Congratulations, Anne, on this well-deserved recognition!
Etta
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Regarding the comments of Mr. Wise, Sensitivity for philosophy and
outlook should exist on both the right and left side of the aisle. Mr.
Wise is absolutely correct. The sad reality is that many librarians fear
that some books are too religious, for their libraries G-d forbid.
Building on the
I do not mean to underestimate the possible difficulties of defining
Jewish, but if there really can be no basic working definition or
standards of what is Jewish, Judaica, etc. for the AJL, what is to stop
the AJL from recommending, and even giving awards to, so-called
Messianic Jewish
Help! I've got a donated book here and don't know what call number to give
it. Here's the info:
Mozeson, Isaac E. The Word: The Dictionary That Reveals the Hebrew Source
of English. New York: Shapolsky Publishers, 1989. I was thinking of 423 or
401, but Toronto Public Library has it as
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Subject: [ha-Safran]: AJL's FAQ debuts
We are delighted to announce the latest addition to the AJL website—our
FAQ section. It’s located in the resources area of the website. We
invite
I haven't read all the materials, but school
librarians in AJL might be interested in this.
-Stanley Nachamie
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Apply for a We the People Bookshelf Grant
From: ALA Public Programs
It seems to me that the Jewish people who I have spoken to, at least where I
am, DO NOT include Hebrew Christians or Jews for Jesus people as Jewish.
Is this assessment universal?
Thanks.
Jeff
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We have recently purchased the (small) remainder of the stock of this title
from the Oxford University Press. Price is postpaid via media mail within
the US. We ship and bill to libraries and institutions. Individuals can pay
check or charge card. Call 415-831-3228 or email to reserve a copy.
Dear Safranim!
Israel-Catalog.com SALE
This is the Chance to learn Hebrew: Reading Hebrew, Conversational Hebrew
Courses, Dictionaries, Games much more
PLEASE NOTE the sale
prices are valid until February 28. 2005
For online information orders
LIBRARY JOURNAL has just recommended Tamar Yellin's debut novel, The
Genizah at the House of Shepher (ISBN 1-59264-085-0. $19.95) as Filled
with myth, mystery, and history). We're delighted to reproduce the review
below!
YELLIN, TAMAR. The Genizah at the House of Shepher. Toby. Apr. 2005.
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Subject: [ha-Safran]: More Honors for Anne
Once again, I have the pleasure on behalf of all SSC members - of
congratulating Anne Dublin on yet another honor for her book, Bobbie
For anyone who may be interested
Music Cataloging Workshop
Sponsored by the Music Library Association Southern California Chapter and
the Southern California Technical Processes Group
April 4-5, 2005
Sign-in and refreshments 8:30-9:00 am
Workshop: 9:00 am ? 4:00 pm
California State
Safranim / Safraniyot,
We received a question about a Jewish Book week in New York in June. Does
anybody on the list have information about this event.
Please email me to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dr. Hayim Y. Sheynin
Adjunct Professor of Jewish Literature
Head of Reference Services
Gratz College
7605
Someone asked:
Does anyone belong to organizations or synagogues
that have open Board Meetings?
I can't find the original post with the name of the
questioner, so I am sending this message to the list.
Below is the reply a friend of mine offered. I think
he wishes to remain anonymous, but I
Thanks for the tip about The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary
Land. It's just out in paperback. My daughter's class at Rutgers is reading
it. And I hear it's required reading in some high schools. I'm Israeli and
I loved it --excellent for all ages.
D. Vered
Princeton
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There are at least two separate questions being discussed in the
emails concerning What is Jewish? One has to do with a particular book
by James Howe and if it encourages intermarriage. It does not. Far more
insidiously, in my opinion, it encourages the belief that there is no basic
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The AJL Newsletter children's
book review editors
have developed guidelines and they are sent to
reviewers with every copy of
a review book that they receive. SSC has also
prepared a brochure called
Excellence in Jewish Children's
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