Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

New Jersey librarians were never regarded as "joining with NYMA," they were always part of NYMA - we were NYMA presidents and board members. NYMA stands for New York Metropolitan Area and New Jersey is part of the greater New York area. I do not recall there ever being a separate New Jersey

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

The NJ librarians always joined us in the past. Noreen Wachs On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 11:36 AM Schnaidman, Esther wrote: > So is NJ supposed to join with NYMA? Are there any other chapters besides > NYMA in the NY area? > > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM Noreen Wachs > wrote: > >> I don't

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

NYMA pretty much included the entire New York Metropolitan Area so I'm assuming that certainly meant NY and  NJ.  I'm not sure about PA and CT--I think I remember them joining NYMA meetings as well.Bruchie On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 11:58:42 AM EDT, Schnaidman, Esther via Hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

Esther,There was an AJL/NYMA meeting on May 30 in Manhattan dealing with the Librarian's role in Holocaust education.NYMA has been dormant since about 2019/2020 but it seems to be starting up again.All the best,Bruchie On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 12:00:06 PM EDT, Noreen Wachs via

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

I don't know about NJ, but the NY chapter of AJL, NYM started up again. We had 2 meetings this year. Noreen Wachs NYMA Treaurer On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 12:39 AM Schnaidman, Esther via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Can someone enlighten me and explain what chapters exist in the

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

So is NJ supposed to join with NYMA? Are there any other chapters besides NYMA in the NY area? On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM Noreen Wachs wrote: > I don't know about NJ, but the NY chapter of AJL, NYM started up again. We > had 2 meetings this year. > Noreen Wachs > NYMA Treaurer > > > On

Re: [ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

The NYMA chapter has been slowly ramping back up; they had an event just a few weeks ago. Noreen Wachs may have more information. My best, Michelle On Wed, Jun 19, 2024, 12:39 AM Schnaidman, Esther via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Can someone enlighten me and explain what

[ha-Safran] question about NY/NJ chapters

Can someone enlighten me and explain what chapters exist in the NY/NJ areas and what towns/cities are local members of these chapters? I haven't been to a chapter meeting in over 10 years and as far as I know, we no longer have a local AJL chapter. Thank you, Esther Schnaidman Teaneck, NJ --

[ha-Safran] Question about Yiddish newpaper מארגנצייטונג (Morgntsayṭung/El Matutino, 1935-1940; Buenos Aires)

Dear colleagues, I am wondering if there is an electronic version (or print held by an institution other than Harvard) of the Yiddish newspaper *מארגנצייטונג, Morgnzaitung, Morgntsayṭung, El Matutino* (1935-1940; Buenos Aires), OCLC: 1235417511. Thank you in advance and best regards, -- Gabriel

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Ethiopian-Israeli author Daniel Belete or Baltha

fran Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:29 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Question about Ethiopian-Israeli author Daniel Belete or Baltha Dear Safranim, I would like to ask for help to ascertain the name of the author Daniel Belete (1967–), also known as Daniel Baltha. In OCLC

[ha-Safran] Question about Ethiopian-Israeli author Daniel Belete or Baltha

Dear Safranim, I would like to ask for help to ascertain the name of the author Daniel Belete (1967-), also known as Daniel Baltha. In OCLC, his name appears in both forms (as well as Balata). What would be the authoritative version in your view that would also allow to perhaps standardize his

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

While I am hardly an expert in Jewish children's literature, I have done a little research. Your library probably has one of the biggest historical collections of Jewish children's literature. Until the 1960's very few books outside of text books were especially written for children. The

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

I always figured that it was based on the Ten Plagues -- frogs are the second named plague - the first one (blood) wouldn't be appropriate for kids. Ted On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I have a question from a writer that I cannot

[ha-Safran] Question about Passover Frog songs/stories

I have a question from a writer that I cannot answer. It concerns Passover songs/stories for children featuring a mischievous frog character.  When did the frog emerge as a popular character in children's Passover stories. The Frog Song (Frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere) 

Re: [ha-Safran] question

behalf of Judy Greenblatt via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 12:53:33 AM To: Aileen Grossberg Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] question Exactly what we do. Judy Greenlatt Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2023, at 5:  35 PM, Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] question

Exactly what we do. Judy Greenlatt Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2023, at 5: 35 PM, Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran wrote:  We have a file with a card for each member. The member finds the card in the file, paperclips Exactly what we do.Judy GreenlattSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 24,

