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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Chaya Wiesman ch...@ramaz.org Subject: [ha-Safran]: Article Dear Safranim, Does anyone have access to History Today articles? I need a really early article. Carson, R.A. G. The Ides of March: the 2000th Anniversary History Today vol. 7 Issue 3 (the citation does not include the page numbers sorry). Thank you in advance for your help. Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School 60 E. 78th Street New York, NY 10075 212-774-8000 x7329
[ha-Safran]: The new AJL Web site
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Nancy Sack s...@hawaii.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: The new AJL Web site Aloha, everyone, The new (but still unfinished site) is now available. I noticed today, however, that the Podcasts section of the site is still infected. Please do not click on the podcast links! Thanks. 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
[ha-Safran]: Visit our blog
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Pearl Berger ber...@yu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: YU LIbrary blog Have you seen the Yeshiva University Library blog lately? Visit us at http://blogs.yu.edu/library/ and read about Semitic Serpent Spells, Art and Adar, and more Follow @YULibrary on Twitter. __ Pearl Berger Phone: (212) 960-5363 Dean of LibrariesFax: (212) 960-0066 Yeshiva University 500 West 185th StreetE-mail: ber...@yu.edu New York, NY 10033
[ha-Safran]: AJL web-site under attack
Colleagues, The AJL web-site was under attack. The hosting company is restoring it right now. We hope the problem will be solved soon. Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 Google Voice: (614) 285-4290 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Dan Wyman d...@danwymanbooks.com Subject: [ha-Safran]: Samaritan/Karaite Jewish Exhibition Catalog Available (view online at http://www.danwymanbooks.com/scripture.htm) Dear Friends, We are proud to make available to you this wonderful exhibition catalog from the Jewish Theological Seminary Library here in New York: Rustow, Marina and Sharon Liberman Mintz and Elka Deitsch. Curators SCRIPTURE AND SCHISM. SAMARITAN AND KARAITE TREASURES FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. AN EXHIBITION DECEMBER 14, 2000 APRIL 5, 2001.New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library, 2000Original Softcover. Oblong 8vo. 128 pages. Heavily illustrated (some color). 21 x 23 cm. Introduction: The Makings of a Jewish Schism -- THE SAMARITANS: I. From Scripture to Schism: Samaritan Origins -- II. Samaritan Customs and Ceremonies -- III. The Samaritan Renaissance of Late Antiquity and the Encounter with Rabbinic Judaism -- IV. Samaritan Responses to Arab and Islamic Culture. -- THE KARAITES -- Karaites in the Islamic world -- I. Search Diligently in the Torah: Karaite Beginnings -- II, Intertwined Worlds: Karaite-Rabbanite Relations in the Genizah Communities -- II. Age of Polemics: Karaites Come under Rabbanite Fire -- IV. Egyptian Karaism The Move Northward: Karaism in Greek, Turkish, and Russian lands -- V. Byzantine and Ottoman Karaism: Compromise and Codification -- VI. Karaites and Krimchaks: The Crimean Communities -- VII. Troki, Lutsk, Halicz, and Kiev: The Eastern European Communities -- VIII. Under the Czars: The Karaites Become a People Apart -- IX. The Firkovich Controversies: Scholarship in the Service of Separatism. SUBJECT(S): Samaritans -- History -- Exhibitions. Samaritans Bibliography Exhibitions. Karaites -- History -- Exhibitions. Karaites -- Bibliography -- Exhibitions. Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128). New condition. (JTSAL-1). $25.00 The exhibition described in this book explored the works by and about the Samaritans and the Karaites, two ancient Jewish sects that claim to be the sole legitimate interpreters of the biblical religion. Both groups have survived into the modern period. The Samaritans claim to be descended from the tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, who were not deported by the Assyrians in the eighth century. They do not consider themselves Jews. The Samaritans built their own sanctuary on Mt. Gerizim near Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria, where they still practice animal sacrifice once a year on Passover. Today they number roughly 600 souls, half under Israeli rule in Holon and the other half under Palestinian rule in their ancient center at Nablus. The Karaites are an offshoot of Judaism that arose in the eighth century CE in Iraq in opposition to the Talmud and other rabbinic additions to biblical law. They claimed that the true Jewish religion lay in direct interpretation of Scripture by qualified individuals. From Iraq, the sect spread to Palestine, Egypt, Byzantium, the Crimean peninsula, Poland, and Russia. Today there are Karaite communities in Russia, Lithuania, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and the US. Scripture and Schism brought together a fascinating exhibit of medieval manuscripts, early printed books, broadsides, and other works rarely seen on public display, including medieval letters from the Cairo Genizah. They are reproduced on high quality paper in this beautiful exhibition catalog. Additional information and images from the exhibit may be viewed online at http://www.jtsa.edu/prebuilt/exhib/scrips/index.shtml Please order your copy today! Best, 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
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Deborah Stern dst...@rrc.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: Index to Book Reviews in AJL Newsletters I am very pleased to announce that AJL member Sara Rofofsky Marcus has completed a full index, arranged by author and title, to the book reviews in the AJL Newsletter from Volume 1 Volume 30 (2), 2010, the last print Newsletter that was distributed. As soon as the new AJL website is unveiled, this index will be posted on the site. Many of you have requested this and AJL is very grateful to Sara for the time and effort she spent on compiling this. Sara has also indicated a willingness to continue updating this important tool and Im sure the membership would be most grateful if she did. Debbie Stern, AJL Publications VP Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095 dst...@rrc.edu phone: 215-576-0800 ext. 234 fax: 215 576-6143
David Tidhar's Encyclopedia of the Pioneers and Builders of Israel
Last night I discovered the following: Touro College Libraries just digitized David Tidhar's 19-volume, Hebrew-language Encyclopedia of the Pioneers and Builders of Israel (http://www.tidhar.tourolib.org) - a joint project with David Tidhar's family. His monumental Encyclopedia is the only biographical source for many of the approximately 6,000 people included. Having been the first private detective in Israel, Tidhar was ideally suited to compile such a work, to which he dedicated the last decades of his life and has become a classic reference source for researchers, historians, as well as laymen. It is freely available to the public Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 Google Voice: (614) 285-4290 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: Book available
Colleagues, The following book is available - no charge - to libraries: First Contact: Origins of the American-Israeli Connection : Halutzim from America during the Palestine Mandate / by Matthew Silver (West Hartford, CT : the Graduate Group, 2006) 386 p. ISBN 9780938609582 Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: Igrot kodesh - Available
Safranim, We have several duplicate volumes of Igrot kodesh by Menachem Mendel Schneerson, published by Kehot in 1987 (we are also missing some volumes) Duplicate volumes: vol. 1 (2 copies) vol. 2 vol. 3 (2 copies) vol. 10 vol. 11 vol. 18 (2 copies) vol. 19 vol. 25 We are missing: vol. 4, 8, 12, 20. Yossi Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Toby Harris thar...@tdhs-nw.org Subject: [ha-Safran]: AJL 2010 Conference Oops .The correct website for AJL is jewishlibraries.org (not jewishlibrarians.org) but we all knew that already, right?! Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De Hirsch Sinai (206)315-7398 Seattle (206)323-8486, Ext. 7481 Bellevue
