[ha-Safran] short Holocaust novel

2020-04-22 Thread susan levin via Hasafran
I'm looking for recommendation for a short Holocaust novel, 4-6 chapters, to share with 5-7th grade. Stay well and thank you! Susan Levin __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

[ha-Safran] Hoping that you can be of help

2020-04-22 Thread Kerry Olitzky via Hasafran
I hope that this finds all of you well and safely sheltering in place. To some of you, my name may be familiar. I have been privileged to write numerous books in a variety of categories over the course of my career, published by a panoply of houses, mostly but not exclusively within the Jewish

Re: [ha-Safran] Here's something book-related to shareb

2020-04-22 Thread Janis Colton via Hasafran
Sorry, hit the wrong button. Meant to send this to family and friends. Thanks to Lisa for sending it to all of us - smile for toda > On Apr 22, 2020, at 9:31 AM, Janis Colton wrote: > > To many friends and family! So clever! > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Lisa Silverman via

[ha-Safran] Books and COVID19

2020-04-22 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
Shalom, First of all, I hope everyone is well and safe at home. As some areas are beginning to resume business, I wanted to share some information with you that I received as AJL's liaison with the American Institute for Conservation. Most of you know that disinfectants would harm items in your

Re: [ha-Safran] Can anyone kindly send me a copy of yehida ami chai s poem

2020-04-22 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
Replying to Wendy Marx's query: The text of Amichai's "The Diameter of the Bomb" can be found, in translation by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell, at https://www.chanabloch.com/amichai.html. I thought others might appreciate having it, so I sent this back to the entire list. Best wishes to all,

[ha-Safran] Yom HaShoah poetry

2020-04-22 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
Shalom, chaverim, Coinciding with Yom HaShoah: "Mannheim," a poem from my own latest book, BIRTHRIGHT, has been re-published here: https://www.samirohrprize.org/april20. List members may also be interested in this evening's streaming event, a Holocaust Remembrance Day reading featuring a number

[ha-Safran] Thursday's AJL virtual roundtables

2020-04-22 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Research Libraries and School Libraries AJL Virtual Roundtables so far this week. We have two more sessions on Thursday April 23, and there will be more sessions in the weeks to come for Centers, Special Collections, and Public Libraries. *Synagogue