Re: [ha-Safran]: Public Libraries and Orthodox

2004-06-04 Thread Chana Adar
I would like to add to the comments already made on Jewish use of public libraries. re: Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson = I am reminded that the Lubavitch Rebbe's wife, Chaya Mushka, was cited in biographical material as having worked tirelessly to furth

[ha-Safran]: American Jewish History Bibliography

2004-06-04 Thread Linda Silver
The Greater Cleveland chapter of AJL has compiled a bibliography of American Jewish History resources in Greater Cleveland libraries. It is 32 pages long and includes hundreds of titles of both local and national interest. Books for adults and children, videos, and the holdings of the Jewish

Re: [ha-Safran]: cataloging question

2004-06-04 Thread Stanley Nachamie
There could be problems in authority control, because sometimes the "adult" subject headings and the "children's" subject headings disagree. So "X" may be a perfectly good "adult" subject heading, but is not the valid "children's" heading (and vice versa). So your catalog might look something like

[ha-Safran]: Yad Vashem publications update

2004-06-04 Thread Yossi Galron
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: martha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Yad Vashem publications update YAD VASHEM: "EVERY PERSON HAS A NAME": HISTORY AND JEWISH GENEALOGY Yad Vashem celebrates its Jubilee Year (2003-2004) against the bac

Re: [ha-Safran]: Rosh Hodesh

2004-06-04 Thread Andrea Rapp
Also, check the new book "Pray Tell" - it's put out by Hadassah and concerns the liturgy; I think it has a chapter about rosh hodesh, and a women's point of view. Andrea Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the

[ha-Safran]: Public Libraries and Orthodox

2004-06-04 Thread Jeff Corbett
I attended public elementary school, public high school and public college all before I did teshuva. One aspect of your research project could be to look at public library use among Baali Teshuva. We Baali Teshuva certainly grew up with the public library system. I would suggest that whenever yo

[ha-Safran]: Yiddish literature - 2 new books

2004-06-04 Thread Yossi Galron
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Gilles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Yiddish literature - 2 new books Dear colleagues, The Medem Library (Paris, France) has published two books of Yiddish literature : 1. Miryam Ulinover, Un bonjour d

[ha-Safran]: Authors at the Conference on Jewish Genealogy, 4 -9

2004-06-04 Thread martha
July 2004 X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.0.6 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The 24th Annual IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy is proud to include lectures by the following authors, all expert

[ha-Safran]: Book announcement

2004-06-04 Thread eskenazi
- book announcement - "Remnant of Israel: A Portrait of America's First Jewish Congregation - Shearith Israel" by Rabbi Marc D. Angel isbn 1-878351-62-1 192 pages, 9 x 11" hardcover with linen binding and french-fold jacket illustrated throughout in full color $50.00 list price pub. date

[ha-Safran]: A citation

2004-06-04 Thread Hoffman, Kerry
Our Rabbi needs a citattion for the Midrash concerning the ruler who had a flawed diamond that the Jewish Diamond cutter incorporated into an etching of a rose. Can anyone help me find the source for the story? Thanks, Kerry Hoffman Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of