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: press.off...@mail.biu.ac.il Subject: [ha-Safran]: New Releases From Bar-Ilan University Press Dear Sir / Madam We are happy to announce the recent publications of the following titles ·Like Fabric in the Hand of the Embroideress Women Writers and the Hegemonic Text / By N. Keren In Series Interpretation and Culture ISBN 978-965-226-354-4 270 pp. Hebrew. Paper back. 2010 List Price: $ 30.- ·Abraham in the Furnace - A rebel in a Pagan World By Vered Tohar In the Series Thema - A Series of Thematological Studies in the Literature of the Jewish People ISBN 978-965-226-360-5 202 pp. Hebrew. Hardcover. 2010 List Price: $ 30.- Periodicals: ·Criticism and Interpretation, Vol. 42- Aesthetics Poetics and New Readings Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Culture Edited By R. Albeck-Gidron and Sh. Mualem ISSN 0084-9456 389 pp. Hebrew., 20 pp. English Abstracts. Soft cover. 2010 List Price: $ 30.- ·Alei Sefer, Vol. 21 - A Journal of Hebrew Bibliography and Booklore, Edited By G. Prebor and D. Schwartz ISSN: 0344-4754 208 pp. Hebrew., Soft cover. 2010 List Price: $ 25.- ·Bar-Ilan Studies in Law Vol. 25 no. 3 Journal of the Faculty of Law Edited By H. Shapira (Editorial Adviser), R. Rosenberg, N. Cohen ISSN: 0334-0716 352 pp. Hebrew. Soft cover. 2010 List Price: $ 38.- Orders can be sent to: Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel. Website: http://www.biupress.co.il We look forward to serving you. Sincerely yours, Dina Kupperberg Distribution Dept. Email: pr...@mail.biu.ac.il Fax no. 972-3-7384064
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Shmuel Ben-Gad shmu...@gwu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: Collected Works of Jabotinsky Michael Cherney Foundation Publishes Second Book Of Collected Works Of Jabotinsky By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem February 8, 2010 The second book of the second volume of the full nine-volume Collected Works by Vladimir (Zeev) Jabotinsky has been published. The publication, sponsored by the Michael Cherney (Mikhail Chernoy) Foundation, is a joint project of the Jabotinsky Institute in Israel and the Kovcheg (The Ark) Culture and Education Center in Moscow. Book Two, of the second volume includes, in chronological sequence, all the known drafts of Jabotinskys media publications, short stories, poetry, plays, translations and private correspondence from the year 1902. In his foreword, Leonid Katsis writes:Unlike Jabotinsky fiction, this is the first time that Jabotinsky nonfiction is being published in a volume so comprehensive as to really give us a full view of it, says Katsis. The editors of Jabotinskys most representative Collected Works that came out in Hebrew in 1947-58 did not set out to cover the Russian period of the leader of Revisionist Zionism, to say nothing of translating all the Altalena texts into Hebrew. At that time one could not really say that Jabotinskys views were too popular, either in the newly formed State of Israel or in the rest of the Jewish world, whose links to Russia were rather tenuous; to say nothing of the USSR. The situation has changed drastically since, yet up to date no one has ever collected Jabotinskys full works even in Russian. Thirty years ago Itzhak Oren (Nadel) wrote in his foreword to a collection of Jabotinskys works: The world has changed. Hundreds of great books, interesting at their own time, have been forgotten. Yet the ideas, the anger, the sarcasm, are alive in short pieces written on the issues of the day and have now leaped over an era. Todays Moscow Jews, the young Jabotinsky sounds as ardent and convincing as he did to their Odessa great-grandfathers. In the thirty years that have passed, not a single word in this statement has lost its validity. Following his repatriation to Israel, Michael Cherney has maintained commercial interests in Russia and post-Soviet states, while developing new business contacts between Russia, Europe, Israel, and the US. In Israel, Michael Cherney spends much effort on charity and humanitarian projects that reinforce cooperation between Israel and Russia in fighting terrorism. Prior to 2001, Cherney was engaged in charity work in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Bulgaria, the US - wherever he did business. He made valuable contributions into Jewish philanthropy in Russia. Following the Dolphinarium terrorist tragedy, the Cherney Fund became the helping hand for all its victims. In a misfortune like this, emigres from the former Soviet countries are even worse off than those born in Israel: they don't have a support system or savings. The Michael Cherney Foundation renders help mostly to the new arrivals, victims of catastrophes and terrorist acts that continue to bleed Israel, as well as to the low-income victims of terror in other countries. Another equally important task assumed by the Cherney Foundation is the media effort in war on terror. Shortly after the Dolphinarium attack, the Foundation published a book called Dolphinarium: Terror Targets the Young. The Michael Cherney Foundation has established grants for students from the former Soviet Union in all major Israel universities with an annual endowment of 1 million shekels. Mr. Cherney and his family live in a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University.
[ha-Safran]: Change of Hasafran settings
The Hasafran mailing list's setting was changed. From now on only subscribers to the list may post messages. The change was done because of enormous amount of spam and junk-mail that is sent to the list. We hope by changing the setting we will be able to reduce this kind of mail. Yossi Hasafran Moderator Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library 355A Thompson Memorial Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Ave. Mall Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA E-Mail: galro...@osu.edu or jgal...@gmail.com Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/about/departments/jewish-studies/ Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: New Book: Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Hayim Tawil prof.hayimta...@hotmail.com Subject: [ha-Safran]: New Book: Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew An Akkadian Lexical Companion For Biblical Hebrew Etymological-Semantic and Idiomatic Equivalents with Supplement on Biblical Aramaic by Hayim ben-Yosef Tawil Yeshiva University INCLUDES: Akkadian to Hebrew Concordance Proper Name Lexicon Biblical Aramaic Lexicon The Companion is not confined to purely etymological equivalents between Hebrew and Akkadian. It also embraces semantic and idiomatic relationships. Uncovers new meanings for Hebrew words in particular contexts. Proposes fresh nuances for Hebrew words suggested by similar Akkadian usage. Illuminates idioms from related expressions in Akkadian. Corrects misunderstandings of Hebrew words and expressions. Shows that the vast resource of Akkadian literature can offer many insights for understanding and interpreting the Hebrew Bible Indispensible for students and scholars of Biblical Hebrew and the Hebrew language Please send me _ copies of An Akkadian Lexical Companion (HARDCOVER) @ $125.00 + SH 530 pp. ISBN 978-1-60280 120-2 Please send me _ copies of An Akkadian Lexical Companion (PAPERBACK) @ $79.50 + SH 530 pp. ISBN 978-1-60280 114-1 NAME ___ADDRESS_CITY, _STATE,___ ZIP_ CHARGE CARD_EX. DATE__EMAIL ADDRESS KTAV Publishing House, Inc 930 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 201-963-9524 Email: ord...@ktav.com www.ktav.com
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Rita Lifton rilif...@jtsa.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: Sad news I am sorry to inform you of the passing of the brother of Hallie Lynn Cantor, Acquisitions Librarian at Stern College Library and editor of NYMA News. Hallie will be sitting shiva through Tuesday, November 17; shiva hours are 11 am-12 midnight. The address is 1325 Union St., #D7, Brooklyn, NY 11225; tel. 718-774-5122; (cell) 718-744-4107. Directions to the shiva house follow. May Hallie and her family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Directions: IRT subway #2 to President. You end up on President/Nostrand. One block north is Union, turn right. End of block is New York, OR, subway #3 to Nostrand. You get off on Nostrand/Eastern Parkway; go to end of block. The house is at the corner of New York/Union. There is a big yellow Moshiach flag outside building. Look for Cantor on directory. When you're buzzed in, go to the right. The apartment is on the 4th floor and its a walk-up, 3 flights there is no elevator.
