[ha-Safran]: myjewishbooks.com
I check this site periodically to see what's new in Jewish publishing. The Fall update has this, about Linda Silver's forthcoming book: BEST JEWISH BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS A JPS GUIDE BY LINDA P. SILVER http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0827609035/sefersafarianonl October 2010, JPS Jewish Publication Society So many books, so little time! Where do you start? With this book: Linda Silver's guide to the most notable books for young readers. Here are a top librarian's picks of the best in writing, illustration, reader appeal, and authentically Jewish content in picture books, fiction and non-fiction, for early childhood through the high school years. You'll find the classics like K'tonton and the All-of-a-Kind Family books, right on to Terrible Things, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and today's bestsellers, along with hundreds of others. Chapters are organized by subject and entries within each include a succinct description of the book and author, and Silver's own insights on what makes it worth reading. There are title, subject, author, and illustrator indexes, title-grouping by reading level, and lists of award winners. A wonderful reference for parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians--and, of course, the kids so dear to them. Linda is co-editor of the newsletter of the AJL (Association of Jewish Librarians) Click the book cover to read more. --- 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]: Synagogue Libraries
How do Orthodox shuls manage a library? If most books are borrowed on Shabbos, how do you keep track of where the books are? Is an automated circulation system necessary? Any help would be appreciated. Elana Gensler AJL Recording Secretary --- 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]: posting HASfran second list of gift books
> TO:Rachel Glaser, AJL Corr. Sec. and Member > LibrariesFROM: Joan Brand, Detroit Public Library > SUBJECT: Possible Gifts to all AJL member libraries > > I have been continuing the weeding process for the Jewish > collection in our library and have attached my second list of > possible gift books for your member libraries. I would like to > gift as many books as possible rather than trash them. > This second list of the gift books show author, title, date of > publication, and notation about the book,when needed. I am > trying to complete this second list prior to the High Holidays > as I will not be working on those days and will leave for > vacation right after Yom Kippur. > > Anyone wishing to receive any of these books can contact > me at jbr...@detroitpubliclibrary.org. I can also be reached at > 313-481-1406 or 1404. We are located at 5201 Woodward > Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. I can arrange for anyone,who > can come to our Library, to pick up any number of books with no > charge. We can send a few of the books without a charge for > shipping. When many books would be gifts there may need to > be a shipping charge. The books are in good condition. > They were not circulated more than 1 or 2 times in fact most of > them have never circulated. > > Thank you so much for your all your help. > > Joan Brand, Librarian > Detroit Public Library > Social Science, Education, and Religion > 313/481-1406, 313/481-1404 > LIST 2 AMERICAN JEWISH LIBRARIES > > Abravanel, Isaac; PRINCIPLES OF FAITH (ROSH AMANAH), 1982 > Agar, Herbert; THE SAVING REMNANT: AN ACCOUNT OF JEWISH > SURVIVAL, 1960 > Aris, Stephen; BUT THERE ARE NOT JEWS IN ENGLAND, 1970 > Bentwich, Norman; JUDAEA LIVES AGAIN, 1944 > BROKEN PLEDGE: THE CASE AGAINS THE WHITE PAPER ON PALESTINE, > 