[ha-Safran] JTS Unveils Newly Digitized Archive of Over 1, 750 Rare Audio and Video Files

2024-10-10 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
tional Archives. “Completing this project marks a significant achievement for JTS,” said Naomi Steinberger, JTS Director of Library Services, who serves as the Project Director for this grant. “These newly uncovered recordings offer profound insights into Jewish life, both in America and across the

[ha-Safran] Position at JTS Library

2024-10-10 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Director of Library Services Description of the Position: Leadership position for Judaica academic and research library, meeting the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century library. Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for * All professional library activities, services, and pol

[ha-Safran] Shana tova and an update

2024-10-01 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Dear Colleagues, Wishing all my colleagues a Shana Tova, with wishes for a better and more peaceful year for Am Yisrael. May all the hostages come home soon. I want to share with you that I will be stepping down from my position at JTS in mid-November. I will continue to serve as one of the fou

Re: [ha-Safran] ISO: College or University library access for day school?

2024-09-18 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Aviva, Licensing agreements with the online database providers restrict access to those with institutional logins. Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 To inspire the Jewish future by sparking discov

Re: [ha-Safran] Phil Miller, A"H

2024-08-15 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Another fond memory of Phil Miller. He was one of the first colleagues that I met when I began in the field of Judaica Librarianship many moons ago! We had a special bond as our family had donated my grandfather's archives to HUC Library in New York, where he had been on the faculty. Phil was in

[ha-Safran] Cataloging Position available at JTS Library

2024-07-11 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Job Description Cataloger The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, the preeminent collection of Judaica and Hebraica in the Western Hemisphere is seeking a full-time Cataloger. Description of the Position: ​​Original and copy cataloging of new materials in multiple formats, as well as l

[ha-Safran] Hebrew NACO group

2024-07-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Hello, I am looking for information about the Hebrew NACO group. We, at JTS, have not been active members, but are planning a project where we anticipate the need to create new Hebrew authority records. When searching for information about this group, there are links to documents that were crea

[ha-Safran] Tzivia Atik passed away

2024-03-04 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Please share this very sad information We are heartbroken to report that Tzivia passed away last night. She was at home, and passed peacefully. The funeral will be today at 4 pm at the Riverdale Jewish Center--3700 Independence Avenue. Here is the Zoom link for those who cannot make it to t

Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: LAAC Statement of Solidarity with Palestine

2023-10-30 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Write letters of protest to them. Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 To inspire the Jewish future by sparking discovery of our past. From: Hasafran on behalf of Gerstein, N

Re: [ha-Safran] Booklet for explaining the war to children

2023-10-25 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Thank you for sharing this, Diane. I am sharing it with friends in Israel and family in the US. May we have better days. Stay safe, Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 To inspire the Jewish future

[ha-Safran] Fw: Yevgeniya Dizenko z"l

2023-06-29 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
g Yevgeniya at the Library. With appreciation, Naomi Steinberger on behalf of the entire Library staff Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 To inspire the Jewish future by sparking discovery of our past. __

[ha-Safran] Memorial Tribute for Dr. Menahem Schmelzer z'l

2023-02-21 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Memorial Tribute for Dr. Menahem Schmelzer z’l [A person wearing glasses and a suit Description automatically generated with medium confidence] The Library of JTS is pleased to invite you to a memorial tribute for our beloved and much-missed former Li

[ha-Safran] Project Archivist - JTS

2023-01-11 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Project Archivist The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary seeks a full-time project archivist to process and create metadata for digitized audio-visual recordings from its institutional archives pertaining to the American Jewish experience from 1941 to 1999. This is a one-year, grant-fun

[ha-Safran] Fw: Project Archivist position JTS/New York

2022-12-08 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
. From: Naomi Steinberger Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:22 AM To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: Project Archivist position JTS/New York Project Archivist The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking a full-time project archivist to process and

[ha-Safran] Project Archivist position JTS/New York

2022-12-06 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Project Archivist The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking a full-time project archivist to process and create metadata for 1,750 digitized audio-visual recordings from its’ institutional archives pertaining to the American Jewish experience, 1941-1999. This is a one-year gra