[ha-Safran]: New Titles in Jewish Studies from Academic Studies Press
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Christa Kling christa.kl...@academicstudiespress.com Subject: [ha-Safran]: New Titles in Jewish Studies from Academic Studies Press Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of two new titles in Jewish Studies. These publications are available through Baker Taylor, library suppliers, bookstores or directly from Academic Studies Press. Encounters of Consequence: Jewish Philosophy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond By Michael Oppenheim ISBN: 978-1-934843-67-3 Cloth. 432 pages Publication Date: November 6, 2009 Encounters of Consequence provides an introduction and deeper analysis of the situation of Jewish philosophy in the last century and beyond. It charts Jewish philosophys engagement with modernity and post-modernity along two overlapping axes issues and persons which often intersect. Key issues in modern Jewish philosophy are raised, including the nature of Judaism and Jewish identity, the quests for meaning and continuity, the value of remaining a Jew, the relevance of Jewish law, as well as the challenges of secularism, modern history (including the Holocaust), feminism and religious pluralism. Featured are those philosophers of encounter Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas, as well as Joseph Soloveitchik, Gershom Scholem, Arthur Cohen, Eliezer Schweid, Emil Fackenheim, and Irving Greenberg. Table of Contents: Preface. I. Challenges and Responses. 1. Some Underlying Issues of Modern Jewish Philosophy. 2. Does Judaism Have Universal Significance? II. Philosophers of Encounter. Franz Rosenzweig. 3. Death and the Fear of Death in Franz Rosenzweigs The Star of Redemption. 4. The Halevi Book. 5. Into Life: Rosenzweigs Essays on God, Man and the World. Martin Buber 6. The Meaning of Hasidism: Martin Buber and Gershom Scholem. 7. Autobiography and the Becoming of the Self: Martin Buber and Joseph Campbell. Emmanuel Levinas. 8. Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas: A Midrash or Thought-Experiment. 9. Welcoming the Other: The Philosophical Foundation for Pluralism in the Works of Charles Davis and Emmanuel Levinas. III. Jewish Philosophers in the Late Twentieth Century. 10. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Soren Kierkegaard: Reflections on The Lonely Man of Faith. 11. Eliezer Schweid: The First Israeli Philosopher. 12. Can We Still Stay With Him?: Two Jewish Theologians Confront the Holocaust (Emil Fackenheim and Arthur Cohen). 13. Theology and Community: The Work of Emil Fackenheim. 14. Irving Greenberg: A Jewish Dialectic of Hope. 15. Feminist Jewish Philosophy: A Response. Bibliography. About Michael Oppenheim: Michael Oppenheim (Ph.D. University of California - Santa Barbara, 1976) is Professor in the Department of Religion at Concordia University in Montreal. His latest book is Jewish Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: Narrating the Interhuman (2006). He has published books and articles in the areas of modern Jewish philosophy, Judaism in the modern period, philosophy of religion and psychology of religion. The Multicultural Challenge in Israel Edited by Avi Sagi and Ohad Nachtomy ISBN: 978-1-934843-49-9 Cloth. 360 pages Delving into Israels multifaceted society, editors Avi Sagi and Ohad Nachtomy, along with their distinguished contributors, explore the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. Detailing both the tensions between Israelis and Arab minorities as well as issues involving recent immigrants and the different religious sects within the Jewish community at large, this collection of essays covers diverse subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law. An essential read for anyone searching for a better understanding of the challenges being faced in contemporary Israel. Table of Contents: Introduction: Avi Sagi and Ohad Nactomy. Constitutional Incrementalism and Material Entrenchment - Hanna Lerner. Who is Afraid of Language Rights in Israel? - Meital Pinto. The Voice of the People: Language and State in Israel - Tamar Hostovsky Brandes. The Hand in Hand Bilingual Education Model: Vision and Challenges - Muhammad Amara. Cultural and Normative Duality in Israeli Society - Yedidia Z. Stern. Society and Law in Israel: Between a Rights Discourse and an Identity Discourse - Avi Sagi. Transcending the Secularization vs. Traditionalization Discourse: Jewish-Israeli Traditionists, the Post-Secular, and the Possibilities of Multiculturalism - Yaacov Yadgar. Service in the IDF and the Boundaries of Israel's Jewish Collective - Asher Cohen and Bernard Susser. Ideas vs. Reality: Multiculturalism and Religious-Zionism - Dov Schwartz. The Suffering of the Other: Teaching the
[ha-Safran]: New Titles of Jewish Thought - from Urim Publications
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Stuart Schnee s...@stuartschnee.com Subject: New Titles of Jewish Thought - from Urim Publications Jewish Thought – from Urim Publications Urim is pleased to announce the publication of new quality books of Jewish thought. These titles are available through Baker and Taylor, directly from the distributor Lambda (Tel: 718-972-5449 fax: 718-972-6307) or from booksellers. Exodus and Emancipation: Biblical and African-American Slavery by Kenneth Chelst Hardcover, 446 pages (includes a dozen pages of b/w photos and an index) ISBN 13: 978-965-524-020-7 publication: 2009 A new perspective on the saga of the Jewish people’s enslavement and departure from Egypt by comparing it with the African-American slave experience in the United States, their emancipation and subsequent fight for dignity and equality. The comparison is designed to enrich the reader’s understanding of both experiences. Both peoples suffered centuries-long oppression, with the African-American slave population at the time of emancipation in the 1860s roughly double that of the Israelites at the biblical Exodus. Chelst dives deeply into the Biblical narrative, using classical and modern commentaries to explore the social, psychological, religious, and philosophical dimensions of the slave experience and mentality. He draws on slave narratives, published letters, eyewitness accounts, recorded interviews of former slaves, together with historical, sociological, economic and political analyses of this era. He explores the five major needs of every long-term victim, and journeys through these five stages with the Israelite and the African-American slaves towards physical and psychological freedom. He weaves the two sets of narratives into a rich multi-dimensional collage of parallel and contrasting experiences. Dr. Kenneth Chelst, a distinguished academic, and a wide-ranging and profound scholar of Jewish thought has produced a compelling and utterly original study comparing the biblical account of the enslaved Israelites with the experience of African-American slavery. Dr. Chelst, it would seem, has read and considered everything of consequence that has been written on both subjects, and Exodus and Emancipation is filled with page after page of stunning and illuminating insights. -Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Halakhic Man, Authentic Jew: Modern Expressions of Orthodox Thought From Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits by Ira Bedzow Hardcover, 191 pages ISBN 13: 978-965-524-029-0 publication: 2009 A comparative study of the thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits about what constitutes a model Jew and the understanding and presentation of Halakha in a modern era. With intellectual honesty and disarming humility, Bedzow sheds much light on the complex interplay of Orthodoxy and modernity. Any thinking Jew will be delighted by this sophisticated and insightful study. –Henry Abramson, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Affairs, Touro College South Shabbat: The Right Way by Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen Hardcover, 203 pages ISBN 13: 978-965-524-021-4 publication: 2009 Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen provides both the answers to questions on Shabbat observance and a look at the process by which the answers are derived. He also analyzes contemporary, controversial Shabbat issues. There are many books that address questions of Shabbat observance. Shabbat: The Right Way differs in that it provides definitive direction as well as openly sharing the analysis. For the person seeking to understand Jewish law, this book offers the opportunity to learn why Jews do certain things. For those already familiar with halachah, this book will serve as a springboard for deeper study, and all readers will come away with a sense of what is at the heart of Judaism. The Path of Torah: The Introduction to Ha'amek She'elah by Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (The Netziv) Translated and Annotated by Rabbi Elchanan Greenman Hardcover, 394 pages ISBN 13: 978-965-524-030-6 publication: 2009 Darkah Shel Torah, also known as Kadmas Ha’amek, was originally published as a preface to the Netziv’s magnum opus, Ha’amek Sh’alah. This work, consisting of three sections, strives to demonstrate how the true path of Torah becomes realized through the proper application of analysis and the development of the proper character and attitude for discovering God’s truth. With such an approach, the Jew becomes closest to God through the study of Torah, as both the Jewish Nation and the Torah emanate from the same Divine source. To facilitate understanding, this translation contains numerous footnotes that cite the Netziv’s other works, the sources he used, as well as explanations of the Netziv’s numerous references. Summaries have been provided to guide the reader in the more difficult chapters. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales US Tel:
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[ha-Safran]: Ohio State University's Renovated Library
Colleague, After 3 years of construction and renovation - the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library on the campus of The Ohio State University re-opened it's gates to students, faculty and staff of the university. You are welcome to visit us on your next trip to Columbus. In the meantime - here is a link to images of the new building http://www.osu.edu/features/2009/library/http://www.osu.edu/features/2009/library/ G'mar Hatimah Tovah Yossi Galron-Goldschlaeger The Ohio State University
[ha-Safran] My earlier message
I apologize for the earlier message (the one without Subject line by Toby Harris). I am trying to figure out what went wrong. More Hasafran messages will be posted tonight Happy New Year, Yossi
