[ha-Safran]: I invite you to read my latest blog entry: The

2008-12-17 Thread Miller, Philip
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[ha-Safran]: Q re purchasing Hebrew novels, other popular books in NYC

2008-12-17 Thread Arieh Lebowitz
A New York friend has a visitor from Israel staying with him. Can anyone here recommend stores in NYC where one can buy recently-published Israeli / Hebrew novels, nonfiction that one might for instance find in a Steimatzky's in Tel Aviv? Related, can anyone give a link to any listings of

[ha-Safran]: New Book: Beginner's Ladino

2008-12-17 Thread Ada Albright
Dear Safran Members, The following regarding Alla Markova's Beginner's Ladino crossed my e-desktop this morning. While Alla Markova's book is commendable from many perspectives--I am currently using it to improve my reading of Judeo-Spanish--it is not the only Ladino language-instruction guide

[ha-Safran]: Human Rights Scorecard and Report - pamphlet

2008-12-17 Thread David Elazar
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[ha-Safran]: Interesting web site for Jewish Communities

2008-12-17 Thread David Elazar
SCN (Secure Community Network) is part of the Jewish community's response to heightened security concerns in the United States. Through SCN, the organized Jewish community is coordinating and addressing critical safety and security needs in addition to establishing national standards for

[ha-Safran]: Merrily Hart has moved

2008-12-17 Thread Merrily Hart
To all my friends and colleagues: We have just moved to Ann Arbor Michigan and my current contact information is: Merrily Hart 5090 Oak Tree Ct. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 merrilyh...@gmail.com Although we've been in Ohio for 27 years, my husband and I are returning to our roots and we plan to enjoy

[ha-Safran]: Press Release: German Library Director at AJL Convention

2008-12-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
Please feel free to distribute this press release, reprint it in your own newsletter, add it to your blog or web page, forward it to colleagues, etc. For a version with photo and links, please see www.sfajl.org. --Heidi Estrin, AJL PR Chair German Library Director Addresses Jewish Librarians'

[ha-Safran]: Din Quixote

2008-12-17 Thread Abigail Yasgur
I am seeking the following 1956 Israeli film Dan Quihote V'Sa'adia Pansa (1956) If you have knowledge of how I may obtain this film i would be grateful if you would get in touch with me. I am also still interested in finding the film We attack at Midnight. Please contact me directly

[ha-Safran]: Mentoring vs Library Consultant

2008-12-17 Thread Susan Dubin
Shalom, everyone and Happy Hanukkah! As we get ready to end 2008, take a minute to think about the ways you might be able to help a librarian new to the field. The Mentor Committee is looking for a few people interested in helping a new librarian in their fields of expertise. Being a Mentor

[ha-Safran]: South Florida AJL blog

2008-12-17 Thread Heidi Estrin
I can't remember if I've already posted about this, but I wanted to make you all aware that down here in Florida, we've converted our AJL chapter web page into a blog. You can visit www.sfajl.org to see postings about Jewish books and literary happenings, national AJL news, and local color.

Re: [ha-Safran]: Parashah book for lower elementary children?

2008-12-17 Thread Rachel Haus
I would suggest God's Garden by Adam Fisher, which are wonderful, original stories based on each parsha geared for elementary school kids. There are no pictures, but there are suggestions for props to act out the stories. Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI

[hasafran] converting VHS to DVD

2008-12-17 Thread Liz Edelglass
Dear Friends- I have been told that there is a machine that hooks up to a computer to convert VHS tapes to DVDs. Since we have about 800 wonderful Judaic VHS tapes in our collection, and many of our patrons (including schools) no longer own VHS players, this would be fabulous, if it's not

[ha-Safran]: Looking for picture books of parasha

2008-12-17 Thread Rachel Haus
Dear Hasafranim, I wear two hats: library director and tot shabbat leader. For tot shabbat, geared to ages 3-7, I like to read a story related to the parsha, but there seem to be very few picture books available that would also be interesting to the older kids. Obviously, there is a great