Re: [ha-Safran]: Jewish liturgical responses to the Japan catastrophe
OpenSiddur posted a prayer after the tsunami originally authored by Rabbi Shai Held: http://opensiddur.org/2011/03/prayer-in-the-wake-of-the-tsunami/ (I don't know anything about it so please do not take this as an endorsement or disapproval) --- 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]: 495 Photos and a Video of the Purim Parade in
Ma'ale Adumim X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=pN6kzQkhXdmdOr6Akjoh3kGBD/S3UyPMKQp53EJY+ro= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=GBeXdQ0L:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=IV2SanIiSCrV6JXIb9sA:9 a=MoffE-SDP2WuIfVQD8QA:7 a=460dbWs3_aQ8KBt4r9O6om74v_wA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=-1u6S8BoD20A:10 a=lT_iOb8gzDAA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.122; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.18 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Hi Everyone! On Sunday, March 20, there was a Purim parade in Ma'ale Adumim. The parade (called "Adloyada") started at 10:00am. I posted 495 photos of the parade at: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2011/ma556.htm When the first page comes up, press the F11 key on the top of your keyboard for a full page view. Use the icon buttons on the bottom of each page to navigate. I also posted a short video of the Purim parade and happenings at: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2011/ma042615.htm Enjoy! Shavua Tov - Have a Good Week, Jacob --- 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]: re: By Fire, By Water by Mitchell James Kaplan
Dear Safranim, I just want to spread the word that we had a wonderful event featuring Mitchell James Kaplan, author of By Fire, By Water speaking at Temple Beth El Saturday evening, March 19. The book is a fascinating and enjoyable historical novel about the converso, Luis de Santangel, who was an advisor to Isabel and Ferdinand and financier of Columbus's initial voyages to the new world. Mitchell is a skilled and charming speaker and the background about how he came to write this novel could be a novel in itself. If you are looking for an interesting author event, I highly recommend inviting him to speak. Eileen Polk, Librarian Prentis Memorial Library Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 ep...@tbeonline.org 248-865-0627 --- 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]: Children's book reviewed in WSJ
Under the heading "A Tale for Children of Braving Soviet Tyranny," Meghan Cox Gudron praises a new YA novel about the horrors of life under the Soviets. The book, "Between Shades of Gray," is about a 15-year old Lithuanian girl whose family is rounded up and deported to the East in cattle cars. It sounds like a story of Jews, but Lina is identified only as Lithuanian. The reviewer mentions the memoir on a similar theme, Hautzig's Endless Steppe. Here, too, the family is identified only as "Polish." [sic]. Last year's "Under a Red Sky" gets passing mention, but only as a story of Romania, no mention of Jewish component. What's going on here? Is "Between Shades of Gray" about a Jewish family? Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati --- 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 Purim plea for silent auction goodies
Shaloha, AJLers! We have already received a number of fabulous donations to our first ever AJL Convention silent auction. For those of you who have been wavering, or wondering what to donate, here are some suggestions: books CDs and DVDs software Judaica gift cards subscriptions arts and crafts (show off and give away your original paintings, drawings, photographs, textiles [hint to SS], etc.) library paraphernalia (T-shirts, mugs, posters, etc.) other good stuff baskets of regional and local specialties IOUs for drinks at the bar Your donations to the AJL silent auction help raise funds for two good causes. Proceeds from the auction will be divided between the Auberge Shalom pour femmes (the Jewish women's shelter in Montreal; http://www.aubergeshalom.org/ ) and the AJL convention stipend fund. It's a double mitzvah! But now, there's another great reason to donate to the auction... For a limited time, convention attendees who donate items to the silent auction will receive a lovely Hawaiian puka shell lei, absolutely free! Puka shell lei make much nicer badge holders than simple lanyards or cords. If you sport a puka shell lei at the convention, you will be the envy of all your friends. These lei are not available in stores (on the mainland). But wait, there's more! If you donate now, you will receive a second puka shell lei! That's a US $0.98 value. And your lei are yours to keep, even if you leave the convention early! And for those of you who can't attend the convention... Please remember that we are offering an exclusive silent auction shlepper service (SASS), so you can avoid international shipping. Shleppers are standing by. Please contact me (808-956-2648; s...@hawaii.edu) to arrange to send your donation to a shlepper near you. Hag Purim sameah! Nancy -- Nancy Sack Cataloging Department University of Hawaii at Manoa Library 2550 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822 phone: 808-956-2648 fax: 808-956-5968 s...@hawaii.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]: Are Jewish writers 10% of "It Gets Better"?