[ha-Safran] JTS "The Art of the Ketubbah" by Shalom Sabar

2022-11-06 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
We are thrilled to announce that "The Art of the Ketubbah" by Shalom Sabar is now available. There are limited number of copies so please be sure to place your order! https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jtsa.edu/news/art-of-the-ketubbah/__;!!KGKeukY!zgY6_Su7Hyu0LHXzqoj7ns_nFcUmxfd6ByR6zONsgQ

[ha-Safran] "The Art of the Ketubbah" by Shalom Sabar - limited pre-publication sale

2022-09-15 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
The limited pre-publication sale is valid until September 30th. Purchase your copy now for this spectacular two-volume set. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jtsa.edu/news/art-of-the-ketubbah/__;!!KGKeukY!wrjMSz-izAWH8Cdb1fIC41DL94XzX5golF1vHys28YpzKh4PFtLuSzuys5eobh02rlJwWRGdIyh37ridCuBA-f

[ha-Safran] The Art of the Ketubbah- JTS Library

2022-06-24 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
We are thrilled to announce the publication of "The Art of the Ketubbah: Marriage Contracts from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary" by Shalom Sabar. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jtsa.edu/news/art-of-the-ketubbah/__;!!KGKeukY!0OSnWuJnXqFXowzT6kpG8jIvrg02awgT_QP0Kk_S3pOR_q_

[ha-Safran] Research Fellow/Cataloger- Job- JTS

2022-05-25 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Knowledge of Italian and/or Latin. Salary: $25,000 for part-time position without benefits. For more information about the position and project, please contact Marjorie Lehman (maleh...@jtsa.edu<mailto:maleh...@jtsa.edu>), Michelle Chesner (mc3...@columbia.edu<mailto:mc3...@col

[ha-Safran] recent post

2022-04-28 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Hi Yossi, Can you please hold on posting the ad. We may have some futher revisions. Thanks. Naomi __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Sub

[ha-Safran] Research Fellow/Cataloger- Job- JTS

2022-04-28 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
r Latin. Salary: $25,000 for part-time position without benefits. For more information about the position and project, please contact Marjorie Lehman (maleh...@jtsa.edu<mailto:maleh...@jtsa.edu>), Michelle Chesner (mc3...@columbia.edu<mailto:mc3...@columbia.edu>), or Naomi Stein

[ha-Safran] Research Fellow/Cataloger - Job at JTS

2022-04-28 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Research Fellow/Cataloger The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary seeks a Research Fellow/Cataloger to catalog and research 16th century Venetian imprints in the collection as part of a collaboration with Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place<../AppData/Local/Temp/footprints.c

[ha-Safran] JTS-Metadata Librarian (grant funded)

2021-10-19 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Would appreciate your posting this position Metadata Librarian The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently seeking a full-time Metadata Librarian for The JTS Library. The Metadata Librarian is responsible for creating descriptive metadata to make library collection and information re

[ha-Safran] Part-time Position at JTS Library

2021-07-14 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking someone to fill the position Library Specialist, Special Collections. The primary role is the daily management of the Special Collections Reading Room circulation desk providing front-line services to the Library users and staff. The ini

Re: [ha-Safran] [AJL-Council] American Libraries article on AJL Annual Conference

2021-07-12 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
I too share accolades to Sally for the article. Thanks for mentioning Elizabeth Kobert and the JTS COVID-19 archives project. To the AJL leadership, yashar koah on an excellent conference! Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 B

[ha-Safran] digitization of slides

2021-05-13 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
We are looking to digitize our slide collection. Does anyone know of a trusted vendor who can do this? Thank you, Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 To inspire the Jewish future by sparking discove

[ha-Safran] JTS Library Awarded "Recordings at Risk" Grant

2021-05-06 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
!ic-LM124sevHl7i0xkQ-wBaD0OgbidDBlstRxvuQf5aAtTqnRbkRpHJuXUD-xpJFJgk$ >. Naomi Steinberger, JTS project director, says “We’re so grateful for this generous award from CLIR. We know that the footage will help build understanding of worldwide Jewish traditions and cultures and has already contributed

[ha-Safran] JTS COVID-19 Digital Archive

2021-03-24 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
We would like to share that the JTS COVID-19 Digital Archive is now live on ou

[ha-Safran] 92nd St. Y archives

2021-03-11 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
I have an inquiry regarding the 92nd St. Y archives. Who is currently the archivist or responsible for them? Many thanks, Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 __ Messages and opinions expressed on H

