Re: [ha-Safran]: Subject heading

2008-04-10 Thread Aaron Kuperman
I would suggest establishing the "disengagement" from Gaza in LCSH as a subject heading. LC has had only a handful of books solely on it, and the catalogers have managed to use a "shotgun" approach (many headings around the point, but none really on target). A pattern is the usage of the military

[ha-Safran]: Children's books about Israel

2008-04-10 Thread Margy Mitnick
Hello, I would like suggestions for current books about Israel--life in Israel and children in Israel. Many of our books are out of date, and we would like to buy new things useful for our religious school (Conservative), up to grade 5. We could also use suggestions for children's books about

[ha-Safran]: Israel and China

2008-04-10 Thread info
Librarians for Fairness often gets emails that deal with topics unrelated to our mission. The one that follows may be of interest to AJL members: My book The Covenant and the Mandate of Heaven: An in-depth comparative cultural study of Judaism and China- is available on Amazon.com. Barnes&Nobl

[ha-Safran]: New National Archives Publication

2008-04-10 Thread Joy Rich
From: Public Affairs To: Public Affairs Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:48 PM Subject: National Archives Publishes New Guide to Records of MauthausenConcentration Camp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2008 National Archives Publishes New Guide to Records of Mauthausen Concentration Camp Include

[ha-Safran]: [AJL-NYMA] Convention stipend

2008-04-10 Thread Rita Lifton
AJL's New York Metropolitan Chapter Area Chapter is offering several $250 stipends to help NYMA members defray the cost of attending convention. *The deadline for applying is Friday, April 11.* Applications are available at the AJL-NYMA website, http://www.ajlnyma.org/Scholarship2008_fill-in.pd

[ha-Safran]: CLCD

2008-04-10 Thread Haviva Peters
Does anyone know if the The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) membership been extended again for AJL members? Haviva Donin Peters Librarian Ramaz Lower School 125 East 85th Street New York, NY 10028 Tel: (212) 774-8000 ext. 5251 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran]: Experience with Follett

2008-04-10 Thread irene
The Albuquerque, New Mexico area Jewish institutions are trying to figure out how to network our libraries together into one database system. There are currently 7 institutions, (synagogues, day school, JCC, Hillel, and Holocaust)in the area, with the possibility to expand across the state) We

[ha-Safran]: Ohio Libraries Under Fire for Program Cancellations

2008-04-10 Thread Bernstein, Steven (Library)
Ohio Libraries Under Fire for Program Cancellations March was a month that embroiled two Ohio public libraries in charges of censorship from local community groups. In a decision sharply criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, the Cleveland Heights–University Heights Library ca

[ha-Safran]: New CD "Mimi Sloan Sing Moishe Oysher Classics"

2008-04-10 Thread Klezcorner
We are happy to announce the release of our newest CD, "Mimi Sloan Sings Moishe Oysher Classics," songs made famous by the great Moishe Oysher, who composed most of these songs. These recordings have never been available on CD before and some tracks have not been available since their origina

article in Or Hamizrach

2008-04-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear friends and helpful colleagues, I have a request for an article in Or Hamizrach Volume 10 (5725-5726) pages 227-231. The article is by Rabbi Unterman and concerns chillul Shabbat when saving a non-Jew. I already checked Jewishbooks.org but this volume of the journal was not available. Thanks