1940 (soft cover rebound by library in cardboard) > Bronstein, Herbert; PASSOVER HAGGADAH: THE NEW UNION HAGGADAH, > revised edition 1975 > Cantor, Norman F.; THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE, 1996 (dust jacket) > Central Conference of American Rabbis; GATES OF FORGIVENESS THE > UNION Selichot Service: a service of preparation for the > days of awe, 1980 (soft cover) > Central conference of American Rabbis; GATES OF REPENTANCE: THE > NEW UNION PRAYERBOOK > FOR THE DAYS OF AWE, 1978 > > Central Conference of American Rabbis; THE UNION PRAYER BOOK FOR > JEWISH WORSHIP: PART II SERVICES OF THE NEW YEAR AND > SERVICES FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT, 1951 > Central Conference of American Rabbis; THE UNION PRAYER BOOK FOR > JEWISH WORSHIP: PART II SERVICES OF THE NEW YEAR AND > SERVICES FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT, 1973 > Chajes, Z. H.; THE STUDENT'S GUIDE THROUGH THE TALMUD, 1960 > > Chavel, Charles B.; COMMANDMENTS OF MAIMONIDES VOLUME 1: > POSITIVE COMMANDMENTS, 1967 > Chavel, Charles B.; COMMANDMENTS OF MAIMONIDES VOLUME 2: > NEGAITIVE COMMANDMENTS, > Cohen, Arthur A.; ARGUMENTS AND DOCTRINES: A READER OF JEWISH > THINKING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST, 1970 > Cohen, Arthur A.; THE NATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL JEW, 1962 > (hard cover) > Cohen, Arthur A.; THE NATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL JEW, second > revised edition, 1979 (soft cover) > Cohen, Israel; A SHORT HISTORY OF ZIONISM, 1951 > > Cohen, Rev. Dr. A.; EVERYMAN'S TALMUD, 1949 > Cohon, Beryl D.; JUDAISM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, REVISED 1968 > (DUST JACKET) > Corlett, William; JUDAIC LAW, 1979 (dust jacket) > DANZIG 1939: TREASURES OF A DESTROYED COMMUNITY, 1980 (soft cover) > Davis, Moshe; THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD, 1959 > Deshen, Shlomo; THE PREDICAMENT OF HOMECOMING CULTURAL AND > SOLIAL LIFE OF NORTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL, 1974 > Dimitrovsky, Hiam Z.; EXPLORING THE TALMUD VOLUME 1 EDUCATION, 1976 > Dresner, Samuel H.; PRAYER HUMILITY AND COMPASSION, 1957 (dust jacket) > Dresner, Samuel H.; THE ZADDIK: THE DOCTRINE OF THE ZADDIK > ACCORDING TO THE WRITINGS OF THE RABBI YAAKOV YOSEF OF > POLNOY, 1960 > Edidin, Ben M.; JEWISH HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS, 1940 > Editors of Commentary Magazine; THE CONDITION OF JEWISH BELIEF, 1966 > Eisenberg, Azriel; THE BAR MITZVAH TREASURY, 1952 > Eisenberg, Azriel; THE BAS MITZVAH TREASURY, 1965 > Eisenberg, Azriel; THE SYNAGOGUE THROUGH THE AGES, 1974 > Eisendrath, Maurice N.; CAN FAITH SURVIVE? THE THOUGHTS AND > AFTERTHOUGHTS OF AN AMERICAN RABBI, 1964 > Epstein, Lawrence J.; A TREASURY OF JEWISH ANECDOTES, 1989 > Epstein, Rabbi Dr. I.; THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD SEDER TO HOROTH, > (vol. 14) 1948 > Epstein, Rabbi Dr. I; THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD SEDER MO'ED, 1938 > > Esco foundation for Palestine, Inc.; PALESTINE A STUDY OF > JEWISH, ARAB, AND BRITISH POLICIES, 1942 (volume 1 and 2- > volume 2 spine torn binding excellent both volume faded) > 16-18, 1947 (soft cover) > > Fackenheim, Emil L.; GOD'S PRESENCE IN HISTORY: JEWISH > AFFIRMATIONS AND PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS, 1970 > Fackenheim, Emil L.; QUEST FOR PAST AND FUTURE, 1968 (soft cover) > Finkelstein, Louis; THE PARISEES: THE SO
[ha-Safran]: Gift Books to AJL Member Libraries
