To a distinguished scholar---I do not understand this???self hated???
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Dear Safranim and Book Friends,
My novel In a Pale Blue Light is being featured as part of the
International Women's Day Virtual Festival opening today, March 6.
Perhaps you'd like to listen to my 18-minute reading on the One World
Cafe Virtual Serieshttp://www.hercircleezine.com/events/
The
The progression of the Jews in Germany in learning the German
language included using the Hebrew characters to write in the
language they were learning. It has nothing to do with self-hatred.
It was a transitional way of easing them into an unfamiliar language
which they needed to acquire in
I find this discussion fascinating.
I am sure that at some point that cross-over generation of German
Jews that initially spoke the Western dialect of what we call Yiddish
and aspired to speak proper Hochdeutsch, were certain that the
mixed dialect they spoke - and wrote - was Hochdeutsch, but
Is that any different than when an American affects an upper class
(RP) English accent. IF the languages are mutually intelligible, they
probably should be one language, especially if written in a single
script (crf: treatment of various versions of Serbo-Croatian which are
mutally intelligble but
Hi Everyone!
Passover is a Jewish holiday, of Biblical origin, marking the
birth of the Jews as a people and their emergence as a unique
nation in history, devoted to G-d's will. It celebrates the
liberation of the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt
over 3000 years ago, under the leadership
Hi,
I already have a section labeled Teen Learning Center with YA
fiction, periodicals, and USY pamphlets. The teens and their parents
like the distinction of that special area, separate from children's
and adults' books. Because of space limitations, teens' non-fiction
is combined with that
Shalom,
I am looking for a book entitled, Where is Yankela? I've been
unable to pull it up on various library databases. Does anyone have
any information on this book, its author, and where it may be purchased?
All the best,
Diane Rabson
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Diane M. Rabson
Archives
Shalom Safranim,
A professor is looking for a complete English translation of the
Agranat Commission report on the Yom Kippur War. It seems to be
available in The Israeli-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the
Middle East Conflict, edited by Walter Laqueur and Barry Rubin. If
anyone
Does anyone know if the Israeli film entitled Galilee Eskimos
(Eskimosim ba-Galil), from 2006, is available for purchase on DVD
here in the US?
Debbie Stern, Library Director
Mordecai M. Kaplan Library
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
READ ONÂ…LIFE STORIES: READING LISTS FOR EVERY TASTE by AJL member,
Rosalind Reisner, gets special notice in the RA (Reader's Advisory)
section of Booklist, March 1, 2010. The glowing review by Ann Welton
describes the writing as stylish, attention-grabbing prose that
could pretty much sell
Heschel High School has subscribed to the Jewish Review of Books.
Judith Marbach
Assistant Librarian
A.J. Heschel H.S.
20 West End Ave.
New York, N.Y.10023
212-246-7717 x11645
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The new Jewish Review of Books features an article about the Israeli soap
opera SRUGIM and mentions that the first season is available with English
subtitles on DVD. I'm only finding it in the PAL/European format. Does
anyone know if it is available for an American audience?
Rachel Kamin,
Hi Diane,
Where is Yonkela was written by Marilyn Hirsh, of blessed memory, and
was based on a family story about her father when he was a baby in
the Old Country. You were spelling Yonkela incorrectly, which is
why the problem. I checked www.abebooks.com and found copies ranging
from $63 to
I remember this picture book from way back, maybe 1970's? I seem
to recall it was by Marilyn Hirsh.
Lois Ruby
www.loisruby.com
Author of SHANGHAI SHADOWS and THE SECRET OF LAUREL OAKS
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This was asked on HaSafran about 6 years ago and answered by Rita Frischer:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/msg02587.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/msg02588.html
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