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-- Forwarded message -- From: Joan Tedlow jted...@templesolel.net Subject: [ha-Safran]: Weeding of dedicated books Hi All, Im interested in discussing how other librarians handle the weeding of dedicated books. We have a number of duplicate copies of books with dedications that we would like to remove from the shelves. Any ideas? Thanks. Joan Tedlow Alpert Mendelson Library Temple Solel, Cardiff, CA 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
[hya-Safran]: New books from Magnes Press in Judaic Digital Library
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: agend...@publishersrow.com Subject: [ha-Safran]: New books from Magnes Press in Judaic Digital Library Varda Books is pleased to announce an addition of new titles to its Judaic Digital Library (www.judaicdigitallibrary.com ). Non-subscribers are permitted an unlimited search (some Hebrew texts are image-only) and limited access (up to three times) to full-text online editions of its books. Judaism of the Second Temple Period - Vol 1: Qumran and Apocalypticism by דוד פלוסר / The Hebrew University Magnes Press In Judaism of the Second Temple Period, Flusser examines the influence of apocalypticism on various Jewish sects. He states that the teachings of Jesus, while reflecting first and foremost the views of the sages, are also influenced by Jewish apocalypticism. Examining the Essenes, their effect on Hebrew language, the split of sects, and much more, Flusser's collected essays offer an important source of study for any Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. On Germans and Jews under the Nazi Regime: Essays by Three Generations of Historians by Moshe Zimmerman / The Hebrew University Magnes Press A Festschrift in Honor of Otto Dov Kulka The Battle For The Land by Yossi Katz / The Hebrew University Magnes Press In 1901, the Zionist Organization founded the Jewish National Fund to purchase lands in the Land of Israel and transfer them to the ownership of the Jewish people. The book before us examines and summarizes the JNF's land purchasing policies and endeavors, from the establishment of the Fund to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. A major part of this essay centers on the period from 1936 to 1948, which were the most important years of the JNF's activities and during which it became almost the sole Jewish entity promoting this aspect of the building of the land of Israel. During these years, the JNF purchased about 600,000 dunams, which constitute more than 60% of its acquisitions from its establishment to the establishment of the State. The pivotal nature of the JNF during those years stems first and foremost from the recognition of its settlement endeavors by the top institutions of the Zionist Organization, in promoting the political interests of the Zionist movement. The Dead Sea: The world's ultimate natural healing resort by Shaul Sukenik / The Hebrew University Magnes Press This book explains in simple and understandable words all the principles, mechanisms of action and advantages of all the treatment modalities at health resort areas. This book describes all the diseases that can be treated successfully at the Dead Sea. and is the first one that was written and directed for the general public. Treasures on Camels' Humps: Historical and Literary Studies by מרדכי כוגן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press The twenty-five new studies in this volume present the reader with an up-to-date picture of some of the issues and the methodologies that engage scholars of the Ancient Near East. These essays reflect the broad span of the field, both geographically and chronologically, from Sumerian texts of the third millennium BCE, to the town of Nuzi in Iraqi Kurdistan in the mid-second millennium, from there to inquiries into Assyrian and Babylonian documents and inscriptions, as well as into recently recovered Aramaic ostraca from Idumea in southern Israel dating to the fourth century BCE. Rounding off this varied and rich collection are several investigations concerning Ancient Israel and biblical matters. Specialists from Israel, Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan have joined together in this volume to honor Israel Eph'al, professor emeritus of Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, whose many scholarly achievements are hereby noted. אוצר הציטטות מן ההגוּת והספרות העולמית לדורותיה ומן המקורות העבריים העתיקים והחדשים by איתן בן-נתן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press אורתודוקסייה יהודית: היבטים חדשים by יוסף שלמון / The Hebrew University Magnes Press איטליה כרך יח: כתב-עת לחקר תולדותיהם, תרבותם וספרותם של יהודי איטליה by ראובן בונפיל / The Hebrew University Magnes Press אמונות המקרא: גבולות המהפכה המקראית by ישראל קנוהל / The Hebrew University Magnes Press גווילים נשרפים ואותיות פורחות: תולדותיהם של אוספי ספרים וספריות בארץ ישראל וניסיונות להצלת שרידיהם באירופה לאחר השואה by דב שידורסקי / The Hebrew University Magnes Press בחנותו של מוכר הספרים by חגית כהן / The Hebrew University Magnes Press האומנם גורשו הנשים הנוכריות? שאלת ההיבדלות בימי שיבת ציון by יונינה דור / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הגיון ליונה: הבטים חדשים בחקר ספרות המדרש, האגדה והפיוט by יעקב אלבוים / The Hebrew University Magnes Press ההלכה הנבואית: הפילוסופיה של ההלכה במשנת הראיה קוק by אבינועם רוזנק / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הופעותיו של הכוח במיסטיקה היהודית by יהונתן גארב / The Hebrew University Magnes Press הטקס שלא היה: מקדש, מדרש ומגדר במסכת סוטה by ישי
[ha-Safran]: No power - no Hasafran
Colleagues, We are in the dark since Sunday and we have no Internet connection at home. The OSU Library had no power till last night and we had no access to our offices. It will take another couple of days till we will be in full business. Yossi Galron-Goldschlaeger 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: The Palin Story
Colleagues, I think we heard and read everything about Ms. Palin - the story on Hasafran is complete. Let's find another topic to fight over (Did Biden return all the books he checked out at his local public library :-) ) http://caglepost.com/cartoon.aspx?id=B2200D65-993D-4A6B-BC16-6867CB2C79F9 Yossi Joseph (Yossi) Galron Moderator of Hasafran --- Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
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-- Forwarded message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Survivor cook book AMERICAN AND ISRAELI TEENS HONOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS There is no better way to honor all Holocaust Survivors than what you are doing here today. Those words were spoken by Joanne Caras, author of the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook, to a group of Israeli and American teens who came together at the Mid Island Y JCC in Plainview, New York on August 26th. The group worked for hours preparing food from recipes found in the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook, and then delivered the food to house bound senior citizens in the Plainview area. The teens are all part of the Crossing Borders program, which brings together Israeli and American high school students each summer to live and learn together. This year we had 12 students form Jerusalem come to New York to live with their American hosts, and next year our group will go to Jerusalem, said Caroline Kuschnitz, teen supervisor for the Mid Island Y JCC. This is our third group, and the program has been a huge success. The group visited many of New York's landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Jewish Heritage Museum. It was at the museum that the students learned about the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook. The students thought it would be a great idea to make recipes from the cookbook and bring them to senior citizens, said Hadass Rozentsvig, who is the project director in Israel. They wanted to give something to those in need. The Holocaust Survivor Cookbook contains stories from Holocaust Survivors from all over the world, along with their family recipes that might have been lost if the Survivor had perished.. Proceeds from the cookbook go to the Carmei Ha'ir Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem, which feeds 700 poor Israelis every day. By using the cookbook to help feed poor Israelis we are allowing the circle of life to be completed for these brave survivors, Joanne said, and these students are are helping us to accomplish our goal. After they finished cooking the group heard from Rachel Epstein, a Holocaust Survivor whose story is chronicled in the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook. Rachel and her brother were hidden by a Catholic family for years after their parents were killed by the Nazis. Her emotional story brought several of the students to tears. Shmulik Bumvolk translated Rachel's story for the Israelis. I wanted to make certain that they understood every word, he said, because they saw today that the Holocaust is not just a historical event. It has real people whose lives were changed forever. Joanne Caras added These young people must be the ones who carry the message to the next generation to make sure that the Holocaust is never allowed to happen again. For more information about the Crossing Borders program please contact Caroline Kushnitz at 516-822-3535 ext 324. Holocaust Survivor Cookbooks can be purchased on line at www.survivorcookbook.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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: AJL Membership Directory
