[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-10 Thread Bernard Katz
Again Eli Wise's comments make me think that he has not read the book. He asks, "If the book was supposed to give a picture of the pain and difficulties that Israeli and Palestinian children have as a result of the conflict why is it necessary to give the impression that a Palestinian child find

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-10 Thread Bernard Katz
Dear Linda, In my second message to the list which was posted on March 6, I quoted your review in its *entirety* - I even commented on some of what you say in the first paragraph. If you missed it, I'll be happy to forward a copy to you. In my more recent message about Anne Dublin's review, pos

Re: [ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-09 Thread Linda Silver
Bernard Katz does not quote the first paragraph of my review of Three Wishes in which, like Anne Dublin, I pointed out the problems with the book. It says in part: " The Canadian author of this book brings to it assumptions that will set off alarm bells. One is that the United Nations is an

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-09 Thread ha-Safran
--- Message requiring your approval -- From: Bernard Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes Dear Safranim, Please forgive yet another long posting from me. I'm sorry to say that my colleague and friend Anne Dubli

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-06 Thread Bernard Katz
With all due respect, I would like to ask Eli Wise if he has read this book, or whether he's reacting and dashing off in a direction he thinks is correct simply because the Canadian Jewish Congress has issued some statements about it? Was the CJC in fact correct in its assessment? This book actua

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three Wishes

2006-03-06 Thread Bernard Katz
With all due respect, I would like to ask Eli Wise if he has read this book, or whether he's reacting and dashing off in a direction he thinks is correct simply because the Canadian Jewish Congress has issued some statements about it? Was the CJC in fact correct in its assessment? This book actua

[ha-Safran]: Re: Three wishes

2006-03-06 Thread Bernard Katz
Before I proceed with yet another long posting, a disclosure. I am an honourary life member of the Ontario Library Association (founded in 1900 and the largest library association in Canada with 5,300 members), as a result of having been given one of the two inaugural Distinguished Service Awar