RE: [ha-Safran]: Reference Workshop

Thanks for your kind words. NYMA's 2010 Reference Workshop (The Schottenstein Talmud Project; Mobile Reference Services) was recorded and will soon be available on our website. In addition, recordings and PowerPoint presentations from other programs held in the last few years are available. To

FS: 2 solid books on Yiddish Culture Bargain Priced

Just got stock of these in. (Don't wait. When I sell the books the prices are low. When I run out prices are sometimes MUCH higher.) Prices are postpaid within the US. Contact me for quotes on overseas orders. We ship and bill to libraries. Individuals can pay by check or charge card. Call 415-

[ha-Safran]: 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced!

Below you will find listed all the Awards, Honors, and Notable Books for the 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Awards! This list, as well as a press release detailing the winners, is available on the AJL blog at http://jewishlibraries.org/blog. You can listen to the live announcement made by Kathe Pinch

[ha-Safran]: Res. for Int. Holocaust Rem. Day (Jan. 27)

Shalom. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Monday, January 27, 2010. I posted on my website 164 links to learn about the Holocaust. Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. All 164 links have been reviewed / checked this week. The

[ha-Safran]: Upcoming Events at the Center for Jewish Studies at UCSC

Dear friends, We would like to invite you to the upcoming events organized by the UCSC Center for Jewish Studies. *JANUARY 27, 5:00 pm, Humanities Lecture Hall* REBECCA GOLDSTEIN*,* author of /36 Arguments for the Existence of God /and other works of fiction, including /The Mind-Body Problem, Maz

[Hasafran] Living Our Legacy DVD set

Hi, all- I assume many of you received free copies of the DVD "Jewish Americans: The Early Years" with an offer to purchase the entire set, which is called "Living Our Legacy." Does anyone know anything about the origin and quality of this set of DVDs? Is it worth purchasing? Thanks. Liz E

[ha-Safran]: Five books

Five books every American Jew should read. Not books to have on their shelves for reference, but books to actually read in their entirety. Any thoughts? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessari

[ha-Safran]: Save the date!

The annual Day School/High School Workshop of the New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Assn. of Jewish Libraries will take place on Wednesday morning, March 10th, at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School, 20 West End Ave (& 60th Street), New York City. Details to follow. Please save the

[ha-Safran]: New book on Jews in Argentina by Raanan Rein

Argentine Jews or Jewish Argentines? Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Diaspora Raanan Rein · 2010 · ISBN 978 90 04 17913 4 · Hardback xxvi, 286 pp. · List price EUR 104.- / US$ 154.- · Jewish Identities in a Changing World; 12 The essays gathered here challenge essentialist concepts and overemph

[ha-Safran]: Sephardic Film at DCJCC in Washington on

Tuesday February 2 X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=68L-vIwl:8 a=VpcE2Otb:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=M1IW2ydO5hENtALOFpkA:9 a=AojMmsJV5eKNNw0HoHAA:7 a=LpqKd5o-jcp2ScvUkYA95KHyaXMA:4 a=rCIgy9gdx8MA:10 a=BFQN2JaxzoIA:10 X-Cloudma

Educational Resources for Tu B'Shvat (The New Year for Trees)

Hi Everyone! Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, January 30 this year (5770 / 2010). This Jewish mini-holiday is of major importance to our appreciation of Nature and our relationship to it. It is customary to plant trees and partake of the fruits of

[ha-Safran]: Sydney Taylor Book Award

For more information, contact: Kathe Pinchuck, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries (973) 777-4504 ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org January 2010 For immediate release MEDIA RELEASE 2010 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS ANNOUN

[ha-Safran]: Complete Melton Centre's Studies in Jewish Education!

ANNOUNCING LIMITED-TIME SPECIAL OFFER ON THE ELECTRONIC EDITION OF "STUDIES IN JEWISH EDUCATION" PUBLISHED BY THE MELTON CENTRE FOR JEWISH EDUCATION OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM To see this offer in rich HTML, click on the following link: http://www.publishersrow.com/studiesa.htm This

[ha-Safran]: Day school library policies

We're coming up for school accreditation, and I've been asked to review our procedures, selection, etc. policies, and concurrently update our library website page. We do have a document and website, and both are in need of revision. I have checked the net and read through examples from other l

[ha-Safran]: JTS LIbrary Open House

JTS Library Open House Please join JTS Library staff and faculty from the Davidson School of Education, on Tuesday, February 23rd from 4:30-7:00 pm on the 5th floor of the Library, for an Open House and panel discussion focused on the value of using primary materials to enrich your teaching

[ha-Safran]: Now Available: Jewish Thought in Dialogue by David Shatz

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of Jewish Thought in Dialogue: Essays on Thinkers, Theologies and Moral Theories by David Shatz (Yeshiva University). This title is now available through all library wholesalers and distributors. For mo

[ha-Safran]: FW: you're on kindle!

