[ha-Safran]: AJL convention program update

Hello. A new version of the convention program will be available soon on the ajl website. This is pretty much the schedule you can expect at the convention, barring any presenter having a sudden change of plans. Due to some presenters' scheduling needs, some sessions which previously had thr

[ha-Safran]: FS: New Book on Jews of Galicia

We are pleased to be able to offer for sale for the author the following new publication: Wynne, Suzan. "The Galitzianers: The Jews of Galicia, 1772-1918." Kensington, MD, Wheatmark Press for the Author, 2006. Octavo, paper covers, xxiv, 499 pp., map, b/w photos, indexes to selected books and

[ha-Safran]: Heidi's podcast

The June episode of The Book of Life, a podcast by Heidi Estrin, is now available on the Internet. The theme of the episode is armchair travel through summer reading. You'll hear: *Holly-Jane Rahlens in Germany, author of

RE: [ha-Safran]: "shares" of AJL Convention Blog for "sale"

That loud clunk was the sound of my jaw hitting the floor! Is there some kind of 'winner'? or you just manage your own fantasy blog portfolio and treat yourself to an imaginary glass of champaign when it does well? Sheryl Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran]: Travel to Boston Sun eve

Anyone flying to Boston from the NY area around 6pm? Edith Edith Lubetski Phone:212-340-7720 Hedi Steinberg Library Fax: 212-340-7808 Stern College for Women Yeshiva University 245 Lexington Av. NY NY 10016 USA Messages and opinions expressed on Has

Re: [ha-Safran]: Library assistant job opening

Where is Magen David Yeshivah High School? Caroline Miller Los Angeles, CA --On Tuesday, June 06, 2006 1:47 PM -0400 B Weinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Magen David Yeshivah HS Library is looking to fill a part-time >library assistant opening. Some library experience would be nice >but not

Re: [ha-Safran]: Searching for a set

I believe it is out of print (we also wanted to get the set). You might try Alibris or Abebooks: www.alibris.com / www.abebooks.com Hallie Cantor Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =

[ha-Safran]: Survey

The President of the Bureau of Jewish Education has asked that we prepare a survey on the use of the library -- how it has been used, whether it meets the needs of our clientele, and how our clientele would like us to better serve them. I would appreciate it if anyone who has such a survey prepare

Re: [ha-Safran]: Searching for a set

You wrote about: > The Pentateuch and Rashi's Commentary > A Linear Translation into English > > by Rabbi Abraham Ben Isiah and Rabbi Sharfman > Copyright 1949 > Published by S.S.&R. Publishing CoBrooklyn I don't have any information about obtaining that edition, but your patron might al

[ha-Safran]: Re: Maimonides, The Rambam

Two Reviews in the Forward (?2005?) Recent Works : Two Studies of the life and works of Maimonides, the Rambam Shalom Litrayot, About a year ago as many institutions celebrated Maimonides 800th Anniversary, I recall two reviews of newly published studies of the work and life of the Rambam

[ha-Safran]: OCLC's Response to the Library of Congress

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[ha-Safran]: New Israeli Educational Stamps Posted Online

Hi Everyone! I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in May 2006. I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp. - Mosaic, 3rd Century, Megiddo - The Solar System - Yad Lashiryon - Memorial Site - Tel Aviv

[ha-Safran]: Information on a book in Hebrew requested

Hello, I inherited a book in Hebrew from my aunt and want to know if anyone can tell me about it. It is called "HaYom Haacharon" and was printed in 1898 by Toshiah press in Warsaw. The title page also has information in Russian. It is in fairly good condition for being over 107 years old

[ha-Safran]: Israeli e-books?

Last week there was an announcement on Ha-Safran concerning an arrangement whereby Magnes Press is issuing e-book versions of some of its new books. (The Magnes Press online bookstore: www.publishersrow.com/Stores/default.asp?shid=3D10. I counted 13 book titles when I visited that site.) To

[ha-Safran]: Re: Israeli e-books?

Shalom Zachary Rivka Shveiky of our Legal Deposit Department tells me that she is not aware of any others publishing print+electronic. Since the Magnes Press e-books are being sold as pdf downloads rather than on a physical medium they are also exempt from the current legal deposit law (which we

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

I have been following the discussion carefully, and I would definitely support AJL sending such a letter. Elizabeth Edelglass, Library Director Dept. of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and ar

[ha-Safran]: Thank you for lots of questions about EZbook

Dear Librarian Last week I wrote to you and several other librarians introducing EZbook.com, our web-based reservation service for libraries. I was delighted at the interest shown since we are all enthusiasts, and want to answer some questions asked. a.Pricing? - EZbook costs just $399 /

[ha-Safran]: Library position

I must apologize for not including the location of Magen David Yeshivah HS: Brooklyn, NY. Let me know if I left out any other salient facts. So sorry again. Please let me know if anyone might be interested. Thanks--Bruchie Weinstein Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran]: Donors

A friend asked me to post this. You can answer to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will give him the answers. Thanks Yael Penkower To whom it may concern, What is the standard procedure(s) for fundraising for the construction of a library for an organization which has

[ha-Safran]: New Aquisition from CYCO BOOKS

THE ENDURING LEGACY OF YITZCHOK LEYBUSH PERETZ. This is a complete transcript of a day-long symposium conducted by the Center for Jewish Studies at Queens College in March 2005. This booklet includes the essays of Professors Dan Miron (Literature as a Vehicle for a National Renaissance: the Mod

[ha-Safran]: Weine

Shalom: For those using the Weine classification system, where did you put The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman? Thanks for your cataloging advice! Toby Harris, Librarian Temple De HIrsch Sinai 1511 E. Pike Street Seattle, WA 98122 (206)315-7398 or (206)323-8486 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages

[ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Reviews on CD

--- Message requiring your approval -- From: "Heidi Estrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Reviews on CD The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is pleased to announced that at this year’s convention in Cambridge, MA, we will agai

[ha-Safran]: Graduate Seminar by Dr. Mark Steiner

>From Fruma Mohrer, Chief Archivist, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Dear Colleagues in Jewish Studies, Yiddish Studies and Jewish Philosophy, The next YIVO Faculty and Graduate Seminar in Jewish Studies, sponsored by the Max Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies and the YIVO Archiv

[ha-Safran]: DVD about refugees

I have just watched the DVD The Forgotten Refugees about the Jews from Arab lands who were expelled from the 1940's onward. It had documentary footage and interesting interviews with Jews who grew up in Libya, Iraq, and so on. Theirs is a story we don't hear very often. . If you need m

[ha-Safran]: June News from Jerusalem Books

--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Jerusalem Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: June News from Jerusalem Books Dear Friends, In the field of Jewish History I would like to highlight two very different books. The first, ‘Hakhamim,’

[ha-Safran]: Tikkun

Will the person who responded to me about certain issues of Tikkun she needs please e-mail me again. I unadvertantly deleted her message and would like to find her. thanks, Barbara Rosen. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily end

[ha-Safran]: A scholarly time line of Jewish History AND

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