[ha-Safran]: Online Educational Resources about Tisha B'Av

2008-08-05 Thread Jacob Richman
Shalom. Tisha B'Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar because of the incredible series of tragedies which occurred on that date throughout Jewish History. Tisha B'Av means "the ninth (day) of the Hebrew month of Av." Tisha B'Av primarily commemorates the destruction of the first and second

[ha-Safran]: NYC Event, 8/12/08: Remembrance for Murdered

2008-08-05 Thread Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel
Soviet Yiddish Writers of 1952 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 .

RE: [ha-Safran]: Habibi

2008-08-05 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Pat, Is the book geared to YA readers? Will it be too complicated for middle school students? Amalia Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Library & Resource Center 5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107 Charlotte NC 28226 Phone 704-944-6763 Fax 704-362-4171 Messages and opinions expre

RE: [ha-Safran]: Habibi

2008-08-05 Thread Pat Givens
Gloria Miklowitz's "The Enemy Has a Face" might be a good book to counterbalance "Habibi." Pat Givens Jewish Community of Central Oregon Bend, Oregon Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Li

[ha-Safran]: Back on the job

2008-08-05 Thread Libby White
Dear Friends, As of August 1, 2008, LIBBY WHITE is again Director of the Joseph Meyerhoff Library at Baltimore Hebrew University. This is yet another proof of life's strange twists and turns. The telephone here is 410-578-6909, and the email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email can be sent to me

[ha-Safran]: Israel and a Nuclear Iran (free download)

2008-08-05 Thread David Elazar
Safranim shalom Israel and a Nuclear Iran: Implications for Arms Control, Deterrence, and Defense Institute for National Security Studies 2008 96 pgs http://www.inss.org.il/upload/(FILE)1216203568.pdf (free download) The five essays that comprise the monograph examine the principal

[ha-Safran]: Varda Books Launches Online Judaic Digital Library

2008-08-05 Thread Arieh Lebowitz
SOURCE http://www.free-press-release-center.info/pr00018748_varda-books-launches-online-judaic-digital-library.html Varda Books Launches Online Judaic Digital Library Schools, libraries, University departments of Jewish Studies, programs of continuing adult education, JCCs, and synag

[ha-Safran]: Customer satisfaction survey

2008-08-05 Thread Warshenbrot, Amalia
Shalom. I am looking for questions for a Customer Satisfaction survey for a Synagogue or school library that cannot be found by Goggling. Thanks in advance. Amalia Warshenbrot, Director Levine-Sklut Judaic Library & Resource Center 5007 Providence Rd. Suite 107 Charlotte NC 28226 Phone 704-944-676

[ha-Safran]: Four out of Six Finalists selected for the best

2008-08-05 Thread Ruth Diskin
documentary Award are with Ruth Diskin Films 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 . ro

[ha-Safran]: Seeking publishers

2008-08-05 Thread Bernie Maengen
Dear Colleagues, How does one find a publisher for a memoir? There is person in my community who has made huge strides in the world of disability rights and has just written her memoir. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Bernie Maengen Eugene, OR. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasaf

Re: [ha-Safran]: Fee for consulting?

2008-08-05 Thread Fredisaac
We've had this question a few times, but not recently. I've done it several times, and have had inquiries over the years. But the requestors (synagogues and schools) have been unwilling to pay the rates I have set. Even so, here are some quick thoughts. The base rate I charged a few years ag

[ha-Safran]: Quotation

2008-08-05 Thread Linda Silver
Thanks to everyone who sent me the source of the quotation I asked about. Here it is: The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 3rd ed. D. H. Lawrence, Studies in Classic American Literature (1924), ch. 1 "Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of a critic is to save the tal

[ha-Safran]: In search of a folktale

2008-08-05 Thread Abigail Yasgur
Friends and Colleagues: I am in search of a folktale! It is about a son that places his father in the attic. And his father eats out of wooden spoons and plates, etc. (in contrast to china) This goes on for quite some time... The son (who is also a father) sees his own child playing and creating

Re: [ha-Safran]: Story by Ephraim Kishon

2008-08-05 Thread Steven M. Bergson
That would be in Look Back, Mrs. Lot! (Atheneum, 1961), p. 5-24 and thew story is called simply "The Difference" : "Harry looked up and started crying. As the four helicopters flew by, he was bawling like a child. 'You see, Klein,' I said to him, 'that's the difference.' " Messages and opinions

Story by Ephraim Kishon

2008-08-05 Thread Margo Gutstein
We have been asked if we can supply a short story by Ephraim Kishon entitled "That's the Difference." The patron does not know the title of the anthology in which it appears. Can anyone fax me a copy of the story? The patron needs it by the end of this week. Thank you, Margo Gutstein Techni