[ha-Safran]: A Jewish Colony In 17th Century America?

2008-10-24 Thread Edward
> A Jewish Colony In 17th Century America? Thirteen English colonies on the East Coast of North America, most settled by groups seeking religious freedom, came together to form the United States. In his new alternative history, The 14th Colony, author Michael Silverstein describes a fictional a

[ha-Safran]: Early Bird Deadline: Jewish Children's Book

2008-10-24 Thread Anna Olswanger
Writers' Conference 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 . com) on 12

[ha-Safran]: Shelving Pirkei Avot

2008-10-24 Thread Robin Gluck, OHDS Librarian
Hello, When I searched Zmarc for Pirkei Avot I got 296.1 in the Dewey system. I am not sure this is the right spot. Does anyone have suggestions for where to shelve this text? Robin Gluck Librarian Oakland Hebrew Day School Oakland, California (510) 531-8600 ext. 43 Messages and opinions e

[ha-Safran]: Follett Spectrum Infocentre Athena contract 2009

2008-10-24 Thread Helene or Murray Tuchman
Dear members of the Automation Maintenance contract for Follett Sagebrush product users you should be finding in your e-mail boxes today the Invoices, and instructions for paying them for the Jewish Library Association cooperative automation group. If you have not received this mailing, please lo

[ha-Safran]: Interview with Ruth Diskin in Brandeis

2008-10-24 Thread Ruth Diskin
University Publication 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 . com) on

[ha-Safran]: Posted Pictures of Second Hakafot

2008-10-24 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! Tonight (Tuesday night after chag in Israel) I took pictures of the second hakafot at S'deh Chemed in Ma'aleh Adumim. I posted 285 pictures on my website at: http://www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2008/ma277.htm When the first page comes up, press the F11 key on the top of your keyboard for a f

[ha-Safran]: DVD Sale

2008-10-24 Thread sal kluger, simcha sales
Hello Friends -from the great polish Director and winner Academy Award for Lifetime Achievment- Mr. Andrzei Wajda; Promised Land, about 3 young men [one is jewish] from the Industrial Revolution in early Lodz. In color,138 minutes.$ 22.00. Also by Wajda, Landscape after Battle, best picture n

[ha-Safran]: SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE

2008-10-24 Thread Jud Newborn
Dear JBC Members, Timed to the current 65th anniversary of the White Rose German anti-Nazi youth resistance, Library Journal recently singled out my new book, SOPHIE SCHOLL AND THE WHITE ROSE was singled out for a starred review--describing it as "superbly written" and "essential for public and ac

[ha-Safran]: Available free sets of Sidney Taylor Award-Winning Book!

2008-10-24 Thread Linda P Wulf
Available FREE SETS of Sidney Taylor Award-Winning Book! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Dear Librarians and Educators, I am the author of THE NIGHT OF THE BURNING: DEVORAH'S STORY (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2006, Bloomsbury, UK, 2007 and 2008) A benefactor has generously offered

[ha-Safran]: New Library Automation System

2008-10-24 Thread Beth Grafman
We are a K-5 Jewish Day School and are looking for a new computer management system for our library. We currently use Mandarin but a broken server has presented the opportunity to investigate purchasing an entirely new system. Any suggestions on which ones to evaluate? Which ones to not both

[ha-Safran]: Call for papers: Association for Jewish

2008-10-24 Thread remargolis
Canadian Studies annual conference 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 . roaringpengu

[ha-Safran]: Children's books on Zionism, modern day Jewish heroes

2008-10-24 Thread Shulamis Landesman
Are there any history books for children –ages 5+- on Zionism, or on modern day Jewish heroes, e.g. Natan Scharansky? 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]: Index to Haaretz?

2008-10-24 Thread Kanter, Elliot
Dear Colleagues, I am working with a faculty member's research assistant who is looking for any kind of indexing to Haaretz newspaper. All I've been able to find so far is selective indexing of English language content LexisNexis used to have articles indexed 1999-2001, but it no longer seems to

[ha-Safran]: New Book: The Holy Tongue and How It Changed

2008-10-24 Thread Stuart Schnee
The Course of History 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 . com) on

[ha-Safran]: AJC Calls on Publisher to Retract Zionism

2008-10-24 Thread info
Chapter in Encyclopedia 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 . com) o

[ha-Safran]: New Book: RETURN AGAIN: The Dynamics of Reincarnation

2008-10-24 Thread Stuart Schnee
Is Reincarnation Jewish? FOR MANY PEOPLE IT WILL COME AS A SURPRISE that reincarnation is part of the Jewish belief system. Return Again: The Dynamics of Reincarnation (Devora Publishing, October 2008) is a comprehensive volume which investigates the roots of reincarnation in the written and o

[ha-Safran]: Sephardic music website.