> Dear Rachel Glaser, Corr. Secretary AJLIBS > > Thank you again for all your help in seeing to it that Jewish > Libraries could receive the information about the gift books > from DPL. I have been continuing to weed the Jewish collection > at Detroit Public Library all summer. I have previously > sent you a List 2 of possible gift books and this is list 3 of > the same. These books will be sent free of cost (within the US) > to any who request them. My email contact is > jbr...@detroitpubliclibrary.org. My telephone number appears at > the end of this email. I hope there is the same kind of > response for these gifts as there was for List 1. > > Joan > > LIST 3 AMERICAN JEWISH LIBRARIES > AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORY [FORMERLY AMERICAN > SYNAGOGUE DIRECTORY], > 7th edition 1971, 8th edition 1973, 9th edition 1975, 10th > edition 1978, 11th edition 1983 [soft cover] > > Baer, Jean; SELF-CHOSEN: "OUR CROWD" IS DEAD LONG LIVE OUR > CROWD, 1982 > Batchinsky, Julian; JEWISH POGROMS: AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT ON > THE QUESTION 1919 > Ben-Zvi, Itzhak; EXILED AND THE REDEEMED, 1963 > Berkowitz, Rabbi William; LET US REASON TOGETHER, 1970 > Bernet, Michael; BETWEEN EAST & WEST: HISTORY OF THE JEWS OF > NORTH AFRICA, 1968 > Bershtel, Sara; SAVING REMNANTS: FEELING JEWISH IN AMERICA, 1992 > Borowitz, Eugene; MASK JEWS WEAR: SELF DECEPTIONS OF > AMERICAN JEWRY, 1973 > Borowitz, Eugene; RENEWING THE COVENANT: THEOLOGY FOR THE > POSTMODERN JEW, 1991 > Bosker, Ben Zion; ESSENTIAL WRITING OF ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK, 1988 > [soft cover] > Braham, Randolph; DESTRUCTION OR HUNGARIAN JEWRY: DOCUMENTARY > ACCOUNT VOL. I, II 1963 > Brauer, Erich; JEWS OF KURDISTAN; 1993 > Bureau of Jewish Social Research; JEWISH COMMUNITY SURVEY OF > GREATER NEW YORK, 1928 > Cohen, Elliot; COMMENTARY ON THE AMERICAN SCENE: PORTRAITS OF > JEWISH LIFE IN AMERICA, 1953 > Cohen, J.X.; JEWISH LIFE IN SOUTH AMERICA: SURVEY STUDY FOR > AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS, 1941 > Dalin, David; AMERICAN JEWS & THE SEPARATIONIST FAITH: THE NEW > DABATE ON RELIGION IN PUBLIC > LIFE, 1992 > > Davidson, Gabriel; OUR JEWISH FARMERS & STORY OF THE JEWISH > AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 19743 > Davis-DuBois, Rachel; JEWS IN AMERICAN LIFE, 1935 > Dawidowicz, Lucy; GOLDEN TRADITION: JEWISH LIFE & THOUGHT IN > EASTERN EUROPE, 1967 > Dembitz, Lewis; JEWISH SERVICES IN SYNAGOGUE & HOME, 1898 > Dicker, Herman; WANDERERS AND SETTLERS IN THE FAR EAST, 1962 > Diner, Hasia; TIME FOR GATHERING: SECOND MIGRATION 1820-1880, 1992 > Dolgin, Janet; JEWISH IDENTITY & THE JDL, 1977 > Eckman, Lester Samuel; SOVIET POLICY TOWARDS JEWS & ISRAEL 1917- > 1974, 1974 > Editors of Fortune; JEWS IN AMERICA, 1936 > Eisen, Arnold; CHOSEN PEOPLE IN AMERICA: A STUDY IN JEWISH > RELIGIOUS IDEOLOGY, 1983 > Elazar, Daniel; BALKAN JEWISH COMMUNITIES: YUGOSLAVIA, BULGARIA, > GREECE & TURKEY, 1984 > Elazar, Daniel; COMMUNITY & POLITY: ORGANIZATION DYNAMICS > OF AMERICAN JEWRY, 1976 > Elazar, Daniel; JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF SCANDINAVIA, 1984 > Elovitz, Mark; CENTURY OF JEWISH LIFE IN DIXIE: BRIMINGHAM > EXPERIENCE, 1974 > Evans, Eli; PROVINCIALS: PERSONAL HISTORY OF JEWS IN THE SOUTH, 1973 > Faber, Eli; TIME PLANTING: FIRST MIGRATION 1654-1820, 1992 > Fackenheim, Emil; TO MEND THE WORLD: FOUNDATIONS OF FUTURE > JEWISH THOUGHT, 1982 > [soft cover) > > Feibelman, Julian; SOCIAL & ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE NEW ORLEANS > JEWISH COMMUNITY, 1941 > Feingold, Henry; TIME FOR SEARCHING: ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM > 1920-1945. 1992 > Feldman, Abraham; AMERICAN JEW: A STUDY OF BACKGROUNDS, 1937 > Feldman, David; ENGLISHMEN & JEWS: SOCIAL RELATIONS & POLITICAL > CULTURE 1840-1914. 