[ha-Safran]: Convention roommate for Saturday night

2006-05-03 Thread Nancy Sack
Aloha, AJLers, I'm looking for a non-smoking female roommate for one night only: Saturday night, June 17. (I already have a roomie for the following three nights.) I'd be willing to sleep on a cot or on the floor if anyone is willing to triple for that night. Please let me know asap if you can

[ha-Safran]: For High School Librarians in Day Schools

2006-05-03 Thread Zipzap18
I would appreciate hearing from high school librarians in day schools regarding the following questions. Thank you in advance for your help! 1. Do you have a point at which you limit the number of students coming into the library during lunch period? 2. What is the decorum like in your libra

Re: [ha-Safran]: Question about a publisher

2006-05-03 Thread Bernard Katz
Zed Books have a very fine reputation as publishers, but many of their books deal with controversial subjects, including some of their books on the Middle East. They do not publish 'propaganda', however in some folks' eyes certain criticism of Israel is considered propaganda and beyond the pale

[ha-Safran]: Re: Need DVD recommendations

2006-05-03 Thread Bernard Katz
Hi all, Thanks to Dina Tanners of Seattle for noting these two films. I haven't seen THE FORGOTTEN REFUGEES (seems a very interesting film on an important topic, if it is well done), but I saw THE SYRIAN BRIDE (Israel / France / Germany Co-production, 2004, 97 min.), directed by Eran Riklis, at

[ha-Safran]: Fwd: RLG to combine with OCLC

2006-05-03 Thread Stanley Nachamie
I'm forwarding this to HASAFRAN, since I don't know if many people are already aware of this. -Stanley Nachamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] DUBLIN, Ohio, May 3, 2006: Two of the world's largest membership-based information organizations have agreed to come together. The combined o

[ha-Safran]: Film: LAST JEWS OF BAGHDAD

2006-05-03 Thread Gail R Shirazi
Please join us for a breakfast program-film and speaker What: Film: The Last Jews of Baghdad : End of an Exile, Beginning of a Journey. A new film by Carole Basri, Adriana Davis, and Bryan Durr When: Monday, May 22, 2005 at 9:30 AM Where: JCC of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville

[ha-Safran]: Books and Articles Available for Donation

2006-05-03 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Ellen Zyroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Books and Articles Available for Donation I'm posting an offer I received for the donation of Judaica titles to any library that can make use of them: Dear

[ha-Safran]: New Blog

2006-05-03 Thread Linda Silver
AJL's Greater Cleveland chapter now has its own blog! You're invited to visit it at www.classicjewishchildrensbooks.blogspot.com and post your own comments. And don't feel limited by the name: comments about any and all books plus Judaic l

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

2006-05-03 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Liza Stabler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Invitation to a Lecture at Temple Emanu-El You are cordially innvited to the Sixth Lecture in Temple Emanu-El’s Series: The Arts and [Jewish] Identity

[ha-Safran]: Invitation

2006-05-03 Thread llibbylib
Baltimore Hebrew University Library invites the public to a book review talk on Sunday May 7 at 1pm. Dr. Arthur Lesley of the BHU faculty will review Schlepping through the Alps: My Search for the Austrian Jewish Past with its Last Wandering Shepherd by Sam Apple. This well-received work is sim

[ha-Safran]: Yom Yerushalayim videos

2006-05-03 Thread lahad5
Can anyone recommend an excellent video related to Yom Yerushalayim which cound be shown to high school students? Thank you in advance. Leah Moskovits, Librarian Torah Academy of Bergen County Teaneck, New Jersey Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author a