"Golden Age of Jewish Achievement" by Steven Pease. I don't have the book in
front of me but remember the book was arranged by various topics. It is
informative and is cataloged under adult not YA.
Francine MenkenJCC Meyers LibraryWest Bloomfield, MI
Original message From: Karen
There are over 30 films to choose from.
Starts Sunday, May 7 - 18, 2017
Including in person / Leonard Maltin / opening night!
Hummus! The Movie
SEED: The Untold Story
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Life, Animated
Ben Gurion, Epilogue
The Women's Balcony
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Hi,
You are welcome to refer to our catalog:
JCC / Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center
We utilize the Elazar cataloging system.
https://www.jccdet.org/arts-culture-education/henry-delia-meyers-library-and-media-center/
Warm regards,
Francine Menken , MLIS
Director / Henry &
Beautiful book and illustrations!
With A Mighty Hand: The Story in The Torah adapted by Amy Ehrlich, paintings
Daniel Nevins
"With a Mighty Hand retells the stories in the Bible illustrated with
expressive, richly colored paintings by Daniel Nevins. ... Each Parasha is
described clearly and
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/16/last-trial
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From: "Lisa Scudera"
To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 11:18:30 AM
Subject: [ha-Safran] New Yorker Article
I’m looking for an essay by Elizabeth Kolbert in the February 16 th i
Thanks everyone for your quick response. AJL is awesome!
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From: "Heidi Estrin"
To: "hasafran"
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 12:12:42 PM
Subject: [ha-Safran] Notables list
Francine Menken was seeking the list of Sydney Taylor Notable books from 2014
on the
On the AJL website there is a link for the 13 notable books for 2014. The list
is not on the link.
Here's the link.
http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Sydney_Taylor_Book_Award
I click on the link further down on the page ( complete list of Sydney Taylor
Book award, honor and notable
Hi All!
Be one of the first 4 to submit a new bibliography to the AJL Bibliography Bank
and win a signed copy by the author of one of the following books of your
choosing from this list!
• Do You Believe in Magic ?: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
by Paul A. Offit
• O
It would be great to receive a comprehensive bibliography of Jewish Cookbooks
for the AJL Bibliography Bank.
Information and instructions at this link:
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/BibliographyBank.aspx
Thank you!
Francine Menken / Director
JCC / Henry & Delia Meyers Librar
Dear Hasafranim,
Ivy Weingram (Associate Curator at the National Museum of American Jewish
History), wanted me to shout out a special thank you to all who have helped her
locate the book Chaim Pumpernickel for her upcoming exhibition Chasing Dreams:
Baseball and Becoming American which wi
Dear Hasafranim,
Please see note below.
I am posting this request from Ivy Weingram, Associate Curator of NMAJH.
Please send any information to Ivy Weingram.
THANK YOU!
Francine Menken / Director, Meyers Library / JCC, W. Bloomfield, MI
"I am looking for a 1948 United Synagogue
Shalom Everyone,
FYI: A few new bibliographies have been loaded to the Bibliography Bank on the
AJL's website. The link is
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/BibliographyBank.aspx
Bibliographies are:
• Illustrated Books on the Holocaust by Lisa Silverman; age level:
Ele
Hi Hasafranim,
I am Chair of the Bibliography Bank of AJL and I would like to make you aware
of a few new bibliographies added to our list on the AJL website. If anyone has
submitted a bibliography in the past and would like to update their list please
email me. (Instructions on the webpage)
Thank you Judy, Eileen and everyone else who responded. The mystery is solved!
It is The Secret Grove by Barbara Cohen.
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From: "Judy Greenblatt"
To: ""
Cc: ""
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:05:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] picture book story?
Barbara Cohen
Hello,
I am looking for a story a Rabbi asked me to find. He doesn't know much in
terms of author or title but believes that it came out of an incident at
Kibbutz Yahel. "Fruits for peace or something like that"… He mentioned that
fruit was being left at a border in Israel.
If anyone has a
Hi All,
We are a larger library, 13,000 holdings or more... and I am looking into new
software for the library catalog, etc ... I have reservations going with the
cloud, since we are a larger library and I am used to the idea of having our
data physically on a server. I know there are advant
Thanks StevenWe may want to add these links somewhere on AJL's
bibliography bank page...as added resources?
Francine Menken
Director / Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center
Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit
6600 W. Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
- Ori
Y ou can also search the current bibliography bank by title, author, date, age
level, etc... located on the drop down menu at the top of the list Browse
records in .
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/BookLists/BibliographyBank.aspx
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Hi All,
A s the new Bibliography Bank Chair, I would like to welcome you to submit book
or material lists, or updated lists that were submitted in earlier years to me
at francinemen...@comcast.net or fmen...@jccdet.org . You will find the
current lists on the AJL website by clicking on B
Are you thinking of the biography of Arial Sharon - October 2011? Sharon: T he
Life of a leader / by his son Gilad Sharon
Peter Greenberg, noted frontline travel news journalist is interviewing Heads
of State. In the fall, the television special: Israel the Royal Tour will be
aired. Pete
no baseball.
Here's a few DVDs
Orthodox Stance c 2008 - A look at the life of Russian immigrant Dmitriy
Salita, and his pursuit of a professional boxing title while maintaining his
devotion to Orthodox Judaism.
Watermarks c2004 - The story of the surviving members of the Vienn
Hi Hasafranim!
Does anyone know of reputable companies providing e- bo oks in Hebrew to
download to a Kindle? A patron came in the other day asking. I believe he has
the Kindle - Fire
Saw this company: www.jewish-e-books.com
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you!
I did like the webinar that I attended through the PJ Library organization . We
brainstormed ideas about programming, marketing, etc... Attendees were from
across the country so it was interesting to hear what they were doing in their
communi tie s.
Francine Menken
Meyers Library/JCC
W
Andrea,
Obviously I gave you many reasons why our computers are being used. Printing
airline tickets, printing out directions, printing out book reviews, printing
out research papers, students using the computers for class ... these are all
services that are provided at our library. I've giv
I am the librarian at our JCC. We have a community library open to the public.
We have wireless which is used by our patrons. We also have 4 computers in our
children's area and 4 computers in our adult area. Qu ite a few patrons come in
to use the Internet. They print out their airline ticket
Hi All,
I am looking for a CD series on learning Hebrew to order for our JCC library
for patrons. Do you have any suggestions? Does anyone know anything about the
Pimsleur Cd serie s? Rosetta Stone is pricey but I would like to know your
thoughts on that also.
Thank you,
Francine M
If you didn't see this today... Justice Dept. Sues Apple and Publishers Over
E-Book Pricing; 3 Publishers Settle
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/justice-files-suit-against-apple-and-publishers-over-e-book-pricing/?hp
Francine Menken
Head Librarian
Meyers Library/
Go to meetings, classes, and market the materials that you have related to
their discussions, topics, or speakers. Send out new lists in emails to the
staff or members.
Francine Menken
Meyers Library
JCC, West Bloomfield, MI
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From: "Andrea Rapp"
To: "Ama
Hi All,
I was not part of the committee at the time when our library was remodeled. I
was hired in after. We do not have a sink and I would have advocated to have
one. We have a small refridgerator and a microwave. I have to go across the
hall to the restroom in order to get water or I walk
I am also interested in the how, where and ifs of pursuing e-books for our JCC
library. I ap preciate this discussion and look forward to any new
information.
Francine Menken
Head Librarian
Meyers Library/JCC
West Bloomfield, MI
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From: "Andrea
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