Re: [ha-Safran] question

Hi Julie, this might only work well in my situation, i.e. a small Conservative shul with limited holiday traffic, but since you mention volunteer staffers When I first started running our library, about 15 yrs ago, I insisted the doors be closed when no staff could be present. I was mostly

Re: [ha-Safran] question

We have a file with a card for each member. The member finds the card in the file, paperclips the book circulation card to the name card and leaves it in a designated box. When I come into the library the next time , I entered the information into our circ system. It's simple and works as long

[ha-Safran] question

Hello friends, I am working part-time at Park Synagogue, a large Conservative congregation in Cleveland, OH. There has been some interest in starting a program of volunteer-staffed shabbat circulation. Can you share how you manage this at your synagogues without the use of writing, cellphones,

Re: [ha-Safran] question for thursday

of Lisa Silverman via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:33 PM To: Zachary M Baker via Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] question for thursday Hi Zachary, I am making a fun trivia game for the last session on Thursday and I need to make sure your middle name is NOT Menachem. Please confirm

[ha-Safran] question for thursday

Hi Zachary, I am making a fun trivia game for the last session on Thursday and I need to make sure your middle name is NOT Menachem. Please confirm.  Lisa Lisa Silverman Retired director, Sperber Jewish Community Library Curator, Jewish Journal Streaming Guide __ Messages and opinions

Re: [ha-Safran] question for Day School Yeshiva librarians- authors for 8th graders

Hi Esther, When I was librarian of the Ramaz Middle School, I recommended to in 7th or 8th graders the book, Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters First 100 Years by the Delaney sisters and Amy Hill Hearth. It is the true story of two African-American sisters whose parents were slaves. They moved to

Re: [ha-Safran] question for Day School Yeshiva librarians- authors for 8th graders

Some that might work: Gordon Korman Alan Gratz Gary Paulsen Seymour Simon (nonfiction) Steve Sheinkin (nonfiction) Linda Sue Park Pam Munoz Ryan Jane Yolen Karen Hesse Joseph Bruchac On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 10:36 AM Joanne Levy via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hi Esther, this is

Re: [ha-Safran] question for Day School Yeshiva librarians- authors for 8th graders

Hi Esther, this is a tough age as I think there is a big gap between middle grade and YA books. That said, I write for this tween audience and my books have been chosen for grade 8 reading lists so you may find them suitable. While my books have varying degrees of Jewish content, I write about

[ha-Safran] question for Day School Yeshiva librarians- authors for 8th graders

Hi - We are looking to revamp our 8th -grade author study unit. It's always a challenge to find books for this grade level that are appropriate for our students. They are not middle schoolers but they are not high schoolers. I wanted to get an idea from other day schools of what authors you

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about moving collection

Our school library is being renovated beginning this Spring, and a moving company will be hired to shift the entire collection while the renovation proceeds. If anyone has any suggestions about the best way to do this, I'd be very grateful to hear them! Thank you! Shira London Upper School

Re: [ha-Safran] Question: distinguishing 19th-century books from later reprints

There are so many questions here that it is hard to answer. Products can be printed in countries that are not the country of publication. Look at many current books that are printed in China. The title page contains what the publisher wants the purchaser or reader to know about the book. The

[ha-Safran] Question: distinguishing 19th-century books from later reprints

Happy Chanukah all. I am not an actual librarian but I am cataloguing the book collection of a local synagogue that was once renowned as a place of Torah study (Chevra Mishnayes in Winnipeg). The collection includes many volumes of Talmud and other Jewish religious texts that, according to

[ha-Safran] Question from an author

I don’t have it, but I wish you happy Hanukkah, eHugs, Amalia W. From: Etta Gold via Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 4:04 PM To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Question from an author My friend needs a particular one-page scan from a book that’s missing from our

Re: [ha-Safran] Question on transcribing titles

(such as the publisher’s website) you should say so in a note. Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section. This is not an official communication from my employer From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Daniel Stuhlman via Hasafran Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 3:01 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] Question

Re: [ha-Safran] Question on transcribing titles

gent. Kol tuv, Nachum Zitter Reference Department National Library of Israel From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Daniel Stuhlman via Hasafran Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 10:01 PM To: Hasafran < > Subject: [ha-Safran] Question on transcribing titles This is a question for catalogers of Hebrew langu

[ha-Safran] Question on transcribing titles

This is a question for catalogers of Hebrew language materials. I found this 245 transliterated field 245 1 3 ha-Baʻal Shem Ṭov ṿe-ḳabalat ha-Ari : ǂb kaṿanot ṿe-yiḥudim le-hamtaḳat ha-dinim she-masar meḥolel ha-ḥasidut le-talmidaṿ = The Baʻal Shem Tov and the Lurianic Kabbalah :

Re: [ha-Safran] Question for the List

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.demco.com/demco-reg-pressure-sensitive-book-pockets__;!!KGKeukY!iD06iDT8OcuIjd1wNr2VfP9Fa-kWMh6NN5i3kVZ46VCcG7wYrlSlscLPdYcnk5BqrGU$ . I use the low back; there's room for the label, and it doesn't take as much room on the book.