[ha-Safran] 92nd St. Y archives

2021-03-05 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
I have an inquiry regarding the 92nd St. Y archives. Who is currently the archivist or responsible for them? Many thanks, Naomi Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Has

Re: [ha-Safran] Patron Charges for Out of Print Items

2020-12-10 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Abigail, Go to one of the out of print website (addall.com) and see if the book is available. Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 From: Hasafran on behalf of Bacon, Abi

[ha-Safran] Processing Archivist - JTS

2020-08-03 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Processing Archivist The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for a part-time (16 hours per week) processing archivist for one year at The JTS Library. The processing archivist will be responsible for processing archival collections related to the Conservative Movement, cr

[ha-Safran] Executive Assistant Job at JTS Library

2020-06-15 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking an Executive Assistant. While this is not a professional librarian position, it is a key position in the library. Please feel free to share and apply. The position is available immediately. Description of the Position: Maintains Offi

Re: [ha-Safran] Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

2020-04-08 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Zachary, Yashar Koah on the award. Loved reading your bio. So rich and exciting. Wishing you and the AJL community a healthy and somewhat happy Pesah. Naomi Steinberger JTS Library From: Hasafran on behalf of Dina Herbert via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, April 7

[ha-Safran] Fw: Coronavirus – Information and Emotions Survey

2020-04-06 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Dear Colleagues, Research is being done as to how people are responding to the the Coronavirus pandemic. Worth participating in this survey. I am sure they will appreciate international responses as well. Be well, Naomi Coronavirus – Information and Emotions Survey We invite you to parti

[ha-Safran] Fw: (Judaica Europeana 2.0 Content Partners) 📢 Announcing Yahad.net (+help needed)

2020-04-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Loud, Anat Harel, Brian Meuse, Corinne Szteinsznaider, Daniel Eisenberg, David Klein, Dov WINER, Eran Livne, Eric Fritzler, Jean-Claude Kuperminc, Jeffrey Edelstein, John Mignault, Kathrin Pieren, Krzysztof Czajka, Lonnie Stegink, Lyudmila Sholokhova, Maral Dadvar, Marine Baron, Marta Wojas,

[ha-Safran] Please endorse this statement from the Internet Archive

2020-03-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
ils/nationalemergencylibrary&sa=D&ust=1584977743625000&usg=AFQjCNHK862GCcyceDtSubVNHPt9sK12aw> Please join in this effort by endorsing their statement. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vkl3RX4CzpRTQsoG1tsdHC0foYiU7A8U_Vt1UyVboP8/edit?usp=sharing Be well, Naomi Steinberger Lib

[ha-Safran] Fwd: [EXT] Re: [MLA-L] All the librarians at YIVO laid off

2020-01-28 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
I am glad to see that other library organizations are protesting YIVO’s actions. Please see below. Naomi Steinberger Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Cleveland, Susannah" Date: January 27, 2020 at 8:06:17 PM GMT To: MLA-L Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [MLA-L] All the

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL STATEMENT ON RECENT EVENTS AT YIVO

2020-01-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Kudos to Dina for your AJL statement. Naomi [JTS Logo for Signature] Naomi M. Steinberger, Director of Library Services The Jewish Theological Seminary 212-678-8982 www.jtsa.edu To inspire the Jewish future by sparking discovery of our past From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Dina Herbert via Hasafr

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming retirement

2019-12-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Dear Jim, Mazal tov on you retirement! Wishing you lots of good wishes for the next stage of your life. May it be refreshing and productive. All the best, Naomi [JTS Logo for Signature] Naomi M. Steinberger, Director of Library Services The Jewish Theological Seminary 212-678-8982 www.jtsa.ed

[ha-Safran] Johanna Spector Film Collection Online

2019-12-17 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
We are thrilled to announce that outtakes and recorded audio content from the Johanna L. Spector Papers and Audio-Visual Materials, a collection documenting the nearly extinct musical and communal traditions of several non-Western Jewish cultures that have survived over the last 2,000 years in I

[ha-Safran] Talmud Yerushalmi database

2019-03-12 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
Hello, We just subscribed to the Talmud Yerushalmi Citation Database. It is working well locally but we have been unable to get it to work using our proxy server (EZProxy). We have a stanza that one of our colleagues shared with us, the format of which works with many other databases, but doesn

