[ha-Safran]: Encyclopedie de juifs

2006-01-30 Thread murat inanc
Dear Yossi, The French teacher in my school translated this French email for me. The sender has the first 4 volumes of the Encyclopedia of the Jews published in Russian in 1901. He/she would like to find the remaining volumes. Noreen Cher Monsieur, Pourriez -vous m'aider a propos d'un

[ha-Safran]: Podcast: Sydney Taylor Book Awards

2006-01-30 Thread Heidi Estrin
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: January, 2006 For more information contact: Heidi Estrin Podcast Host, The Book of Life www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] PODCASTING THE SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNERS The Book of Life: A Show About Jewish People and the Books We Read has

[ha-Safran]: Sophie Brody Medal

2006-01-30 Thread Barbara Bibel
The first Sophie Brody Medal winner was chosen at the American Library Association's Midwinter Conference. This new award for achivement in Jewish literature is endowed by Arthur Brody in memory of his wife, Sophie. Avner Mandelman received the medal for his powerful collection of short

Re: [ha-Safran]: Jewish Mystery Fiction Bibliography

2006-01-30 Thread Steven M. Bergson
I'm surprised that noone's mentioned AJL member and Jewish Detective Fiction expert Fred Isaac yet. Fred presented a great paper on the topic at the Popular Culture Association conference in Toronto, back in 2002 called Searching for Jewish Detective Fiction : The Problems, the Highways and By

Re: [ha-Safran]: Interviews with Sydney Taylor winners

2006-01-30 Thread Enid Sperber
Dear Heidi, Thank you so much for the latest podcast installment of The Book Of Life. I loved hearing the author's reaction to winning the Sydney Taylor Award as well as their comments about writing the books. You are an excellent host. Your voice is pleasing to listen to and so animated. I look

[ha-Safran]: New at Gefen:

2006-01-30 Thread Israbook Gefen Publishing House
Dear Librarians, Always Up Front, Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein By Myrna Katz Frommer Price: $20.00 Hardback *224pp * ISBN 965-229-338-5* Publish Date: 05/2005 From the time she followed her big brother to kindergarten and got herself accepted a year ahead of time, Helen Fried Kirshblum

[ha-Safran]: Holocaust Memorial Day

2006-01-30 Thread yoel sheridan
Dear Yossi Last year you posted my poem on the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Perhaps you will find it appropriate to post it again today which is the International Holocaust Memorial Day. This poem first appeared in my book From Here to Obscurity The

[ha-Safran]: AJL Scholarship Donations

2006-01-30 Thread Deborah Stern
The following donations have recently been made to the AJL Scholarship Fund: Refuah shelemah to Yeshua Rabenstein, son of Bernard and JoHannah Rabenstein, by Sarah Barnard and in honor of Ellen Cole's new granddaughter, by Libby White. Thanks. Future donations can be sent to me at the address

[ha-Safran]: Jewish book websites: reporting back

2006-01-30 Thread Anna Olswanger
Several of you suggested links to Jewish book websites. I tried to organize them into groups, so if you don't see your suggestion below, it just means I haven't yet decided what group to put it in. Please look over the following, which is NOT definitive, but simply supplemental to what we all

[ha-Safran]: Jewish book websites: reporting back

2006-01-30 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Anna Olswanger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Jewish book websites: reporting back Several of you suggested links to Jewish book websites. I tried to organize them into groups, so if you don't see your

[ha-Safran]: Shlomo dvd sale

2006-01-30 Thread Salkluger
hello friends- foresale; Celebrating our mistakes,stories and songs from the Jewish Tradition, with Shlomo Carlebach and Diane Wolkstein. 56 minutes. This is a live special performance[1994] from American museum of Natural History in NYC. Theme is High Holydays. Two of America' beloved

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew books to give away -

2006-01-30 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Hebrew books to give away - If anyone would like any of these titles, they are yours for the cost of postage - I will be happy to answer questions and provide more

[ha-Safran]: More Hebrew books to give away -

2006-01-30 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: More Hebrew books to give away - Here are some more titles - if you are interested they are yours for price of postage - Leah Moskovits Aharoni, Yohanan Zot Artzi

[ha-Safran]: Computerized Library Catalog

2006-01-30 Thread Natalie Diamond
We are thinking of computerizing our library (Temple Adat Shalom in Poway, CA) and wonder if you know offhand if any synagogue libraries use the Surpass System. I plan to add my name to the Hasafran list. Thanks for any info you can send me - Shalom Natalie Diamond Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran]: Let There Be Light - The Chofetz Chaim on Chumash Bereishis

2006-01-30 Thread ha-Safran
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[ha-Safran]: Rare Makor books: special offer of Makor books,

2006-01-30 Thread Oren Mass
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[ha-Safran]: AJL annual convention subsidies

2006-01-30 Thread Wolfson, Laurel
Funding is Available for Convention Attendees! Limited funds are available for members of AJL to support attendance at the annual convention. Subsidies for first-time attendees, general travel subsidies, subsidies for presenters, and some support for particular specialities in Judaica

[ha-Safran]: New UK Guide

2006-01-30 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Derek Rosemary Wenzerul [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: New UK Guide I apologise if this has been sent to you before. FOR INFORMATION SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TRACING THEIR FAMILY HISTORY WORLDWIDE - VISIT

[ha-Safran]: DVD or video for a Talmud class

2006-01-30 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Shalom, Our Rabbi is giving a class in the Adult Education program called Intro to the Talmud. Can you suggest a DVD or video and where to order it? Please reply to me directly. B'todah m'rosh Amalia ___ Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine Sklut Judaic

[ha-Safran]: Cataloging question

2006-01-30 Thread Andrea Rapp
I have a question about cataloging a book of festschrift; a collection of essays about no particular subject - just on topics that the honoree, a rabbi, was interested in. How does one handle these? (We use Weine). Thanks in advance... Andrea Rapp Wise Temple, Cincinnati Messages and