Re: [ha-Safran] Question for the List

Check with your local public library or school library about borrowing or copying pages from their Demco catalog. I’ve found the librarians most helpful. On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM Emily Bergman via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I use pockets and cards. I buy them from

Re: [ha-Safran] Question for the List

I use pockets and cards. I buy them from Demco. They're not very expensive. I have a stamp with our name/address, and I stamp the pockets. I don't have due dates, so I chose cards that have one date, which is the check out date, and a name. I have labels so one author/title/call # label goes

[ha-Safran] Question for the List

Hello.  We have a small library - about 4500 books.  We do not have a check out system.  I'd like to establish a manual system with pockets and cards.  Could someone please send me a simple process to put this into place?  Can you give me an estimate of the cost?  Thanks much.  Jill Weisberg,

Re: [ha-Safran] Question for Day School Librarians

tps://aka.ms/o0ukef__;!!KGKeukY!i1qCM9VAeKXWjntX3W2Gzqlc4XcKGbmlKVxMLqMu0KGgk8LM0c3n64ncEEj8ijY$ > From: Hasafran on behalf of London, Shira via Hasafran Sent: Monday, January 31, 2022 2:31:09 PM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Question for Day

[ha-Safran] Question for Day School Librarians

Do most day school libraries (especially high school libraries) still lend DVDs (and flat-screen TVs connected to DVD players) to show films? I'm trying to ascertain whether day school librarians have switched over to electronic files where AV is concerned, or not. We are trying to decide the

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

Since I never had much of a budget, I made my own signage by computer, then laminating.  I use Elazar, so over each adult non-fiction section (10 of them), I created large signs following Elazar's broad categories, like TORAH & TANACH, HALACHA & JEWISH THOUGHT, CULTURE, HISTORY, etc.  Then, to

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

I, too, am interested in this. We might be using a lettering machine but I'm not sure how large the letters can go or all the different things it can do yet. We are also thinking of just laminating broad subject area signs made on a computer. I have been looking at pinterest also. I would love

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

Hasafran Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 6:06 PM To: Robert Epstein Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves Hi Rob, I did this some years ago when I was a synagogue librarian. It depends largely on your collections. For example

Re: [ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

Hi Rob, I did this some years ago when I was a synagogue librarian. It depends largely on your collections. For example, the shul library I was at had substantial poetry collections. Your institution may not. If you do a shelf read/count, you will get some ideas. Best regards Sally On Tue,

[ha-Safran] Question as to new signage for bookshelves

Hi All: I'm Bob Epstein and the chairperson of the Library Committee at Temple Beth Israel in Port Washington, Long Island. We recently renovated our library and are looking to put up new signage on our shelves as to a few broad more general headings (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reference etc) and then

[ha-Safran] Question about books by A. B. Yehoshua

Hello All, Thank you to those of you who have made suggestions for historical fiction books for adults (of Jewish interest) that would also be suitable for 10th graders. I was thinking about A. B. Yehoshua. Are there any of his titles you would include in this list? I was just reading about his

[ha-Safran] Question about book FOR THE LOVE OF ISRAEL

Is anyone familiar with the book For the Love of Israel: The Holy Land: >From Past to Present. An A–Z Primer for Hachamin, Talmidim, Vatikim, Noodnikim, and Dreamers by Rabbi Steven Lowenstein? I need opinions on (1) what age readers this book is appropriate for and (2) whether this book would be

[ha-Safran] Question about library renovation

Hello everyone, Seeking recommendations for architects and contractors who have experience in library renovation. Also, wondering about vendors and installers of compact shelving units. I appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Please write to: david.sc...@frisch.org Thank you, and all the

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

t suggested that Reform Rabbis > “should” not wear a Kippah ? > > Amalia W. > > > > > > > > *From: *Joseph I. Lauer via Hasafran > *Sent: *Wednesday, August 25, 2021 12:11 AM > *To: *hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > *Subject: *[ha-Safran] questi

