[ha-Safran] Professional Development and Continuing Education for both RAS and SSC
Since many librarians required CEU's for certification and or accreditation, you might wish to know about Library Juice Academy. It came to my attention through the NY Metropolitan Library Council, but anyone from anywhere can attend. Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians and other library staff, focusing on practical topics to build new skills. These workshops earn Continuing Education Units, and are intended as professional development activities. Our workshop schedule is below. Watch this page for updates. We are currently accepting enrollments in the courses listed below. Link to page: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/faq.php#groupdiscounts Please share with me/the list feedback re: the courses, instruction, CEUs. Are there courses, instructors AJL might invite to conference or local workshop? Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 Skype: Stephanie.l.gross http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGross As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. - Bill Gates. __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] our new table
What a gorgeous job he did! It looks terrific. Phyllis G. Robarts Associate Professor Otto G. Richter Library University of Miami Phone: 305 284-4058 Email: proba...@miami.edu From: hasafran-bounces+probarts=miami@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-bounces+probarts=miami@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa Silverman Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 7:29 PM To: hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] our new table I wanted to share a picture of a fun book table that we had made for us. I found a lot of pretty books for a dollar each at a used book store. They were from the old series of Reader's Digest Condensed Books and had nice spines and colors. So we arranged them and asked one of our custodians here (who is also a carpenter) to make us a table. Appropriate for library use! Lisa Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-481-3215 __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Professional Development and Continuing Education for both RAS and SSC
Stephanie L Gross wrote: Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians This is adorable. Library Juice (even the name is cute), they have a class song http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139 It's getting hot, again. I do love how the seasons keep changing Alba Alba Toscano Sinagoga conservador La Javurá calle Uruguay 59, pta 13 46007 Valencia (España) email: lajav...@lajavura.org mailto:lajav...@lajavura.org tlf 963 802 129 móvil 658 721 769 UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/la-javura-on-line Webpage: http://www.lajavura.org Skype: albatoscanovalencia Blog de Bitacora de los Viajes con La Javurá http://bitacoralajavura.posterous.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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be?Andrea Rapp__ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
Could be that the patron was thinking of The Whipping Man. Here's a link to The New York Times review: http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/theater/reviews/02whipping.html Rita Lifton Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Andrea Rapp Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:42 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be? Andrea Rapp __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] April Jewish Book Carnival!
The April Jewish Book Carnival, hosted by the Jewish Book Council at their blog, The Prosen People, is now available at http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/_blog/The_ProsenPeople/post/April_2013_Jewish_Book_Carnival/ . You'll find links to reviews, interviews, poetry, and even e-books. The May Jewish Book Carnival will be hosted by me, Heidi Estrin at The Book of Life. Bloggers should send links to their own recent Jewish literary posts by May 12 at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org. The links will be included in our monthly roundup of Jewish bookish news. We need hosts for September and beyond! If you have a Jewish-interest blog and would like to participate, please email Heidi at he...@cbiboca.orgmailto:he...@cbiboca.org. Thanks everyone! Heidi Estrin __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
Andrea, The Whipping man is still playing many communities. It is a wonderful play. Amalia Warshenbrot From: Andrea Rapp Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:42 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be? Andrea Rapp __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
Probably The Whipping Man. Clare On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Andrea Rapp anrapp2...@yahoo.com wrote: A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be? Andrea Rapp __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran -- Clare Kinberg __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Hebrew language cataloging project
The Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) has between 400-450 Hebrew language books we need to have cataloged. Most will already have cataloging from LC or OCLC, which can be downloaded using our libraryworld software. We anticipate this project will take 20-25 hours. There is a stipend for this project which must be completed by late June. It can be done off-site. Candidate must have relevant experience. Please reply with resume (off-list) to ami...@ajrsem.org. Anne Mintz Anne P. Mintz, MLS Librarian Academy for Jewish Religion 28 Wells Avenue Yonkers, New York 10701 914-709-0900 x 19 ami...@ajrsem.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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] 65 Books for 65 Years. Celebrating Israel. With Books, Of Course.
