[ha-Safran]: Nativ

2004-04-01 Thread Yossi Galron
Another offer of some duplicates: Nativ : ketav et le-mahshavah medinit, hevrah ve-tarbut (OCLC # 18495399): vol. 2, no. 6 (11) (Nov. 1989) vol. 3, no. 1 (12) (Jan. 1990) vol. 3, no. 4 (15) (July 1990) vol. 3, no. 5 (16) (Sept. 1990) vol. 3, no. 6 (17) (Nov. 1990) vol. 4, no. 4 (21) (July 1991)

[ha-Safran]: The Month of Nissan in the Warsaw Ghetto

2004-04-01 Thread Dr. Donald J. Weinshank
Safranim: Yossi Galron was kind enough to post the PDF file of this Yiddish poem by Binam Heller (1908 - 2000) and translated by Yoel Sheridan of our listserv. Yoel distributed the translation on the Thursday, April 01, 2004. http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/HellerSheridan.pdf As I said in

RE: [ha-Safran]: Calendar Dates of Easter and Passover

2004-04-01 Thread Rettberg, Dan
To begin with, try reading the EJ, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and the New Catholic Encyclopedia on calendar. It is a complex issue. Calendar is indeed Halakhah for everyone. Even the Christian world is not in agreement on calendar. Western Christianity (i.e. Western European Christianity,

Visiting Southern California

2004-04-01 Thread Daniel Stuhlman
I will be visiting Southern California to teach for the School of Library and Information Science of SJSU around Memorial May 30. Does anyone know of opportunities to give a guest lectures or be a scholar in residence? You may learn more about what I can talk about by checking my web site:

RE: [ha-Safran]: Ovid

2004-04-01 Thread Rettberg, Dan
Of course, ideally, you would read him in Latin (Don't worry, my Latin isn't good enough either). What I would do is get a good English translation with notes, of the kind commonly used for college level courses, such as one from a series like the Penguin Classics or the Harvard Classics. If

[ha-Safran]: incorrect email for Journal Offer

2004-04-01 Thread David Hirsch
I placed an incorrect email address on the journal offer for Prof. Davidson. His email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] (without the n on davidson). I have forwarded all messages that were sent to me. david David Hirsch Middle East Bibliographer Research Library UCLA Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

RE: [ha-Safran]: Source of quotation

2004-04-01 Thread Zeiger, Malka
Hi Joyce, I don't know offhand, but that quote - The book will join you in solitude, accompany you in exile, serve as a candle in the dark, and entertain you in your loneliness. It will do you good and ask no favor in return. It gives and does not take. sounds like a line from Shmuel Ibn Tibon's

RE: [ha-Safran]: Google anti-Semitic website

2004-04-01 Thread astemp
Thanks to all my colleagues who responded to my posting. Yes, I was tempted to petition Google, but I think such an effort would be in vain. The main point I wanted to get across was that I believe it is our responsibility to ensure that our patrons question the validity of web sources. The

[ha-Safran]: Reception

2004-04-01 Thread Weisbarth, Bracha
JEA Waldor Memorial Library Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration Event The Friends of the Library invite you to a special reception in honor of Bracha Weisbarth on the publication of her Holocaust book TO LIVE AND FIGHT ANOTHER DAY: THE STORY OF A JEWISH PARTISAN BOY. Bracha will share the real-life