2008-10-24 Thread Joel Bresler
Dear Friends: I am very pleased to announce the launch of my site, www.sephardicmusic.org. The site chronicles the first 100 years of commercial Sephardic recordings. It includes survey articles on the 78 and modern eras, a comprehensive discography of Sephardic 78s, and a sample of what a propose

[ha-Safran]: Need info on modern edition of Aramaic Targum

2008-10-24 Thread Dan Wyman
of Onkelos and the Tafsir of Saadia 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 . roaringpeng

[ha-Safran]: AJL Newsletter

2008-10-24 Thread llibbylib
Dear Friends, Oops, holiday turmoil and joy resulted in a missed deadline announcement for the Nov/Dec AJL Newsletter deadline. Many of you did send in columns, articles etc. Thank you. We appreciate your superior organization! The revised deadline is Thursday October 23. However, we stand rea

[ha-Safran]: IAJGS AWARDS STERN GRANT TO ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP

2008-10-24 Thread Joy Rich
For Immediate Release IAJGS AWARDS STERN GRANT TO ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP IGG Will Create Online Brooklyn Brides Index for 1910-1930 NEW YORK CITY - October 16, 2008 - The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) has awarded the 2008 Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Grant to

[ha-Safran]: New Hebrew poetry anthology

2008-10-24 Thread Heidi Estrin
At an upcoming chapter meeting, we'll be hosting Tsipi Keller, editor and translator of Poets on the Edge: An Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry (SUNY Press, September 2008). I'd like to share the press release she sent me with all of you. Enjoy! -- Heidi Estrin, South Florida AJL TWENTY-

[ha-Safran]: New Book -- The Way Jews Lived: Five Hundred

2008-10-24 Thread Gertel, Elliot
Years of Printed Words and Images 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 . roaringpengui

[ha-Safran]: New Book: 500 Years to Auschwitz

2008-10-24 Thread Irene Lawford
August 2008. London, UK. Edition Press announces the publication of: FIVE HUNDRED YEARS TO AUSCHWITZ A Family Odyssey from the Inquisition to the Present Irene Lawford-Hinrichsen With interest in tracing family lineage and heritage at an all-time high, Edition Press is delighted to announce

[ha-Safran]: Podcast for Blog Action Day

2008-10-24 Thread Heidi Estrin
FYI, I have now posted the second October episode of The Book of Life podcast. In honor of Blog Action Day (Oct. 15, when bloggers worldwide post on the topic of poverty) I have put together a podcast exploring themes of generosity and tzedakah. Hear authors Eric Kimmel and Aubrey Davis, and he

[ha-Safran]: Program: MEMORIES of EDEN: A Journey Through

2008-10-24 Thread Gail R Shirazi
Jewish Baghdad 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 . com) on 128.146

[ha-Safran]: Thank You and L'Shana Tova

2008-10-24 Thread Michelle Sandler
Dear Judaica Librarians: Thank you for your responses to my question about where to buy Jewish books for children at a discount. I am either going to use Baker & Taylor or Books-A-Million. They are the cheapest. I did a comparison survey. Have a happy holiday. Sincerely Michelle Sandler Lib

[ha-Safran]: Re: Looking for a Yizkor Book

2008-10-24 Thread Sukenic, Harvey
The book is available for purchase in print on demand from the National Yiddish Book Center http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/: Title Tsih?anovits meh?oz Byalistok : sefer 'edut le-zikaron / ha-'orekh, Eli'ezer Le'oni. Publication Amherst : National Yiddish Book Center, 2001. Series Statement Ste

[ha-Safran]: New Israeli Educational Stamps Posted Online

2008-10-24 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in September 2008. I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp. - Festivals 2008 Torah Crowns - Rabbis: Forerunners of Zionism - Medicinal Herbs and Sp

RE: [ha-Safran]: News Report of interest to librarians from HaAretz

2008-10-24 Thread Adas Israel Librarian
I can't imagine why you should feel the need to apologize or why anyone in our group should flame you. I for one agree with the point of view of the article and the bookseller. Are we for freedom to read only when we like the item in question? And, in fact, apparently many of the items were not in

[ha-Safran]: Essays on Greek and Latin in the Mishna, Talmud

2008-10-24 Thread David Adler
and midrashic 1982 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 . com) on 128