Re: [ha-Safran]: The Hasafran mailing list

2008-06-03 Thread Brenda Yi
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

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2008-06-02 Thread shoshanah (rose) seidman
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

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2008-05-30 Thread alba toscano
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

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2008-05-30 Thread Brown, Joyce J.
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

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2008-05-30 Thread V.Korobkin
This has nothing to do with building a strong community. Let's just drop it and move it. Vicki Korobkin Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =

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2008-05-30 Thread Vanessa Freedman
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Enid Sperber
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Chana Adar
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Yoel Sheridan
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

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2008-05-29 Thread alba toscano
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Lee Jaffe
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Toby Harris
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

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2008-05-29 Thread Naomi Morse
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 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily e

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2008-05-29 Thread Joyce Levine
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

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2008-05-29 Thread tzolelet
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