AJL Members, 883 members renewed their membership for 2008/2009. We updated the Online Membership Directory and it includes only members that renewed their membership http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/ajldirectory/AJL/index.html If you are not in the directory - grab the renewal envelope that was sent to you in May, insert a check and mail it to Laurie Haas, VP for Membership POBox 3816 Columbus, OH 43210-0816 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Russel Neiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: Habibi Amalia. Find a number of reviews below: Book Report www.linworth.com Is a Jew a Palestinian? Is a Palestinian a Jew? Where does one begin to answer such a question? This query by Anndee Hochman, one of several that preface this excellent novel, encapsulates the difficult theme of the story. Liyana Abboud, 14, is uprooted from her life in St. Louis when her Palestinian father, a physician, decides to return to Jerusalem where he was born. The move is, naturally, a culture shock for Liyana, her younger brother, and her American-born mother. The history of Jerusalem with its cross-section of cultures, the conflicts between the Israelis and Palestinians, the grandmother and extended family living on the West Bank whom Liyana has never met--all these contribute to the great upheaval in her life. She attends an Armenian school, feeling uncertain and unable to understand the languages around her She has difficulty learning to deal with her grandmother (Sitti) and the culture of the extended family She does not understand when Israeli soldiers, looking for a relative suspected of terrorism, invade Sitti's house and destroy her bathroom. She is horrified when an innocent friend is shot in the leg and her father, after intervening, ends up spending the night in jail. Yet she also meets and loves Omer, a Jewish boy Her family's acceptance of him encourages them both to believe peace is possible between these two peoples. This book is an outstanding look at what it is like to be a young person in Palestine today It is rich in detail, personalizes the complex tensions of the Middle East, and leaves the reader with a sense of hope for peaceful resolutions. An important book for our collections. Highly Recommended. Rosemary Knapp, Library Media Specialist, Camas (Washington) High School � 1998 Linworth Publishing, Inc. Booklist Reviews Gr. 6^-10. What is it like to be young in Palestine today? That is the focus of this stirring docunovel, which breaks new ground in YA fiction. Liyana Abboud, 14, moves with her family from St. Louis to Jerusalem. For her physician father, it is going home to where he was born and educated. To Liyana, her younger brother, and her American mother, it is a huge upheaval. At first Liyana misses the U.S., can't speak the languages, and feels uncertain at school, tipped between the cultures. She is awkward with her bossy grandmother (Sitti) and overwhelmed by her huge extended family when she visits their village on the West Bank. The military occupation is always there and the simmering conflict between Jew and Arab. In one horrifying scene, Israeli soldiers tear into Sitti's house and smash her bathroom. In a climactic episode, after a Palestinian bomb has injured civilians, the Israelis shoot an innocent boy in the leg, and Liyana's father is held in prison overnight. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. Liyana meets and loves a Jewish boy, and together they join the Jews and Arabs trying to make peace.Nye is an Arab American author and anthologist, and, as in her fine essay collection, Never in a Hurry (1996), she writes from a unique perspective, as the American newcomer/observer and as the displaced Palestinian in occupied territory. The story is steeped in detail about the place and cultures: food, geography, history, shopping, schools, languages, religions, etc. Just when you think it is obtrusive to have essays and journal entries thrust into the story, you get caught up in the ideas and the direct simplicity with which Nye speaks. She does try to cover too much--no book can tell the whole story of the Middle East--but this is a story that makes us look both ways. ((Reviewed September 15, 1997)) Copyright 2000 Booklist Reviews Horn Book Magazine Reviews www.hbook.com When Liyana Abboud is fourteen, her father decides that the time is right to move the family from St. Louis to his native Jerusalem; before she knows it, Liyana is studying Arabic in school and baking bread in a giant outdoor oven with Sitti, her Arab grandmother. Inevitably, Arab-Israeli tensions enter into the story: Israeli soldiers ransack and destroy much of Sitti's house one day, and later, Liyana's doctor father is briefly arrested for trying to protect a young Palestinian boy shot by soldiers. Liyana's attraction to and eventual friendship with a boy whom she is shocked to discover is Jewish, not Arab, is believably rendered, as is the unexpectedly warm welcome he ultimately receives from Sitti. The message isn't preachy and remains almost secondary to the story of Liyana's search for her identity as she goes from feeling homesick to feeling very much at home. Habibi, or darling, is what Liyana's father calls her and her younger brother; it is a soothing, loving
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Helen Chronister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Bedtime Sh'ma Ive received three responses so far to my question on how to use Weine to classify The Bedtime Shma. Unfortunately each response was different and reflected my original options: classify as Easy fiction; classify under prayer 255; or classify under prayer books 262. The book does have G-ds name in it. Helen Chronister Helen Chronister Librarian Congregation Tifereth Israel 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Benjamin Richler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: New Book: Talmud Yerushalmi New publication from The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Yerushalmi Neziqin, edited from the Escorial Manuscript, with an introduction by E.S. Rosenthal; introduction and commentary by S. Lieberman. Now includes fragments from the Italian Genizah, with introductions by David Rosenthal. Third printing Jerusalem 2008 (first printing Jerusalem 1983). vi + 275 + 39 pp. Cloth. $ 58 / 37 / NIS 200. ISBN 978-965-208-176-6. In Hebrew. With the cooperation of the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University and the American Academy for Jewish Research. An almost complete copy of Seder Neziqin from the Jerusalem (Yerushalmi) Talmud was copied in a minute script in the upper margins of a Hebrew codex of Bavli Neziqin, preserved in the Escorial Library in Spain. The surprising discovery of this text, which remained unnoticed until a quarter century ago, brought to light another rare copy of a significant part of the Yerushalmi, including tractates Bava Qama, Bava Mezia and Bava Batra, and this volume, first published in 1983 and long out of print, makes it available to researchers and scholars. The Escorial MS of the Yerushalmi represents a textual and linguistic tradition similar to that found in one of the most ancient and accurate Genizah manuscripts and is different from and superior to the Leiden MS from which the existing editions were printed. Searches in European archives have uncovered thousands of leaves and fragments of medieval Hebrew manuscripts that were in secondary use as bindings or wrappings for archival records. Several ancient leaves from Yerushalmi Neziqin were found in archives in Bologna and Savona in Italy. In this new printing, the texts from the so-called Italian Genizah are edited together with introductions in which their lineage and textual and linguistic traditions are described. The Savona fragments derive from the same Oriental-Sephardic tradition preserved in the Escorial MS and Genizah fragments, while the Bologna fragments belong to the Western-Italian tradition found in the Leiden MS. The book is available from the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; web: www.academy.ac.il. Benjamin Richler 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Peggy K Pearlstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Two positions in African and Middle Eastern Division at Library of Congress Librarian (Vacancy #: 080110) GS-1410-13 Library Services (Near East Section, AMED, Collections and Services Division) $82,961.00 - $107,854.00 Opening Date: Jul 8, 2008 Closing Date: Aug 8, 2008 Manages the development and growth of library collections. Solicits information, selects and recommends acquisitions of new materials for collections in the Near East Section in Arabic. Develops the reference collections and the general collections, including materials in all formats (print, microform and electronic), emphasizing projects that focus on filling major gaps in the collections. Reviews collections on a continual basis for correcting deficiencies, updating, rearranging, weeding, average reduction, and shipment to off-site storage. Reviews a variety of foreign and domestic sources for information about available materials. Application Information Librarian (Vacancy #: 080111) GS-1410-13 Library Services (Hebraic Section, AMED, Collections and Services Division) $82,961.00 - $107,854.00 Opening Date: Jul 8, 2008 Closing Date: Aug 8, 2008 Manages the development and growth of library collections in the Hebraic Section. Solicits information and recommends and selects acquisitions of new materials for collections. Develops the reference collections and the general collections, including materials in all formats (print, microform and electronic), emphasizing projects that focus on filling major gaps in the collections. Application Information Peggy K. Pearlstein, Ph.D. Head, Hebraic Section African Middle Eastern Division Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 Tel: (202) 707-3779 Fax: (202) 252-3180 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Hasafran on hold
Colleagues, Ha-safran will be on hold till Thursday, July 3rd. I am out of town and have no good access to the listserver. Have a happy 4th of July, Yossi Galron 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
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--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Stuart Schnee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: 2020 Vision - A New Jewish Thriller AS TERRORISTS STRIKE THE U.S, A SMALL BAND OF JEWS SEEKS SURVIVAL AND REDEMPTION AMIDST THE CHAOS New Book is First Jewish Version of Bestselling Left Behind Literature provocative entertaining and a good read. - Arnold I. Burns, Former Deputy Attorney General of the United States In his new book, 2020 Vision (Feldheim, June 15, 2008), author Roy S. Neuberger looks 12 years into the future and imagines an America in total disarraydevastated by a massive attack that was orchestrated by a network of terrorist sleeper cells. Combining elements of autobiography, memoir, action thriller and inspiration, 2020 Vision propels readers into a world we dont want to imagine. Yet since September 11, 2001, most of us have wondered . . . what if? Rather than create fictional, larger-than-life protagonists for this absorbing adventure, Neuberger places himself and his wife squarely in the story, as themselves. Indeed, Roy and his wife Leah are seemingly ordinary people who must face extraordinary challenges when their comfortable life in a quiet Long Island town vanishes in an instant. Chaos and panic surround them. Radio, television and telephone communications have ceased and there is no sign of police or troops. Gasoline is rapidly depleted and all airplanes have disappeared from the skies. Roy and Leah struggle to cope with the horror and aftermath of the attacks, and quickly realize that they must rely solely on themselves to guide their actions. Both are unassuming and deeply spiritual. As the story unfolds, we can see that it is the combination of their ingenuity, good spirits and unswerving faith that prove more potent than the evil forces they face. Through the biographical details that are woven into the story, we learn that Roys