new update Dear Safranim Purim is here (and by the time this posts... has passed).. the Full Moon is waning, and March 22 approaches. It is the release date for IT GETS BETTER by Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller (Dutton/Penguin, March 22, 2011) I would say that 10% of the essay in this book are by Jewish writers. Impressive. No? I think the book will be of special interest to Jewish librarians and their patrons You are acutely aware of the pain and bullying and confusion among gay, lesbian, different and perceived to be different teens in your communities. Maybe you have directed students and families and parents to those YouTube videos that are part of the Trevor Project and It Gets Better. Now, a collection of them have been compiled into this book of transcribed essays and original writings Readings are scheduled in NYC on March 22 Chicago on March 23 Los Angeles / West Hollywood on March 24 San Francisco on March 29 as well as Seattle IT GETS BETTER. Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living Edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller March 22, 2011, Dutton Penguin When they started the video project, they expected 100 to be uploaded. There are now over 10,000. They uploaded their first video on September 22, 2010 Within 24 hours, someone uploaded a second video In three days, there were several hundred videos At the end of the week, there were 1,000 uploaded videos Within four weeks the White House called: President Obama has a video to submit Dan Savage's publisher and editor, Penguin and Dutton, decided to turn a selection of transcribed videos and other expanded essays, about 110 in all, with additional resource information, into a book. Of the 110+ essays, I noticed the Jewish names. (hehe... sorry to be parochial) The book features contributions by President Barack Obama, David Sedaris, Kate Clinton, Murray Hill, Bishop Gene Robinson, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Gunn, UK PM David Cameron, financial advisor Suze Orman, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Chaz Bono, Bruce Ortiz, PereZ Hilton, Alex Orue and many more. = = = = = = = = There are also several Jews who were selected to include essays. They include Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, the senior rabbi at Congregation CBST in Manhattan; Jules Skloot, the Brooklyn based dancer and choreographer, graduate of Hampshire and Sarah Lawrence, and member of Jews with Tattoos; Dr. David Rosen in Ottawa, who writes with his partner, Sean B Lane; Six gay Orthodox Jewish young men have a group essay in which they discuss life growing up in Orthodox and Haredi and Hasidic homes and Jewish summer camps, their survival in these institutions, and their current, much more happy and productive lives. They have links to their website for gay Orthodox youth Barbara Gaines, 53, the Executive Producer of the Late Show with David Letterman writes of growing up on Long Island, playing clarinet in the school band, and attempting suicide after college. But if she had died in 1979, she would have missed out on the rest of a fabulous life, her partner, their 4 year old, and her life at the CBST synagogue. Adam Roberts, a Jewish graduate of Emory and star of the Food Network and the Amateur gourmet flogger (food blogger) site writes a hilarious essay on cooking a Friday night meal for his parents, his partner, and his partner's parents. In between recipes and tangential asides on food, he discusses being bullied in school, and finding how to express himself in a comedy troupe in college. As he says, high school is like a cold depressing tv dinner, but it gets better and you might end up as a plated dish of braised (braised!!) shirt ribs with polenta (*not kosher) There is also essays by Michael Feinstein, a piano player (hehe) Others include: Suze Orman, 60, a financial advisor and proud lesbian who says life is "NOT EASY, but it is all worth the struggle!" (she is very demonstrative on video and in print) Andy Cohen, Executive Vice President of Bravo, the cable channel, and head of original programming who writes of growing up in St Louis and wondering if he would be Charles Nelson Reilly and Paul Lynde; finding himself during a year abroad at college; and being himself for the rest of his life. Jessica Leshnoff writes about growing up and thinking she was a bad person and a bad Jew, a spiral of self-loathing, that she overcame. Jake Kleinman, who is finishing Med school at Tulane, and will enter a Pediatrician residency program in New Orleans writes about moving from being scared to being proud. Sara Sperling (yes, she is Jewish too) write on life as a sorority sister, and the book closes with an essay by Kate Bornstein. = = = = = = = I hope you find it as interesting a read for yourself and your library patrons, as much as I did. Larry Mark, NYC MyJewishBooks.com and oFrah's Jewish Book Club JewishFilm.com and SchmoozeDance Jewish Film Fest Contributor to Jewlicious.com Tzedaka.org --- Mess
[ha-Safran]: Ivory from Paradise
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Publicists: Elizabeth Hayes elizab...@ecommunicationsgroup.com 212-206-7417 Erin Cox e...@robweisbach.com 347-581-0211 "Sure to spark discussion, the novel vividly evokes white culture in South Africa, past and present, and the myths it has engendered: no one ever supported apartheid." - Booklist "What distinguishes Schmahmann's take on the subject is an insistent focus on aspects of race relations far more complicated than egregious discrimination by whites against blacks... a probing and ruminative novel about the legacy of apartheid in South Africa." - The Miami Herald "A rich and arresting tale of human need and national rebirth." - Tampa Bay Online "[A] beautifully recognized exposition of family, myth, the stories we tell ourselves about our lives, and about apartheid itself... poignant and unforgettable." - Shelf Awareness COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU -- David Schmahmann will be traveling extensively in the continental United States during 2011. If you are interested in having him speak or do a reading with your organization please contact us to see if and when he will be in your area. There will be no travel honorariums expected. IVORY FROM PARADISE By David Schmahmann From John Gardner Fiction Award Winner, David Schmahmann comes a return to South Africa in his new novel IVORY FROM PARADISE (Academy Chicago, February 22, $24.95). A story of betrayal, family lies, and the changing nature of history. Helga Divin, the matriarch of a prominent Jewish family from Durban in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, lies dying in the splendid London mansion of her second husband, the