[ha-Safran] AJL article on ALA blog

I am pleased to tell you that I wrote an article for ALA's Intersections blog (a blog on diversity, literacy, and outreach) about AJL, the Sydney Taylor Book Awards, and Jewish children's literature in general. I hope this will bring more general attention to AJL. Please read the article and sha

[ha-Safran] Ready for Pesach...

Dear Hasafranim, It’s not too late to order manuscript leaves from the Barcelona Haggadah, Rothschild Miscellany and Kennicott Bible facsimiles. They make beautiful, easily transportable gifts. Each leaf is delivered ready for framing and with a description of the manuscript. All the available

[ha-Safran] Rabbi Shmuel Aba Snieg

Hello, I am looking for the date of death of Rabbi Shmuel Aba Snieh, who was an organizer of the printing of the Survivors’ Talmud. Thank you, Olga Potap __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewis

[ha-Safran] New Book of Life episode: The Kosher Baker

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features cookbook author Paula Shoyer, "The Kosher Baker," talking about Jewish cuisine and its significance in our lives. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-kosher-baker.html. Please do share this link with your