[ha-Safran]: URJ Chai Curriculum

2006-12-04 Thread Marcia Tatz Wollner
We use Library of Congress for our cataloging system. Does anyone have the URJ Chai curriculum, and if so, how did you catalogue it? Thank you, Marcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcia Tatz Wollner Director of School Services and Programs Agency for Jewish Education Enriching Jewish Lives Through Jewish

RE: [ha-Safran]: Librarian possibilities in Chicago

2006-12-04 Thread Hirsch, David
Henie- I can't speak to job possibilities or salaries but I can tell you that the closest library school would be Dominican University, formerly Rosary College. You can read about the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (Yes, they still use library in the name of the school :)) at:

RE: [ha-Safran]: FYI: London Review of Books: Israel Lobby

2006-12-04 Thread Etta Gold
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[ha-Safran]: Chanukah on the J Site and 142 holiday links

2006-12-04 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts at sundown, Friday, December 15, 2006. Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication, faith, hope and

[ha-Safran]: Query re Alfred Dreyfus

2006-12-04 Thread yael and monty penkower
Dear safranim, I would greatly appreciate an answer to this query: I am told that Alfred Dreyfus wrote the following to his wife, either from his cell before being exiled to Devil's Island or once he was imprisoned on Devil's Island: Si tu veux que je vive, fais-moi rendre mon honneur. Can

[ha-Safran]: Encyclopaedia Judaica 2006 Purchasers

2006-12-04 Thread Carol Schaengold
We are just wondering whether folks are ordering the e-book version of the new Encyclopaedia, just the hard back version, or both? Has anyone surveyed this subject already? What information can you share? Thanks. Carol Schaengold Librarian Temple Sinai Library 3100 Military Rd. NW Washington,

[ha-Safran]: The Jerusalem Talmud: A New Edition (from

2006-12-04 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
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[HaSafran] Encyclopedia Judaica Discounts

2006-12-04 Thread Levine, Janice
Just doublechecking with everyone on the new Encyclopedia Judaica that is coming out soon. I am not seeing a discount on the ebook, which is over $2000-just a discount on buying the hard copy when it is purchased in conjunction with the ebook. Did AJL look into getting a group discount on

Hasafran; Sagebrush/Spectrum/Athena/Infocentre contract

2006-12-04 Thread Helene or Murray Tuchman
I have just emailed an Invoice and Instructions to each of the 60 libraries who belong to our Jewish Library Association Sagebrush /Spectrum/Athena/Infocentre contract Maintenance contract group. If you are one of the 60 libraries who indicated to me that you wanted to belong to the group and you

[ha-Safran]: Israbook November 2006 Bestsellers Catalogues.

2006-12-04 Thread Israbook Gefen Publishing House
Dear Librarian In response to many requests by Jewish community librarians to offer lists of easy reading books for young children, new readers and Hebrew as a foreign language readers, we have added this division to our Hebrew children's book lists. I hope it will help librarians make the

[ha-Safran]: VHS in libraries

2006-12-04 Thread Andrea Rapp
As I wade through the storage room in our facility, I come across a number of never-cataloged but worthwile educational programs and documentaries on VHS. For example, today I found 2 kits including VHS tapes from the PBS program Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly. What is the policy others

[ha-Safran]: Photographs of Hebrew authors

2006-12-04 Thread Veronica Belling
Shalom Safranim This may seem like a shot in the dark, but I have in my collection what I recall is a Hebrew book published in the 1920s that consists entirely of photographs of Hebrew/Yiddish authors decoratively framed in wreaths of leaves. I know that it included a picture of Abraham

[ha-Safran]: ADL offers reading list on Israel

2006-12-04 Thread Aviva Astrinsky
ADL offers reading list on Israel The Anti-Defamation League is offering a reading list of children’s books on Israel. The list, which offers books with a positive view of Israel for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, will be available on the ADL’s Web site, at

[ha-Safran]: FS: Big English Lang. Judaica Sale Catalog

2006-12-04 Thread Henry Hollander
Hollander Books hasn't had a sale before, but this one is big. Over ten percent of our entire stock is being offered at 25%-50% discount for a limited time (except for about ten brand new items which are offered at only a 20% discount). They are all items that I have multiple copies of in

[ha-Safran]: Heidi's podcast: Hanukkah episode

2006-12-04 Thread hasafran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Heidi Estrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ha-Safran]: Heidi's podcast: Hanukkah episode The December episode of The Book of Life podcast is now available on the Internet. This episode celebrates the holiday of

[ha-Safran]: Query re encyclopedia britanica

2006-12-04 Thread yael and monty penkower
Dear safranim, Does anyone have access to the edition of the first Encyclopedia Britainica that was published in the 20th century? If so, can you supply me with the date of publication, as well as the entry on Jews or Judaism? Thank you. Yael Penkower Messages and opinions expressed on

[ha-Safran]: Leappad software and other Hebrew sofware for

2006-12-04 Thread Helene or Murray Tuchman
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[ha-Safran]: Prayerbooks

2006-12-04 Thread RITA ALLEN
I am the librarian and archivist of Har Sinai Temple in Trenton, NJ. We are relocating very soon and we have discovered many old prayerbooks in our building - prayerbooks that we have no further use for. I'm looking for suggestions as to where they might be sent and who might possibly have a

[ha-Safran]: Our latest catalogue - 316.a

2006-12-04 Thread Robinson Books
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[ha-Safran]: Mayse bukh

2006-12-04 Thread astrid starck
To whom it may concern I published a two-volume French translation of the Mayse bukh which has found recognition among scholars. I include the most recent review. Currently, I am trying to get my work known to a wider public to which you may have access. Is there anything you can do to help me

[ha-Safran]: 3 new Sephardic Reprints

2006-12-04 Thread Schoen Books
New Reprints from Schoen Books - Nov. 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have added three important titles to our growing reprint library of unusual and rare works. 1. Eisenbeth Maurice. LES JUIFS D'AFRIQUE DU NORD Demographie et Onomastique. Alger: Imprimerie du Lycee, 1936). (Schoen Books

Jewish Art Books

2006-12-04 Thread Freda Kleinburd
Please note the correct ISBN for first book listed by van Voolen: it's 3791333623. -Forwarded Message- From: Kathe Pinchuck [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 4, 2006 10:33 AM To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran]: Jewish Art Books Someone had asked for suggestions of

[ha-Safran]: Druze video

2006-12-04 Thread Susan Leibowitz
I am looking for a copy of a PBS documentary. It was produced by Ruth Westheimer on the Druze communities of Israel and was shown on PBS this past September. I have not been successful getting a copy with PBS. If anyone can direct me as to where I might be able to get a copy, I would

[ha-Safran]: Bibleworks

2006-12-04 Thread Marion Stein
Marion M. Stein, Librarian Abraham Joshua Heschel High School 20 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023 #212 246 7717 Ex. 11639 Does anyone know this product? Is it appropriate for a Jewish institution? Does anyone know of a Jewish product that is similar? The link to this is:

RE: [ha-Safran]: ADL offers reading list on Israel

2006-12-04 Thread Aviva Astrinsky
Hi Freda, True to our mission as information officers, I just forwarded a message that appeared on the JTA newsletter. I do not endorse or evaluate the information, and therefore there is no use in addressing questions to me. As you can imagine, children's books are not a major part of my job

Re: [ha-Safran]: VHS in libraries

2006-12-04 Thread Abigail Yasgur
Andrea this is a very good question and one I would like to discuss with added component of the following observation I have made as it relates to DVD and VHS. I am finding that the shelf life of VHS is so much longer than the DVDs. VHS is generally a ore robust medium, compared to the DVD which