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] question about kippot May I move the timeline a bit? When I came up in 1953 from Miami Beach to attend the 9th grade in YU’s Brooklyn Talmudical Academy, my late Aunt Rosalind Lauer made a knitted Kippah for me. It was blue with a red band running around

[ha-Safran] question about kippot

May I move the timeline a bit? When I came up in 1953 from Miami Beach to attend the 9th grade in YU's Brooklyn Talmudical Academy, my late Aunt Rosalind Lauer made a knitted Kippah for me. It was blue with a red band running around it near the edge. Others in that school and in other Yeshivot

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Yes Debbie, and that was still true at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires through the 1970's as well! Ellen On Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 1:34 AM sefersogood via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Thanks, Lisa, for this information. When I was at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin > in 1966, knitting a kippah

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Thanks, Lisa, for this information. When I was at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin in 1966, knitting a kippah for one’s boyfriend was already a fad (is that word even used any more?) The more intricate the pattern, often including a Hebrew name in Hebrew letters, the better. Debbie Colodny > On Aug

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Hello Safranim, I received many replies to my questions about kippot in children's books and I had started a document where I was adding everyone's comments, but it got very long and I began to realize that many replies were similar anyway. So, for those of you who were interested in the

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Sherry Wasserman Volunteer Librarian, Congregation B'nai Moshe, W. Bloomfield, MI From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Lisa Silverman via Hasafran Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 6:41 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [ha-Safran] question about kippot Hi safranim, I am co-editor of the AJL children's boo

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Interesting article https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/04/20/what-different-styles-of-head-coverings-say-about-israeli-jewish-men/__;!!KGKeukY!kZ-B1G1WbtHlvU1hPye7Hmu3pF54grSkZ9pHeN_1apWiBUzwKUumg1B-ie2tGOg03TQLFRetOXFQDkA$ On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 10:22 AM

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

I am a librarian at a Reform congregation. The library has a collection of kippot from bar/bat mitzvah and wedding celebrations. I don't know the practice of individuals. In classes some wear a kippah and some don't. I was hoping to do an historical analysis of styles, but I don't have enough

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

No answers but found that Pew Research is also conducting kippah research

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

I am a Reform Jew. I would say there are not many Reform Jews who wear kippot in public but some do for teaching, shul and maybe at other times. There certainly are lots of Reform Jews of both genders who wear kippot and tallit at services. There may be some Reform rabbis who wear them in public,

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

Hi Lisa, I don't have the answers to your questions, but I do have a possible reason for why illustrators are putting kippot on characters. With the call for more diverse books, a kippah is an easy way to indicate that a character is Jewish. Other diverse groups have varying skin tones, clothing,

[ha-Safran] question about kippot

Hi safranim, I am co-editor of the AJL children's book reviews and have noticed a trend but I need someone who knows more about this to comment, please. It seems that children's illustrators are putting kippot on most of the men and boys in Jewish-themed books, and I assume it is to make them

[ha-Safran] Question for you about The Book of Life Podcast

Hi Safranim, I love making The Book of Life podcast, but I feel like it's not reaching as wide an audience as it could. I'd like to ask for your help. If you are already a listener, can you please recommend the show to friends and colleagues? Personal recommendations really help. And whenever

[ha-Safran] Question about early Hebrew printing title-page customs

Dear Friends, A common way of arranging the Tur of Hebrew books is the placement of two columns on each side with the publishing information between them. Does anyone know if these are specifically meant to refer to the two columns in Solomon’s Temple, Boas and Yachin?

[ha-Safran] Question about The Crimson Protector

Hey Hasafranim, I was wondering if anyone has read the book The Crimson Protector by Jeffrey Kranzler? It's a YA novel about a middle school kid who lacks confidence and is always picked on, but then becomes a superhero. The main character's name is James Gazt, but aside from this possibly

[ha-Safran] Question about publishing plays for Jewish holidays

Hi, Safranim, I've written a Jewish holiday play which I'm hoping to get published. It's the centerpiece of a book which also has sections on holiday crafts, recipes, and the history and customs related to the holiday. One publisher liked the story, but suggested I turn it into a picture story

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

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] question on Universal Jewish Encyclopedia

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

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Michael Grant Front Lines Trilogy

RRENTLY READING: The First Mrs. Rothschild by Sara Aharoni CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: The Convert by Stefan Hertmans From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rkamin=nssbethel@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of TBE Library via Hasafran Sent: Friday, March 06, 2020 12:01 PM To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-S

