[ha-Safran]: For Pennsylvania librarians

2006-12-24 Thread Randall Tenor
Dear Colleagues: If you are not a librarian from Pennsylvania, feel free not to read. However, you may familiar with Pennsylvania material. If so, read on. In my nonvolunteer job, not at my synagogue, I work for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a professional librarian. As part of our

[ha-Safran]: Collection Assessment summary

2006-12-24 Thread Toby Harris
A few people asked me to provide a summary of my responses regarding the assessment of our collection. So far, I have heard from booksellers, librarians, and consultants. Advice I was given by one is not to rush to sell or give away anything - that the state of Washington is not rich in

[ha-Safran]: Sad News

2006-12-24 Thread Barbara Y. Leff
TO: AJL members and friends Sad news! Rick Burke's mother passed away on Sunday. Beverly Maxine Burke (Batya) was a very special lady - she was both Rick's mother and his friend. May her life stories bring wonderful memories to her family. Her local memorial service is planned for

[ha-Safran]: Art books

2006-12-24 Thread Elsie Shore
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your prompt and helpful suggestions regarding art books. Your expertise and friendliness are appreciated. Cheers, Ellie Shore Librarian Congregation Emanu-El Wichita, KS Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are

[ha-Safran]: Seeking Calcutta Jewish Newspaper

2006-12-24 Thread Yael Levine
I am seeking a copy of the Calcutta Jewish Newspaper Paerah from 1888. A microfilm copy is present in Israel only in the National Library in Jerusalem. However, the year I need, 1888, is deficient, and contains the issues from Sept. 21 onwards. I would appreciate if I could be directed to the

[ha-Safran]: The Internet sites archive of the 17th Knesset

2006-12-24 Thread Rivka Shveiky
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[ha-Safran]: Sad news

2006-12-24 Thread Yossi Galron
I just got the sad news that The Mother of Ya'akov Aronson, retired Chief Librarian of Bar Ilan University, passed away on Monday, 18 December in Oakland CA and was buried in Waco, TX on Wednesday, 20 December. Ya'akov is sitting shiva at his home in Rehovot until Tuesday morning. Yossi

[ha-Safran]: The Vilna Gaon nd the eye

2006-12-24 Thread lahad5
I have a high school student who is researching the eye. He heard somewhere that the Vilna Gaon said that since the Hebrew word for eye is ayin there are seventy nerves, veins and/or muscles in the eye. He is trying to find out if this is true. Does anyone know if the Vilna Gaon really said

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2006-12-24 Thread Heidi G. Lerner
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[ha-Safran]: Digital Archive of World Biography

2006-12-24 Thread Heidi G. Lerner
Dear safranim, According to the website of World Biographical Information System the digital version of the microfiche set of the Jewish Biographical Archive was scheduled to appear in 2006. Does anyone know if it did or the status, and has anyone purchased access to it? Thanks, Heidi Lerner