[ha-Safran]: Books for prisoners

2006-05-21 Thread Ann Abrams
http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/ Ann Abrams Temple Israel, Boston, MA Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL

Re: [Hasafran] Benjamin of Tudela

2006-05-21 Thread alba toscano
I believe that Benjamin of Tudela was a real person. At least the people of the town of Tudela which I have visited rather often think he was. It was the first book published by Riopiedras Ediciones (Barcelona). Even figures in one of the UAHC filmstrips. one. It reads like a Michelin Tour

[ha-Safran]: Censorship

2006-05-21 Thread yoel sheridan
Much of the dispute regarding censorship seems to emanate from the word itself. As rich as is the English language, it nevertheless fails from time to time to provide an accurate word for the occasion. Censorship is one such word. There is an old Jewish anecdote about a judge presiding over a

RE: [ha-Safran]: A question for Day School Librarians

2006-05-21 Thread Andrea Rapp
My practise when I was a day school librarian was almost exactly as Eve said. Re: inventory, however, I staggered it: Fiction one year, non-fiction the next, E books the next, etc. That would be an alternative to skipping some years completely. Andrea Messages and opinions expressed on

[ha-Safran]: Magnes Museum Reference Library Internship

2006-05-21 Thread ha-Safran
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[ha-Safran]: New book about Hasidim now available from JewishGen

2006-05-21 Thread Carol W. Skydell
JewishGenMall would like to bring your attention to a new and important book about the rise and result of Hasidic teaching on the population of Eastern European Jews. Glenn Dynner's work , Men of Silk is an in depth exploration of this revolutionary impact on Polish Jewry in the 19th

Re: [ha-Safran]: Books for prisoners

2006-05-21 Thread Dina Tanners
Hi, It's in Seattle (where I live) and they have been delighted to get the donations that have come from AJL. I know those who work there--many volunteer time. Their website is: http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/http://www.jewishprisonerservices.org/ Shabbat Shalom, Dina Tanners

[ha-Safran]: Rare Haskalah Books

2006-05-21 Thread Chananya Goldman
Dear Safranim, We have just completed the first in a series of catalogs of rare Haskalah imprints, mostly in Hebrew from the 19th century. Catalogs are available as email attachments. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY. Shavua Tov, Chananya Goldman Goldman Books Rare Judaica Books Manuscripts 750 east

RE: [Hasafran] Benjamin of Tudela

2006-05-21 Thread Marion Stein
As a person who has done rather extensive work on Benjamin of Tudela, I was thoroughly delighted with the Shulevitz version. I think it is appropriate to many different ages ad might well inspire an older student to go to the primary source; his diary which is available in a Hebrew/ English

FS: Zap! Bam! Pow! The Superhero 1938-1950. The Golden Age of Comic Books

2006-05-21 Thread Henry Hollander
We are happy to offer this fine catalog (now that we have stopped reading it and taken the time to catalog it). It was published by the William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum and really is Judaica though the title forgets to make that point. Robinson, Jerry, Chabon, Michael and Feiffer, Jules,

[ha-Safran] : Question about labeling product

2006-05-21 Thread Kemp, Rebecca
Hi, everyone- does anyone have any experience with using a labeling machine for book labels? The particular machine I'm looking at is the Brother PT-1830 labeler. Here is a website: http://www.provantage.com/brother-pt-1830~7BRTT019.htmhttp://www.provantage.com/brother-pt-1830~7BRTT019.htm

[ha-Safran]: Africans Librarians Counceil letter sent to LC

2006-05-21 Thread Heidi G. Lerner
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