In honor of Israel's 65th birthday scores of people nominated their favorite Israel books for the 65 book for 65 years list. I am pleased to offer you the results! Enjoy: http://stuartschnee.com/Wordpress/65-books-for-65-years-celebrating-israel-w ith-books-of-course/ Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing Sales www.stuartschnee.com US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 http://566896.sigclick.mailinfo.com/sigclick/0402040C/01034C07/02000B05/440 751424850.jpg _ ella for Spam Control has removed 209 Spam messages and set aside 12083 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Book Announcement
*A Noble Heritage: The History and Legacy of the Polonsky and Paul Family in America* Greetings Hasafran members, We are excited to announce a new book titled, *A Noble Heritage*, by genealogist and author, Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull of Walnut Creek, CA, USA. A Noble Heritage has received favorable reviews from such notable authorities on Jewish history as Dr. Antony Polonsky, and Dr. Edward Gelles and is currently landing on the shelves of the New York Public Library, the Sutro Library of San Francisco, Ca. and others. Dr. Paull has authored an extraordinary book that began with his desire to tell his family’s Russian Jewish-American immigrant story. However, as he began digging deeper into his family history, the pieces of his ancient lineage fortuitously began falling into place, until ultimately he succeeded in tracing his noble rabbinical heritage over 1,000 years of history to Rashi and his forebears. Dr. Paull’s astonishing level of perseverance and meticulous research was driven by his search for spiritual meaning, Jewish identity, and ancestral connection. His research and the resulting book have forged ties to an entire estranged contemporary extended Jewish family, and provided an educational path to understanding Judaism more deeply for his family and for future generations. This beautiful 670-page full-color book contains nearly 1,000 photographs and art illustrations, as well as numerous original records, documents, detailed family trees, and a comprehensive bibliography and name index. **To purchase *A Noble Heritage* from *Infinity Publishers* click here: *http://www.buybooksontheweb.**co**m/Search.aspx?kw=a%20noble%**20h** eritagetyp=Title* To preview the book, you may click on this link: http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Heritage-Deluxe-Color-Edition/dp/0741470470. For more information, or to invite Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull to present a seminar on *A Noble Heritage*, feel free to email, call him directly, or contact the administrative assistant: Elizabeth Boubion, Administrative Assistant nobleheritageb...@gmail.com Dr. Jeffrey Mark Paull, Author of A Noble Heritage nobleherit...@msn.com Tel: (925)946-0700* * %28925%29946-0700 Mobile: (925)998-5333* * %28925%29998-5333 __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
The play could have been much better, if the author was cognizant (she is weak on the Jewish law and history) of a great role the institution of slavery played in the formation of the Jewish people not only in Egypt (the house of slaves) where the Jewish nation was born, but long before and long after that. Before. when posterity of Abraham is defined in Torah as those born in your house and purchased for money and after. with the institution of so-called Canaanite slave, where the Jewish law mandates only either slave's death or a manumission into the Jewish people, i.e. no relapse into the people a slave comes from. The effect of this institution is most profound on formation of both Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewries. In the case of African-Americans in this country, Lincoln's act of Emancipation denied the slaves in more than 20,000 Jewish households, which owned slaves, the opportunity to be manumitted according to the Jewish law and thus become full-fledged Jews. After the Emancipation Proclamation, many of them retained the idea of being Jews - because under the Jewish law a Canaanite slave is a partial Jew with obligation to fulfill all mitzvoth which are a must for a Jewish woman - without being able now to actually become such. the pain of the situation is indirectly touched upon in The Whipping Man. Alex From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Amalia Warshenbrot Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:37 PM To: Andrea Rapp; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery Andrea, The Whipping man is still playing many communities. It is a wonderful play. Amalia Warshenbrot From: Andrea Rapp mailto:anrapp2...@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:42 PM To: Hasafran mailto:hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be? Andrea Rapp _ __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist .html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.htm l AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
In Skokie, the director was she and I meant that both she and the author don’t know much about Jewish laws or history. The Jewish laws regarding slavery have EVERYTHING to do with the subject of the play. As you correctly note, the older slave in fact does use the Jewish blessings and continues to observe certain Jewish laws, and in fact does see himself as a Jew… BECAUSE of the Jewish laws that he took seriously…. unlike many born Jews, including his owner. Given the changing circumstances, this partial geyur greatly multiplies his anguish and suffering--something completely overlooked by play’s which focuses mostly on the type of the conflict that could have been observed in many southern families (in fact that was author’s position in his radio interview). Both the author and the director, like you Amalia, completely ignore this side of the slave’s tragedy and approach the situation very superficially from my point of view complete overlooking specifically Jewish element which magnifies slaves suffering as he now belongs nowhere. From: Amalia Warshenbrot [mailto:amalia...@att.net] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:26 PM To: A G Cc: Andrea Rapp; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery As mush as I Know the author is a man Matthew Lopez. The two slaves, who remain in the house after the family disappeared thought that the son was killed in the war. When he returns the slave says the blessing thanking God who resurrects the dead Mehayeh hamaiteem. Later, in order to help the soldier regain his faith they are trying to make a Seder. With no dishes or food they do what they can. So, sorry, Alex, I disagree with you about the author. The Torah laws on slavery, as you write below, may be right, but, it has nothing to do with the situation of slaves in the South a day after Lincoln was assassinated. Amalia Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2013, at 6:47 PM, A G agend...