1994 > Finkelstein, Norman; RITUAL OF NEW CREATION: JEWISH TRADITION > AND CONTEMPORARY > LITERATURE, 1992 [soft cover] > > Fogel, Rabbi Yehezkel; I WILL BE SANCTIFIED: RELIGIOUS RESPONSES > TO THE HOLOCAUST, 1996 > Friedlaender, Israel; JEWS OF RUSSIA & POLAND: BIRD'S-EYE VIEW > OF THEIR HISTORY & , 1915 > Friedman, Lee; JEWISH PIONEERS & PATRIOTS, 1943 > Friedman, Lee; PILGRIMS IN A NEW LAND, 1984 > Friedman, Maurice; MARTIN BUBER'S LIFE AND WORK: LATER YEARS, > 1945-1965, 1983 > Friedman, Murray; JEWISH LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA 1830-1940, 1983 > Friedman, Theodore; JEWISH LIFE IN AMERICA; 1955 > Gilboa, Yehoshua; THE BLACK YEARS OF SOVIET JEWRY 1939-1953, 1971 > Gillman, Neil; SACRED FRAGMENTS: RECOVERING THEOLOGY FOR THE > MODERN JEW, 1990 > Goitein, S.D.; FROM THE LAND OF SHEBA: TALES OF THE JEWS OF > YEMEN, 1973 > Golan, Matti; WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU: WHAT ISRAELIS REALLY THINK > ABOUT AMERICAN JEWS, 1992 > Golden, Harry; GREATEST JEWISH CITY IN THE WORLD, 1972 > Golden, Harry; OUR SOUTHERN LANDSMAN, 1974 > Golden, Harry; TRAVELS THROUGH JEWISH AMERICA, 1973 > Goldscheider, Calvin; JEWISH CONTINUITY & CHANGE: EMERGING > PATTERNS IN AMERICA, 1986 > Goldy, Robert; EMERGENCE OF JEWISH THEOLOGY IN AMERICA, 1990 > Gordis, Robert; THE JEW FACES
[ha-Safran]: Free-bee Calendar Beg-a-thon 5771
With the High Holidays bearing down upon us like Japanese Zeros on Pearl Harbor, it's time to gear up for the Free-bee Calendar Beg-a-thon at Sinagoga conservador "La Javurá", Valencia (SPAIN)! If any of you happen to think on it when in your local super-duper grocery that gives away free-bee 5771 Jewish Calendars, pretty please grab 3-6 of them, toss them in an envelop and mail them to me. Calendars free or otherwise do not exist here in intensely sunny Spain (just the thought of going out there gives me cathartic sun stroke). At this juice bar, if we want calendars we have to hit the internet. What with the calendar and *s*h*i*p*p*i*n*g*, the price of each calendar is up there doing laps around our fair planet Earth. Calendars are the most glorious invention ever. We use the calendars like textbooks in Introduction to Judaism classes; the pictures make great scrapbooks and collages. Calendars make incredible PR gifts. And where there is no real Jewish ambiance in the streets, you can add a bit of Jewish spice to your kitchen and living room. They're nice. Calendars really are wholesome, wonderful things just like non-transo-genico peanut butter-o and organically-grown strawbery jam on whole-wheat, 7-grain sandwich bread. We certainly hope a bumble-bee gets in your bonnet to send along a couple or three. Good rest of summer to one and all Shana tova u'metuka Besos de Valencia Alba * Alba Toscano, presª Sinagoga conservador La Javurá calle Uruguay 59, pta 13 46007 Valencia (Espana) http://www.uscj.org/world/valencia http://lajavura.org Skype: albatoscanovalencia UStream: http://www.lajavura.org/ustream/html 96 380 2129 96 380 6970 658 721 769 lajav...@lajavura.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]: Cover design of Alcalay dictionary
The graphic designer here who doesn't read Hebrew loves the design of the cover of the Alcalay Hebrew-English dictionary. We have a 1981 printing, but I think the design stayed the same for many editions. He's particularly interested in the typeface. Any ideas how I might find out who designed the cover and what the typeface is called? Thanks. Marga * Marga Hirsch Librarian & Bulletin Editor Park Avenue Synagogue 50 East 87th St. New York, NY 10128 212.369.2600, x127 mhir...@pasyn.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]: Save the date!