unscrupulous industrialist Arnold Miro. Her children, Danny and Bridget, both well established in Boston, rush to her side where they quickly realize that Arnold, in addition to mistreating their mother, has begun to claim as his own a priceless collection of African artifacts that their father spent a lifetime assembling and chronicling. The collection's most important pieces are a pair of majestic ivory tusks that were once owned by King Shaka, founder of the Zulu nation and a major symbolic figure in modern South Africa. Their father's account of the origins and provenance of the tusks -- how, after a long and complicated journey, they finally had come into his possession -- was a story often told and long accepted. As Danny and Bridget move to thwart what they see as an unforgivable theft of their family heirlooms, they find themselves instead having to face the truth about their father's stories, the true ownership of this unique collection of Africana, and long held beliefs about their own past and their country's history. After many years away, the two return home to Durban to finish what they started in London. Amid the turbulence of the "new" South Africa, and against the backdrop of dramatic changes in the lives of old family friends' and former domestic servants, Danny and Bridget come face-to-face with the reality that much of what they always thought to be true is instead as fragile and as suspect as the story of King Shaka and his ivory tusks. Praise for David Schmahmann's EMPIRE SETTINGS: "Unexpected, even unforgettable[an] artful battle against cultural and historical amnesia." - Washington Post "Thoughtful, affecting and skillfully constructedSchmahmann's portrayal of South Africa, past and present, is as poignant - and nuanced - as his delineation of the characters and their relationships." - Los Angeles Times ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David Schmahmann was for many years a senior partner in the Boston law firm founded by Louis Brandeis, but he was born and raised in South Africa where his family had a long and successful history. One of his ancestors fought on the side of the Boers during the Anglo Boer War, and his grandfather, who owned a store and hotel in Middleburg, Transvaal, was deputy mayor there after the first World War. His father, a doctor, sixty years ago established a groundbreaking medical clinic for outpatient surgical procedures that still exists, and his mother, who taught politics at the University of Natal, was a founding member of the Progressive Party, on its National Executive, and twice ran for parliament. She was also very active in Jewish communal affairs, served as editor-in-chief of Hashalom, Durban's Jewish periodical, and was widely respected for her political activities and principled positions. Schmahmann himself attended Durban's Jewish Day School and on graduation was drafted into the South African army where he was made an infantryman and posted to the South African Mozambique border. His military service was complicated by his being labeled a "security risk," presumably because of his mother's reputation, and he was banned from his unit's headquarters building and removed from participation in a Republican Day parade. Ultimately the inevitable friction that came from functioning
[ha-Safran]: A new Turkish Judaica title
Dear librarian friends, We would like to bring to your attention the following publication: Israel Benyakar & Yuda Siliki, Turkce - Ibranice / Ibranice - Turkce Sozluk (Turkish-Hebrew / Hebrew-Turkish Dictionary) Itahdut Yotsei Turkiya Be Israel, Tel Aviv, 2011 1000 p., 16.000 words US$ 100.00 Postage has to be added. Payment by credit card. In case you want to place an order please contact us directly at rifat.b...@gmail.com Best regards --- Rifat Bali Libra Books Istanbul, Turkey Tel : 90 - 212 - 232 99 04 / 05 Fax: 90 - 212 - 231 11 29 www.librakitap.com.tr www.librabooks-tr.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]: Documentary by Yael Kipper Zaritsky
Does anyone have access or know how to acquire "Meital", a documentary in Hebrew by Israeli film maker Yael Kipper Zaritsky? Many thanks, Liza Elizabeth F. Stabler Librarian Ivan M. Stettenheim Library Temple Emanu-El New York, NY 10065 From: Liza Stabler Subject: Correction for my posting Dear safraniyot & safranim, The patron looking for the Yael Kipper Zaretsky documentary has sent me a variant spelling (transliteration) : "Maytal" and has found a listing in the JTS catalog. I found it at the Brandeis film center but it may not be available. Thank you, Liza Stabler --- 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]: Jewish liturgical responses to the Japan catastrophe
I am collating material concerning Jewish liturgical responses to the Japan catastrophe. I am following the topic on the internet, and have already several prayers. I'd be interested in hearing accounts either of adapting existing tefillot or of reciting any of these new tefillot in one's shul or congregation; last Shabbat or this coming Shabbat. I'd like to mention that I came out with a similar call following the Haiti earthquake. There is a nice amount of material. I didn't get to publish it upon the first anniversary, but I now hope to combine both topics. Sincerely, Yael Levine ylev...@netvision.net.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]: CJI - Computer Jobs in Israel - Annual Salary
Survey Results X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=qyUSAyc82z9xLljZQc9ErY9Tl2GSEfqK/XYZS35I9d8= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=cCsbG5gf:8 a=GBeXdQ0L:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=-9tO6btbb25iVivmBqMA:9 a=LgVqF-bBjKqJG13LceEA:7 a=IiqdCEBvx-3VJ4UFPSMsRPhUXk8A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=od5h72KOlZwA:10 a=1jJrMbYcmTIA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.50 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,PORN_RP_VIDEOS,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.122; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.21 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Hi Everyone! I just posted on the Computer Jobs in Israel (CJI) website the results of the annual salary survey. 519 readers took part in the salary survey this year. Each person answered 24 questions about their salaries and their work benefits. Thanks!! to everyone that participated. The results are posted (in English and Hebrew) on the CJI resource page at: http://www.cji.co.il/docs.htm BTW - The updated Purim video list has 96 cool Purim videos. http://www.jr.co.il/videos/purim-videos.htm Enjoy! Have a Happy Purim, Jacob --- 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]: Kar-Ben's introduces authors for Fall 2011 Book Fairs!
