[Hasafran]: Jewish desaparecidos

Dear Safranim, I agree with Bernard Katz's opinion about Ton Vrien's film. But I deeply disagree with two other affirmations: The Nurit Keidar's film ASESINO is very bad: she misused and distort a script that received an important prize in a Jerusalem Film Festival wrote by Shlomo Slutzky, she

[Hasafran]: Jewish desaparecidos

I thank Efraim for his cogent criticism of ASESINO, directed by Nurit Kedar (Keidar?), which I had recommended in an earlier posting. Having trusted the very knowledgable programers of The Toronto Jewish Film Festival, who selected ASESINO for screening in 2003, I had no idea it was so deeply

[Hasafran]: A new publication

Please find here a short description of my new publication. I would appreciate if you will advertised it. Dr. Abraham David Hebrew publication Historyon be-Saa'rot Ruho The Irascible Historian New Light on the personality of the Sixteenth Century Chronicler Joseph Ha-Kohen from his personal

[Hasafran]: check out this news report

This supplements my Thursday, March 30, 2006 posting regarding a September 2005 Smithsonian Magazine article about a 1968 experiment to teach Iowa third graders about racial prejudice, and its aftermath. Some letters to the editor regarding that article, published in the magazine's

[Hasafran]: Podcasting Jean Marzollo for Passover

MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release: April 2006 For more information, contact: Heidi Estrin Podcast Host, The Book of Life www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com (561) 241-8118 ext. 206 [EMAIL PROTECTED] PODCASTING JEAN MARZOLLO, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 100+ BOOKS Author Jean Marzollo has written

[Hasafran]: The Book Thief

Heidi Estrin and I both read The Book Thief by Zusak (an Australian young adult author) and we LOVED it. As children's editor of Jewish Book World magazine, I am giving it a starred review. Heidi reviewed it and the review will be out in the May/June issue. It is highly imaginative and engaging

[Hasafran]: The book thief

I have read The book thief and purchased it for our high school. I have given it to our more mature readers. I think the main drawback for students will be the length. I loved it, don't think I would describe it as Harry Potter meets the Holocaust. While the writing and content are highly

re The Book Thief

I was able to find the review easily on line, so no need for anyone to send it. Having read the review in full, I would mostly agree with the reviewer's analysis of the book. Michelle Feiglin Yeshivah Secondary Library 92 Hotham Street EAST ST KILDA VIC 3183 Phone: 03 9522 8224 Fax: 03 9522

[Hasafran]: Super catalogue sale !

Hello friends, forsale- Boris Schatz, the Father of Israeli Art,eng./hebrew ,pub. 2006, Israel museum,super many photos,isbn 9652783196. 24.95. thx sal Sal Kluger Simcha Sales Inc. 11 Imbrook Lane Aberdeen NJ 07747 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile 908-461-3619 office 732-566-7538 Ha-Safran (The

Hasafran]: Book Reviews in Hebrew

Schlomit Shalom A pilot listing of new Sifrei Kodesh appearing in Hebrew in Israel can be found at www.virtualgeula.net . Presently it is updated weekly but we are expecting iyh increased cooperation from book publishers and newspapers so it can report new Seforim even on a daily basis. Y.

[Hasafran]: Prizes for summer reading

Thanks to all for your ideas on prizes for the summer reading club. Hag kasher v'sameach Isabel Pinson CJE Baltimore, MD Ha-Safran (The Librarian) Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu

[Hasafran]: Thank you for your kind thoughts

Thank you to everyone who took the time to send a condolence message. It is a comfort to know someone out there cares, even people I've never met. Even though (or perhaps because) shivah has passed, I appreciate your words of comfort. Make we know no more sorrow, and have many simchas to

[Hasafran]: Question about book sales

As part of a renovation, the JPL of Toronto has been weeding its collection. And now we're getting ready to have a booksale with over 5,000 volumes. Has anyone had a large booksale? How many volunteers, how long to set up, what prices did you charge? Any other advice would be gratefully accepted.

[Hasafran]: check out this news report

I think I heard that Tucker Carlson will have a spot about this school activity tonight on his MSNBC program. Andrea Ha-Safran (The Librarian) Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu