort vet undz shtitsn mit an abonement oyfn zhurnal, ober ir vert hartsik farbetn tsu vizitn undzer vebplats oyfn adres www.congressforjewishculture.org Klikt dort oyf der farbindung Di Tsukunft tsu zen dem zhurnal. Di Tsukunft dershaynt tsvey mol in yor. Abonement kost $25/yor (studentn $18). Oyf vayterdike protim, farbindt zikh mit undz Di Tsukunft c/o Congress for Jewish Culture 25 East 21st Street, Ground Floor New York, NY 10010 212-505-8040 kong...@earthlink.net Inem itstikn numer (Harbst 2008-Vinter 2009) A Geshtalt oyfn Amerikaner Yidishn Peysazh: Dovid Roskes Tshernovits: Romantik un Realkeyt fun Genadi Estraykh Verk Aroysgegebene in Eyn Ekzemplar fun Mishe Lev Di Shayn Fun Ponem un dos Ponem Fun Shayn fun Mikhoel Khazin Mayn Nesie keyn Tsofn-Amerike, Zumer 2008 fun Yoshii Hirose Oder a Malekh, oder a Galekh fun Leyzer Burko Di Letste Klezmorim in Uman fun Berl Minzberg Der Umbakanter Folk-Poet -- A Mekoynen Fun Khurbn fun Khave Lapin Yankev Shternber -- Der Kinig fun Yidisher Lid fun Moyshe Lemster --- 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]: Short Survey: library relations with Local
Jewish Booksellers. 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 128.146.216.82 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear Friends, For a paper I have been working on I have prepared a short survey (Fifteen questions and a request for general feedback). The purpose of my inquiry is to gather information about the state of relations between Jewish Libraries and their local new Jewish bookselling counterparts. I can email a copy of the questionnaire or conduct the survey on the phone. Please reply by email with a request for a copy of the form or with your phone number and a time that would be convenient for me to reach you. This survey should take about 5-15 minutes unless you have additional comments that you would want to add. I am interested in hearing from you even if you have no local new Jewish bookstore or if there is but you do not have any relationship with them (though the survey would be much abbreviated). Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Best Regards, Henry Hollander Henry Hollander, Bookseller 843 Twenty-Fourth Avenue San Francisco, CA 94121 tel 415-831-3228 http://www.hollanderbooks.com http://hollanderbooks.blogger.com boyc...@hollanderbooks.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
[ha-Safran]: Looking for a book
Hello all, A few weeks ago I posted the following request: A patron is looking for a book he describes it as follows: Unfortunately I can't remember either the title or the author's name. The novel must have been written in the 50s. It was set in Israel shortly after the War of Independence. It's about a young boy and his Mom dealing with the death of the father/husband who was killed and branded a traitor for collaborating with the Brits. As the story unfolds, or as you come to realize at the end, he actually was a hero and had been working undercover. I received several replies suggesting Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz, which is not the book the patron wants. He is looking for something published at least 40 years ago. As some respondents indicated, the book is a fictional account of the Meir Tobianski affair. Just in case you missed my original posting, and might know something about this book, I'm asking again Thanks again to all who replied, and thanks for any further help anyone can provide, Amy Kaplan, Librarian Bell Library Congregation Beth El 8000 Main Street Voorhees, NJ 08043 akap...@bethelsnj.org 856-675-1166, ext. 305 --- 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]: AJL 2009 in Chicago - notes for attendees
