Re: [ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-09 Thread Linda Silver
Bernard Katz does not quote the first paragraph of my review of Three Wishes in which, like Anne Dublin, I pointed out the problems with the book. It says in part: " The Canadian author of this book brings to it assumptions that will set off alarm bells. One is that the United Nations is an

Re: [Hasafran] Any new Purim videos/DVD's out there for children?

2006-03-09 Thread Yael Resnick
Queen of Persia http://www.shazak.com >Sent this last week but it did not seem to go through so I am trying >again. We are looking for some new videos/DVD's for Purim. Does >anyone have any recommendations on any new ones that have come out >for children preschool-Grade 8 since "Purim Rock" came

[ha-Safran]: Invitation to a Lecture at Temple Emanu-El

2006-03-09 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Liza Stabler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Invitation to a Lecture at Temple Emanu-El Stettenheim Library at Temple Emanu-El Present & Bernard Museum of Judaica 2006 Lecture Series: The Arts and [Jew

[ha-Safran]: Journals to give away

2006-03-09 Thread Marion Stein
We have runs of the following magazines that we do not want. They are free for anyone who wants them. We will ship them; all you would need to do is pay the postage. Here's what we've got: Midstream 1967-1997 (incomplete) Orion Nature Magazine 1987-1994 (incomple

[ha-Safran]: AJL-NYMA's New Website

2006-03-09 Thread Aviva Astrinsky
Yasher Koyekh and Yishar Koah to AJL-NYMA and its webmaster Steve Bernstein on creating the Chapter's user friendly website! It even includes scans of all past newsletters, reminding us that the first newsletters was typed on the first IBM PC acquired by JTS Library in 1985. Way to go! Aviva As

[ha-Safran]: e-books in Hebrew for high school students

2006-03-09 Thread lahad5
Does anyone know of literature-based e-books in Hebrew, either books originally in Hebrew or books which are translated from English? I am interested in those which are available online for free as well as for a fee. Thank you. Leah Moskovits Torah Academy of Bergen County Teaneck, New Jersey

[Hasafran] Any new Purim videos/DVD's out there for children?

2006-03-09 Thread Levine, Janice
Sent this last week but it did not seem to go through so I am trying again. We are looking for some new videos/DVD's for Purim. Does anyone have any recommendations on any new ones that have come out for children preschool-Grade 8 since "Purim Rock" came out in 2000? Thanks for your feedback! J

[ha-Safran]: Purim 2006 Newsletter from Jerusalem Books

2006-03-09 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Jerusalem Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Purim 2006 Newsletter from Jerusalem Books Dear Friends, Often I like to focus on academic material in areas such as Bible, History and Archeology. This time I wo

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-09 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Bernard Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes Dear Safranim, Please forgive yet another long posting from me. I'm sorry to say that my colleague and friend Anne Dublin's remarks about

[ha-Safran]: Children books and "censorship"

2006-03-09 Thread David Elazar
Librarians, Would you include an anti-Semitic or holocaust denial children's book in your collection in order to be evenhanded? Such books should be in an adult collection, perhaps in a closed section to be used under supervision when it comes to children and youth. The same holds true with books

[ha-Safran]: National library in Jerusalem - in serious

2006-03-09 Thread Arieh Lebowitz
state of physical & financial decline? X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.16 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Spam-Score: 0.60 () [Hold at 5.00] J_CHICKENPOX_25 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaring

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Story Finder & AJL on Amazon

2006-03-09 Thread Amy Wissoker Graham
Just thought I'd mention that when I went to Amazon to order The Jewish Story Finder, I noticed that the first editorial review quoted was the one from the AJL Newsletter. Nice to see that our reviews are reaching people outside the membership. Thought y'all might like to know. Amy ==

[ha-Safran]: Adding Jewish and holocaust books to the

2006-03-09 Thread Mmiller54
PITSPOPANY PRESS / DEVORA PUBLISHING HAVE TWO HOLOCAUST BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE NYSTL PROGRAM AS SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES IN THE NY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. BEST FRIENDS by Elisabeth Reuter is for ages 7-12 DEFYING THE TIDE by Reha and Al Sokolow i

[ha-Safran]: Weine!

2006-03-09 Thread Erika Zeitz
Shalom safranim--I knew there must be a way to order directly from AJL, and found it, with your guidance, on the order form. Todah rabbah! Erika Zeitz Congregation Ohev Sholom Prairie Village, Kansas and Corinth Public Library, Youth Services Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are