Re: [Ha-Safran] Dream Interpretation

According to OCLC Worldcat- both are at NYPL and both are at UCLA. Almoli is on microfilm, the Matz publication is in paper. At 07:37 PM 10/28/2003, Monica Rosenfeld wrote: >Dear Safranim: > >I am interested in finding a copy of either of these books: > >Pisroyn Haloymes, Oder,

[Ha-Safran] Dream Interpretation

Dear Safranim: I am interested in finding a copy of either of these books: Pisroyn Haloymes, Oder, Troym-Bukh by Almoli, Solmon ben Jacob New York: M. Hinski, 1898. geshreiben in Hebre'ish fun Yitshak Almoli iberzettst in Idish fun A

[Ha-Safran] AJL-NYMA Fall Conference

The Fall 2003 Conference of the New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will be held at The Jewish Braille Institute of America on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 9:30 am-12 noon. The Institute is located at 110 East 30th Street (between Park and Lexin

[Ha-Safran] Article Search

Hello. A patron asked me to find an article. I was not given a proper citation. The title is "A Piece of Liver." Possibly it appeared in an England periodical or by an English author. The article describes that the human liver is a wondrous organ that rivals any man made chemical factory. The arti

RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians

I hadn't intended ot write on this again, but , with all respect, I cannot agree with Mr. Katz's dismissing reviews that appear in ideologiclaly committed publications. (I leave aside the fact that the new historians themselves tend to left-wing views which many say inform their own historical work

[Ha-Safran] Libraries need to mind their own business

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RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians

Shmuel Ben-Gad writes that his "main point is that [Israel's] 'new historians' views are seriously controverted within academia", and I certainly agree with him. So what is a librarian selecting books for the library to do? After all, it is impossible to become an instant expert in this or any othe

[Ha-Safran] Fiet's Vase and other stories of survival

Dear Librarian: I thought I should send you a brief summary of a recently published book. Fiets Vase and other stories of survival. Europe 1939 -1945by Alison Leslie Gold. These are stories of survival, "Each record of 'a life wrested from extinction' reads like a miracle, a silver chalice exc

Re: [Ha-Safran] Brundibar

The history of the production is contained in one of Kathy Kacer's novels. The bulk of the book is set in the Terezin camp. Her characters are part of the cast, and the situation in Terezin is well-set. Fred Isaac == HaSaf

[Ha-Safran] New children's book

Here is a link to an interesting article in today's New York Times about a new children's book, Brundibar, by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/28/books/28SEND.html Brundibar is a fairy tale opera written for child

Re: [Ha-Safran] Circle of violence

Andrea, Apparently I hit a nerve with you and for that I apologize. I do not, however, apologize for my viewpoint. History is more than stories of conquerors, victims, warmongers, and peaceful societies. It is even more than a one-sided look at a culture. History itself is not one-sided, an

Re: [Ha-Safran] more on evenhandedness

Amen to Fred's posting! Madeleine Cohen Oakley (a Conservative Jew working in a [modern] Orthodox day school) > Hanna -- > > I think quality is a universal, not a specific value. I have seen (as a > member of the Sydney Taylor Book Committee) wonderful books from Orthodox > publishers, and o

[Ha-Safran] GRACIELA BEN-DROR, CATOLICOS, NAZIS Y JUDIOS

Would like to post this announcement of a new book edited by Dr. Raanan Rein, Director, Institute of Latin American History and Culture, Tel Aviv University. >From Dr. Rein: I'd be grateful if you could announce to Ha-Safran the publication of a new book on the Argentine Catholic church and its