Dear Safranim, Kar-Ben Publishing is pleased to introduce its featured authors for Fall 2011 Jewish Book Fairs! For more information on inviting these authors to your book event, please email me at jsuss...@karben.com or call 612-215-6229. Joni Sussman, Publisher Linda Elovitz Marshall Albany, NY TALIA AND THE RUDE VEGETABLES Using root vegetables as props, Linda tells the story of Talia, who misunderstands her grandmother's requests for root vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew, and searches for "rude" vegetables. Amy Meltzer Northampton, MA THE SHABBAT PRINCESS Boys and girls are invited to come dressed as princes and princesses when Amy Meltzer presents her book The Shabbat Princess. Her presentation includes a book reading, Shabbat-related art project, and a costume parade! Rabbi Joe Black Denver, CO AFIKOMEN MAMBO "Singing Rabbi" Joe Black is a congregational rabbi and an internationally renowned singer/songwriter. His dynamic music for children and adults has been shared with hundreds of Jewish communities around the world. He is available for readings and workshops as well as concertsas a solo artist or with a full band. Ellen Bari Brooklyn, NY JUMPING JENNY A high energy and fun programkids will be hopping about tikkun olam! Kids will learn jumping games and create a Take-Home Tikkun Olam newspaper featuring them with Jumping Jenny and add information about a cause they care about. Lesley Simpson Toronto, Ontario, Canada YUVI'S CANDY TREE Yuvi's Candy Tree, based on the true story of a little girl and her grandmother who make their way from Ethiopia to Israel, is exciting and amazing! Author Lesley Simpson offers children the opportunity to create their own candy trees and tell their own stories about growing up. Barb Rosenstock Chicago, Illinois THE LITTLEST MOUNTAIN Using fun, interactive props, children help the author tell the ancient story of how God chose Mt. Sinai on which to give the Ten Commandments. --- 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]: Automation systems
This is a tall order. Because of the uncertainties surrounding Shulamith, we did not take advantage of the automation opportunity offered by AJL several years ago. Now, however, with a new administration, there is a chance, even though it might be small, that we may be able to automate. I need input as to what automation programs you recommend that are the most economical and yet will serve the needs of a school with 2 libraries (elementary/middle school and high school), each with approximately 10,000 volumes. The computer teacher/tech person asked me to email her a list asap. I know a number of companies, but I'd like feedback on ones with which you have the most success. Thanks, and have a great Shabbos and a very happy Purim! Basya Karp, AMLS Librarian Shulamith High School and Shulamith School of Brooklyn --- 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]: Jerusalem Books ltd Newsletter Spring 2011 -c-
Dear Friends, In the area of Israel & Zionism and Hebrew Literature, Stef Wertheimer has authored his autobiography entitled, 'Ish le-yad mekhona.' A Man Beside a Machine, may be an accurate and humble description of the author but this book deserves significant attention despite its humble title. This book which chronicles the life of one of Israel's leading business figures from Germany to Israel, is in many ways a paradigm for all the modern history of (the people and state of) Israel. From (pre) holocaust refugees to youth in the Palmach and building an army, a state and an economy, his history is the history of Israel. His involvement with the infant IDF and cottage industry weapons manufacturing and his progression, including a stint as a member of Knesset (MK) for the Labor party to status as titan of industry are documented and discussed. Naturally, the building of ISCAR and its sale to Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is covered. The philosophy, ideology and mindset which fuses Capitalism. Socialism and Zionism and the obstacles faced and overcome are examined. This book is a shining example of the fulfillment of the prophecy of beating swords into plowshares and the thoughts, challenges and insights which go into making it happen. Published by Yediot, isbn 978-965-545-289-4. Cat. # 76183 $29.00 Noted journalists Dan Margalit and Ronen Bergman have written, 'Ha-Bor,' 'the Pit,' about the recent struggles and scandals surrounding the appointment of the 'Ramatkal' the Israeli Army Chief. The book is important investigative journalism which sheds light on the tensions between security, career and ambition in the IDF. Published by Kinneret Zmora Bitan, isbn 978-965-517-970-5. Cat. # 76335 $ 34.00 Under Hebrew Literature and Israel and Zionism, Keter has published, 'Tsakhla ve-Yehezkel,' entitled(in English), 'Rachel and Ezekiel,' by Almog Behar. This novel which depicts the lives of a young 'mizrahi' couple, struggling personally, emotionally and economically in the poor neighborhoods of Jerusalem. The book also explores the historical, political and literary worlds of its protagonists. The author employs references to Sephardi piyyut, liturgical poetry, to explore the connection between Arab culture and Jewish Israeli life. He has even described these characters as "yehudim aravim," (Arab Jews). Isbn 978-965-07-1871-8. Cat. # 75764 $ 33.00 In the realm of Rabbinics, we will skip several interesting and important titles recently published by Mossad Harav Kook. (Please be in contact with us if you are interested in getting such materials and at discount prices.) Rather than focus on those, for a change, and since it is Purim season, let us note a new edition of Megillat Esther, (im perush ma'ase tokfo..) by R' Shlomo Abed Tawina z"l. The text, with vocalization is accompanied by commentary by the author who was born in 1855. The book also includes the bio history of the author and thereby includes the history of Syrian, Haleb Jewry who migrated to Baghdad, Iraq and Calcutta, India in the 19th Cent. CE. Cat. # 76546$ 29.00 Ahavat Shalom Yad Shmuel Franco have published 'Divre Yosef,' (Sefer Divre Yosef) by R' Yosef Sambari z"l. The book which is a collection of teachings, stories and history from a 17th Cent. CE manuscript from Egyptian Jewry. It may be the source of wide ranging research and study in the coming years. Cat. # 76545 $ 34.00 Wishing you all a Happy Purim and pleasant springtime from all of us at Jerusalem Books, Sincerely, Jeff Jerusalem Books ltd. Fax 972-2-643-3580 www.jerusalembooks.co.il jerbo...@netvision.net.il PS- Our Winter 2011 Catalog of books from Israel (July 2010 January 2011), has come out and is available in digital or hard copy. Please contact us to get it in whatever format you prefer. Jerusalem Books ltd. POB 26190, Jerusalem 91261, Israel Tel: 972-2-642-6576 Fax: 972-2-643-3580 www.jerusalembooks.co.il jerbo...@netvision.net.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]: Palestine Betrayed (a book review)