[ha-Safran] Question about Michael Grant Front Lines Trilogy

I've just purchased the Michael Grant triology Front Lines, Silver Stars, and Purple Hearts at the request of a high school patron who really loved the first novel. I haven't read them yet. Has anyone hear read them and willing to comment for me? Thanks, Clare Kinberg TBE Library, Ann Arbor

[ha-Safran] Question to post

Please post the following to Hasafran: I’m interested in learning about how other librarians have increased usage of their collections, measured by both circulation of physical items and website/OPAC visits. Please be as specific as possible. Thank you. [email signature logo] Jennifer

Re: [ha-Safran] question about popular adult book _A Woman is No Man_ (prompted by middle grade book postings)

Jonina, et all, I haven't read Etaf Rum's book, but your query raises a similar response from me as the question regarding middle school books on Israel/Palestine, which is that the subjective experience of Jews and Palestinians in the region over the past 100 years has been so different as to be

[ha-Safran] question about popular adult book _A Woman is No Man_ (prompted by middle grade book postings)

Has anyone done an analysis of the very popular 2019 novel _A Woman is No Man_- by Etaf Rum?  I am a professional book discussion facilitator (among other things) and for the first time declined to facilitate because I could not make myself read the book (and I have in fact read in order to

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about JL

Hello Andrea, Thank you for your excellent question! As a JL author, you get regular notifications about your article downloads from Digital Commons (bepress). We do have Google Analytics installed on our site and I can send you more information about access to your article (actual

[ha-Safran] Question about JL

Question: I get regular notifications showing me the locations on a world map (my “dashboard” where my JLArticle of years ago has been downloaded. Is there any specific information about exactly what this means? Does it indicate the domain of an email address that downloaded the article? Is

Re: [ha-Safran] Question About Internship

Hi Nora, You should get email Margo Gutman directly mgutst...@wiesenthal.com Gmar Hatimah Tovah, Jackie On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 3:59 PM Nora DeVita via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hello! > > I am very interested in applying for this 2020 Jack Voorzanger Archival > internship,

[ha-Safran] Question About Internship

Hello! I am very interested in applying for this 2020 Jack Voorzanger Archival internship, but was wondering if it is reserved for students in an MMLIS program only? I recently just graduated from my MMLIS program in August 2019. Sincerely, Nora O. DeVita __ Messages and opinions expressed on

[ha-Safran] Question

Does anyone have suggestions for what Jewish books should be in a personal home library? Joan LebTemple Israel of Long Beach, caluckylady2...@verizon.net__ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

[ha-Safran] Question about database for grants in Israel

My friend is running a Hebrew-language poetry magazine and is interested in getting funding for it through a grant in Israel. Does anyone know if there is such a grants database she could access? Those of you who are interested in the magazine can check it out at: http://tsmadim.co.il/ Diane

[ha-Safran] Question for HaSafran

We're looking for a book, suitable for use in a Conservative congregation, that covers the basic and not- so- basic aspects of Jewish religion and culture: prayer, holidays, home life, customs, etc. This is not for use by potential converts but by Jews who want to increase their knowledge/

Re: [ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!)

To: hasafran Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2018 3:33 pm Subject: [ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!) To answer a questionfrom a board member about other synagogue libraries’ sources of funding, wewould greatly appreciate a few words from you at other synagogues

Re: [ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!)

) To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!) Hello again. While awaiting your reply, I've noticed that, in my earlier email today (see below), I managed to misspell the name of my synagogue. There are several

Re: [ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!)

Hello again. While awaiting your reply, I've noticed that, in my earlier email today (see below), I managed to misspell the name of my synagogue. There are several other synagogues in my current and past experience that spell the transliterated word that way. Please note that the correct

[ha-Safran] Question. (So grateful to have just been told about this site!)

To answer a question from a board member about other synagogue libraries’ sources of funding, we would greatly appreciate a few words from you at other synagogues, as to where yours comes from. Are you given funding by the synagogue, or do you rely on contributions to a designated fund among the

[ha-Safran] Question about price of set

: Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:16:16 -0400 Subject: [ha-Safran] Question about price of set Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:55:31 + (UTC) Subject: Question about price of set Dear Hasafranim, I am in the painful process of weedi

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about price of set

There may be value in the binding, but otherwise there is little monetary value. You should check Amazon or Abebooks to see if anyone else is attempting the sell it.I sell books and I would not accept this for sale, My system is not letting to connect to Amazon at the moment. Sorry, DS On

