[ha-Safran]: From AJL's Jewish ValuesFinder

2008-08-28 Thread Linda Silver
Here are some children's books related to the subjects of the environment, ecology, and sustainability. More information about them can be found at www.ajljewishvalues.org. From AJL's Jewish ValuesFinder AuthorTitle Alexander, Sue Behold the Trees Biers-Ariel, Matt Seven Species, The: Stori

Re: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia of Race and Racism

2008-08-28 Thread info
Librarians for Fairness is writing a formal protest letter to the publisher (Gale) about this. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ==

[ha-Safran]: Annual Ben Yehuda Press Labor Day Literary

2008-08-28 Thread Larry Yudelson
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[ha-Safran]: Article "Zionism" in the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism

2008-08-28 Thread Hayim Sheynin
Safranim, After reading the article thanks to S. Bernstein I like to express solidarity with all the critiques published on Hasafran. I will not dwell on the long history of the way to to the national homeland. Instead I'll tell my own experiences that reject many of the anti-Jewish ideas of the a

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference

2008-08-28 Thread Anna Olswanger
Some of you may be interested in the tenth annual Jewish Children's Book Writers' Conference on November 23 at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Conference organizers include AJL members Steve Siegel and Anna Olswanger. The conference will include presentations by Kathe Pinchuck, Chair of AJL's S

Re: [ha-Safran]: Race Encyc. and NT

2008-08-28 Thread Andrea Rapp
Not all scholars accept Mark Stover's assertions. In fact, there are those who argue that none of the gospel writers was a Jew. This is based on evidence such as misinformation about Jewish customs found even in the oldest gospels, Mark and Matthew (for example both seem to think that the Pa

[ha-Safran]: Two new books on Latin American Jewry

2008-08-28 Thread Gail R Shirazi
Two new books on Latin American Jewry co-edited by Dr. Raanan Rein, TAU Rethinking Jewish-Latin Americans Edited by Jeffrey Lesser and Raanan Rein UNM Press This edited volume places Jewish-Latin Americans within the context of Latin American and ethnic studies. It departs from tradition