Palestine Betrayed by Efraim Karsh Yale University Press, 2010. (a book review) http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2081/palestine-betrayed .the Palestinian narrative has become the most widely repeated version of events: . Karsh sets out "to reclaim the historical truth" behind Israel's creation. In doing so, he tests such Palestinian narratives and the conclusions of the "new historians"revisionists such as Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappe, and the early Benny Morris who in the 1980s rose to challenge the established narrative of Israel's birth. . His detailed examination of the historical records reveals that Israel's establishment was not the main cause of the Palestinian refugee problem it was the result of actions taken by the Palestinian Arabs and their leaders. . holds the mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin Husseini, responsible for the deterioration of neighborly relations between the Arabs and Jews during the Mandate period, and for the eventual "collapse and dispersion of Palestinian Arab society." Hajj Amin, . "viewed the Palestinians not as a distinct people deserving statehood but as an integral part of a single Arab nation"with himself as leader, and clean of Jews. To this end, Hajj Amin, an admirer and supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, launched a campaign to demolish the Jewish national revival by enraging his constituents with all the anti-Jewish rhetoric he could find, from verses in the Quran to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Karsh astutely points out that the Arab invasion following Israel's independence "was more of a scramble for Palestine than an attempt to secure Palestinian national rights." "The 1948 war resulted in the total disintegration of Palestinian Arab society." By the end of the Mandate in May 1948, some 340,000 Arabs had fled Palestine; by January 1949, that number swelled to 600,000a direct result of Arab leaders' coercion and invasion. .proves remarkably well with a substantial body of sourced material and quotations from key British, Jewish, and Arab eyewitnesses. "Had the Mufti chosen to lead his people to peace and reconciliation with their Jewish neighbors," Karsh writes, "the Palestinians would have had their independent state" in accordance with the 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine, which the Jews accepted and Palestine's Arab leaders did not. .Yassir Arafat . chose to pocket international aid and create terrorist networks rather than infrastructure necessary for an independent state. The same now applies to Mahmoud Abbas who refuses to accept Israel's 'Jewishness' in a peace agreement but insists that Israel fully implement the right of return, "the Palestinian and Arab euphemism for Israel's destruction." . Palestinian mythology continues to hinder all attempts at solving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Indeed, the notion that Israel is solely responsible for creating the Palestinian refugee encourages Palestinian leaders and society to cling to the erroneous belief that Israel will welcome each refugee into the state as part of a peace deal. And as long as this remains a Palestinian redline, there is no hope for ending the conflict. --- 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]: How does the Exodus Haggadah differ from all
other haggadot? X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=ZtuXOl23UuD1yoJUTgnZ6i6Z5VPlPhPMWCeUNtN8OGA= c=1 sm=0 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=pcLIrrrK:8 a=ZsKUGL5w:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=GabRUCVVW00EPD3D2E4A:9 a=YVPQYCgdwu0W4au00WsA:7 a=gnl0NTdGcEZId52YGlx3F2opCj8A:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=xWHPHYXZk2AA:10 a=a4V1an58tgEA:10 a=ftFGBYpk1mUA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.124; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.131 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The Exodus Haggadah restores the account of the Exodus from Egypt to its place as the focus of the Seder. Newly translated from the Book of Exodus, the account is interleaved with the prayers, rituals, rabbinic analysis and anecdotes of the Traditional Haggadah. The analysis and anecdotes are in margin notes beside corresponding points in the Exodus story. Notes on linguistics, Egyptian culture, and Jewish practices, add clarity, context, and interest. The purpose of the Passover Seder is to relate the Exodus from Egyptian slavery to freedom. For centuries, Jews did so in the hills of Jerusalem, in sight of the Temple, at dinners of roasted lamb, matzot, and bitter herbs, drinking wine"to gladden the heart" and singing Hallel to express thanks for freedom. For them, the Seder was national and religious dinner-theater. When the Romans destroyed the Temple and banned the observances in Jerusalem, the Rabbis began compiling the traditional Haggadah as "director's notes" for the evening's celebration. The Rabbis presumed the people knew the Exodus story and would tell it. For that reason, it was not copied into the Haggadah. Rather, commentary and anecdotes were included to edify the "director" and amplify points of the story, not replace it. Over time, the custom developed of reading the Haggadah and omitting the story a practice many contemporary Jews find unsatisfying. The Exodus Haggadah remedies that dissatisfaction and creates interest and excitement among all Jews, religious, secular, and unaffiliated, by returning the Exodus story to the Seder. Sample pages of the Exodus Haggadah can be viewed at www.ExodusHaggadah.com Or, call Seth at 650-814-8501 or Shoshana at 317-414-1480 for further information. --- 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]: Holocaust Resource Center in a synagogue library