[ha-Safran] Sad news

2018-10-17 Thread Naomi Steinberger via Hasafran
From our colleagues at Haifa University: With great sorrow and great pain, we announce the passing of our dear friend, Aviva Shichor, of blessed memory. Aviva, the library's grandiose, was a brilliant professional, pioneering and pioneer, and among the library's leaders to the forefront of the t

[ha-Safran] Job- Processing Archivist (p/t)- JTS

2018-08-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Processing Archivist The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for a part-time (17 hours per week) processing archivist for one year at The JTS Library. The processing archivist will be responsible for processing a large collection creating an EAD finding aid in Archivist Too

Re: [ha-Safran] configuration for Kotar

2018-08-07 Thread Naomi Steinberger
We also need to have the proxy stanza for Kotar. Thank you. Naomi Steinberger Sent from my iPad On Aug 7, 2018, at 5:46 PM, Anne Knafl mailto:akn...@uchicago.edu>> wrote: Hi All, Of those who subscribe to Kotar online, could you share how you configure access? We are having trouble acc

[ha-Safran] looking for translator

2018-07-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Dear Colleagues, We have been approached by a gentleman who has a manuscript that was written by his grandfather, Rabbi Bencian Grjnhaus. It is late-19th century biblical commentary. The owner of the manuscript would like to have it translated into English. It is about 200 pages in a legible

Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Nazi spoils of war

2018-07-11 Thread Naomi Steinberger
There is the National Museum of American Jewish Military in DC. From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Beth Braunstein Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 11:12 PM To: Lisa Silverman Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Nazi spoils of war I don’t know what part of the country ms

Re: [ha-Safran] looking for an editor to take on unusual project

2017-07-19 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Sara Brzowsky, (sarabrzow...@gmail.com) a freelance editor in New York, is my recommendation. She worked as a magazine editor for many years, has worked quite a bit with young authors and particularly in the Jewish life experience. Naomi From: Hasafran [mailto:h

[ha-Safran] Metadata Librarian position - JTS

2017-03-16 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Metadata Librarian The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently seeking a part-time (24 hours per week) Metadata Librarian for The JTS Library. The Metadata Librarian is responsible for creating descriptive metadata to make library collection and information resources more discoverable. I

[ha-Safran] Public Services Librarian job - JTS

2016-08-09 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Public Services Librarian The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently seeking a full-time Public Services Librarian. The position reports to the Director of Library Services. The position is available immediately. About The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary: The

[ha-Safran] Sad news

2016-03-26 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Email messages of condolence to the Penkower family can be sent to ympenko...@gmail.com. > > __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Subm

[ha-Safran] Sad news

2016-03-26 Thread Naomi Steinberger
With heavy hearts, we regret to inform you of the passing this Shabbat of Yael Penkower z'l, beloved wife of Monty Penkower, and cherished mother to Avi Penkower, Talya Roth, Yonina Simon, Ayelet Penkower, and Ariel Penkower. The funeral will take place tomorrow (Sunday) at 11;30 a.m. at the Er

[ha-Safran] Project Archivist - NYC

2015-04-22 Thread Naomi Steinberger
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] JTS Library - important announcement

2015-03-26 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Dear Colleagues, Per our January public announcement, The Jewish Theological Seminary is planning a project that will include construction of a new building for the library. The new facility will be able to accommodate research and instruction in ways that the current library does not. While t

[ha-Safran] Project Archivist job - NYC

2015-03-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
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] corrected email address

2015-01-29 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Please note the correct email address for Al Kagan is aka...@illinois.edu not the address in my previous email. Apologies for the error. Naomi __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Ass

[ha-Safran] Source question

2015-01-27 Thread Naomi Steinberger
I'm posting this for my friend Monty Penkower. please respond to him. Naomi From: Yael and Monty Penkower mailto:ympenko...@gmail.com>> can give me a source for this quotation? : Fustel de Coulanges (19th Century French historian): "years of analysis are required for one day of synthesis." Many

[ha-Safran] Brooklyn Jewish Center Digital Archives

2015-01-15 Thread Naomi Steinberger
We are thrilled to present the new site "Brooklyn Jewish Center Digital Archives", selected papers from the Brooklyn Jewish Center, the first all-encompassing Jewish "Community Center", established in 1920. The Center was vibrant contribut