Dear friends, my book "To Live and Fight Another Day" is now on Kindle. See the link below. Shalom, Bracha http://www.amazon.com/Live-Fight-Another-Day-ebook/dp/B0024FAK4A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262725230&sr=8-3 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the in

RE: [ha-Safran]: Young adult books

Barbara, Targum Press just released an updated bestseller for bat mitzvah age girls and older. Candles in My Window by Beth Firestone is the fictional story of a young Jewish girl who experiences her first Shabbat at a new friend's home and embarks upon a life-changing journey to rediscover the he

[ha-Safran]: Invitation to a FREE event

Please feel free to post this to any other listserve Good Talk: Good Book Lecturer: David Plotz Wednesday, February 3 • 6:30 PM Temple Emanu-El 1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10065 No admittance charge Meet the author DAVID PLOTZ as he discusses his book, Good Book: The Bizarre, Hila

[ha-Safran]: Suspicious fire at Etz Hayyim synagogue in Hania Crete

Hello Safranim: I thought you might be interested in this communication I received about a destructive fire in Crete. I am not soliciting funds but merely bringing this to your attention because it does involve a Jewish library. I know Marcia Hadad and she has been a speaker at my synagogue on

[ha-Safran]: Hebrew-English Dictionary with Specialized Industry Terms

A patron is looking for a Hebrew-English dictionary that includes specialized industry terms, business terms, legal terms, and business related acronyms. Standard dictionaries don't seem to fit the bill. Something online would work or even a Hebrew-Hebrew dictionary. Any assistance is apprec

[ha-Safran]: IF YOU find the phrase "vegetarian Jewish

librarian" even mildly amusing, X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=lcFKycKx:8 a=gf93wnnb:8 a=1XWaLZrs:8 a=mHG0eP1j:8 a=_KLIze03:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=h8VnaKGqJ5BjhnXlGxkA:9 a=wFj0-xb4yflK8hpcyK4A:7 a=wohoT0X9cIYk

Re: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 Deluxe Edition value

>Does anyone know the current value of this set which includes all >updates from 1993-2007 and both Macro and Micro editions? If not the >value, can anyone suggest a website I can search that might have this >information? Generally to find the value of items, one searches web sites that lis

RE: [ha-Safran]: I highly recommend the book: Start-up Nation

Although I have not read the review of Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle in The Jerusalem Report, the excerpt in D. Weinshank's e-mail misses the focus of this fine book. Authors Senor and Singer provide examples of Israelis' whose military training and l encouragement of

[ha-Safran]: Revised web portal: Academic Guide to Jewish

History. 2nd edition, 2009 X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=gh22zWRx:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=7MSlrirXjyc7_D9o9ikA:9 a=e3KDYGcrxB5OJy0nroQA:7 a=HIJsiNK2gzUiXEEm5Zz2TiLlGG8A:4 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.185.4.211 X-M

[ha-Safran]: AJL is an ALA Affiliate

It is official! We are now an ALA affiliate organization. ALA will be setting up a page for our organization on their website. We are invited to send 2 representatives to ALA in summer and also to Midwinter. At Midwinter we will be part of a lunch meeting with their Executive Director. At summe

[ha-Safran]: St. Louis, MO Jewish Librarians

Does anyone know if the state of Missouri offers free databases to schools, similar to EBSCO in New Jersey? Thanks, Aviva Wasser Azrieli Graduate School of Education avivawas...@gmail.com 201 906-8261 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are n

Re: [ha-Safran]: Domestic abuse

1-9-2010 Regarding data on domestic abuse: The US Dept. of Justice has an awful lot of publications on what they call 'intimate partner violence' The main page can be found here: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimate-partner-violence/welcome.htm The list of publications here: http://

Follett's "Destiny"

1-7-2010 Dear safranim, I"m researching Follett's software, Destiny, and would appreciate hearing from folks using it. Please reply just to me, and I'll collect the replies and send to others, on request. Thank you. Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel, Boston --- Messages and opinions e

[ha-Safran]: Podcast: Jewish Kidlit Conference

1-6-2010 The Book of Life's newest episode has just been posted, with coverage of my trip to New York for the Jewish Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference held this November at the 92nd Street Y. You can virtually experience the conference by listening to organizer Barbara Krasn

Fw: Statistics or research on affect of libraries on

synagogue membership or retention X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=ayC55rCo:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=ZM3m3ot9znl906QE4McA:9 a=Ha5sJY6C1AwS-B7nUUEA:7 a=3mxBcouYRPoIw8KNfBNWOu6l6EkA:4 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 75.185.4.

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Folk Tales in Russian

1-4-2010 If anyone can help Susan Boelk find Jewish folktales in Russian, please contact her directly atsr...@hotmail.com. See message below for more information. She is located near Sacramento and is interested in purchasing or borrowing the books. Rachel Kamin, Director The Joseph and Mae

[ha-Safran]: data bases in St. Louis and chapter

12-31-2009 Does anyone know if there is a chapter for Jewish librarians in St. Louis , MO? Also, how can I find out about free or state sponsored databases for schools in St. Louis? Thank you, Aviva Wasser Doctoral Fellow Azrieli Graduate School of Education,Yeshiva University 201 906-8261

[ha-Safran]: New Novel on the Holocaust in Italy The Bacchus Claim

"In 1939 in a Venice mask shop, Ben Cantarini, son of a respected Jewish art dealer, finds the preliminary drawing of Bacchus by Caravaggio, the brilliant 16th century painter. The Italian art world is turned upside down with excitement because the drawing has surfaced after 400 years. Ben hope

[ha-Safran]: Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 400 photos)

Hi Everyone! Congratulations and welcome home to the 210 new olim that made aliyah to Israel from North America. The aliyah charter flight arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning and included 40 children in 41 families, 81 singles, and 13 IDF Soldiers. The youngest oleh in the group is 2 months old

Re: [ha-Safran]: Elhanan Adler

12-30-2009 It has been an extraordinary privilege to work with Elhanan through AJL. There is no way we can ever repay him for his outstanding contributions to the field of Judaic Librarianship and librarianship in general. He serves as a role model for those now in the field and for future lib