I guess most people who want to comment on this topic have done so. I
have read them all. Actually most of what I want to say has been
said. But I still want to say something from a non-Jewish, Chinese
librarian in a one-person Judaica Library from the other side of the world.
I have joined thi
I second Anne's position.
I am not on the East Coast but I enjoy knowing what's happening (good
events and bereavement), cultural notices (they give us ideas) and
political arguments.
Please, delete this message and others - it's not so difficult.
Shoshanah Seidman
Northwestern University
MidWest
When books are written that take radical or unconventional stands it
is important for us as an organization to discuss.
I'll stop goofing around for a moment and be quite serious. The book
Outwitting History by Lansky brings up some really delicate issues
that superficially might not appear to
To Judy Weidman and to all those who are irritated by the huge
traffic on Hasafran,
Instead of burdening the overworked editor of Hasafran with
additional editorial deliberations, which he does anyway
(remember he is a volunteer and he has a full-time day job),
I suggest that you subscribe to Has
The issues and shared information on Hasafran should relate to
professional concerns. Sharing life cycle events is also important
because we are all colleagues in this organization and such relate
both professionally and socially. Aren't conventions both a
professional and social experience?
I
I completely agree. If you find the information too cumbersome, delete.
I too have made Alba's acquaintance, and others, and cherish the time I
have with my online friends.
Joyce J. Brown
Chester County, PA
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are
This has nothing to do with building a strong community. Let's just drop
it and move it. Vicki Korobkin
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and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
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Dear Safranim
I agree with Lee's comments. Being based in an academic library in the UK, I
find ha-Safran very useful on occasion and it's interesting to hear about
what's going on in the US, as we have such a small community of Jewish
librarians over here. However, a lot of the postings aren't r
If it weren't for this list I would never have met Alba Toscano. We
have only seen each other panim al panim once, at the convention in
Denver, yet because of this listserv I consider her my good friend
who lives in Spain. I think we have a powerful online community and
isn't one of the tenets
Very quickly, I, too, enjoy the whole of the list dedicated to Jewish
books, jewish libraries and those who work in them and those who love the
books, who read them, think about them, and cherish them.
Chana/10025/Upperwestside
Sanyasin *
(* is there a hebrew word for this kind of journey in la
I thought that libraries were there to broaden the mind
And sadly now I find
Some librarians with a narrow mind
Have no compassion for those with passion
And reject the notion that all forms of knowledge are entwined
To make the whole greater than the parts oh what a grind
To discover that not on
On this lovely list, the Jewish Fed of Greater Philly in partnership
with Jewish Outreach Partnership offered, for the outlandish price of
only 6$$$, Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky. I sent in my 2 box
tops and 6 one-dollar bills and it got to Spain 8 days later. I love
this book. I have ma
I'm new to HaSafran but I've been a member of many mailing lists
going back more than 20 years and thought I could share some useful
thoughts on this matter.
First, each group is different and therefore the style and scope of
its communication is correspondingly shaped to meet the needs of that
I respectfully disagree as well. I enjoy seeing what the NY chapters
and others are doing, topics being covered, names of lecturers
(perhaps they are names I want to be familiar with). I also enjoy
the political arguments because it indicates the diversity of Jews on
Hasafran and who they are
Dear Judy and Yossi,
I for one, enjoy the human, Jewish touch of Hasafran, with death notices and
appreciations, mixed in with professional matters.I find it anything but
tedious.
Naomi Morse
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and are not necessarily e
I believe our HaSafran community encompasses people all over the US,
Canada, Israel and the world. I personally am connected to many
people outside my region whom I've met at Convention and even just
through virtual communication on the Web. It enriches my experience
to learn about programs con
Judy, I politely disagree. I am no longer - at this moment anyway -
working in the field, but I find the cultural notices, bereavement
notices and political arguments very enlightening in terms of
self-definition of our role as information people. I never worked in
a social vacuum and I think
Yossi-- what exactly is the forum for Hasafran? I am sure there is a
tight east coast community of librarians, but is it necessary to post
death notices, personal items, political arguments and notices of
everything going on culturally on the East coast? It is very time
consuming to go through the
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