You can find very nice labels for Holocaust books (I use them for Juvenile fiction) at DEMCO.COM Kathy Steinberg, Librarian Temple Emanuel 51 Grape St. Denver, CO 80220 303-388-4013 ext. 346 steinb...@emanueldenver.org (please note new e-mail address!!) --- 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]: Available: Spiegel & Schmelzer: AVOT
HA-PIYUT/"Fathers of Piyyut X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=qyUSAyc82z9xLljZQc9ErY9Tl2GSEfqK/XYZS35I9d8= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=If7nLj9e:8 a=qI-sqkvj:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=7wPagh7jcdt_y_JmlV4A:9 a=ukd8u5gv8Hf5CprtCh4A:7 a=9dKfYHqjksOIWryOP9V_Nro0w3AA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=X5lEdBUdJuAA:10 a=XG1Jkz2aG1EA:10 a=5p8iOi_5GZ0A:10 a=yprQYw5wKWcA:10 a=GzmcdId4zp4JP0nE:21 a=x00zUp9PYex6IjSU:21 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.122; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.83 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN (Read online at www.danwymanbooks.com/avot.html) Friends, We are pleased to offer you this important publication from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America: Spiegel, Shalom; Schmelzer, Menahem; Yannai AVOT HA-PIYUT: MEKOROT U-MEHKARIM LE-TOLDOT HA-PIYUT BE-ERETS YISRAEL. "Fathers of Piyyut; Texts and Studies Toward a History of the Piyyut in Eretz Yisrael." New York and Jerusalem: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1996. ISBN: 9654560208; 9789654560207 Cloth, 4to, [7], 434, [10] pages. Includes 1 facsimile; 28 cm. In Hebrew. Introduction also in English. Previously unknown Hebrew liturgical poems for holidays and special Shabbatot from the fifth and sixth centuries are the subject of this volume by Shalom Spiegel. Left unpublished at his death, the work includes a long essay by Rabbi Spiegel on the history of the concept of the exile of the Shekhinah. SUBJECT(S): Piyutim. Piyutim -- History and criticism. Avodah piyyutim. Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew -- Palestine. Named Person: Yannai -- Criticism and interpretation. Kallir, Eleazar -- Criticism and interpretation. Kallir, Eleazar. Geographic: Palestina. Title Subject: Avodah (Yom Kippur liturgy). Includes piyutim by Yannai and Eleazar Kallir. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. New Condition in New Dust Jacket. $30.00 Please order your copy today! Please also search our online inventory of over 8000 titles in Jewish & Holocaust Studies we have listed on line atwww.DanWymanBooks.com. As always, every item is offered subject to prior sale and is 100% returnable for any reason. Domestic shipping is generally $5.00 for the first item and $1.00 for each additional item. International shipments are at cost, generally $12.00 for smaller-size items and $25.00 for larger size items. All prices are in US Dollars. We prefer payment by credit card, but also accept checks in US funds orwww.paypal.com. We will also gladly invoice your institution. Please do not order via fax at this time. PLEASE ALSO LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE OUR LISTS OF OUT OF PRINT JUDAICA TITLES by emailing us at d...@danwymanbooks.com. And feel free to forward this list to other colleagues who may be interested. To order this or any other book, please contact us at d...@danwymanbooks.com Thanks, --Dan ~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. www.DanWymanBooks.com 183 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 Catalogs IssuedBrowsing by Appointment d...@danwymanbooks.com v: 718.963.0410 We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books <<< --- 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]: Speaker Recommendation: Naomi Harris Rosenblatt
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El held a very successful event last night: Vashti & Esther's Girls' Night Out. Naomi Harris Rosenblatt gave a fascinating, engaging, accessible, and entertaining presentation on "The Power of Sexuality in Human Relationships Through the Lens of the Biblical Narrative." She also met with our weekly "Bible & Commentary" class to discuss the story of Samson. She is a psychotherapist, speaker, and adult Bible class teacher as well as the author of two books, Wrestling With Angels and After the Apple. She is based in Washington, DC and is available for author visits, lectures, and scholar-in-residence programs, and is also willing to speak with book groups by phone. Visit her website at http://www.naomiharrisrosenblatt.com/ for more information. She was a delight to work with and we only received positive feedback on her presentation and teaching. I highly recommend her! Our Vashti & Esther program also included henna artists, Persian inspired snacks, a make-your-own belly dancing scarf project, and a belly dancing demonstration and lesson. Go to http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=276418&id=173522101652&l=c58fabd62c to view pictures. Feel free to e-mail me if you would like more information. It was a wonderful program and I encourage you to replicate it! Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 1175 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL 60035 847/432-8903 x242 or rka...@nssbethel.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]: King Solomons throne
Does anyone know where I can find a picture of king shlomo's throne, facing forward, not at an angle. The one in Encyclopedia Judaica and Google images is not quite what we are looking for? Thank you, Judy Rosenberg Bais Yaakov of Baltimore jrosenb...@baisyaakov.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]: Lost library skills --> new blog entry
I wanted to write some Purim Torah, but this situation just is not funny. A few days ago someone asked how to remove a rod from a card catalog drawer. My blog entry today complete with pictures of drawers explains this lost skill. Since this can be a tense drama, I have prepared a tray of hamantashen for your enjoyment and to ease the tension. http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2011/03/catalog-card-drawers.html Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Latest entry Feb. 23 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
[ha-Safran]: Library Shabbat Idea
