[ha-Safran] Winter 2015 Conference (Assn. of Jewish Libraries-N.Y. Metro Area Chapter)-Morgan Library & Museum

Event: Winter 2015 Conference - New York Metropolitan Area Chapter, Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) Date: Wednesday March 18th, 1 - 4:30 pm Place: The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016 - (check in at the admission desk; program will be

[ha-Safran] New bibliography of Passover resources

FYI Here is the link to a new bibliography created by Heather Lenson. http://databases.jewishlibraries.org/node/add/bibliography Enid Sperber Bibliography Bank Chair __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Associati

Re: [ha-Safran] Syriac

Hi It is safe to assume that most of the materials you'll encounter are in Classical Syriac, as publications in Neo-Syriac and Neo-Aramaic are rather scarce. After the 7th century CE literary Syriac entered in decline. Kol tuv, Neil M. Frau-Cortes, Ph.D. Judaica, Hebraica and Metadata Catal

Re: [ha-Safran] Syriac

I believe Classical Syriac refers to the ancient and medieval literary and liturgical language, and Modern Syriac refers to the modern forms of Neo-Aramaic that are still spoken by some groups of people in the Middle East today (Chaldean and Assyrian Christians, some Kurdish Jews etc.) _

[ha-Safran] Fw: Help in search ON Holocaust, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and other similar periods in history

Dear librarian, Temple Beth in Knoxville, TN, a member of the RJA, has recently received a generous endowment gift from a Holocaust survivor with the objective of using the income for the purchase of printed, digital, and other appropriate media materials related to the occurrence of intole

[ha-Safran] Looking for a female roommate for AJL conference

Dear safraniyot, I am looking for a female roommate to stay with at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel for a duration of a conference plus three or four nights after (and possibly one night before). If you'd like to share a room with me, please reply to aeste...@grayacademy.ca

[ha-Safran] Project Archivist job - NYC

Project Archivist The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for a part-time ( 24 hours per week) archivist for one year at The JTS Library. The archivist will be responsible for the retrospective conversion of electronic archival finding aids and related documents to EAD, an

[ha-Safran] Syriac

LC/MARC distinguishes between Classical Syriac [syc] and Modern Syriac [syr]. Can someone please explain how one distinguishes between the two? Is it simply based on date of writing/copying (in case of manuscripts) or date of actual composition -- and if so, what is the cut-off? -- or (in addition?