Re: [ha-Safran]: AJL Convention handouts

2006-07-11 Thread Susan Dubin
Dear Aviva, The proceedings of the Convention will be posted online at the AJL website, so you can get information from any sessions you missed. Also, the two sessions you are interested in were video taped for Avi Chai. They will be posting the video tapes online as well. Susan Dubin Off-the-Shelf

[ha-Safran]: Serving Genealogy Patrons: A Librarian's Guide

2006-07-11 Thread Joy Rich
The 26th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy is only five weeks away! "Serving Genealogy Patrons: A Librarian's Guide" will be presented by Toni Raptis, MLS, at the conference on Monday, August 14, 4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Toni is Reference Librarian at the Patchogue-Medford Library. In her lectur

[ha-Safran]: New York NARA Summer Genealogy Workshops

2006-07-11 Thread Joy Rich
This is the schedule of genealogy workshops offered this summer by the National Archives and Records Administration, 201 Varick Street, 12th Floor, Manhattan. July 11, 2006, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Using Census Records from the National Archives July 24, 2006, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Preserving Your Fa

[ha-Safran]: Library use lessons

2006-07-11 Thread Barbara Karp
A number of our elementary and middle school teachers have expressed interest in my teaching their students library and research skills. Since I am new at formal instruction (as opposed to guidance provided on a one-on-one basis), and many of you have been doing it for years, I would appreciat

[ha-Safran]: New yizkor book sale

2006-07-11 Thread Salkluger
hello friends- forsale; Biographisches Gededenkbuch der Munchner Juden 1933-1945, Stadtarchiv Munchen, band 1. isbn3 000126260. 125.00. thx sal Sal Kluger Simcha Sales Inc. 11 Imbrook Lane Aberdeen NJ 07747 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobile 908-461-3619 office 732-566-7538 Messages and opinions express

[ha-Safran]: Israeli films

2006-07-11 Thread Susan Berson
Can anyone recommend some really good, relatively recent Israeli films (with English subtitles) to show in a Reform synagogue series for adults? One we have chosen so far is "Ushpizin." Todah rabah! Susan Berson Librarian Congregation Emanuel Denver, Colorado Messages and opinions expressed

[ha-Safran]: Looking for a book about the Middle East

2006-07-11 Thread bernie9
A patron is wanting a fair and balanced book about the history of the Middle East. Does anyone have a title I can recommend. This person is not Jewish and is interested in learning about the Middle East. Thank you, Bernie Maengen Eugene, Oregon Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are

Re: [ha-Safran]: Israeli films

2006-07-11 Thread Liz Edelglass
I can't say that these are all of specific interest to a Reform synagogue, but they have all been very popular with my JCC audience: Campfire Walk on Water Or (My Treasure) Yossi & Jagger Late Marriage (from 2001) Kippur (from 2000) Elizabeth Edelglass, Library Director Dept. of Jewish Education

[ha-Safran]: Job opening: Library of the Leo Baeck Institute New York

2006-07-11 Thread Renate Evers
The library of the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) in New York is looking for an experienced full-time librarian for cataloging and acquisition. Founded in 1955 the LBI is a research institute whose library and archives offer the most comprehensive documentation for the study of German Jewish history. Th