I am the chair of the library committee for Temple Beth-El's Bendiner library, a member of the AJL. Our librarian, Marlene Reynolds, has suggested we have a Shabbat service during Jewish Book Month. I was wondering if any member library has ever held such a service and if there are any programming suggestions. Mark Ingram --- 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]: Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in
the History of the Jewish Book X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=qyUSAyc82z9xLljZQc9ErY9Tl2GSEfqK/XYZS35I9d8= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=CVkhZaI7:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=3tS87DcNRPJRltPSC4MA:9 a=t7hfYmBlMb8dvjbJKusA:7 a=LHHNbiO1OVT3C2082bSUBnDj83YA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=knEJrVlQXXcA:10 a=uRBrDdA_joTQmhyr:21 a=p12PfwUk1vBjPqax:21 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.123; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.82 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN ANNOUNCEMENT Please Post THE MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Library and the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, are pleased to announce the eleventh annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop to be held on May 8-9, (Sunday-Monday), 2011, at the Katz Center. The topic is Collectors and Collections: Hebrew Manuscripts and Incunabula in Russia. This year's workshop will be led by Dr. Shimon Iakerson, the Head Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Curator of the Judaica collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography. One of the world's leading experts on Hebrew incunabula, Professor Iakerson is the author of many books including Ohel Hayim Vol. 3 (Incunabula and Sixteenth Century Books in the Manfred and Ann Lehmann Collection) and the monumental Catalogue of Hebrew Incunabula from the Collection of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. About 22 thousand Hebrew manuscripts and more than 100 Hebrew incunabula are preserved in the libraries and research centers of Russia. Until recently these volumes were largely unavailable to Western scholars. Since the opening of these collections some twenty years ago, they have revolutionized many fields in Jewish Studies. This year's Lehmann Workshop will deal with the histories of these collections, the stories of the collectors and bibliographers who built them, and the importance of these books for the history of Jewish culture. Other topics to be treated will include the nature of the earliest Hebrew codices; Karaite manuscripts and communities; forgery; and the importance of the Russian incunabula for understanding the beginnings of Jewish printing. Since the workshop will concentrate upon reading colophons, dedications and owners' notes, knowledge of Hebrew is highly desirable. The workshop is open to professors and independent scholars, professional librarians in the field of Jewish and related studies, and graduate students in Jewish Studies. Attendance at previous workshops is not a prerequisite for admission. For faculty and professionals, tuition is $250. In addition to attendance and all materials for the workshop, the tuition includes two or three nights in a hotel (double-occupancy) for the nights of May 7 and 8 (with the option of May 6), and all meals and refreshments (all kosher) during the course of the workshop. Graduate students may apply for a full scholarship to the workshop. To apply for the scholarship, a graduate student should write us giving the details of his or her academic program and a brief statement explaining how the workshop will further his or her academic studies. S/he should also ask a faculty advisor to write us a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf. Attendance is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please notify us immediately. Full payment must be received by March 1, 2011. Make checks payable to "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania." A registration form is available at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst/registrationLW2011.pdf Please address all correspondence to: Lehmann Workshop c/o Jewish Studies Program 711 Williams Hall 255 S. 36th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 jsp-i...@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-6654 The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book has been made possible by a generous contribution from the Manfred and Anne Lehmann Foundation along with grants from Mr. Albert Friedberg, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Andrew H. Cohn, Esq. C'66, and the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of J
[ha-Safran]: Free Lecture to Mark Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire Anniversary X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=qyUSAyc82z9xLljZQc9ErY9Tl2GSEfqK/XYZS35I9d8= c=1 sm=0 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=CjxXgO3L:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=jP4f6VqlCYUrscoK6VwA:9 a=5goB94P3jGknCCSt82YA:7 a=vLZGuzvNpR2qUGsOOsVapb5InPgA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=0YmxFoPEM_kA:10 a=rC2wZJ5BpNYA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.124; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.131 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Temple Emanu-El invites you to a attend the next event in its Library Museum Lecture Series Katharine Weber, Author of Triangle: A Novel Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:30 PM 1 East 65th Street New York NY 10065 MARCH 25, 2011, IS the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a workplace disaster that had enormous effect on the growing labor movement and politics. Temple Emanu-El member Henry Morganthau was involved in the legal proceedings after the fire. Author Katharine Weber, through the context of her fictionalized account of the fire, will discuss the tragedy and its long-lived consequences. Ms. Weber's novel features Esther Gottesfeld, the last living survivor of the fire, who has told her story countless times in the span of her lifetime. Even so, her death at the age of 106 leaves many unanswered questions about what happened that fateful day. How did she manage to survive the fire when at least 146 workers, most of them women, her