[ha-Safran]: Gefen Israbook May 2008 Newest and Most Popular

2008-05-14 Thread Israbook Gefen Publishing House
Hebrew Fiction in Israel! X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.30 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin .

[ha-Safran]: Mis-use of the Hasafran Listserv

2008-05-14 Thread Bernard Katz
I wonder why the List moderator continues to allow it to be used for entirely inapropriate messages that are unrelated to the reason for and subject nature of Hasafran? David has his own special e-mail distribution for his Israel commentary and information, which I am on and receive. Why do they

[ha-Safran]: [CDSNews] Reminder: non-Latin Data in Name

2008-05-14 Thread Joan C Biella
It is not easy for libraries outside the Library of Congress to see the 110 authority records with nonroman references referred to in the message copied below. I have a copy of the file I can send to anyone who wants to see it, but it has an .mrc extension. You will need a program like

[ha-Safran]: Otzar HaHochma responses

2008-05-14 Thread Yelena Luckert
Dear all, several people has asked me to share with the list the responses I got to my question regarding Otzar Hahochma project (my original question is at the bottome of this e-mail). Below see responses I received. Many thanks to those who responded. -- Yelena Luckert Librarian for

RE: [ha-Safran]: Need a good history of the middle east textbook

2008-05-14 Thread Sussman, Joanna
Lerner Publishing Group has an excellent book for this purpose: The Handbook of the Middle East by Michael Kort. Here is the link for more info: http://www.lernerbooks.com/cgi-bin/books.sh/lernerpublishing.p?navaction=f6_title.wnavvalue=0822571439 Joni Sussman Director, Kar-Ben Publishing A

[ha-Safran]: status of my children's picture

2008-05-14 Thread Abigail Yasgur
Friends and Colleagues: Many of you have asked about the status of my children's picture book. Thanks for asking! This picture book, written by my husband Joe Lipner and me, is a 32 page book written in verse that gives expression to the spirit and times of Woodstock, the music festival that

[ha-Safran]: LC Cataloging Update at AJL Convention

2008-05-14 Thread Lenore Bell
Dear Colleagues: At the LC Cataloging Update, representatives from the Library of Congress Hebraica Team will discuss developments in cataloging during the past year and will address cataloging questions submitted in advance by AJL members. The session is listed in the Preliminary Program of

[ha-Safran]: More hotel shuttle info

2008-05-14 Thread Wendy Wasman
Here is another hotel that is near the Marriott Cleveland East: Fairfield Inn and Suites Cleveland Beachwood http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/clebh-fairfield-inn-and-suites-cleveland-beachwood/ Also, some of the nearby hotels do have shuttle services that would take you to the Marriott. Be

[ha-Safran]: free journals

2008-05-14 Thread Beverly Geller
We have been given a few journals which we do not keep—free for the asking: Judaism-- issue 198 vol.50 (2) Spring, 2001 Academic journal of Hebrew Theological College Vol. 1 (2) April, 2003. Beverly Geller Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and

Re: [ha-Safran]: Syllabus for Book groups

2008-05-14 Thread aidonna
Also The Lost by Mendelsohn. We had a very good discussion about that one. It is long but goes quickly. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Montclair, NJ 07042 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of

RE: [ha-Safran]: Syllabus for Book groups

2008-05-14 Thread Beila Organic
Three off the top of my head, which have been excellent stimuli to discussion are: The Brothers Ashkenazi, by Israel Joshua Singer (not Isaac Bashevis); A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (a memoir); and Daniel Deronda, by George Eliot. If you can get it, The Island Within, by Ludwig