[ha-Safran]: New Jewish Historical Mystery Novel by Libi Astaire

2009-05-18 Thread Michal
Book Release: The Disappearing Dowry: An Ezra Melamed Mystery By Libi Astaire Zahav Press 5809 16th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204 Contact: Allison Fried Marketed and distributed by Targum Press Direct i...@zahavpress.com www.zahavpress.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE What happens when Sherloc

[ha-Safran]: New journal entitled: PRISM: An

2009-05-18 Thread Emily A. Witty
Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 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

[ha-Safran]: Tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet

2009-05-18 Thread Inger Krueger
at ALA Annual: Apply Now! X-Original-To: hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.1.0 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)

[ha-Safran]: AJL Podcast: Jewish picture books

2009-05-18 Thread Heidi Estrin
The 2008 AJL Convention panel "Worth 1000 Words: Jewish Picture Books" from the Sydney Taylor Award's special 40th anniversary session is now available on the AJL Podcast athttp://jewishlibraries.org/podcast/?p=262. The speakers include authors Deborah da Costa (Hanukkah Moon), Sarah Marwil La

[ha-Safran]: Trivia Quiz and Educational Resources about Jerusalem

2009-05-18 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! Jerusalem Day is celebrated on the 28th of the Hebrew month of Iyar. This year (5769 / 2009) the day falls on Friday, May 22nd. To avoid conflict with Shabbat, celebrations will take place on Thursday, May 21st. The Jewish Trivia Quiz http://www.jewish-trivia.com has over 100 multipl

RE: [ha-Safran]: Blessed is the Match DVD now available

2009-05-18 Thread Janice Levine
There is a full version and a shorter version for educational settings. Do people think it would take away from the impact of the film if one ordered the shorter version? Janice Levine The Epstein School Atlanta Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and

[ha-Safran]: Complexity of Women's Lives - four essential

2009-05-18 Thread Ruth Diskin
films for your collection X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 2.60 (**) [Tag at 5.00] APOSTROPHE_OBFUSCATION,MISSING_SUBJECT,PORN_RP_SEXUAL X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanne

[ha-Safran]: Avi Sagi, "Jewish Religion After Theology"

2009-05-18 Thread Sara Libby Robinson
Dear Colleagues, Last month Academic Studies Press published a new book by Avi Sagi (Bar-Ilan University) Jewish Religion After Theology, which gives a new perspective on modern Jewish philosophy studies. This work places the fundamental ideas of the Jewish faith and the statements of Jewish

[ha-Safran]: DVDs - wide or full screen?

2009-05-18 Thread Patricia Fenton
Which DVD format do you buy for your Library, and why? Private replies are fine, and thank you in advance for your help, Pat Rabbi Patricia Fenton Judaica Reference and Outreach Specialist American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute) Ostrow Library,

[ha-Safran]: PRISM - an interesting website

2009-05-18 Thread David Elazar
Safranim shalom, For those who want a source of information on radical Islam and Islamic movement. http://www.e-prism.org/index.html (excerpt from the site) The Project for the Research of Islamist Movements - PRISM - was founded by Reuven Paz in 2002, in order to combine academic and field

[ha-Safran]: Saving deteriorating books

2009-05-18 Thread Roberta Berman
We have a couple of books that have pages that just disintegrate in your hand if they are touched. Has anyone used any of the deacidification sprays, aerosol/pump, Bookkeeper products in the Gaylord catalog to stop this from happening? Or perhaps you can recommend something else. We would like to

[ha-Safran]: New book announcement

2009-05-18 Thread Naomi Cohen
Forty Years in the Struggle: The Memoirs of a Jewish Anarchist Author: Chaim Leib Weinberg Translator: Naomi Cohen Editor: Robert Helms Price: $28.00 Published: May 2009 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-3-0 Published by Litwin Books (Duluth, Minnesota, 2009) --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran

[ha-Safran]: Lag B'Omer books

2009-05-18 Thread Librarian
Now that it's too late, does anyone know of any - especially for young kids - that I can order for next year? We don't have a whole lot on Shavuot, either, as a matter of fact. Thanks! Barbara Mende Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 332

[ha-Safran]: National Library of Israel joins VIAF

2009-05-18 Thread elhanan
The catalog name authority records of the The National Library of Israel (NLI) are now included in the VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) project which virtually combines multiple name authority files into a single name authority service. The NLI name authority data includes records in

[ha-Safran]: Job postings

2009-05-18 Thread Eddie Paul
Jewish Public Library (Montreal, Quebec) Job Description Library description: The Jewish Public Library is a public lending and research library mandated to collect comprehensive and diverse bibliographic material on Jews and Judaism in Canada and the rest of the world. It is the largest colle

[ha-Safran]: New Releases from Bar-Ilan University Press

2009-05-18 Thread Press . Office
Dear Sir / Madam, We are happy to announce the recent publications of the following titles : Visual Texti(a)les - Narrative and View in Painting / By Efrat Biberman In the Series: Interpretation and Culture / A. Sagi (ed.) ISBN 978-965-226-342-1 304 pp. Hebrew. Softcover. 2009 List Price: $ 35.-

[ha-Safran]: DVD Bible Stories Suggestions

2009-05-18 Thread gswoitte
The elementary grades at the Temple religious school enjoy using the Hanna Barbera Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible series of videos. They would like other similar animated bible story DVD's or videos. Does anyone out there have any suggestions? Thank you in advance, Susan Woitte Tem

[ha-Safran]: School librarian position

2009-05-18 Thread Lisa Silverman
Sinai Akiba Academy, a K – 8 school, located at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, has an opening for a day school librarian, beginning August 15th. Please direct all inquiries to me, off list. Lisa Silverman Library Director Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library 10400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 9

[ha-Safran]: Looking for a book

2009-05-18 Thread Amy Kaplan
Hello all, A patron is looking for a book – he describes it as follows: "Unfortunately I can't remember either the title or the author's name. The novel must have been written in the 50s. It was set in Israel shortly after the War of Independence. It's about a young boy and his Mom dealing

[ha-Safran]: Uploaded New Learn Hebrew Video - Clothing and

2009-05-18 Thread Jacob Richman
Accessories X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 1.50 (*) [Tag at 5.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,PORN_RP_VIDEOS X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com

[ha-Safran]: Past/Present/Future of Jewish Kidlit

2009-05-18 Thread Heidi Estrin
Another lecture from last year's AJL convention has been added to the AJL Podcast. It's the panel discussion that was the opening session during our special day of Jewish children's literature, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Taylor Award. The session is "The Past, Present & Futu

[ha-Safran]: Work from home

2009-05-18 Thread agendler
Varda Books, a leading publisher of Jewish-interest eBooks, is seeking a capable individual with experience as a Jewish librarian to create selling book descriptions for posting on our website (www.ebookshuk.com) Work from home at your convenience. We pay per title. Alexander Gendler Varda Book

[ha-Safran]: Circulation policy question -- outside users

2009-05-18 Thread Rachel Haus
Dear Hasafranim, Over the past 3 years, I have been working to revitalize our small synagogue library, focusing primarily on automation, recataloging, and re-arranging the space. We are one of two synagogues in the city and with my limited hours, I've hardly given a thought to circulation beyo

[ha-Safran]: New book on French Jewish History -- Challenges

2009-05-18 Thread Rachel Haus
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