[ha-Safran]: Chanukah JPS Anthology

2004-11-03 Thread Susan Levin
Does anyone have an extra copy of the JPS Chanukah anthology, by Goodman? That seems to be the only one I'm missing. It is old-fashioned, but has some great illustrations and stories. Susan Levin Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessa

Re: [ha-Safran]: Has this book appeared in English?

2004-11-03 Thread Susan Dubin
It is available in English: Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square by Joseph Zieman. I am not sure if it is still in print, but I use it all the time when I do a Holocaust unit. Susan Dubin Valley Beth Shalom Day School Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

Re: [ha-Safran]: Has this book appeared in English?

2004-11-03 Thread dhirsch
this book is supposedly available in English.The title was: The Cigarette Sellers of Three Crosses Square. Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A. Lerner Publishing Group, 1975 The author was, I am sure you know, Joseph Ziemian and translator was Janina David. Good luck in finding a copy David Hirsch David

[ha-Safran]: Has this book appeared in English?

2004-11-03 Thread Yossi Galron
Yes, it was translated by Janina David. It was published in England in 1970 as "The cigarette sellers of Three Crosses Square" (London, Vallentine, Mitchell, 1970) and in the United States in 1975 (Minneapolis. Minn. : Lerner Publications, 1975) and in 1977 (New York : Avon, 1977). It is listed i

Has this book appeared in English?

2004-11-03 Thread regina spirn
Dear friends: The book was called in Yiddish (my translation) "The Cigarette Peddlers At The Three Crosses Plaza". It is a fascinating, cliff-hanger story of a small group of Jewish boys who survived the war years in Warsaw by peddling cigarettes in front of the Gestapo headquarters, guessing (corr

Pro-Israel College Community Activists' Website:

2004-11-03 Thread Olivia Hibel
Pro-Israel College Community Activists' Website: http://www.standwithus.com/campus/ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, s

Re: [ha-Safran]: Classification system

2004-11-03 Thread Yossi Galron
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Susan Dubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ha-Safran]: Classification system There have been many requests for information on software for small libraries. I am attaching a list I prepared three years ago with

RE: [ha-Safran]: Intellectual Freedom topic question

2004-11-03 Thread Stanley Nachamie
> Does anyone know the name of the librarian's > organization that is working on the spread of > misinformation about Israel on college campuses? > Does anyone know anything about it? One thing that comes to my mind is CAMERA's "Adopt-A-Library" Program, but I don't think that is particularly

Re: [ha-Safran]: Good news

2004-11-03 Thread Susan Dubin
Congratulations Anne. Glad to see a fine writer getting the recognition she deserves! All the best, Suzi Dubin Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === S

Re: [ha-Safran]: Sephardic children's list

2004-11-03 Thread Rose Myers
Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales by Sharlya Gold, S Golde, Mishael Caspi, Marjory Wunsch is a new paperback; I bought a copy at the AJL convention in June and have enjoyed what I've read. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions express

[ha-Safran]: Good news

2004-11-03 Thread Anne Dublin
Dear friends and colleagues, I'm pleased to announce that a story I wrote will be published in the 2004 issue of Parchment: Contemporary Canadian Jewish Writing. The title of my story is "At the Old Folks' Home or, What's Happening?". The Parchment launch will take place at the Miles Nadel JCC (

RE: [ha-Safran]: Intellectual Freedom topic question

2004-11-03 Thread Ruth D. Bryskier
Thank you all so much for the many good suggestions. I have a lot of good topics to look into now. Does anyone know the name of the librarian's organization that is working on the spread of misinformation about Israel on college campuses? Does anyone know anything about it? Thanks again! Ruth

[ha-Safran]: Classification system

2004-11-03 Thread Bernie Maengen
Dear Colleagues, I think this question has come up before, but perhaps I could get some insight from some of you. For a small library of about 500 or so books, which classification system would you recommend? Thanks, Bernie Maengen Temple Beth Israel Eugene, OR. Messages and opinions expr

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew poetry titles available

2004-11-03 Thread Edward Dessau
The following titles are available for purchase. Bar-Yosef, Hamutal, Mazon : Shirim, Yerushalayim : Karmel, 2002. $10 Ben-Meir, Yoram, Beit Jallah: kol ve-ruah ve-dibur, Yerushalayim : Keter, 1989. $10 [has overstock mark] Gershuni, Ben-Tsiyon, La-mishol ha-bahir: Shirim, Yerushalayim : Kiryat S

[ha-Safran]: Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law

2004-11-03 Thread Israbook / Gefen Publishing
Dear Librarian We are please to announce that all 10 volumes of Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law by Emanuel Quint are to be completed in the coming weeks with the publication, under our label, of the 10th and final volume. (Volume 9 is also published by Gefen) We are offering a library discount

[ha-Safran]: Elazar Classification System - availability

2004-11-03 Thread David Elazar
The following is my correspondence with the publisher. Jason Aronson Inc. is now an imprint of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/aronsonj/ Dear Mr. Elazar, Yes the title is available, though we have chosen not to include it on our website. You can order by cal

[ha-Safran] Renee Roth-Hano

2004-11-03 Thread Library
I have been asked about Renee Roth-Hano as a Holocaust speaker. (She has written 2 Holocaust and post-Holocaust memoirs: Touch Wood and Safe Harbors). Have any of you used her as a speaker or heard her speak. Was she an effective speaker? For young adults? For teachers? Please let me know y