Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish history videos for children

[Erika Dreifus via Hasafran]

Hi, Annette:

With the caveat that these are not videos I have *used* in my teaching (I
work with older students), here are some possibilities for you to consider:

On the younger side: BimBam 
(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bimbam.com/__;!!KGKeukY!2vCSK52wWE2gTksQyl-kicRn24yiwSZC_roKzYhwsIA9vyDqZGW7zdQUd-GqIVmPVzLFPiPN1SpbwLw7PG1Y-vMPTs1tCA$
  ).
On the older side: Jewish Unpacked 
(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishunpacked.com/videos/__;!!KGKeukY!2vCSK52wWE2gTksQyl-kicRn24yiwSZC_roKzYhwsIA9vyDqZGW7zdQUd-GqIVmPVzLFPiPN1SpbwLw7PG1Y-vNMhIAnLQ$
  ).

Facing History and Ourselves has an abridged/classroom-ready version of the
film *Who Will Write Our History?* (about the Warsaw Ghetto/Ringelblum
Archive:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/watching-who-will-write-our-history__;!!KGKeukY!2vCSK52wWE2gTksQyl-kicRn24yiwSZC_roKzYhwsIA9vyDqZGW7zdQUd-GqIVmPVzLFPiPN1SpbwLw7PG1Y-vOc5wFV_Q$
  )
that they say is appropriate for grades 7-12, so while it may work for the
12-year-olds in your group, it's likely too much for the youngest kids. (I
am a huge fan of this film and use the unabridged version with my
undergrads.)

Good luck!

All best,
Erika

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:50 PM Annette Goldsmith via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Dear Safranim, The Rabbi at my Temple has asked me to come up with videos
> on different periods of Jewish history for our after-school (Tuesday and
> Thursday) Hebrew School students. They will have maybe an hour a month to
> learn about this history.
> Dear Safranim,
>
> The Rabbi at my Temple has asked me to come up with videos on different
> periods of Jewish history for our after-school (Tuesday and Thursday)
> Hebrew School students. They will have maybe an hour a month to learn about
> this history. We are talking about an audience of roughly 8-12 year olds.
>
> He mentioned these topics:
>
>- overview of Jewish history
>- different communities and customs
>- destruction of the Temple and exile
>- Inquisition
>- ghettos, persecution, Shoah
>- state of Israel
>
> I found a great thread on JEDLAB and I've been looking at various videos
> from recommended sites and beyond. But starting with the Jewish history
> overview, so far I haven't watched anything that I want to share with the
> kids. Common problems are narration that mispronounces words, a Christian
> viewpoint that pops up briefly (and surprisingly!) well into the video,
> content that is way too sophisticated/ironic for my target audience, a
> lecturer talking with no visuals(!), etc.
>
> Can you recommend any specific videos (freely available, if possible) that
> you've used on any of these topics? Personally for some of these topics I
> would be happier using books, but I understand why he wants to use videos.
> Last year for 4th grade and up we used the excellent 10-minute HBO
> documentary inspired by the book, *The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm. 
> *Marjorie
> Ingall's review in Tablet led me to the film:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/holocaust-movie-for-young-viewers__;!!KGKeukY!2vCSK52wWE2gTksQyl-kicRn24yiwSZC_roKzYhwsIA9vyDqZGW7zdQUd-GqIVmPVzLFPiPN1SpbwLw7PG1Y-vMPHPAyrA$
>   
> .
> So I expect that there is some wonderful material out there but I need some
> help finding it.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
>
> Shabbat Shalom!
> Annette
>
> Annette Y Goldsmith, PhD (she/her/hers)
> Part-time Faculty, Kent State University iSchool
> Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, Los Angeles
> Member, 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Committee
>
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> Investigations, Book 1). Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2021.
>
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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish history videos for children

[Annette Goldsmith via Hasafran]

Thanks so much, Erika! I think the more cartoony vibe of BimBam is what I
need. For example, I can use How Did Judaism Get Its Name?
 (4:17) to show the
changing borders of Israel and Judah and the various conquering powers.
I've seen this type of animation showing the different empires swooping in
on videos elsewhere, but accompanied by overly-complicated narration --
it's much more child-friendly here.

The Unpacked videos I watched were too old for my group, but I'll check
again and see if there are younger ones that I've missed. If anyone on the
listserv can recommend specific Unpacked Jewish history videos that would
work for 8-12 year olds, please let me know.

I've seen the unabridged *Who Will Write Our History* and will definitely
watch the abridged version out of personal interest (thanks for the
recommendation!), but I agree that it will probably be too much for the
kids I have in mind.

Thanks again!
Annette

On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 5:06 PM Erika Dreifus 
wrote:

