[ha-Safran]: New Judaica catalogues

2007-11-08 Thread Schoen Books
Dear Friends: We are please to announce new catalogues for November which can be viewed on our new web site: www.schoenbooks,com We have also added a literary blog which welcomes responses. Kol tuv Shalom Ken Schoen and Jane Trigere Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of t

[ha-Safran]: How to find Book Reviews on Biblical Studies on the Web?

2007-11-08 Thread Joseph I. Lauer
A professor asked if there is any on-line tool in which one can find a list of book reviews in biblical studies (excluding Rambi or Google). Any advice or directions would be very much appreciated. Joseph I. Lauer Brooklyn, New York Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are

[ha-Safran]: Organization for Jewish Archivists

2007-11-08 Thread Heather Lenson
Is there an organization for Jewish archivists? - Heather Lenson Librarian at Ratner Media and Technology Center Jewish Education Center of Cleveland 216-371-0446 ext. 228 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are no

[ha-Safran]: Rabbinics Newsletter Fall 2007 - Jerusalem Books Ltd.

2007-11-08 Thread Jerusalem Books
Dear Friends, Nahum Rakover is one of Israel’s leading scholars in the area of Jewish Law and he has published his latest book ‘Takanat ha-shavim.’ This field is the convergence of halakha and civil or secular law. Before recommending this book, I must confess, to knowing the author for almost

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew childrens' books de-accessioned and can

2007-11-08 Thread Shulman, Jacob
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[ha-Safran]: School Library Effectiveness Does NOT Make a Difference

2007-11-08 Thread Linda Silver
As the article that Suzi Dubin posted on HaSafran summarizing the results of research into school library effectiveness over a period of years shows, all of the studies demonstrate that school libraries positively affect student learning. That's the good news. The bad news is that none

[ha-Safran]: UN and Anti-Semitism 2004-2007 Report Card

2007-11-08 Thread David Elazar
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[ha-Safran]: Special event at the Holocaust Resource Center

2007-11-08 Thread Beverly Geller
In Honor of Jewish Book Month, THE HOLOCAUST RESOURCE CENTER Will pay tribute to the late James G. McDonald (1886 - 1964) * A humanitarian & friend to the Jewish People * A diplomat who worked to save Jews and others who were eventually persecuted & murdered by the Nazi Regime * First U.S.

[ha-Safran]: UN and Anti-Semitism 2004-2007 Report Card

2007-11-08 Thread David Elazar
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[ha-Safran]: Book to give away

2007-11-08 Thread Chaya Wiesman
Dear Safranim, If anyone would like the “Senior High School Library Catalog” (sixteenth edition) from H. W. Wilson, we will send it for the price of postage. We just received the seventeenth edition as a standing order. Chaya Wiesman Librarian Ramaz Upper School Messages and opinions expres

[ha-Safran]: Children's Books in Spanish

2007-11-08 Thread Lori Amchin
This winter I am going with a group from my synagogue on a mission to Cuba, to visit the Jewish community there. We would like to bring children's books with Jewish content, written in Spanish. Does anyone have suggestions of titles and where to order them? Thank you in advance! Lori Mess

Re: [ha-Safran]: An Israeli law text that one of our teachers needs

2007-11-08 Thread Marion Stein
Yaakov and all of you, I did get the information that I needed. The Cardozo Law School has a book in which the needed law appears and they kindly faxed the page to me.Marion Marion M. Stein, Librarian The Abraham Joshua Heschel High School 20 West End Avenue New York, NY 10023

[ha-Safran]: Now in Paperback - Rashi's Commentary on Psalms

2007-11-08 Thread Arielle Levites
Rashi’s Commentary on Psalms Translated and with commentary by Mayer I. Gruber ISBN: 978-0-8276-0872-6 Now Available in Paperback for the First Time: Rashi’s Commentary on Psalms In 2004, Mayer Gruber’s landmark Rashi’s Commentary on Psalms made one of the 11th century scholar’s most important

[ha-Safran]: New from JPS: Who's Who in the Jewish Bible

2007-11-08 Thread Arielle Levites
Who’s Who in the Jewish Bible David Mandel ISBN: 978-0-8276-0863-4 New Bible Encyclopedia Catalogues 3,000 Characters from A to Z Who's Who in the Jewish Bible is much more than a standard reference book. From Aaron to Zurishaddai, this unique volume tells the stories of each of the 3,000 peo

Re: [ha-Safran]: Libraries do make a difference

2007-11-08 Thread books2gogh
I've come to the conclusion it's not about lack of awareness of the benefits of a library or inadequate public relations. The principals and executive directors in most cases recognize the value of libraries. The problem is MONEY--the lack of adequate financial resources. The institution has