The convention is fast approaching and we thought we would share with you some information we gave earlier about sights and how to reach the convention hotel. See you soon, Shoshanah Seidman Co-chair AJL 2009 in Chicago TOURS AND CHICAGO HIGHLIGHTS Did you know that skyscrapers were invented in Chicago? We recommend that the best way to see them, and all of the stunning architecture in downtown Chicago, is to go by boat up the Chicago River. We have pre-arranged architectural boat tours of the city, on Sunday or Wednesday afternoon (see registration form for times and prices). And speaking of architecture, there will be a year-long exhibit at the Art Institute on the master architect of Chicago, Daniel Burnham. In addition to our convention, your itinerary could include the Spertus Institute Museum, which has striking exhibits, the new Illinois Holocaust Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, and beautiful Michigan Avenue. There are EL tours, walking tours, jazz and comedy clubs, Frank Lloyd Wright home tours and Second City. The hotel is right near Millenium Park's Pritzker Pavilion where the Grant Park Orchestra plays for free almost every night. Fireworks can be seen off of Navy Pier, and Taste of Chicago ends on July 5, the first day of our convention. Jewish Chicago: On Sunday afternoon, July 5, we will offer a Chicago Jewish tradition - Chicago Jewish Roots, a bus tour of Chicago's Jewish history led by renowned geographer and historian Dr. Irving Cutler. See your registration packet for details. The 2008 National League Central Division Champion Chicago Cubs will have HOME games that week, so think about getting your tickets to Wrigley Field when they go on sale. The 2008 American League Central Division Champion Chicago White Sox will be playing Cleveland at U.S. Cellular Field on July 7 and 8, and tickets will be available for purchase as well. (NOTE: The convention planners are not going to purchase a block of tickets - we encourage you to make plans on your own.) GETTING TO CONVENTION Two convenient airports service Chicago: O'Hare International Airport and the Chicago Midway Airport. Each is roughly 30 minutes from the hotel, and each has easy connections for ground and public transportation. Shuttle service to downtown hotels is available from both airports. The Airport Express Shuttle from O'Hare costs approximately $28.00 one way; service from Midway costs approximately $23.00. Discounts are available for roundtrip tickets and for two or more passengers. For information, see www.airportexpress.com. Taxis are also available. Expect to pay approximately $40 from O'Hare and approximately $30 from Midway. Public transportation is another option. Take the Blue Line train from O'Hare (exit at the Clark/Lake station) or the Orange Line train from Midway (exit at the State/Lake station). You can then walk or take a cab to the hotel. It will be a little over an hour from either airport and costs $2.25 for a rail ticket. See www.transitchicago.com. Amtrak (www.amtrak.com), Greyhound (www.greyhound.com), and the Megabus (www.megabus.com, servicing select Midwest cities) are also options with stations in downtown Chicago. Parking, either valet or self-parking is available at the hotel as well. Updated travel information will be posted on the AJL website convention page in the spring. Shoshanah Seidman Selector Jewish Studies, Northwestern University Co-chair AJL2009 in Chicago 847-491-7585 --- 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]: Placing stones upon a Jewish burial
site--origin--meaning of 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 128.146.216.21 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN hello what is the origin of the custom or tradition of placing stones at a Jewish cemetery upon a gravesite --meaning and reason for placing stone (s) is there meaning---in there being 4 tzitzit on a tallis--is each tzittzit symbolic/representing something different thank you gut shabbes avram --- 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]: HebrewBooks.org Official Blog
HebrewBooks.org Official Blog New Seforim Added This Week Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:45 AM PDT We are happy to announce that we added 267 newly scanned seforim, bringing the total amount of seforim available through our website to 37,009. A complete list of newly added titles can be found here. http://data.hebrewbooks.org/updates/update2009-jun-02.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]: A worthy Facebook cause
Shalom Safranim, I thought someof you might want toknow that it is possible, on facebook, to join the cause, Remove Zionism from Encyclopedia of Race and Racism! B'chavod rav. 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 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]: YIVO Seminar on Sunday June 21 at 3 pm by Dr.
