[ha-Safran]: Free [for ALA members] online advocacy training

2010-07-19 Thread Stephanie L Gross
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Re: [ha-Safran]: article re children's book by Queen Rania

2010-07-19 Thread Russel Neiss
it seems as if there may have never been an official request:

[ha-Safran]: More Special Judaica Available: New Catalog

2010-07-19 Thread Dan Wyman
Dear Friends, It was wonderful to see many of you at the convention of the Association for Jewish Libraries earlier this month. Now back in the shop, we have published another catalog for you to browse: Catalog 111: Over 100 Assorted Special and Unusual Titles in Judaica Jewish

[ha-Safran]: 2010 Convention Proceedings

2010-07-19 Thread Fredisaac
Safranim -- I have been asked by Jim Rosenbloom to take the role of Proceedings Chair, succeeding Leah Moskovitz. We have already received several items from presenters in Seattle. If you wish to have your talk included in the Proceedings, please send your text, slides or other documents to

[ha-Safran]: After the Convention: Home again.

2010-07-19 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
The Seattle convention was mega-cool. I want to thank, again and again and again, theLittauer Foundation for the travel grant and all of the AJL members for the subsidy without either of which I could not have attended the convention. I really really really liked everything especially putting

[ha-Safran]: Reminder: Kiev Judaica Fellowship deadline is

2010-07-19 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
July 31, 2010 X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=Wd4F0Mu8V05kqqt67pyjJbbzQCzSsR+BbLtAgo88TiY= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=Rbkyo50JXqmaGVJAYUhP0A==:17 a=FgSrDd-3:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=K0xaAIbCb_vnYOdri10A:9

[ha-Safran]: New book

2010-07-19 Thread Efraim Zadoff
Dear Safranim, I want to present you a new book on a Cultural and Humanistic perspective of Judaism: Bernardo Sorj, Judaism for Everyone ... without Dogma (2010), presents an exceptional and stimulating view of Judaism. The author argues for a Judaism oriented by humanistic values and personal

[ha-Safran]: Possible Gifts to all AJL member libraries

2010-07-19 Thread Joan
My department is being extensively remodled and the collection needs to be downsized. I am responsible for the Jewish collection and I would like to gift any books possible rather than trash them. We can send a few of the books without a charge for shipping. Otherwise the books would

[ha-Safran]: NIKITA KINO - a Worthy Addition to your Collection/Course

2010-07-19 Thread Ruth Diskin
FAMILY TRAVELOGUE + SOVIET FOUND FOOTAGE The personal and the historical mix beautifully in what is part travelogue and part a journey to relatives, relationships and a decent gulp of Vodka. NIKITA KINO Doc, 40 min A film by Vivian Ostrovsky Dear Librarians/Professors,

[ha-Safran]: Recent Scholarship Fund donations

2010-07-19 Thread Barnard, Sarah
AJL awards two scholarships each year to students at recognized programs of Library and Information Science who demonstrate interest in pursuing careers in Judaica librarianship. This year's winners were Haim Gottschalk and Rachel Isaac-Menard. The Scholarships are supported by donations to

[ha-Safran]: DVD collections

2010-07-19 Thread Shfirsch
Dear Safranim,: In our synagogue library we have a growing video and DVD collection with Jewish content. I would like to know which ones you consider important to have. Include old ones and new ones. Many of my patrons are not taking out Holocaust films so please include more with

[ha-Safran]: New Judaica web exhibit

2010-07-19 Thread Arthur Kiron
Dear Safranim: The Penn Libraries, in partnership with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, have just launched their 2009-10 web exhibition: Secularism and its Discontents: Rethinking an Organizing Principle of Modern Jewish Life. The