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Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 Association for Library
Collections Technical Services (ALCTS) Esther J. Piercy award. This
award, a $1,500 grant and citation donated by YBP, Inc., recognizes
contributions to library collections and technical services by
Save the date! AJL's New York Metropolitan Area Chapter (AJL-NYMA)
will hold its 2010 Reference Workshop on Tuesday afternoon, January
5th, at the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (Broadway
122nd Street) in the Mendelson Convocation Center (first floor). The
presenters will be Rabbi
Hello to all,
I have a question that I hope everyone working in a synagogue
library, temple library, day school library, yeshiva libray, special
collections (university library) public library - (please add
yourself if I have left your professional affiliation out)! Or
retired persons from
Urim is pleased to announce the publication of If We Could Hear Them
Now. This title is available through Baker and Taylor, directly from
the distributor Lambda
(Tel: 718-972-5449 fax: 718-972-6307) or from booksellers.
If We Could Hear Them Now
Encounters with Legendary Jewish Heroines
Can someone give me an idea of a title of a Jewish young people's
magazine? I have a young friend who would like to publish a Jewish
fantasy story in a Jewish Magazine predominantly aimed at Jewish
children in upper elementary or middle school age.
I'd like to give her some places she can send
Dear Friends:
I am trying to find a copy of A.L. Ivela's Iuval compilation. In
it, the Rumanian organist/arranger A. L. Ivela set many Jewish
Sephardic songs which were performed by Alberto Della Pergola and
others. The Della Pergola family is planning a memorial service for
Alberto Della
Does anyone have a suggestion as to an appropriate software to use to
create a card catalog system for realia? Should I use Access and
create fields in consonance with AACR2, Chapter 10 rules of GMD or
is there another system out there already in existence for small
libraries that will
Rachel --
I read the first in the series (The Mobile Library Mystery)a couple
of years ago, and don't recall any Jewish content worth noting in
it. But I haven't read the others.
The protagonist is a pleasant young man who gets hoodwinked (sort of)
into being the librarian in rural England.
Friends,
A patron would like to buy a copy of this book, which is apparently
privately published. The folks at J'lem Books kindly did a search
for me, even going to the extent of checking the Israeli phone
listings for the author's name. No luck.
Do you have any other ideas for our patron?
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of
Exemplary Bodies: Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture 1800s to
the Present by Henrietta Mondry. This title is now available through
library wholesalers. For direct orders, please feel free to
Ron Freeman of Temple Am David, Warwick (Rhode Island) wrote on the
USCJ Prez-list the following comment. If anyone has a written
statement about donations, please send it along to Ron at
ronf...@cox.net
Below is his request followed by I wrote to him
We are beginning to receive book donations
Does anyone where I might acquire a copy of Jerusalem in the 19th Century:
Emergence of the New City, by Yehoshua Ben-Arieh (Yad Yitzchak Ben Tzvi,
1986)?
Thanks,
Yissachar
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Dear friends and Arthur Szyk enthusiasts,
Greetings from rare bookseller and art dealer Irvin Ungar!
Historicana is delighted to announce the launch of the all-new
Szyk.com, a custom web portal that brings the powerful work of
Polish-Jewish artist and World War II activist Arthur Szyk
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001ljJ4p7aX-nGfjmhKKC4CG8quGQgy2LhJgQPiydg_a5DAl375AkAlr3SynhIc_b60Tw-Eus5d-QrL34OGtXfIViIiSUGgfT1M33srBH-ThMk%3D
As a reminder please be aware that the exhibition and auction will be
held at the company's new location at 242 West 30th Street, New
Hebrew Edition
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Hi Everyone!
Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for
eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of
the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts
before sundown, Friday, December 11, 2009.
Chanukah candles are lit before the Shabbat Candles.
Chanukah is a
(free download)
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Library Assistant
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, IL
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El seeks a part-time (approximately 12
hours/week) Library Assistant to support the operation and
maintenance of the Cultural Learning Center by providing
administrative support to the
Communist Russia
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Hello,
I am the librarian in a 9-12 all girls' yeshiva high school. I would
like to purchase some secular YA fiction for the students, however I
am worried about there being inappropriate language and content. Does
anyone have a resource for evaluating books for content, or can
anyone
The author has passed away and I couldn't find this one, but his older
book Leshoneni haKedosha is available here as used:
http://intellectbooks.co.il/index.asp?mainpage=prod_enlargeprodcat=1300prodtbl=13prodid=156726menuIDcounterID=0-13-1040
You might want to ask R' Yaakov Rosenes at
This summer at the Podcasters Across Borders conference, I nabbed a
couple of book-related interviews for The Book of Life. Unlike most
Book of Life content, there's nothing Jewish about these interviews,
but I was awfully excited to meet other book geeks at a non-book
conference! These are
Middle East Librarians Association
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jonathan Rodgers receives
Partington Award for 2009
CAMBRIDGE, MA (Nov. 20)Amidst an audience of colleagues and
well-wishers, Jonathan Rodgers, Head of
and Young Adults School Libraries and Resource Centers Open
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Dear Safranim,
The International Liaison Committee of AJL encourages you to submit a
proposal for the conference below. AJL will subsidize registration.
Apply in the category of #8 and hopefully we will have a panel of AJL
librarians participating. Send your abstract IMMEDIATELY to the EAJS
There are a number of volumes devoted to ketubah art--its history,
how the ketubah has been decorated in different Jewish cultures, etc.
Does anyone know of any similar studies of art for the scroll of Esther?
Andrea Rapp
Wise Temple, Cincinnati
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