[ha-Safran]: Jason Aronson Publishers

2004-11-10 Thread David Elazar
Try this: http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/aronsonj/ David David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/d_elazar (home page) Compromise and the Arabs http://www.geocities.com/d_elazar/Compromise/Compromise_Arab.html - Original Message - From: "Dina Tann

Congratulations to the Cleveland chapter!

2004-11-10 Thread Wolfson, Laurel
I just returned from the Regional Conference on American Jewish History sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries. Even though I was unable to attend the morning sessions, I heard glowing reports from other attendees about these and the afternoon sessions

hasafran: Academic and Digital Applications Librarian, Kansas University

2004-11-10 Thread Yossi Galron
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Re: [ha-Safran]: Another questions--Jason Aronson Publishers

2004-11-10 Thread Fredisaac
Dina -- Jason Aronson's book rights have apparently been sold to a variety of publishers. I think some were bought by KTAV. It's not clear to me that the whole list has been bought; some (many?) titles may be de facto out of print. Fred Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are thos

[ha-Safran]: Book donations policy

2004-11-10 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Shalom, As we are getting ready to open a new library ( a merger of three small libraries ) I am receiving many calls with offers to donate books. We have a policy that mostly works, but I Have two offers that create a problem. Both donors offer some monetary assistance to maintain the books,

[ha-Safran]: Liturgy call numbers

2004-11-10 Thread Daniel Stuhlman
I am wondering how libraries using Library of Congress Classification handle BM 674 vs. the previous BM 675 numbers. I assume that when you do original cataloging you use the latest numbers. But what do you do when you get copy cataloging with a BM 675 number? Do you reclassifiy it or use th

Re: [ha-Safran]: Looking for a quote source? only two stories

2004-11-10 Thread Andrea Rapp
This is what I found: === ...many great thinkers -- going back to Aristotle -- have suggested that all literature springs from a few themes. Canadian novelist John Gardner said that there are really only two stories: You go on a journey, or a stranger comes to town. George Bernard Shaw said: "

[ha-Safran]: Philadelphia AJL chapter ?

2004-11-10 Thread Vilma Lieberman
I am a new member from the Philadelphia area, and was surprised to find there is no chapter in my area. I am starting to catalog a small synagogue collection using Elazar, and I would love to find a mentor in my area who has experience using Elazar. What chapter do members from the Philadelphia

Re: [ha-Safran]: Third grade Books

2004-11-10 Thread Tzvi Mauer
Shalom Marlene, Flashlight Press, a new publisher of quality illustrated books for children, has just published The Only One Club, centered around a girl who is the only Jewish student in class during the holiday season of Hanukah/Christmas, and how she deals with that in a positive and amusing

Re: [ha-Safran]: Online Jewish reading groups and book clubs

2004-11-10 Thread Ted Koppel
Steven, Out of curiosity, why set up as a group on Yahoo? That seems somewhat limiting as a venue. There are any number of free blog spots which, for the purposes of a book club or discussion group, would fill the bill quite well, especially in terms of allowing and encouragin participation a

[ha-Safran]: Small library query

2004-11-10 Thread Amy Turim
I find myself in a difficult position, and wonder (1) how many others are here with me, and (2) how to deal with the problem. Our synagogue library houses 3 donated computers for recreational use by students and congregants. As the new librarian, I am noticing problems that the synagogue is loa

[ha-Safran]: Job for college student

2004-11-10 Thread Monseysue
To the New York and New Jersey library family: My son is a Queens College media major, looking for job during winter break (12/27/04-1/27/05.)He has writing and computer skills, previous office experience. Available to work for publishers, museums, schools, Jewish and Israel organizations, ad ag

[ha-Safran]: Jewish communities books offer - List no. 55: Russia

2004-11-10 Thread Robinson Books
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[ha-Safran]: Available: More Refererence & Periodical Sets in

2004-11-10 Thread Dan Wyman
Jewish & Religious History X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.0.6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Spam-Score: 0 () X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . canit . ca) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Dear Colleagues,

[ha-Safran]: Looking for a quote source

2004-11-10 Thread Rose Myers
It has been said that there are only two stories: A man goes on a journey and a stranger comes to town. I've seen this attributed to Tolstoy, Dostoyevksy, Chekov, Raymond Chandler, John Gardner, Louis L'Amour, and "someone." Does anyone know it's source? Still searching, Rose Myers Message

[ha-Safran]: Online Jewish literature reading group

2004-11-10 Thread S B
Here's the information about the reading group I started up. The website address is : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jewlit/ The description for the group follows. This reading group is for the discussion of all types of Jewish written stories. In addition to prose, illustrated texts (such as chi

[ha-Safran]: "Jewish Cultural Creativity in Twentieth-Century America"

2004-11-10 Thread Michael W Grunberger
The Library of Congress and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland invite you to a colloquium on "Jewish Cultural Creativity in Twentieth-Century America," on Tuesday, November 16, 2004, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in Room LJ 119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Co

[ha-Safran]: Looking for professional scanner for old documents

2004-11-10 Thread ramer1492
Safranim, I am looking for someone who will be able to scan to disc hundreds of letters that I have that were written by my parents to one another during World War II. They are extremely fragile and need to be handled very carefully. Thank you for your help. Roz Friedman Ma'ayanot Yeshiva HS F

[ha-Safran]: Chanukah on the J Site and 140 holiday links

2004-11-10 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts at sundown, Tuesday, December 7, 2004. Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication, faith, hope and spiritua

Re: [ha-Safran]: Online Jewish reading groups and book clubs

2004-11-10 Thread S B
I had written : > There were over 1,000 groups in the results when I > did > a Yahoo Groups search using the terms "book" and > "disucssion". I found out today that "Reading Groups" is a sub-category in Yahoo Groups. The specific topical path (just like using subdivision in LCSH) is : Entert

seeking Yalkut Shimoni in English

2004-11-10 Thread Arlene Rosenblum Tennenhouse
Our rabbi is teaching a weekly shiur using Yalkut Shimoni. The version he has is entirely in Hebrew. He thinks that somewhere online he saw an ad for a two-volume English translation of the Yalkut Shimoni, but we haven't been able to locate it. If anyone knows of such a work, please e-mail me

[ha-Safran]: Books in Hebrew Calligraphy

2004-11-10 Thread Dina Tanners
Hello, Does anyone know of a book that is in print that can be bought new on Hebrew Calligraphy. Lots of books such as the one by Toby are out-of-print. Thanks, Dina Tanners Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed b

[ha-Safran]: Another questions--Jason Aronson Publishers

2004-11-10 Thread Dina Tanners
Hello again! Since Jonathan Aronson went out of business, I don't know how to get any of their books. Are they available? Dina Tanners Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL

[ha-Safran]: Distributor for Israeli Films

2004-11-10 Thread Deborah Katz
Librarians, Does anyone know a good distributor for current Israeli Films? I have been asked to purchase about a dozen films, all of them film festival favorites and produced within the last six years. I have tried these sources thus far: Jewishfilms.com; Facets; National Center for Jewish Fil

[ha-Safran]: Does anyone have this video?

2004-11-10 Thread London, Shira
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has the following out-of-print video that they might be willing to lend: For The Living: The United States Holocaust Museum I am not sure of the subtitle, but the video deals with the process that led up to the building of the U.S. Holocaust Museum.