Alice Freifeld on Hungarian Jewry, 1945-49. 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 128.146.216.18 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce that the next Ruth Gay Seminar in Jewish Studies will take place on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at3 pm. Meet the faculty and refreshments at 3 pm. Seminar at 3:30 pm. RSVP required. Email fmoh...@yivo.cjh.org or call 212-294-6143. The Seminar will be given in the Kovno Room, Center for Jewish History,15 West 16th Street, New York. The presenter will be Dr. Alice Freifeld, Associate Professor in History at the University of Florida. Dr. Freifeld will focus on her current book project on Hungarian Jewry from 1945-1949. Freifeld is the author of Nationalism and the Crowd in Liberal Hungary, 1848-1914 and the recipient of the Barbara Jelavich book prize in Slavic studies. Dr. Freifeld is the current president of the Hungarian Studies Association. The presentation will concentrate on the conditions faced by Hungarian Jewish survivors in the aftermath of the Holocaust, on the war crimes trials conducted, and in the wake of new anti-semitism, the widespread movement by Hungarian Jews to flee to displaced persons camps in Austria and Germany .In 1948-49 the borders were shut down, except for a last wave of illegal departure after the founding of Israel. Concentrating inBudapest, perhaps as many as 120,000 Jews would remain in the Communist era, 10 percent of whom fled in the revolution of 1956. The Ruth Gay Seminar in Jewish Studies is given at YIVO several times a year by scholars who have used the YIVO Archives and Library and who wish to share their research with the public. The seminar series is named in honor of the late historian and scholar Ruth Gay (1922-2006) and was made possible thanks to a major gift from the family of Ruth Gay. Fruma Mohrer Chief Archivist YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011 212-294-6143 fax: 212-292-1892 --- 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]: Young Adult Information Literacy Workshop
Experienced librarian is available to run an Information Literacy Workshop for high school and junior high students in the NY metropolitan area. The workshop teaches students how to properly utilize libraries and other information sources to find reliable and authoritative information. The classes can be run as units within a research or writing class or as a stand-alone workshop. For more information, please contact Ahuva Ginsberg at lag...@juno.com or by phone at 718-427-1675. Thank you. --- 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]: Seeking 2 Hayyim Gouri poems in English
A patron is looking for these two poems in English translation: Shir ha-re'utand Hineh mutalot gufotenu I've seen them referred to in English as The song of friendship and Here lie our bodies. If you have them and can scan or fax them, or can let me know where to find them, I'd be grateful. Thank you, Pat Rabbi Patricia Fenton Judaica Reference and Outreach Specialist American Jewish University Ostrow Library, Familian Campus 15600 Mulholland Dr. Bel Air, CA 90077 310-440-1518 310-476-5423 (Fax) pfen...@ajula.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]: Convention
Dear Safranim, Will anyone be travelling from the eastern suburbs (Skokie) to the convention? I am looking for a ride or a travelling partner. Ilka Gordon --- 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]: Placing stones upon a Jewish burial '; tallitot
1. Widely regarded as mark of respect that you visited the grave of a distinguished scholar. Became generalized to show you visited any grave. This was the answer I gave in Berlin as to why headstone for Moses Mendelssohn shows these stones. 2. Tallit, although used TODAY to mean prayer shawl, simply means bolt of cloth. See Baba Metziah 1:1 and http://rabbionanarrowbridge.blogspot.com/2008/11/two-have-hold-of-tallit-abr aham-joshua.html Baba Metziah == 1) If two people are grasping a cloak: One says, I found it and the other says, I found it, or one says It's all mine, and the other says, It's all mine, they each swear that they don't own more than half of the cloak and they split the cloak. 2) (If) one says, It's all mine and the other says, It's half mine, the one who says, It's all mine swears that he doesn't own less than ¾ and the one who says It's half mine swears that he doesn't own less than ¼, and the former takes ¾ and the latter takes ¼. == It is the tzittzit that make it a prayer shawl. This *may* be derived from Gather us from the four corners (kanfot) of the earth. See for example http://books.google.com/books?id=9_akQQPpS9ICpg=PA124lpg=PA124dq=%22gathe r+us+four+corners+of+the+earth%22source=blots=mQk8IAwT7_sig=aY67SZ8oBL64Y uFQWg0twvpCQ7Uhl=enei=EgY3SvKZBIfGMpHTjYkNsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultr esnum=3 but others may want to comment. Indeed, the prayer for putting on the tallit is Who commanded us to wrap ourselves in the tzittzit. __ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan --- 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