[ha-Safran] Join Us for the Yiddish Film "Green Fields" - November 24

2014-10-22 Thread Naomi Steinberger
[http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/12463.jpg] [http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/JTS_YiddishFilm_Convio_r2b.jpg] [http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/give-to-j

[ha-Safran] Processing Archivist - NYC - Hebrew required

2014-10-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Processing Archivist The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for a part-time ( 24 hours per week) processing archivist for one year at The JTS Library. The processing archivist will be responsible for processing collections in Hebrew and English and work with Archivist Tool

[ha-Safran] JTS Library book sale

2014-09-08 Thread Naomi Steinberger
* Come to the Fall Library Book Sale Great books, great bargins Support The Library Wednesday, September 17th 12: 30 - 2:30 p.m. Strum Lounge (outside The Library entrance) The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway at 122nd Street New York, NY 10027 __ Messages and opinio

[ha-Safran] "The People of the Book in the Land of the Book" - library trip to Israel

2014-07-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Register Now for "The People of the Book in the Land of the Book" Trip to Israel A Special Mission Curated by The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary in Israel, November 5-11, 2014 Join The JTS Library's Dr. David Kraemer and Naomi Steinberger for an unprecedented tour of J

[ha-Safran] FW: The JTS Library Presents: "Jews Around the World: Yemen and its Jewish Community" - March 18

2014-03-04 Thread Naomi Steinberger
[http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/12665.jpg] Come join us on Tuesday, March 18. [http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/JTS_SpectorConvio_r7.jpg] [http://support.jtsa.edu/images/content/pagebuilder/give-to

[ha-Safran] Jewish Ethnomusicology event @ JTS in NYC

2013-11-04 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Hello, We would very much appreciate your posting this event . It is free and open to the public. We ask that you RSVP so that we can anticipate numbers of attendees. Many thanks, Naomi Steinberger The Jewish Theological Seminary invites you to "Johanna Spector's Impact on Jewish

[ha-Safran] The JTS Library Invites You to Experience the Johanna Spector Archival Collection

2013-10-03 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary in conjunction with New York Archives Week is pleased to present a program on the Johanna Spector Archival Collection A major repository of rare materials related to the dwindling Jewish communities of India, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Armenia,

[ha-Safran] JTS Library booksale

2013-09-25 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The JTS Fall Library Book Sale will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Outside the Library entrance (2nd floor). Support The Library! Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 1002

[ha-Safran] It's Complicated! Introducing the Johanna Spector Archives and the Jews of Cochin, India - Program

2013-09-23 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary in conjunction with Archives Week is pleased to present a program which will include an introduction to the Johanna Spector Archival Collection, a screening of her film "Two Thousand Years of Freedom and Honor" and a display of artifacts from the Johan

[ha-Safran] part-time archival processing position - NYC

2013-08-20 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is seeking a part-time Processing Archivist. This is an eleven-month grant-funded positions that report to the Project Manager/Archivist. The position is available immediately. About The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary: The Library

[ha-Safran] New blog - Johanna Spector Collection

2013-07-16 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Check out The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary's new blog with findings from the Johanna Spector Archival Collection. Enjoy! Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New Yor

[ha-Safran] The Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature

2013-07-08 Thread Naomi Steinberger
I have been asked to post this on behalf of the Lieberman Institute. Please direct any questions to them, not me. The Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research The Jewish Theological Seminary of Ame

[ha-Safran] New Exhibit at JTS Library

2013-05-30 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of JTS is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit: Passover Haggadot of the Kibbutz Movement 1930s -1950s The themes of Passover resonated deeply with Zionist pioneers (chalutzim) of the first half of the twentieth century. Though Jewish settlers in Palestine were predomina

Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish bookplates

2013-05-20 Thread Naomi Steinberger
ion of 2,500 bookplates from the Leah Mishkin Collection. Click through them, or search by name (ie. Albert Einstein, Freud, etc.) and you will see some incredibly creative bookplates. We hope one day to redesign access to the collection. Best, Naomi Steinberger Naomi M. Steinberger Director of L

[ha-Safran] The JTS Library Receives Major Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Jewish Ethnomusicology archive

2013-01-31 Thread Naomi Steinberger
religious and communal traditions that developed and persisted over 2,000 years," said Naomi Steinberger, director of Library Services at JTS. "These materials are of immense value for a wide range of researchers studying ethnography, history, anthropology, and music. We are g