AJL-NYMA's Fall 2010 Conference will take place on Monday, October 18, 9 am-12 noon, at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York City. Details to follow. Rita Lifton Publicity Coordinator, AJL-NYMA --- 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]: How to boost library usage?
Brenda, If your Jewish Community Center has a nursery school and/or other youth program, you could suggest establishing regularly scheduled class library visits. I recommend reading aloud age appropriate books to illustrate short provocative lessons. Each of your lessons would revolve around a universally applicable question, with a simpler opening question to begin the discussion, such as "What do you like about your friends?" This would evolve into "What qualities are important in a friend?" After discussion, you read the story, which should illustrate the values sought. Then re-open the discussion. Does the JCC publish a monthly Bulletin or newsletter? You could write a column reviewing new books purchased by your library. Good luck. Let us know how you do. Regards, Melinda Herman Melinda Herman Librarian Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804 (914) 235-2700, ext. 227 --- 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 DVd Documentary Sale- a must have
Hello friends- Due end of August- YOO- Hoo Mrs. Goldberg by Aviva Kemper. Mrs. Goldberg was the beloved first women of radio & television.$26.00. Sal of Simcha Sales. --- 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: How to boost library usage?
Shalom Brenda, Before I share with you ideas for promoting reading let me give you one more advice. Please explain to the people who think that your library is underused that they have nothing to compare it to. It is not like the public library that serves all types of users. It is also not like a school library where teachers are required to bring their elementary school students to the library on a regular basis. There is also no other Jewish library in the far and near area that they can use to compare the library's usage. They should be very proud to have a library and a dedicated librarian like you. Supporting this library show the values of your community. When kids hear the word "Book report" they think to themselves that this is more homework. It is boring to tell the story briefly. Here is one suggestion. Ask the teachers to let each child borrow one book. IT MUST BE A JEWISH BOOK FROM YOUR LIBRARY Grades k - 1 Cut from different color construction paper a nice shape of a bookmark. Ask each draw a picture from something that happened in the book on one side and HIS name on the other. If you have a laminating machine add a "tail' from yarn after laminating it. Grades 2-3 create a new picture for the cover of the book. Grades 3-4 answer question such as . Why did you like the book. If you did not like it explain why. Who was your favorite character and why ? Would you do the same things that that child in the book did ? Please explain (it is important to tell the kids that they have to explain their replies). There are many questions that you can put. If you put many questions ask them to answer 3 of them/ Grades 5-6 Pretend that you are a TV or Newspaper reporter. Interview a character. Write at least five questions that you will ask one or more characters from the book. What will you ask the author ? It you can find the contact for the author or the publisher email a question to them. You can act it out with a friend. Both can read the same book. upper grades May do some of the above in a more mature way. I cut big shape stars in yellow. I print on one side Book Title: Author: On the back draw about five lines and tell the students to write their thoughts about the book. We called it sefer (book in Hebrew) star nad hung it from the ceiling during the month that they learned about the Holocaust. Kids like to make posters. Some of the above ideas can be done on a half poster size. A few years ago Our public library bought leather string and cheap bids wiht big holes. Children got bids depend on the book size and the kids age. Younger kids had to read 5 books a week the older they get the number of books is smaller but they get more bids. (2nd grade 3 a week, 3rd 1 -2 a week etc) They choose a color every time when they submit the list of titles that they read. Third grade and up have to add the author's name publisher nad date of publication. They can make the make a necklace as Hanukah gift to someone or for themselves. I hope that this help. 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
Re: How to boost library usage?
