Re: [ha-Safran] Career changes in Pandemic times....

2020-07-28 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
We, at the East Coast, have just turned on our computers to read Lisa’s email. I am sure that the leadership of the Sperber Jewish Community Library had a hard time making this decision. I had the good fortune and honor if working with Lisa when she was SSC president and I was her VP. I can

Re: [ha-Safran] question on Universal Jewish Encyclopedia

2020-07-28 Thread Haim A Gottschalk via Hasafran
Hi Ethan, I have a copy of the UJE and mine is complete. I'll email you the missing pages today. All the best,Haim Olney, Maryland. On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 2:45:38 AM EDT, Ethan via Hasafran wrote: Hello, I own a copy of the 1948 edition of the 10 volume Universal Jewish

[ha-Safran] translations

2020-07-28 Thread rita saccal via Hasafran
Hi friends, One of my daughters is a certified translator (English-Spanish Spanish-English) and a very good one!  With all the pandemia and economic crisis, she's looking to expand her clientele, so if you know of someone needing translations, please spread the word!  It would be a win-win

[ha-Safran] question on Universal Jewish Encyclopedia

2020-07-28 Thread Ethan via Hasafran
Hello, I own a copy of the 1948 edition of the 10 volume Universal Jewish Encyclopedia (UJE).  Volume 9 includes a lengthy entry on "Soldier, Jew As" beginning on page 594.  Unfortunately, the version I have includes a misprint, and is MISSING pages 633-634 of volume 9, which includes the

[ha-Safran] Career changes in Pandemic times....

2020-07-28 Thread Lisa Silverman via Hasafran
Hello Safranim, As we all know, librarians are one of the professions suffering at this time because our libraries are closed-- and working from home doesn't really cut it. So the news is that I have been laid off from my position of library director of the Sperber Jewish Community Library and

[ha-Safran] Celebrating (and Accessing) Jewish Archives, Collections, Libraries: In Italy, the UK, and in Europe

2020-07-28 Thread Zachary M Baker via Hasafran
This announcement is from the latest Jewish Heritage in Europe newsletter: JHE primarily deals with Jewish built heritage -- but also with the variety of issues linked to and concerning it, from museums and exhibits to tourism. Today, we celebrate Jewish Archives, Libraries, and Archival