privileged but unsatisfying life had changed dramatically after he and Leah, as young adults, embraced the lifestyle of observant Jews. Eager and diligent in their studies of the Torah, they are continually fortified and inspired by their beliefs, even as they encounter fanatics, rogue bands and mercenaries in their journey. Those who are familiar with Judaism will feel a special connection to this likeable pair as they find strength and purpose in their faith, while others will have a fascinating look at its tenets and rituals. The stakes are raised anew when Roy and Leah decide that they must try to make their way to Israel, despite the overwhelming odds. Soon, they are grappling with severe, day-to-day hardships and a series of unforeseen obstacles. By the time 2020 Vision reaches its spirited and satisfying conclusion, readers will have a new appreciation for the grit and genius of so-called ordinary people. About the Author: Roy S. Neuberger has had an improbable, event-filled life. After earning Bachelors and Masters Degrees in English Literature at the University of Michigan, he studied at Balliol College, Oxford, England. He has been a National Park Service ranger and fire lookout, a New York City official, a journalist and newspaper publisher, a yeshiva administrator, a hedge-fund operator, and now an author and speaker. He was raised on Manhattans Fifth Avenue in an affluent family with no connection to its Jewish background. The story of his spiritual journey is detailed in his best-selling book, From Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish Soul (Jonathan David Publishers, 2000). He is also the author of Worldstorm: Finding Meaning and Direction Amidst Todays World Crisis (Israel Bookshop, 2003), a guide for those perplexed by contemporary events. He and his wife, the former Linda Villency, now travel the world telling their story. Roy and Linda, who became Yisroel and Leah, have children and grandchildren in Israel and the New York Metropolitan Area. Roy maintains a website at www.tosinai.com Title: 2020 VISION Author: Roy S. Neuberger Publisher: Feldheim Publishing Pub Date: June, 2008Pages: 328 ISBN: 978-1-59826-213-1 Hard Cover: $24.99 Available from Baker Taylor and the publisher 1-800-237-7149 Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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:
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It seems to me that MS Word is now the standard software used today in Israel. The software that I used back 20 years ago was the good old DOS based Einstein program, and later switched to Q-text that was a Windows based program. Both those programs do not exist anymore (although I liked Q-text) and since Unicode I am using MS Word 2003 and I am pleased. Yossi Galron-Goldschlager -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 6001 Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Bereavement notice -- Vicki Korobkin's and Gail Shirazi's mother
Dear AJL members, I was asked to post the following message: Why don't members of AJL make a donation to the Lewy Body Dementia Association at the AJL convention in Cleveland or go to the web site: http://www.lewybodydemenita.org and make a donation. It robbed my mother of her dignity and independence. That would be most appreciated by the family. You may post that information on Ha-Safran. Thank you. Vicki -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron AJL VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 --- Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
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From Rachel Leket-Mor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Torah scrolls in academic libraries Dear colleagues, A few weeks ago we received a donation of a 19th-century Yemeni Torah. As far as I know, it is not kosher due to worn-out. I would like to know how many academic libraries have Torahs (or, better still, Yemeni ones) and how they are handled (storage, restrictions on usage, etc.). I would also appreciate policy copies, if available. Thank you, Rachel Rachel Leket-Mor Bibliographer Religion, Philosophy, Jewish Studies Arizona State University Libraries PO Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: 480 965 2618 Fax: 480 965 9127 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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 strange approbation
Paul, I saw several books with the same pattern. The reason is modesty. The author does not want to publicize himself. In many cases I found help with Bar-Ilan online catalog and/or the catalog of the Jewish National and University Library (JNUL) in Jerusalem where the name was discovered. As for Meir tefilah - Bar Ilan has the only copy (up to now) and they did not reveal the secret. (I guess the author's name is Meir - first or last name) -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 6001 Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: 1027 -- and you?
Dear AJL Members, Last week, Issue 2 of the AJL Newsletter for 2007/2008 was shipped to all current AJL Members. This issue was sent to all paid members of AJL that their membership check was received by December 15, 2007. Members that their check was received after December 15, will receive the latest Newsletter by the end of January. 1027 members renewed their membership. There are 174 Members that were members in 2006/2007 and did not renew for 2007/2008 -- I am expecting your check very soon. You can also renew your membership by paying through PayPal (there is 2.00 dollar processing fee) Go to: http://jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/join.htm Scroll down to the bottom of the page and follow the instructions. Hope to see you all in Cleveland in June 2008 Yossi Galron -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron Association of Jewish Libraries VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 - Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: ha-Mizrah he-hadash
Safranim, I have extra copies of volumes 10-14 (1960-1964) of ha-Mizrah he-hadash Please let me know if you are interested. - Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschlaeger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 6001 Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: Books for free from Magnes Press
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Karen Lasky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Books for free from Magnes Press Magnes Press is giving away books Buy 4 books, get 3 books for free Buy 3 books, get 2 books for free Buy 2 books, get 1 book for free Join up to the Magnes Press members club – www.magnespress.co.il and then purchase the books, all in the same surfing session Or – if you are already a member of the club then follow the instructions on the sidebar of the website This offer is valid until the end of December Karen Lasky The Hebrew University Magnes Press [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 972-2-658 6660 Fax: 972-2-566 0341 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Movie called The only difference
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Beverly Geller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Movie called The only difference The only difference Does anyone know where I might locate this film—preferably for purchase, but also to borrow or rent, if necessary? Thanks in advance. Bev Geller 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Different kind of query
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Miller, Philip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Different kind of query Here is a different kind of query Many years ago someone asked me what the strangest or most bizarre reference question I had ever fielded. This person and I had not been in contact for almost twenty years, until yesterday, and the first thing he did was remind me of his question. This was my answer: About thirty years ago someone called our Library and wanted to know if there was a translation of Mein Kampf in Hebrew. My query to you, dear colleagues, is: What is the strangest or most bizarre reference question you have ever fielded? (Answers are not important – Only the question!) This could be fun! Phil Miller 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Different kind of query
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Miller, Philip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Different kind of query Here is a different kind of query Many years ago someone asked me what the strangest or most bizarre reference question I had ever fielded. This person and I had not been in contact for almost twenty years, until yesterday, and the first thing he did was remind me of his question. This was my answer: About thirty years ago someone called our Library and wanted to know if there was a translation of Mein Kampf in Hebrew. My query to you, dear colleagues, is: What is the strangest or most bizarre reference question you have ever fielded? (Answers are not important – Only the question!) This could be fun! Phil Miller 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: [hasafran] Herzl film
Hi Liz and all interested, The series Az Herzl amar (or as it was translated into English: Did Herzl Really Say That?) has 7 chapters and it was aired on Channel 8 of Israeli TV. It is distributed by Ruth Diskin Films and more information is available at: http://www.ruthfilms.com/html/m/fs_did_herzl_really_say_that_m.html I purchased the series (I received the first 6 chapters and waiting for the 7th) and watched 2 chapters and enjoyed it. The series is in Hebrew and has English sub-titles and it available on DVD in NTSC format All the best, Shabat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah Yossi Galron-Goldschlager Ohio State University Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: My Gibberish messages
Dear Safranim, I would like to apologize for the gibberish messages that were sent out last night. I changed the e-mail program I am using to post the Hasafran messages. Messages that have unconventional characters in them or HTML coding can not be posted on Hasafran. When they are posted, they turn to gibberish. A place where they are readable is the Hasafran archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Last night I posted three or four messages that had a problem in the script and I had to clean them up till I got it right. I apologize for cluttering you mail boxes with junk - I will do my best it will not happen again. Shabbat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah Joseph Galron-Goldschlager -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron Association of Jewish Libraries VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 - Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: LibraryThing in Hebrew!