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about price of set

NO value at all Aron -Original Message- From: Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> To: hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> Sent: Thu, Mar 15, 2018 1:16 pm Subject: [ha-Safran] Question about price of set Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:55:31 + (UTC) Subject: Question about

[ha-Safran] Question about price of set

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:55:31 + (UTC) Subject: Question about price of set Dear Hasafranim, I am in the painful process of weeding our collection. I finally bit the bullet and pulled this beautiful 6-vol set of Graetz's History of the Jews published from 1891-1898. It is not in pristine

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction

uot; <frle...@pitt.edu> To: Andrea Rapp <anrapp2...@yahoo.com> Cc: "rhaus_...@yahoo.com" <rhaus_...@yahoo.com>; "hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [ha-Sa

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction

rhaus_...@yahoo.com; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction I'm not sure it's necessary to worry so much about subject headings anymore. People simply enter words in the search box. So I load up my 520 notes with words and names I

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction

of Pittsburgh frle...@pitt.edu<mailto:frle...@pitt.edu> From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+frleibo+=pitt@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of rhaus_...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 12:58 PM To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Question about classify

[ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction

Dear Hasafranim, I just came along a grey area that makes me want to rethink a few things about classifying YA historical fiction, specifically biographical fiction. Someone donated this older book, Bar Kochba, by Amram Whiteman. I have very little on the period for kids, so I thought why not. 

[ha-Safran] Question for Day School Librarians

BS"D Hi everyone. I'm working on my Congress presentation about book-fairs and I would like to know about how do you organize them?. Do you buy for. ex. "scholastic book fair" or you do organize it from scratch? Maybe my experience from Panama is diferent than yours and I would like to make my

[ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters (Heidi Rabinowitz)

heidi.rabinow...@cbiboca.org> To: "hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" < hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:57:02 + Subject: [ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters I saw a question on Twitter: “wondering if you all know of any books fo

Re: [ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters

Daughters of the Ark, by Anna Morgan. here http://www.jewishmultiracialnetwork.org/resources-2/books-for-youth/ On Apr 4, 2017 5:58 PM, "Clare Kinberg" wrote: Always an Olivia by Carolivia Herron On Apr 4, 2017 5:55 PM, "Heidi Rabinowitz"

Re: [ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters

Always an Olivia by Carolivia Herron On Apr 4, 2017 5:55 PM, "Heidi Rabinowitz" wrote: I saw a question on Twitter: “wondering if you all know of any books for girls who are Black and Jewish... Could use some recommendations. Have not heard of ANY.” The only thing

[ha-Safran] question: black/Jewish characters

I saw a question on Twitter: "wondering if you all know of any books for girls who are Black and Jewish... Could use some recommendations. Have not heard of ANY." The only thing anyone could come up with was Bluish by Virginia Hamilton. Any other ideas? Thanks Heidi Rabinowitz

[ha-Safran] Question

Does anyone have a suggestion for how to classify The Genius of Judaism and Jews and Words in Elazar? I would be most grateful. Joan Leb Temple Israel of Long Beach, CA __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the

[ha-Safran] Question

Shalom, My name is Michael Kent and I am the curator of the Jacob M Lowy collection of Judaica at Library and Archives Canada (and a proud AJL member!). I have come across a Haggadah commemorating operation Exodus with the following dedication: "This Haggadah for Passover 5750 (1990),

[ha-Safran] question about Schottenstein Talmud Bavli app or Koren Talmud app

Hello all, Unfortunately, I am unable to join all of you in Charleston. However, I still have a question. Has anyone purchased either the Schottenstein or Koren Talmud app? If so, is there special school pricing that exists? If there are representatives from either company at the AJL

Re: [ha-Safran] question- thanks-Agnon story

I was building my graphic novel section last year and came across a new collection of Agnon stories that had been turned into graphic stories. I like the book a lot: >From Foe to Friends & Other Stories: A Graphic Novel by Shay Charka ,by S.Y. Agnon (Author) It has the goat story you are looking

Re: [ha-Safran] question- thanks-Agnon story

The story is in rendered as a graphic novel inFrom Foe to Friends & OtherStories: A Graphic Novel byShay Charka (Toby Press, 2014). Robbin KatzinHillel Torah North Suburban Day SchoolSkokie, IL On Thursday, May 5, 2016 9:14 PM, E Cohen wrote: I am looking

[ha-Safran] question- thanks-Agnon story

I am looking for a children's version of Agnon's story about the goat that wanders off to Israel. I believe that there is one. Thank you much! -- Ellen Cohn, Ed.D. Librarian, East Meadow Jewish Center __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not

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