[ha-Safran] Job- Project Manager/Archivst

2013-01-24 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Project Manager/Archivist The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for a full-time Project Manager/Archivist. This is a sixteen-month grant-funded position that reports to the Administrative Librarian for Technical Services. The position is available immedia

[ha-Safran] NEW- Early Synagogue Archives Portal

2013-01-17 Thread Naomi Steinberger
ng the portal you complete a brief survey<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M5Z6TFQ> sharing your impressions with us. Your input will help us to improve this site and to hopefully expand our offerings! Thank you in advance, Sincerely, Naomi Steinberger, JTS Susan Malbin, AJHS Laur

[ha-Safran] NEW- Early Synagogue Archives Portal

2013-01-10 Thread Naomi Steinberger
sharing your impressions with us. Your input will help us to improve this site and to hopefully expand our offerings! Thank you in advance, Sincerely, Naomi Steinberger, JTS Susan Malbin, AJHS Laura Leone, CJH __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran] Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts @ JTS

2012-11-29 Thread Naomi Steinberger
a.edu/The_Library/Polonsky_Digitization_Project.xml We welcome your feedback. Naomi Steinberger Naomi M. Steinberger Director of Library Services The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway New York, NY 10027 phone: 212-678-8982 fax: 212-678-8891 __ Messages and opinions express

[ha-Safran] Two new books

2012-11-06 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Here are two new books which are projects of the Conservative Movements' Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs. They are available through Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Understanding the Haftarot: An Everyperson's Guide by Rabbi Charles Simon Outskirts Press, Denver, Colorado, 2012 Rabbi Simon has prov

[ha-Safran] JTS Library Duplicate Book Sale - Mon., Oct. 15

2012-10-10 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Save the date, Mark your calendar! The Fall JTS Library Book Sale Monday, October 15, 2012 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. At Alperin Lobby, Library Building The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway at 122nd Street New York, NY 0027 Purchase used books and support The Library of The Jewish Theologi

[ha-Safran] JTS Library Duplicate Book Sale

2012-09-27 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Come to The Fall JTS Library Duplicate Book Sale When: Monday, October 15, 2012 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Where: Alperin Lobby The Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway @ 122nd Street New York, NY 10027 This is an outstanding oppor

[ha-Safran] Digital Librarian Position - JTS

2012-03-27 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is currently searching for full-time digital librarian to work for 9 months in The JTS Library. The digital librarian will be responsible for preparing files for ingest, ingesting into digital assets management system and digital preservation system Duties/

[ha-Safran] JTS Conservation Grant from David Berg Foundation

2012-03-21 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is pleased to announce its receipt of a $150,000 grant from the David Berg Foundation. The grant will support a two-year project during which The Library will expand its capacity to lend works from its extraordinary collection of illuminated H

[ha-Safran] Project Coordinator (JTS, part time)

2012-02-27 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary is seeking a part-time Digital Project Coordinator. This is a part-time grant supported position for 9 months to coordinate digitization of manuscripts by monitoring and documenting flow of materials. The position reports to the Administrative Lib

[ha-Safran] Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary invites you to a free lecture

2012-02-02 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary invites you to a free lecture and reception in Celebration of The Library's Acquisition of the 1584 Manuscript of the Diwan of Shmuel Ha-Nagid and in honor of volunteer Dr. Al Moldovan and his many contributions to The Library Presentations b y Pro

Re: [ha-Safran] Newbie query to list

2011-12-20 Thread Naomi Steinberger
Anne, We've been sending non-Hebrew books either to Amerifolio or to Better World Books. They even pay shipping and pay you for the books! Naomi From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Mintz Sent: Tuesday, Dec

[ha-Safran] Journals available

2011-12-15 Thread Naomi Steinberger
0, 1958-59, 1960, 1961 Hebrew with English Summaries Naomi Steinberger __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safra

[ha-Safran] The JTS Library Receives a $500, 000 Gift to Establish the Polonsky Digitization Lab in Memory of Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum

2011-12-14 Thread Naomi Steinberger
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) has accepted $500,000 from philanthropic leaders Dr. Georgette Bennett and Dr. Leonard Polonsky to build a state-of-the-art digitization lab and make high-quality images of precious manuscripts available online. For many scholars, profound co