[ha-Safran]: RAND publications - free PDF downloads

2010-02-02 Thread David Elazar
Safranim shalom: For those interested in publications on the Middle East, terrorism and counter-terrorism, RAND offers a free 2010 catalog which can be downloaded. Individual publications can also be downloaded at no cost. About RAND - http://www.rand.org/about/glance.html 2010 Publications

[ha-Safran]: New Titles - The Poetry of Prayer

2010-02-02 Thread Israbook Gefen Publishing House
Dear Librarians Gefen Librarians Newsletter Sign up for our quarterly catalogs of Israeli bestselling literature http://www.gefenpublishing.com/emailRegistration/GefenLibrarians New Book Now Available Gefen Books, Lynbrook, NY. Gefen Publishing, Jerusalem, Israel The Poetry of Prayer Tehillim

[ha-Safran]: New edition of The Story of Libraries

2010-02-02 Thread Fred Lerner
I am taking the liberty of posting this announcement in the hope that a professional publication by an AJL member may be of interest to readers of this list. The Continuum International Publishing Group has published the second edition of my book, THE STORY OF LIBRARIES: FROM THE INVENTION OF

Re: [ha-Safran]: FW: Judaica Libarianship at NYU

2010-02-02 Thread Michelle Margolis-Chesner
I didn't see the original question, but I graduated from the NYU/LIU joint Masters' program, so if anyone has questions about the experience, they can contact me as well. Michelle Chesner Judaic Public Services Librarian and Archivist Library of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic

Re: [ha-Safran]: AJL is an ALA Affiliate

2010-02-02 Thread David Elazar
I sincerely hope that being affiliated with ALA, AJL will have a positive influence on ALA with regard to their attitude toward Israel. They like many others they have been overexposed to the Palestinian emotional weapon. David Elazar Rishon LeZion, Israel mtev...@zahav.net.il Home page

Re: [ha-Safran]: Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn

2010-02-02 Thread Russel Neiss
It's run by Shaul Shimon Deutsch, a Chabad rabbi The Jewish wrote a fluff piece about it in 2006: http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a8289/News/New_York.html -- Russel M. Neiss Librarian Rodeph Sholom School 168 W. 79th St. New York, NY 10024

[ha-Safran]: re: Jewcentricity

2010-02-02 Thread Eileen Polk
Are there any established journal reviews? I couldn't find any. Eileen Polk, Librarian Prentis Memorial Library Temple Beth El Bloomfield Hills, MI --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of

[ha-Safran]: Digital Libraries Survey - Please participate

2010-02-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Dear Colleagues, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary provides access to various virtual (or digital) collections of items from the Special Collections. We have created a survey to help us assess the effectiveness of our digital collections. Please take a moment to help us make

[ha-Safran]: Sad news

2010-02-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
It is with sadness that we inform you of the passing last week in Israel of Gabi Weisbarth zl, the husband of Bracha Weisbarth. Bracha is along time member of AJL and former Director of Library Services at the Waldor Memorial Library at the JCC MetroWest, Whippany, NJ. Messages of

[ha-Safran]: [child_lit] TAR: MS/HS Jewish Resources (books/websites)

2010-02-02 Thread Kathe Pinchuck
Hi, I am posting on behalf of Michelle Levy. You can respond directly to her, or I can forward any suggestions you send me. TIA, Kathe Pinchuck, Chair Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Association of Jewish Libraries - Original Message - From: M. Levy To: Child Lit Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [ha-Safran]: Children's Hebrew audio books

2010-02-02 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
Emily wrote: A congregant who is trying to hone her Hebrew reading skills inquired if the library had any children's Hebrew audio books These two newspapers are a lot of fun. They both come with CDs. I got Yanshuf for a couple of years and really enjoyed it. Bereshit Newspaper, the easiest

[ha-Safran]: HebrewBooks.org Official Blog

2010-02-02 Thread HebrewBooks.org Official Blog
http://HebrewBooks.org Official Blog New Seforim Added This Week Posted: 02 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST We are happy to announce that we added 50 newly scanned seforim, bringing the total amount of seforim available through our website to 41,296. A complete list of newly added titles

RE: [ha-Safran]: Tu B'shvat books

2010-02-02 Thread library
Cathy, I like the following books for elementary school children in connection with Tu B'Shevat. The last one is for 4th- and 5th-graders and is not specifically about Tu B'Shevat but good for eliciting discussion about the value of trees. I read it aloud to children who had already heard

RE: [ha-Safran]: Five books

2010-02-02 Thread Bernstein, Steven (Library)
1. Genesis 2. Exodus 3. Leviticus 4. Numbers 5. Deuteronomy They are the foundation of all of Jewish religion, history, and culture and--sadly--most American Jews have not read them. Start with these five books and you'll have a greater appreciation of all the other Jewish books you read.

Re: [ha-Safran]: Five books

2010-02-02 Thread Stefanie Rose
All-of-a-Kind Family - Taylor Maus - Spiegelman A Short History of the Jewish People - Scheindlin Stefanie Rose, Madison, WI --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

Re: [ha-Safran]: Five books

2010-02-02 Thread Abigail Yasgur
fiction: Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan City Boy by Herman Wouk works by Cynthia Ozick Abigail Yasgur --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

[ha-Safran]: Tu B'Shvat Books

2010-02-02 Thread Kathe Pinchuck
Check the AJL Bibliography Bank for two lists of resources: Tu B'Shvat Resources: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/bib_bank/TuB'ShevatResources2009.pdf Tu B'Shvat Books: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/resources/bib_bank/Tu%20B'Shvat%20Books.pdf Let's be proactive and