Re: [ha-Safran]: Persian Folktale help needed

2004-08-03 Thread Yossi Galron
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: David Hirsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: Persian Folktale help needed Enid- I think you are referring to the story of Bahram Gur and Azada. We have a book here at UCLA in Italian: La leggenda di

[ha-Safran]: Synagogue libraries

2004-08-03 Thread Belling
Hi there In response to Andrea Rapp's query about synagogue libraries, I would like to comment that Synagogue libraries would seem to be a peculiarly North American phenomenon. The synagogue library in the United States fulfills the function of a Jewish community library. In South Africa, which ha

[ha-Safran]: Persian Folktale help needed

2004-08-03 Thread Enid Sperber
Dear Friends, A patron is searching for a Persian folktale. I am at a loss. I have attached the description that she sent me below. Does anyone have any ideas or leads for me? "The story is a folk story from the 5th Century. The kings name was Backaram (phonetic spelling as the name is in F

RE: [ha-Safran]: New book: Labson, My Righteous Gentile

2004-08-03 Thread Hayim Sheynin
I apologize for a typo in my post yesterday. Since this affected searchable field, the title, I repost the corrected version. We are happy to announce a new publication: My Righteous Gentile: Lord Wedgwood and Other Memories / by Gabriella Auspitz Labson. Jersey City, NJ : KTAV Pub. House, 2004.

[ha-Safran]: Kibbutz Haggadot

2004-08-03 Thread Shimon Hirschhorn
Hello, I am in the process of selling my late fathers (Harry Hirschhorn) haggadah collection. I am looking for collectors or libraries who are interested in purchasing a small part of the collection that consists of Kibbutz Haggadot. There are about 150 haggadot from Kibbutzim from the 1930's