@publishersrow.com wrote: The play could have been much better, if the author was cognizant (she is weak on the Jewish law and history) of a great role the institution of slavery played in the formation of the Jewish people not only in Egypt (“the house of slaves”) where the Jewish nation was born, but long before and long after that. Before… when posterity of Abraham is defined in Torah as “those born in your house and purchased for money” and after… with the institution of so-called Canaanite slave, where the Jewish law mandates only either slave’s death or a manumission into the Jewish people, i.e. no relapse into the people a slave comes from. The effect of this institution is most profound on formation of both Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewries. In the case of African-Americans in this country, Lincoln’s act of Emancipation denied the slaves in more than 20,000 Jewish households, which owned slaves, the opportunity to be manumitted according to the Jewish law and thus become full-fledged Jews. After the Emancipation Proclamation, many of them retained the idea of being Jews – because under the Jewish law a Canaanite slave is a partial Jew with obligation to fulfill all mitzvoth which are a must for a Jewish woman – without being able now to actually become such… the pain of the situation is indirectly touched upon in The Whipping Man. Alex From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Amalia Warshenbrot Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:37 PM To: Andrea Rapp; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery Andrea, The Whipping man is still playing many communities. It is a wonderful play. Amalia Warshenbrot From: Andrea Rapp mailto:anrapp2...@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:42 PM To: Hasafran mailto:hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play would be? Andrea Rapp _ __ 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.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and
Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery
Like the author/director/and most of the Jewish audience for this play, you prefer to avoid the real, specifically Jewish problems in this situation with important implications for who we are as Jews. You are right: given such attitude, there is no point to continue. From: Amalia Warshenbrot [mailto:amalia...@att.net] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:28 PM To: A G Subject: Re: Play about Jews and slavery There is no point in continuing the conversation. We will not know if the author wants to show that the DeLeon Family did not know the laws or the Lopez did not know them, but, if you read about Negro salves in the Old South, most Jews did not own slaves and some that did even included their slaves in their wills. The Jews were no better no worst than other white owners. Amalia off the list. Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2013, at 10:47 PM, A G agend...@publishersrow.com wrote: In Skokie, the director was she and I meant that both she and the author don’t know much about Jewish laws or history. The Jewish laws regarding slavery have EVERYTHING to do with the subject of the play. As you correctly note, the older slave in fact does use the Jewish blessings and continues to observe certain Jewish laws, and in fact does see himself as a Jew… BECAUSE of the Jewish laws that he took seriously…. unlike many born Jews, including his owner. Given the changing circumstances, this partial geyur greatly multiplies his anguish and suffering--something completely overlooked by play’s which focuses mostly on the type of the conflict that could have been observed in many southern families (in fact that was author’s position in his radio interview). Both the author and the director, like you Amalia, completely ignore this side of the slave’s tragedy and approach the situation very superficially from my point of view complete overlooking specifically Jewish element which magnifies slaves suffering as he now belongs nowhere. From: Amalia Warshenbrot [mailto:amalia...@att.net] Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 8:26 PM To: A G Cc: Andrea Rapp; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery As mush as I Know the author is a man Matthew Lopez. The two slaves, who remain in the house after the family disappeared thought that the son was killed in the war. When he returns the slave says the blessing thanking God who resurrects the dead Mehayeh hamaiteem. Later, in order to help the soldier regain his faith they are trying to make a Seder. With no dishes or food they do what they can. So, sorry, Alex, I disagree with you about the author. The Torah laws on slavery, as you write below, may be right, but, it has nothing to do with the situation of slaves in the South a day after Lincoln was assassinated. Amalia Sent from my iPad On Apr 15, 2013, at 6:47 PM, A G agend...@publishersrow.com wrote: The play could have been much better, if the author was cognizant (she is weak on the Jewish law and history) of a great role the institution of slavery played in the formation of the Jewish people not only in Egypt (“the house of slaves”) where the Jewish nation was born, but long before and long after that. Before… when posterity of Abraham is defined in Torah as “those born in your house and purchased for money” and after… with the institution of so-called Canaanite slave, where the Jewish law mandates only either slave’s death or a manumission into the Jewish people, i.e. no relapse into the people a slave comes from. The effect of this institution is most profound on formation of both Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewries. In the case of African-Americans in this country, Lincoln’s act of Emancipation denied the slaves in more than 20,000 Jewish households, which owned slaves, the opportunity to be manumitted according to the Jewish law and thus become full-fledged Jews. After the Emancipation Proclamation, many of them retained the idea of being Jews – because under the Jewish law a Canaanite slave is a partial Jew with obligation to fulfill all mitzvoth which are a must for a Jewish woman – without being able now to actually become such… the pain of the situation is indirectly touched upon in The Whipping Man. Alex From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Amalia Warshenbrot Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:37 PM To: Andrea Rapp; Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery Andrea, The Whipping man is still playing many communities. It is a wonderful play. Amalia Warshenbrot From: Andrea Rapp mailto:anrapp2...@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:42 PM To: Hasafran mailto:hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Play about Jews and slavery A patron is looking for a play that was performed several years ago about a Jewish slave-owning family in the Old South. Does anyone know what that play
