[ha-Safran] Help

2018-10-24 Thread Smadar Wisper via Hasafran
Shalom Safranim ve Safraniot, One of our students is looking for a short story, translated from Yiddish, about a young boy who was given a tray full of shalach monos (Purim treats) by his mother to deliver to various friends and neighbors. After he distributed them, he found that he was left with

[ha-Safran] Children book loans

2018-10-24 Thread Arlene Ratzabi via Hasafran
Hi I manage two synagogue libraries and our policy has always been to encourage book borrowing for all ages be it the children themselves or the parents. It has been our experience that the vast majority of books come back. My priority has always been the more they borrow the better. We want to

[ha-Safran] "gun control and gun perception in Israel" - Senior Honors Thesis

2018-10-24 Thread Rose Shoshanah Seidman via Hasafran
Dear colleagues: I am turning to you, especially our colleagues in Israel, to get help for a student at Northwestern University. She is a senior writing a Political Science Honors Thesis. The topic is "gun control and gun perception in Israel." I was wondering if could guide us to works that d

[ha-Safran] New web exhibit on 19th Century Holy Land Photography. Selections from the Lenkin Family Collection of Photography at the Penn Libraries.

2018-10-24 Thread Kiron, Arthur via Hasafran
Dear Colleagues: You may find of interest the online version of our recent exhibition about 19th Century Holy Land photography: [Bedouins showing the shadow of the photographer] Current Exhibition In Sight: Seeing the people of the