[ha-Safran] PJ Library books

[Dina Tanners]

Hello all,
I've heard that some librarians have received multiple copies as
donations of PJ Library books and do not know what to do with all of them.

I would love some, and would be happy to pay the postage.  I could
probably take 2 copies of each.  Some would be used in our Beit Midrash for
when parents bring young children to services or classes.  I have two
small baskets for such books, one for younger children and one for middle
elementary school.  Our rabbi has asked that the books have Jewish content.

Secondly, I have a friend in Kiryat Malachi, Israel that I know through
our Jewish Agency Partnership (now P2G).  She and her husband are trying to
talk to their first son (who is almost 2) in English and has been delighted
with the few English books I have brought. Both parents were born in Israel
but spent some time in the US when their parents were on shlichut.

 If anyone is interested, please let me know.

Hag Hanukat sameach!
Dina Tanners
Cong. Beth Shalom
Seattle, WA
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[ha-Safran] YIVO Seminar on December 16 at 6:30 pm by Bernard Wasserstein

[Fruma Mohrer]

I would appreciate if you would post the announcement below about a YIVO 
seminar on December 16,  thank you, Fruma Mohrer, Chief Archivist, YIVO 
Institute for Jewish Research



RUTH GAY SEMINAR IN JEWISH STUDIES
YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH, NEW YORK, 15 WEST 16 STREET, NYC
SUNDAY 16 DECEMBER 2012 | 6:30PM
RSVP REQUIRED: fmoh...@yivo.cjh.org | 212.294.6143

ON THE EVE: THE JEWS OF EUROPE BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR

BERNARD WASSERSTEIN, PROFESSOR OF MODERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF 
CHICAGO

How conscious were the Jews of Europe in 1939 that they stood on the edge of an 
abyss? Were they blithely insouciant of the catastrophe that threatened them or 
was there general awareness of the dangers that confronted them? Bernard 
Wasserstein argues that on the eve of the war, even if there was no consensus 
about how to confront the challenge, there was widespread understanding among 
Jews on the continent that they faced an existential crisis.


Benard Wasserstein is Ulrich and Harriet Meyer Professor of Modern European 
Jewish History at the University of Chicago. Previously he held appointments at 
Brandeis and Glasgow Universities and was President of the Oxford Centre for 
Hebrew and Jewish Studies. His many books include Britain and the Jews of 
Europe 1939-1945, Vanishing Diaspora: The Jews of Europe since 1945, and The 
Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln which won the Golden Dagger award for 
non-fiction from the Crime Writers' Association. His latest book On the Eve: 
The Jews of Europe before the Second World War (Simon & Schuster) has been 
praised as 'nothing less than a marvel' (London Sunday Times), 'enthralling, 
heartbreaking' (San Francisco Chronicle) and 'a masterpiece' (Yiddish Forward).


Inaugurated in 2008 thanks to a major gift from the family of Ruth Gay, the 
Ruth Gay Seminar in Jewish Studies takes place several times a year at the YIVO 
Institute for Jewish Research. Established in honor of Ruth Gay (1922-2006), 
the noted American Jewish historian and writer, the seminar series is given by 
scholars who have used the resources of the YIVO Archives and who wish to share 
their research with the public.



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[ha-Safran] Happy Hanukkah from Diva Communications!

[Andrea Janes]

Please accept our best wishes for Hanukkah, and take a moment to check out this 
little video we made as a gift to everyone this season:

http://www.divacommunications.com/whats-new/wisdom-of-the-holidays-hanukkah/

This five-minute film is narrated by Rabbi Irwin Kula and is a mediation on the 
wisdom of the holiday. Rabbi Kula brings home the essence of Hanukkah, 
reminding people of all faiths that, in the face of darkness and despair, you 
can still find light and hope. This message has been so relevant to us in New 
York City this year, and it is with heartfelt sincerity that we pass this along 
to you all. 

Best, 

Diva Communications

Andrea Janes
Diva Communications
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 304
New York, NY 10036
212-397-7259
and...@divacommunications.com
www.divacommunications.com

Check out Diva on Facebook and Twitter!






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[ha-Safran] Destiny

[Rebecca Levitan]

Does anyone use Destiny Library Manager by Follet? We currently use Sagebrush 
and are thinking of upgrading and would like to know how people like it.

