[ha-Safran]: Mishna Talmud Study Aid online

2009-08-19 Thread Emanuel
Dear Safranim, Please note the Wolfson Tamud in English is now offering Free Online Trial. This excellent online Mishna Talmud Study Tool is ideal for Schools Libraries. To access the Free Trial click on the link below.

[ha-Safran]: Give away of media

2009-08-19 Thread Ellen Share
The library has a large collection of Judaica slides, filmstrips (sound and no sound) and videos that we want to give away. If anyone is interested or has any questions, you can contact me. mailto:esh...@whctemple.orgesh...@whctemple.org Ellen Share, Librarian Washington Hebrew

[ha-Safran]: Max Said Yes reviewed in the Forward

2009-08-19 Thread Ann Abrams
Dear safranim, Mazel tov to our colleague, Abigail Yasgur, for the review in this week's Forward of her book, Max Said Yes! http://www.forward.com/articles/111447/ Ann Abrams , Librarian Dr. Arnold L. Segel Library Center Temple Israel 477 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 617-566-3960

[ha-Safran]: Next Year in Seattle

2009-08-19 Thread Ben Pastcan
Shalom Safranim, I am sorry I missed the AJL conference in Chicago this year. I was in Israel and I got the chance to see some libraries which helped me. I look forward to the conference next year in Seattle! Since it is on the West Coast this time, I really want to set up a network

[ha-Safran]: Movie Quotes added to The Jewish Wisdom Database

2009-08-19 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! Today I added a new topic to the Jewish Wisdom Database. The new topic is called movie quotes and it includes quotes from: - The Frisco Kid - Fiddler on the Roof - Crossing Delancey - Gentleman's Agreement - Exodus - Cast a Giant Shadow - Defiance Feedback and suggestions are

Fw: [aladnow] Libraries Prosper: A Guide to Using the PLA

2009-08-19 Thread Susan Dubin
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[ha-Safran]: ENTA OMRI - A Unique and Visually Thrilling DVD

2009-08-19 Thread Ruth Diskin
A unique and visually thrilling video - a gorgeous gift to music lovers the world over Enta Omri 45 min, Directed by: Zohar Ron, Executive Producer: Ron Ben Yossef Dear Librarian/Professor, We are delighted to present this one-of-a-kind video for both your visual and listening pleasure. Enta

[ha-Safran]: Hamas Charter (free download)

2009-08-19 Thread David Elazar
Safranim shalom, The following pamphlet contains excerpts from selected articles of the Hamas charter. Some of the most extreme statements from the original 30-page document appear in red. http://www.standwithus.com/ONLINE_BOOKLETS/?BID=13 Elazar Classification # 891.82 All the best,

[ha-Safran]: Books to recommend

2009-08-19 Thread Joel Tuchman
Hi All, I was asked to send this question to the list for someone else. Please respond to me off list. HI, Can you please recommend books for 1st grade boys who easily read above grade level, or direct me to where I can learn more about this? I'm an independent educator in Manhattan direct a

[ha-Safran]: Facebook

2009-08-19 Thread RCFRISCHER
Hey colleagues, It appears that somehow an extremely nasty virus attack got through all my protections and corrupted my computer in ways neither Jerry nor I have ever seen before. Both the desktop and the laptop are now with the Geeks being totally overhauled. Strangely, the problem began the

[ha-Safran]: Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive

2009-08-19 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
Shalom Safranim. I thought this might be of interest to some. http://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/ Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive The Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive exists to maintain a collection of oral testimonies of those who survived the Holocaust

[ha-Safran]: Albero Nar Scholarship 2009

2009-08-19 Thread Paris Papamichos Chronakis
From: Paris Papamichos Chronakis pchrona...@gmail.com Subject: Alberto Nar Scholarship 2009 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:49:30 +0300 Albero Nar Scholarship 2009* The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki entrusted the Group for the Study of the History of the Jews of Greece

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Disability Awareness Month

2009-08-19 Thread Joan Gremont
I have been asked if our monthly adult book group would be part of Jewish Disability Awareness Month by choosing an appropriate book to read and discuss at our February meeting. I am looking for suggestions for an adult, Jewish-content novel about mental, physical or emotional disabilities.

[ha-Safran]: Selection policy

2009-08-19 Thread Yeshivah Secondary Library
Hi I am currently formalizing our selection policy for fiction. Does anyone have a written policy they would be willing to share? We are a Chabad boys' day school from Grades 1- 12 Many thanks Michelle Feiglin --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran]: FW: Job Opening: FT Librarian at Touro College

2009-08-19 Thread Carol Schapiro
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[ha-Safran]: NY Jewish Tour

2009-08-19 Thread Malka Stern
I recently found an outstanding Jewish tour of the Chassidic Crown Heights community. It was quite easy to get to by subway from Manhattan and included a tour of one of the foremost Jewish research libraries in the world. We were told that the Lubavitcher Rebbe's library contains over 300,000

[ha-Safran]: Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 453 photos)

2009-08-19 Thread Jacob Richman
Hi Everyone! On Wednesday morning, August 19, 2009, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel. There were 366 olim on the flight including 61 singles (including 22 joining the IDF) and 67 families with 168 children. The youngest oleh in the

[ha-Safran]: Yasgur kin tells the Woodstock story

2009-08-19 Thread Zachary M Baker
Of possible interest to the Greater AJL Community, courtesy of American Libraries Direct. Zachary Yasgur kin tells the Woodstock story Like millions of others, a 14-year-old girl in Greenville, Pennsylvania, learned about the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair by reading her local newspaper.