> Hi, Annette:
>
> With the caveat that these are not videos I have *used* in my teaching (I
> work with older students), here are some possibilities for you to consider:
>
> On the younger side: BimBam 
> (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bimbam.com/__;!!KGKeukY!wR8wGZ_TCDEU0OXOEBSK3WhAA9QXyblLNoXXjVT0w3gpZL4vSGJyFj4sfw85IOToVNq3-gIb28D94lD_UJI_4tYpXvwn$
>   ).
> On the older side: Jewish Unpacked 
> (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishunpacked.com/videos/__;!!KGKeukY!wR8wGZ_TCDEU0OXOEBSK3WhAA9QXyblLNoXXjVT0w3gpZL4vSGJyFj4sfw85IOToVNq3-gIb28D94lD_UJI_4lTvXCYI$
>   ).
>
> Facing History and Ourselves has an abridged/classroom-ready version of
> the film *Who Will Write Our History?* (about the Warsaw
> Ghetto/Ringelblum Archive:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/watching-who-will-write-our-history__;!!KGKeukY!wR8wGZ_TCDEU0OXOEBSK3WhAA9QXyblLNoXXjVT0w3gpZL4vSGJyFj4sfw85IOToVNq3-gIb28D94lD_UJI_4niWnbNI$
>   )
> that they say is appropriate for grades 7-12, so while it may work for the
> 12-year-olds in your group, it's likely too much for the youngest kids. (I
> am a huge fan of this film and use the unabridged version with my
> undergrads.)
>
> Good luck!
>
> All best,
> Erika
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 10:50 PM Annette Goldsmith via Hasafran <
> hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Safranim, The Rabbi at my Temple has asked me to come up with videos
>> on different periods of Jewish history for our after-school (Tuesday and
>> Thursday) Hebrew School students. They will have maybe an hour a month to
>> learn about this history.
>> Dear Safranim,
>>
>> The Rabbi at my Temple has asked me to come up with videos on different
>> periods of Jewish history for our after-school (Tuesday and Thursday)
>> Hebrew School students. They will have maybe an hour a month to learn about
>> this history. We are talking about an audience of roughly 8-12 year olds.
>>
>> He mentioned these topics:
>>
>>- overview of Jewish history
>>- different communities and customs
>>- destruction of the Temple and exile
>>- Inquisition
>>- ghettos, persecution, Shoah
>>- state of Israel
>>
>> I found a great thread on JEDLAB and I've been looking at various videos
>> from recommended sites and beyond. But starting with the Jewish history
>> overview, so far I haven't watched anything that I want to share with the
>> kids. Common problems are narration that mispronounces words, a Christian
>> viewpoint that pops up briefly (and surprisingly!) well into the video,
>> content that is way too sophisticated/ironic for my target audience, a
>> lecturer talking with no visuals(!), etc.
>>
>> Can you recommend any specific videos (freely available, if possible)
>> that you've used on any of these topics? Personally for some of these
>> topics I would be happier using books, but I understand why he wants to use
>> videos. Last year for 4th grade and up we used the excellent 10-minute HBO
>> documentary inspired by the book, *The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm. 
>> *Marjorie
>> Ingall's review in Tablet led me to the film:
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/holocaust-movie-for-young-viewers__;!!KGKeukY!wR8wGZ_TCDEU0OXOEBSK3WhAA9QXyblLNoXXjVT0w3gpZL4vSGJyFj4sfw85IOToVNq3-gIb28D94lD_UJI_4ts6AlPr$
>>   
>> .
>> So I expect that there is some wonderful material out there but I need some
>> help finding it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
>>
>> Shabbat Shalom!
>> Annette
>>
>> Annette Y Goldsmith, PhD (she/her/hers)
>> Part-tim

[ha-Safran] Updated: The Noach Page, Noach Cartoons, The Lech Lecha Page

[Jacob Richman via Hasafran]

Hi Everyone!

I updated the Noach Page which has links to children parsha
pages, commentary pages, English-Hebrew "animals" vocabulary, 
English and Hebrew songs, humor items, and a section on 
Noach stamps, graphics and clipart. 
The page also includes Noach word search game pages in 
English, Hebrew and Russian.

The address is:
jr.co.il/t/noach.htm

In addition to the main Noach page,
I updated the humor section which has a collection of
Noach Cartoons from around the net:
jr.co.il/humor/noach-cartoons.htm

I updated the Lech Lecha Page
which has lessons, videos, children parsha pages,
coloring pages, and commentary pages in English and Hebrew.

The address is:
jr.co.il/t/lech-lecha.htm

Enjoy and please share the pages. Thank you!

Have a good week!
Shavua Tov!
Jacob
jrich...@jr.co.il

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[ha-Safran] Catalog 2: Incunabula leaves, Early Modern Hebraica, & occasional liturgies

[David Selis via Hasafran]

Dear Safranim,

I'm pleased to share the second catalog of Judaica for sale by Shufra Fine
Judaica, a new Judaica firm run by Elli Fischer and David Selis. This
catalog features incunabula leaves, a selection of early modern Hebraica,
ephemera and scare occasional liturgies from England and Amsterdam. Our
catalog may be viewed at:
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We look forward to working with you to build your collections.

Best,


-- 

David R. Selis,

Leon Charney Doctoral Fellow:

Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies,

Center for Israel Studies, Yeshiva University

Assistant Curator, *The Samaritans: A Biblical People *
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[ha-Safran] Jewish Studies Zionist Network

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-- 
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.

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murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci,
and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love.  They had 500
years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo
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[ha-Safran] Middle School Librarian Job

[Tina Weiss via Hasafran]

PART OR FULL-TIME 
LIBRARIAN


The Ramaz School is a co-educational, Modern Orthodox, independent school 
located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Ramaz has a rich history of Jewish 
education, academic distinction, and nurturing of individual abilities and 
aspirations. To be a student at Ramaz is to be encouraged, supported, and 
taught how to discover the best in oneself and in others, and to gain a 
profound, spirited sense of responsibility to the world. Ramaz is a school from 
nursery through 12th grade, but its education lasts a lifetime. Join us. Make a 
difference in their lives and yours.

The Ramaz Middle School is seeking a Middle School Librarian for grades 5-8. 
Our librarian supports our school community in reading, research and book day 
programming. We are looking for an experienced educator with a passion for 
literature, who is dynamic and engaging. and candidate with a strong math 
background and experience working with Middle School

Responsibilities

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fiction, non-fiction, reference materials, etc.
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