Re: [ha-Safran] Name of a video

2023-07-07 Thread Robert M. TALBOTT via Hasafran
It sounds like you're thinking of The Wave. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(1981_film)__;!!KGKeukY!xsmB5soDUiwFipPtjsmE3Qu_QpG5xayMq2Kp33SkEoCOm50ZW6pOJAza9TMORYBF3EpA3iLssSpVYYDcuhgP-rOZ5isw9BwU$ On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 8:23 AM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran <

Re: [ha-Safran] Is "Marrano" offensive

2015-10-08 Thread Robert M. TALBOTT
I think "marrano" was actually adopted from Arabic into Castillian, and in the latter referred to pigs and pork. Historically and etymologically, at least, it's far from complementary. But now? I don't know. Off hand I think "Conversos" would be better since it's nominally less charged, but the

Re: [ha-Safran] how to catalog??

2014-09-30 Thread Robert M. TALBOTT
Hi Amy: If I understand you, you're asking whether you should classify Watchmen as English language lit ('twould be a PS in LC classification) or whether to stuff into the graphic novel ghetto (PN). It's a question a lot of us have asked ourselves over the years. Comics just ain't the trash

Re: [ha-Safran] how to romanize a shva merachef

2014-04-30 Thread Robert M. TALBOTT
Hi Haim It depends on your romanization scheme. LC's romanization system does not recognize the sheva merahef, though one can easily imagine that there are libraries out there using alternative schemes. If your library does in fact follow LC/PCC, then bi-khelal would be the correct option. The