[ha-Safran]: website Yiddish Sources relaunched

2010-03-22 Thread Gerben Zaagsma
Dear friends and colleagues, I am pleased to announce the launch of the new version of Yiddish Sources today. You can visit the website here: http://yiddish-sources.com Yiddish Sources aims to be a comprehensive source of information for those who are interested in using Yiddish mat

[ha-Safran]: Holocaust books for teens

2010-03-22 Thread Linda Murray
I am looking for a Holocaust book for teens to replace The Devil's Arithmetic. The instructor is looking for a male protagonist. The books I have thought of so far are: Daniel's Story Daniel, Half Human and the Good Nazi Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Linda Wien Murray

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance (Belgium)

2010-03-22 Thread Liesbeth Vantorre
The Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance in Mechelen (Belgium) is undergoing a renovation project. The present museum, located in the Dossin barracks, which functioned as an SS-Sammellager between 1942 and 1944 , is frequently visited (3 visitors a year), but the exhibition room is r

[ha-Safran]: New Online Resource: Berman Jewish Policy Archive

2010-03-22 Thread Tara Bognar
Hi all, The Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner is a new online resource (joint project of Steven M. Cohen, the Revson Foundation, the Berman Foundation, and NYU Wagner) and we're trying to get the word out and increase our visibility so that everybody who could find us useful will find

[ha-Safran]: A new Israeli book on women terrorists

2010-03-22 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
Shalom Safranim. A brand new Israeli book on women terrorists is out. Information is available at: haz1121.pdf B'chavod rav. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are n

RE: [ha-Safran]: 108 Cool Passover YouTube Videos

2010-03-22 Thread Emily Bergman
Here's another Passover YouTube with robots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bgeX_8tBCY&feature=player_embedded. Emily Bergman Head of Collections and Technical Services Occidental College Library voice: 323-259-2935 1600 Campus Road fax: 323-341-4991 Los Angeles, CA 9

[ha-Safran]: A Story about Lashon hara

2010-03-22 Thread Heather Lenson
Does anyone know of a resource in which I can locate the Lashon hara story: where a man hammers a nail in the wall to show that it will always leave a mark like words cannot be taken away. - Heather Lenson Librarian at Ratner Media and Technology Center Jewish Education Cent

[ha-Safran]: List of High Schools in Israel

2010-03-22 Thread Aaron Huber
I am looking for a centralized database that lists all high schools in Israel. Is there such a website? It could be in either Hebrew or English but I prefer Hebrew. Thank You, Aaron Huber --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessar