Great article, Heidi. Thanks on behalf of us all. Rita
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The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of AJL (AJL-NYMA) will hold
its Spring 2010 Conference on Thursday afternoon, June 10th, at the
Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives
on the campus of Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York.
Featured speakers wil
I don't know if there's a word for it, and I know you had the correct
title in the the first place, so I feel pretty silly about misreading
it.
Madeleine
Madeleine Cohen Oakley
Director of Library Services
Adas Israel Congregation
Washington, DC
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Batya,
It has been my experience that (if asked) simply stating that you
have a flexible work schedule, should suffice. By the way, I have
found that being willing to work Saturday evenings, anytime Sunday
through Thursday, and up to whatever point in the day on Friday, is
thought to be a good
I faced with the same problem trying to do public services in a
non-Judaica library, so I decided to become a cataloger. Prior to that I
always kept a copy of the anti-discrimination statutes and regulations in
my desk.
If they are open Saturday, and closed Sunday, and require all staff to
work on
Hi, Basya,
I used to work in the Corporate Finance Dept. of a Fortune 500
firm. It was acceptable to say that because of religious practices,
one had to leave on Fridays in time for Sabbath and could not work on
Saturdays BUT that the work would be made up by working as late as
necessary on ot
There's also the Index to Jewish Periodicals, which has book reviews
from *lots* of other journals as well. If you use the IJP online
through Ebsco, or on the CD-ROM, you can limit retrieval to only
those reviews published in a particular periodical (in this case, the
AJL Newsletter).
On the
Project Archivist Position at College of Charleston Library
Title
Jewish Heritage Collection (JHC) Project Archivist
Minimum Requirements
Master's degree and archival experience. Graduate work in one of the
following areas preferred: archival administration, public history,
or Jewish hist
Hello Safranim,
Does anyone have an institutional ONLINE subscription to Sha'ar
La'Matchil? If so, can you please give me the name, email address
and/or telephone number of the person who set up your account? Any
pricing and access information would also be greatly appreciated. The
online e
Safranim shalom:
The following is for your information
Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World
by Jeffrey HerfYale University Press, 2009, 352 pages Reviewed
by Daniel Pipes
An excerpt from the review
"A specialist in modern German history at the University of Maryland,
Herf brings a new co
Steve Bergson mentioned The Book Review Index to the AJL Bulletin and
Newsletter 1978-1990by Judy Carsh. AJL also published the AJL
Newsletter Book Review Index 1991-1995 by Marion Stein. Both of these
are out-of-print. While we await an updated and expanded index to the
Newsletter reviews, is
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary
invites you to
Remembrance and Renewal:
Chamber Music by German Jewish Composers
A concert of rare musical treasures from the collection of The Library
The program, based largely upon manuscripts of compositions by
Herbert Fromm, Heinrich Schalit
Hi Everyone!
I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps
that were issued in April 2010.
I included the stamp itself, the first day cover,
and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.
- 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Herzl
- Israeli Inovations that Changed the Word
Expo
I too want to second the idea of AJL requesting a special library
rate for Ruth Diskin films.
Kathy Steinberg, Librarian
Temple Emanuel
51 Grape St.
Denver, CO 80220
303-388-4013 ext. 346
steinb...@emanueldenver.org (please note new e-mail address!!)
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Subject: [ha-Safran]: New Releases From Bar-Ilan University Press
Dear Sir / Madam
We are happy to announce the recent publications of the following titles
·Like Fabric i
I am looking for a roommate for the AJL convention in Seattle, Sunday
night - Tuesday night.
Please let me know if you are interested -
Thanks -
Leah Moskovits
An article about AJL appears in the Library Showcase section of ALA's
promo website, I Love Libraries. Visitwww.ilovelibraries.org to read it!
Heidi Estrin
AJL PR Chair
PART-TIME HEBREW LIBRARIAN
CHARLES E. SMITH JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
ROCKVILLE, MD
Cataloging
Original cataloging of all Hebrew books
Transliteration of all catalog entries and associated descriptions
from Hebrew to English
Modification/editing of Hebrew book catalog entries
Bibliographic searching o
When my now grown children were in elementary school, my son had a
Jewish joke book called Silly Shimmy. I don't remember the exact
title, but most of the jokes included somthing like "Silly Shimmy says..."
My son LOVED that book. I remember once we took the family to
Disneyworld, and my son
BS"D
According to WorldCat, this publication is avaliable in three libraries:
Hewbrew Union College, Harvard University - Harvard College Library
and British Library Reference Collections.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/book-review-index-to-the-ajl-bulletin-and-ajl-newsletter-1978-1990/ocl
Dear Hasafranim
I'm trying to weed my reference section. I have some Jewish Book
Annuals from the 70s & 80s and a couple from the 60s. Absolutely no
one ever touches them. Are they worth keeping? Storing? What have
others with a small budget/space? We do not have any current issues
and have no
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From: Toby Harris
Subject: [ha-Safran]: AJL 2010 Conference
Oops
.The correct website for AJL is
jewishlibraries.org (not jewishlibrarians.org)
but we all knew that already, right?!
Toby Harris, Librarian
Temp
Dear Librarians
"Waves of Freedom" is a documentary film about the rescue ships saving
Jews from the Holocaust. See below for a list of past and upcoming
screenings with contact details in case you want to find out how the
screenings went.
- notice -
Gefen Librarians Ne
For a number of reasons, as some of you may know, I have been seeking
another position. I recently applied for a public library opening in
an area where my husband and I, for health and other considerations,
would like to live (Florida). However, the job description calls for
working on some
When I recommended the book, I had the correct title, The Waiting
Wall. It's amazing (is there a psychological or medical term for the
phenomenon?) how we interpret what we see based on preconceived ideas
or remembered information or associations?
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School an
A New Book From Nehora Press in Israel! This title is available via
Baker & Taylor, Ingram and bookstores.
A Tapestry for the Soul: The Introduction to the Zohar
"Yedidah Cohen has performed a wonderful service in making available
to an English-speaking audience this introduction to the Zoh
See:
http://hebrewbooks.org/35090
http://hebrewbooks.org/38209
There's one from 1978 to 1990, and another from 1990 to 1995. There
is a cumulative one in progress, that should be submitted to AJL by September.
Sara
Sara Rofofsky Marcus
Assistant Professor
Electronic Resource / Web Librarian
Queensborough Community College
222-05 56th Avenue
Bayside, NY 113
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