[ha-Safran]: Pilichowski painting at Hebrew University

2007-07-29 Thread Marga Hirsch
Hi Amalia, There is an image of the painting online on the website of the Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs, on the page about higher education. /MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Education/EDUCATION-+Higher+Education.htm The URL for the image itself is

[ha-Safran]: Walking Tour of Valencia (Spain) June 2007

2007-07-29 Thread alba toscano
Rabbis Mark Hurvitz and Debby Prinz visited Valencia in June. Many of you have asked what I would show you if you were ever to come with me on a walking tour of Valencia. Well, then. This is it. The commentary is neither bigger nor smaller nor grander than things here really are. Mark captured La

[ha-Safran]: Catalogs of Hebrew manuscripts on pdf

2007-07-29 Thread Benjamin Richler
Two catalogues recently published in Russia are available at http://www.libfl.ru/restitution/catalogs/ They describe, rather awkwardly and not without serious errors, manuscripts from 2 pre-War Jewish libraries looted by the Nazis and plundered from the Nazis by the Red Army. The mss are now

[ha-Safran]: Book about King Solomon

2007-07-29 Thread Profsol22
In 2005 I published a book titled The Book of King Solomon. It dramatizes the story of King Solomon, based on both the Biblical account and later legends. Included are tales of his legal decisions (e.g., his ruling in the wrongful death suit brought by Goliath, Jr.), as well as commentary

[ha-Safran]: Chicken Man coming back into print

2007-07-29 Thread Anna Olswanger
Some of you may recall that in 2005 and 2006 when I chaired the AJL Out-of-Print Books Task Force, one of the books we tried to get publishers to bring back in print was Michelle Edwards' Chicken Man, a picture book originally published in 1991 by Lothrop, Lee Shepard Books, and reprinted in

Re: [ha-Safran]: Chicken Man coming back into print

2007-07-29 Thread Enid Sperber
Hurrah! I have managed to hang on to two old copies but just barely. I am thrilled that this popular title (with the kids) will be back in circulation. I will buy more. Thank you Anna Enid Sperber Temple Israel of Hollywood 7300 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90046 Messages and opinions