sister and fiancé among them, burned or jumped to their deaths from the sweatshop inferno? Are the discrepancies in her various accounts over the years just ordinary human fallacy, or is there a hidden story in Esther's recollections of that terrible day? Esther's granddaughter Rebecca Gottesfeld, with her partner George Botkin, an ingenious composer, seek to unravel the facts of the matter while Ruth Zion, a zealous feminist historian of the fire, bores in on them with her own mole-like agenda. A brilliant, haunting novel about one of the most terrible tragedies in early 20th-century America, Triangle forces us to consider how we tell our stories, how we hear them and how history is forged from unverifiable truths. KATHARINE WEBER IS THE AUTHOR OF "FRIEND OF THE FAMILY" (SHORT STORY) AND THE NOVELS OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR, THE MUSIC LESSON, THE LITTLE WOMEN, TRIANGLE AND TRUE CONFECTIONS. HER MEMOIR, THE MEMORY OF ALL THAT, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2011. MS. WEBER IS CURRENTLY AN ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE GRADUATE WRITING PROGRAM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. Enter at 1 East 65th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues New York, NY 10065 For further information 212 744-1400 Ms. Weber will be providing copies of her books for purchase and signing --- 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]: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Librarians
The fire occurred on Shabbat March 25, 1911... The portion of Torah reading on this day was "Vayakhel" - "You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the Sabbath day..." 146 people died the owners of the factory allegedly had locked all exit doors .. 18 young women and 6 men were buried in the cemetery of The Hebrew Free Burial Association on Staten Island. Mr. Jonathan Mark of The Jewish Week wrote a beautiful article about this tragedy in the issue of March 31, 2006. Bjorn Bamberger Bamberger Family Library sore...@aol.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] Gaza doctor book
Dear all- A patron recommended the following book for our library: I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity / by Izzeldin Abuelaish. Are any of you familiar with this book. Is it an appropriate purchase for a Judaic library with a very limited budget? Thanks, as always. Liz Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Jewish Community Library JCC 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]: Forverts/Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and Librarians
Dear Safranim, Thanks for your interest in the Forverts in the Dorot Jewish Division of The New York Public Library. As Janina Wurbs noted, the Forverts is here on microfilm. We don't have the original physical copies - even if they had been retained the condition would be extremely poor. We do keep some physical copies of the Forverts from the last several years - it is still published as a Yiddish weekly. Isaac Bashevis Singer did publish regularly in the Forverts using various pseudonyms. My colleague in the Jewish Division, Roberta Saltzman, created a bibliography: Isaac Bashevis Singer : a bibliography of his works in Yiddish and English, 1960-1991. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002. ISBN/ISSN0810843153 (alk. paper) Additional bibliographies include: Miller, David Neal. Bibliography of Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1924-1949. New York : P. Lang, c1983. ISBN/ISSN0820400025 (pbk.) Miller, David Neal. A bibliography of Isaac Bashevis Singer, January 1950-June 1952 / by David Neal Miller. New York, N.Y. : Max Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, c1979. For European Yiddish periodicals, there is an excellent resource available online through JNUL, the Index to Yiddish Periodicals. Here is a link: http://yiddish-periodicals.huji.ac.il/ The Forverts is not indexed, nor are other American Yiddish newspapers. Digitization, along with reliable Yiddish OCR, would be extremely useful for researchers and librarians - and I hope that such a project will be possible in the near future. Please contact me individually if you need more information or assistance. Best wishes, Amanda Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel Librarian Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111 The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-930-0601 Fax: 212- 642-0141 Email: amanda_sei...@nypl.org Webpage: http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/jewish-division --- 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]: Lecture on the Dakar - Israel's lost submarine
Never Forgotten: The Search for Israel's Lost Submarine DAKAR Lecture and by David W. Jourdan- President & Founder of Nauticos When: Thursday, April 7 at 7PM Where: Magen David Sephardic Congregation 11215 Woodglen Dr Rockville, MD 20852 $5 at the door, light refreshments will be served. For more information call Andrea at 301-770-6818 or e-mailand...@magendavidsephardic.org On Jan. 25, 1968, the Dakar, Israel's newly commissioned submarine, disappeared without a trace in the eastern Mediterranean. Israel spent the next 31 years looking for the massive submarine and her crew of 69 officers and seamen. In 1996, the country invited a noted ocean explorer, David Jourdan, to investigate, and in 1999 Jourdan and his team solved the legendary mystery. Jourdan's book, "Never Forgotten" traces the Dakar from its origins in the British Navy in World War II through its sale to Israel and the fateful voyage across the Mediterranean. The book describes the search and discovery of the submarine, and it also tells the story of the boat's crew and the impact the tragedy had on an entire nation. Jourdan is the co-founder and president of Nauticos, an ocean exploration company in Cape Porpoise, Maine. A 1976 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Jourdan served as a U.S. Navy submarine officer. He holds a master's degree in applied physics from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Jourdan will also be lecturing on his new book: "The Deep Sea Quest for Amelia Earhart" at the Library of Congress, Friday April 8th at 11:30 AM in the Pickford Theater of the Madison Building (3rd floor). --- 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