brbrColleagues,brbrBooks and social networking together, now in Hebrew too!brLibraryThing.com has announced a Hebrew version of their site:bra href=http://il.librarything.com/; target=_blankhttp://il.librarything.com/ /a nbsp; nbsp; Volunteer LTer#39;s are translating the pages.brbrA number of community Libraries are using a href=http://librarything.com/; target=_blankLibrarything.com/a ( a href=http://www.librarything.com/; target=_blank http://www.librarything.com//a nbsp; nbsp;English). nbsp;in addition, a number of us nbsp;have also entered our personal libraries. nbsp; Gefen Publishing has this month contributed books for LT#39;s Early Reviewer#39;s . nbsp;I hope other Judaica publishers will also consider this for some Advance Review copies. brbrI encourage you to investigate Librarything if you haven#39;t yet! nbsp;There is no charge for individuals to enter up to 200 of their books.brbrThis seems like a nbsp;tool with great possibilities for linking individuals and our communities across great distances around our shared interests in books. brbrbrAnnbrbrAnn Sawusch nbsp;(librarything : anns nbsp;)brTemple Beth Am, Buffalo NY nbsp;(librarything : TBAadult nbsp;; TBAyouth nbsp;)brbr/divbrMessages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author brand are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)br===brSubmissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ a href=http://lists.acs.ohio-state.edu; lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/abrSUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ a href=http://lists.acs.ohio-state.edu;lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/abrQuestions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ a href=http://osu.edu;osu.edu/abrHa-Safran Archives:brCurrent:bra href=http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html;http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html br/aHistory:bra href=http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html;http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.htmlbr/aAJL HomePage a href=http://www.jewishlibraries.org/; http://www.JewishLibraries.orgbr/a --=_Part_12598_25427850.1196999122096--
[ha-Safran]: A Query from Jose Patterson in Oxford, UK
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Jose Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: A Query from Jose Patterson in Oxford, UK Dear Librarians, Your email address was given to me by Paul Hamburg, Librarian for the Judaica Collection, Doe Library, University of California, and I wonder if you could possibly help me in the following matter. My late husband, David Patterson CBE, who founded the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, died almost two years ago. I remember that in early 2004 he described on a website (the address of which was given to him by either a colleague or a friend) the details of his fine working library which was eventually purchased by North Western University, Illinois. Unfortunately I cannot locate the details of this website. I remember that it proved to be most successful because we had a great number of interested responses from University libraries etc. from all over the world! I've looked high and low in the files and simply cannot find this website address. Since I have now recently completed cataloguing his 'Remainder Library' of Judaica and Hebraica, I would like to dispose of this interesting collection of volumes before I have, inevitably, to move to smaller accommodation. I would appreciate your help in locating this website or anywhere else you would suggest where I could advertise the sale of these volumes. I can send you the catalogue – about 70 pages – by email or by disc if this would be of value to you. I do hope you can help in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, José Patterson. 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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 http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.htmlAJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org http://www.jewishlibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: A Query from Jose Patterson in Oxford, UK
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Jose Patterson?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: A Query from Jose Patterson in Oxford, UK Dear Librarians, Your email address was given to me by Paul Hamburg, Librarian for the Judaica Collection, Doe Library, University of California, and I wonder if you could possibly help me in the following matter. My late husband, David Patterson CBE, who founded the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, died almost two years ago. I remember that in early 2004 he described on a website (the address of which was given to him by either a colleague or a friend) the details of his fine working library which was eventually purchased by North Western University, Illinois. Unfortunately I cannot locate the details of this website. I remember that it proved to be most successful because we had a great number of interested responses from University libraries etc. from all over the world! I've looked high and low in the files and simply cannot find this website address. Since I have now recently completed cataloguing his 'Remainder Library' of Judaica and Hebraica, I would like to dispose of this interesting collection of volumes before I have, inevitably, to move to smaller accommodation. I would appreciate your help in locating this website or anywhere else you would suggest where I could advertise the sale of these volumes. I can send you the catalogue – about 70 pages – by email or by disc if this would be of value to you. I do hope you can help in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, José Patterson. 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Lee Harris mysteries
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Dina Tanners [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: Lee Harris mysteries I've really enjoyed the books but most don't have Jewish content except for doing some things with the next door neighbor who is Jewish and the man that she works for part time, an attorney in Manhattan with very good values. The two with more Jewish content include the Yom Kippur Murder and the Bar Mitzvah Murder. They probably are fine for light reading for 8th graders. They don't have anything violent in them as far as I remember, and the main character often solves old mysteries, doing things slowly, step by step. She also in the guardian for her adult cousin who is developmentally delayed, and the exchange between the two of them is very sweet. She almost became a nun, attending a convent school after her parents died. She has maintained good relations with the head of the convent and often visits for advice. The ethics are good, but Orthdox schools may prefer not to have them because of the Christian content. Dina Tanners Seattle, WA On Dec 5, 2007 8:27 PM, Robin Gluck, OHDS Librarian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I just discovered these books...Bar Mitzvah Murder, etc. How are they? Worth acquiring for some light reading for 8th graders? Robin Gluck Librarian 5500 Redwood Road Oakland Hebrew Day School Oakland, California (510) 531-8600 ext. 43 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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 -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschläger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 6001 Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: NEW BOOK: High Adventure and Lasting Lessons
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Stuart Schnee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: NEW BOOK: High Adventure and Lasting Lessons This title can be purchased directly from the publisher by calling: 845-352-3505 ext. 116 High Adventure and Lasting Lessons Combine in Time-Travel Tale Trekking Through Time Inspires Entire Family A new children's book just released offers young readers a globe-sweeping adventure that imparts vital life's lessons along the way. Trekking Through Time (December 2007, Artscroll/Mesorah Publications) takes readers on a daring journey through the centuries. Each stop along the way thrusts the young heroes, Yisrael and Meir, into exciting, sometimes dangerous epochs of Jewish history, and brings readers face-to-face with Torah personalities of previous ages. The heroes embark on their wild spin through time and space in an effort to teach the world about Shmiras Haloshon (proper speech). Having learned in yeshiva about the tremendous power of this mitzvah to bring about the Geulah (the redemption), to their minds there's only one thing to do – spread the word! Their trek leaps to life through the vivid graphic spreads illustrated by Ruth Beifus under the direction of Gadi Pollack, renowned illustrator and art director. Each spread, comprising a daily lesson in proper speech, abounds with a variety of fascinating elements, with something to appeal to every child: 1an exciting plot filled with thrilling twists and turns 2journal entries that track the travelers' thoughts and lessons learned; 3insights into the places, people and periods featured on the spread; 4Jewish laws concerning proper speech. and brief explanations, written in child-friendly, clear language. Trekking Through Time is the sequel to the popular Going Global (Artscroll/Mesorah Publications, ISBN 978-1-4226-0084-9) which followed Yisrael and Meir on a present-day adventure to Jewish communities throughout the world. Both books were produced by under the auspices of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, with the goal of making proper speech. a lively, exciting concept that children will readily learn and absorb. The Chofetz Chaim taught that the best time to teach proper speech. is in childhood, explained the organization's spokesman. It's then that a person's character traits are being formed, and positive habits are much easier to instill. In adulthood, there might already be many negative habits that have to be undone, and that is much more difficult. For this reason, the organization is applying a major portion of its effort to developing learning tools that will reach children in school and at home. Trekking Through Time is the latest addition to the toolbox. On the long winter nights ahead, Trekking Through Time offers families an enjoyable way to spend productive time together. Parents who want to imbue their children with the lessons of proper speech. have in this book a powerful ally – an action-packed story that will have the children eagerly awaiting each new day's adventure. This title can be purchased directly from the publisher by calling: 845-352-3505 ext. 116 Title: Trekking Through Time Author: Yitzchok Kornblau Illustrator: Ruth Beifus under the direction of Gadi Pollack Publisher: Artscroll/Mesorah Publications Pub Date: December 2007Pages: 104 color pages ISBN: 9781422600849 Hard Cover: $22.50 About The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation: Since 1989, Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, a Monsey, N.Y. based organization, has successfully launched innovative methods of promoting the Torah's wisdom on human relations and personal development. The foundation utilizes a vast array of effective communication tools including books and tapes, video seminars, and telephone classes. Designed to heighten one's awareness of such essential values as judging others favorably, speaking with restraint, and acting with sensitivity and respect, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation's program reassert the Torah's timeless recipe for building a world of compassion and harmony. Projects include approximately 30,000 people who learn daily lessons from books the foundation publishes, 25,000 students who learn from its curriculum daily, as well as the largest annual Torah event worldwide with 50,000 participants. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu
[ha-Safran]: AJL Membership Directory updated
Dear AJL members, The 2007/2008 AJL Membership directory is updated and includes 962 members. If you are looking for a fellow AJL member and don't find him - he just forgot to send in his check. You are not sure if you sent in your check - just check the AJL Membership Directory on the AJL web-site at: http://www.jewishlibraries.org Please be advised that there are reports about problems using the AJL Membership Directory (a Java based program) with an Apple Computer. -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron Association of Jewish Libraries VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 - Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Today's European Jewry statistics
Colleagues, Can someone direct me to a reliable source: I try to FIND figures on the age distribution of Jews in today's Europe? Many thanks. Yossi - Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschläger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 6001 Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.com
[ha-Safran]: Ha-Safran off the air till next week
The Ha-Safran messages will not clog your mail box till next week Gmar Chatima tovah, Joseph Galron-Goldschlager -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron Association of Jewish Libraries VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 - Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: AJL Membership - Reminder
Dear AJL members (and future members), 769 members did renew their membership up to this morning. Please look for your membership invoice I sent out last May-June, add a check and send it back. For those members that asked for their user-name and password and did not get it yet - I apologize for the delay - we had a technical problem. I hope it is now solved and I will send your user-name and password very soon. On Sunday I will update the Membership directory for 2007/2008 and it will include only members that renewed their membership for 2007/2008. Have a good weekend and Shabbat Shalom, Joseph Galron-Goldschlager -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron Association of Jewish Libraries VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 - Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Library Closings
This summer we were fortunate to have the national CAJE conference here in St. Louis. Of the 4 or 5 book related sessions offered, 3 were overlapping. We were lucky to have Rachel Kamin attend and present but the focus of most of the sessions was toward teachers using books and not geared toward the importance of community, synagogue and school libraries. Not to mention using your librarian as a resource. Susan Albert Jennifer Soshnik Library Solomon Schechter Day School of St. Louis 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Off the net till next week
ha-Safran readers, Ha-Safran will be off the net till next week. The moderator will be back on Monday. JGalron 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Addition to my books giving away posting
--- Message requiring your approval-- From: Ann Abrams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Addition to my books giving away posting I also have many untouched copies of Let there be Light: Modern Cosmology and Kabbalah: a new conversation between science and religion, by Howard Smith, an author who spoke here last year. He autographed all the copies of the book, and we didn't sell them all, so we couldn't return them to the publisher. I can offer it to you for $12, (usually $15.95), including postage/handling. Checks payable to Temple Israel. Thanks, Ann Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel 477 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 617-566-3960 x116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tisrael.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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: REPOSTING WOOD BLOCK CARVING OF WESTERN WALL -- FREE to a Jewish Institution (Temple, Synagogue or School)
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Donald Weinshank [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: REPOSTING WOOD BLOCK CARVING OF WESTERN WALL -- FREE to a Jewish Institution (Temple, Synagogue or School) Safranim: This is a reposting from May 7 of this year. If this wood block carving is of interest, please tell me where I should ship it. I inherited a particularly fine example of a classic motif of davening at the Western Wall. I will describe it and then attempt to embed the image in an HTML message. If the HaSafran server will relay it -- and if you are interested -- write off-line to me for the full-image for evaluation. NOTE: As a retired computer scientist, I use a wide range of tools to prevent intrusion (router), attack and viruses/worms. You may safely open the image. I will even pay the shipping. The polished wood block carving depicts a bearded man in the foreground of the Wall. In the background, there are smaller images of other daveners. The left hand side shows the orthogonal wall. The entire perspective is like the DaVinci vanishing point perspective to the left. I have seen many such carvings and many posters on this theme. I would like to find a good home for this Jewish art object. Embedded image at small size, low resolution _ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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
Fwd: [ha-Safran]: Institutional records on OCLC
From: Nancy Zibman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Institutional records on OCLC Safranim: Has your library made the decision to retain institutional records on OCLC - and if so, why? Thank you. Nancy Zibman Brandeis University Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Ha-safran is back
Colleagues, After finishing almost a whole package of Matzes - ha-Safran is back! Yossi 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: AJS Conference Call for Papers
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:27:18 -0500 From: Association for Jewish Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AJS Conference Call for Papers To: Association for Jewish Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Colleague, We would appreciate if you could share the below announcement about the Call for Papers for the Association for Jewish Studies 39th Annual Conference. The Association for Jewish Studies, the learned society of academic Jewish Studies, is pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for its 39th Annual Conference is now online at http://www.ajsnet.org/. The AJS Annual Conference, to be held December 16 - 18, 2007, at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, is the leading annual forum for Jewish studies research, featuring more than 140 sessions on all fields of Jewish studies. The online submission site will open March 26, 2007; the deadline for submissions is May 1, 2007. For more information please see the AJS website (http://www.ajsnet.org/) or contact the AJS office at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 917-606-8249. Thank you, Aviva Androphy, Program Assistant Association for Jewish Studies 15 W. 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 Ph: 917.606.8249 // Fax: 917.606.8222 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // Web: http://www.ajsnet.org/
[ha-Safran]: Listerver problems
Colleagues, The Ohio State University Office of Information Technology (Computer guys) installed new anti-SPAM software the is rejecting messages Message rejected because of unacceptable content. It seems the software is very sensitive and rejects all messages (I am not sure this message will be accepted) I reported the problem to OIT and they are looking into it. Sorry for the inconvenience, Yossi -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron AJL VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 --- Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Encyclopedia Judaica
We at The Ohio State University are ordering the electronic version as well as (at least) one copy of the printed edition for the Judaica and Hebraica Reading Room. Yossi - Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschläger Head, Hebraica Jewish Studies Library The Ohio State University Libraries 5711-D Ackerman Library, 610 Ackerman Road Columbus, Ohio 43202-4500 USA E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: (614) 292-3362, Fax: (614)292-1918 URL: http://library.osu.edu/sites/jdc/jdc.php Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://hebrewlit.notlong.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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Hasafran will resume on Monday evening
Safranim, Because of reasons beyond me, Hasafran postings will resume on Monday evening. Yossi Galron -- Joseph (Yossi) Galron AJL VP for Membership and Moderator of Hasafran P.O.Box 3816 Columbus, OH 43210 --- Phone: (614) 292-3362 Fax: (614) 292-1918 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Fwd: Announcement on HSafran
---BeginMessage--- I have received a request for an egalitarian minyan on Sunday afternoon, from a member who is saying kaddish. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], stating time preference if possible, andI'll try to work it out. Thank you Judy Greenblatt Director of Library Services Bureau of Jewish Education of RI Yossi -- hope this is ok -- wasn't quite sure what form this should take. Thank you. Judy ---End Message---
[ha-Safran]: New book: Jews of Fez
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Raymond Vezina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: New book: Jews of Fez I am very pleased that you give me the opportunity to reach many Jewish libraries through your e-mail network. Juifs de Fès is a collection of rare texts and new studies about the Jewish community living in the Mellah since the foundation in 800 by Idriss the 1st till the Protectorate (1912). New studies about cemeteries, gardens and patios offer a complementary view of the Jewish everyday environment in the City of Fez. Juifs de Fès by Ménahem Ben-Ssason Simon Lévy Mohammed Kenbib Jane S. Gerber Georges Vajda Roger Le Tourneau Raymond Vézina Marc Eliany 336 pages, hard cover 25 x 20 cm ISBN ; 2-88545-096-5 Price : 55.00 US$ 10.00 US$ for shipping Éditions Elysée P.O.B. 181 Branch Cote-St-Luc Qc, Canada H4V 2Y4 e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy New Year ! Joseph Cohen === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