Thanks!

Rebecca Levitan
Librarian and Social Media Coordinator
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5018

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Re: [ha-Safran] Tour of Manuscript Exhibit, Columbia University, 12/12/12

[Michelle Chesner]

Dear Safranim,

Please note that due to space constraints, there are only one or two spots
left on the Columbia tour.  If I don't have your name by the end of the day
today (and/or haven't responded to your email), I don't have you on my
list.  I need all the names in advance for security purposes.  However, if
you can't make it on the Wednesday tour, you are of course welcome to come
at a later date!  The physical exhibit will be open through January 25 (and
online in perpetuity).

Best,
Michelle

P.S. Hold January 22 on your calendars for a lecture by David Stern of Penn
in connection to the exhibit!

-- 
Michelle Chesner
Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies
Columbia University
304 International Affairs (420 W. 118th St.)
New York, NY 10027
212-854-8046
mc3...@columbia.edu
https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/hebrew_mss
https://blogs.cul.columbia.**edu/jewishstudiesatcul/



On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:38 PM, fredis...@aol.com  wrote:

> Safranim --
>
> I saw the exhibit last Friday. It'ssmall but spectacular. Yashar Koach to
> Michelle for putting it together.
>
> In addition, I've realized over the intervening days that it points to
> numerous places that might house Hebrew treasures that no one knows
> about. There must be thousands of individual pieces in small college
> archives and elsewhere all over the country.
>
>
> Fred Isaac
>
>
>  -Original Message-
> From: Rita Lifton 
> To: Hasafran ; ajl-nyma <
> ajl-n...@yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: Rita Lifton 
> Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2012 8:18 am
> Subject: [ha-Safran] Tour of Manuscript Exhibit, Columbia University,
> 12/12/12
>
>  The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish
> Libraries (AJL-NYMA) invites you to a special tour of the exhibit *The
> People in the Books: Hebraica and Judaica Manuscripts From Columbia
> University Libraries. *The tour will be led by the exhibition’s curator,
> Michelle Chesner, the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at
> Columbia University.
>
> The tour will take place on Wednesday, December 12th at 2 pm, at Butler
> Library, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 6th Floor East, 535 West 114
> th Street, New York, NY 10027. Kindly RSVP to *Michelle Chesner* by
> December 10th at mc3...@columbia.edu.
>
> About the exhibit:
> A printed book and a manuscript codex may contain the same text, but one
> can argue that the latter is inherently richer.  The printing press
> produced a multitude of identical copies, but each manuscript is unique and
> individual.  In a manuscript, each page had to be carefully prepared and
> every letter required painstaking work.  Ultimately, each manuscript
> contains more than just the text within it.  Isaac Mendelsohn, author of
> the first catalog of the Hebrew manuscripts at Columbia, wrote, “An old
> Hebrew book is ... more than a mere collection of bound sheets on which a
> given text is [written].  The notes on the flyleaves, the remarks on the
> margins the names of its various owners, and the countries in which it saw
> service actually make it into two books - one containing the text, the
> passive part, and the other the history of the persons who owned and used
> it.”
> This exhibition attempts to show the second kind of book: the book that
> tells a story about its authors, its owners, and its users.  Occasionally,
> the story is found within the main portion of the text, but it is also
> found in the paratext: in the wine stains on a Passover Haggadah, in the
> candle wax in a prayer book, or in an odd notation on a title page or in a
> colophon.  On a journey through the exhibit, it is our hope that visitors
> will find at least one story that inspires, intrigues, or ignites the
> imagination.
>
>
>
>
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[ha-Safran] Tucson Jewish Community Library needs help

[Marilyn Marcus]

The Tucson Jewish Community Library is a current member of the American
Jewish Library Association. We are seeking help to have a team come in to
evaluate our libraries and our plans. Would the people who could help us
please contact us at robertcohe...@gmail.com or marilynmar...@gmail.com?

Thank you.

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[ha-Safran] Request for evaluation of our library

[Marilyn Marcus]

The Tucson Jewish Community Library would like to have a team come in to
evaluate our libraries and our plans. Would the people who could help us
please contact us at robertcohe...@gmail.com or marilynmar...@gmail.com?

Thank you.
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