At 01:08 AM 08/17/2010, Brenda Yi wrote: Shalom Everyone, Hello from the East, it is Brenda who hasn't posted anything for a long time, but I am reading the HaSafran everyday. Again, I would like to solicit your professional advice and guidelines. I have been dedicating my blog Kol Safran to issues of library marketing and public relations. So far it is theoretical -- meaning I don't have specific projects or ideas for library activities. Hopefully, I'll include ideas after I'm done with the theoretical. Lots of projects work; the challenge is to figure out the best way to approach your audience and potential audience. Hit people with messages for multiple senses -- hearing, seeing, and doing. Shanah tovah, Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Latest entry August 15 Podcast: http://ddstuhlman.podomatic.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
Re: [ha-Safran]: Arranged - Another view on the film
One member has pointed out several issues with the film "Arranged" that also made me uncomfortable at the time. I guess it is a sign of the overall positive nature of the film that I came to overlook its demerits in the long run. However, I can comment on a couple of points. The producer (author?) is an Orthodox Jewish woman and the story is based on her own experience. On the DVD version, there is a "making of ..." segment in which they tell the story of how the film came to be. The production company, a small independent, was approached by this woman with a story idea. It turned out the story she pitched was beyond the company's resources but in talking further the story that became "Arranged" was told. As far as I can tell, she (sorry I don't have her name handy) remained involved in making the film and is listed as one of the producers. As to some specific points, I guess there is always artistic license but I also think the film might reflect the actual experience of one person and therefore is from her point of view. The obnoxious assistant principal is there to give voice to those who don't understand and reject traditional women's roles, both the observance of the rules of modesty and submission to arranged marriage. The character didn't need to be Jewish -- or so overt a Jewish "type" -- but the fact that she is does add something to the story and its meaning. She comes from the same background as the Orthodox woman and therefore understands, to the extent she can, what is going on. She readily recognizes the red string around the wrist and knows what it means. She gets to represent a stream of the Jewish experience, one that considers itself liberated from the superstitious past. The fact that her part is so heavy-handed is one of the failings of the film. However, I see that the film is told primarily from the Jewish side and that there is a stronger focus on the Jewish experience than the Muslim side. This explains the aggressive assistant principal, the predominance of Jewish nudnick suitors and the poor response of the Jewish mother to having the Muslim woman in the house. One might come away with generalizations that all Jewish men are dweebs or that hospitality is not a value in Judaism. At the same time, Muslims come of fairly lightly. There is only one unfit suitor, the father and mother are very understanding and liberal in how they handle their daughter's objections, and they welcome a Jewish women into their house without hesitation.I take some of this to be a reflection of the author's experience, that she felt she got more sympathy and support outside of her community than she did from other Jews, including her family. However, with all of that said, I think these are minor points in the whole context of the film. It draws positive parallels between the Jewish and Muslim communities and makes a compassionate case for traditional marriage. I don't necessarily agree with all the points the film makes but I appreciate a thoughtful and positive argument when I see one. If nothing else, I think it should be in synagogue collections and would make for a lively discussion. -- Lee Jaffe, UC Santa Cruz --- 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]: American Libraries Special Delivery
I am a member, but did not get the email. I think you have an option when applying for membership to opt out of advertisement emails, which I did. Michelle Michelle Chesner Librarian for Jewish Studies Columbia University 304 International Affairs (420 W. 118th St.) New York, NY 10027 212-854-8046 mc3...@columbia.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
Re: [ha-Safran]: American Libraries Special Delivery
Maybe it is time for an official letter decrying this targeting of Israel? One of the reasons we finally decided to join ALA was to see if we would be heard better from inside than from out. Suzi Dubin --- 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]: Official Response re: ALA "Special Delivery"
Perhaps we should let ALA know that AJL officially disapproves of this method of advertising. Even with a disclaimer added, it is unlikely that ALA members will not see the Special Delivery message as an endorsement of the materials promoted. --- 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
