[ha-Safran] Temp position - Hebrew materials and programming Englewood NJ

Hi everyone, I was contacted by the director of the Englewood Public Library in New Jersey about an NEH grant-funded position to enhance their world language offerings. They are looking for someone to handle building a Hebrew book collection and providing programming in/involving Hebrew language a

Re: [ha-Safran] Sale of Card Catalog Drawer Units

They're supposed to be great for storing yarn! On Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 6:02 PM Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I’ve seen card catalog drawers used as a dining room sideboard. You can > catalog your silverware by type. Shannah tovah, Jackie Jackie Ben-Efraim > Se

[ha-Safran] Jewish revisionist history

Readers advisory question! Are there any Jewish oriented revisionist history books out there where the Holocaust does not happen? __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =

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 a

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

If you know of any non-AJL member Jewish public librarians, please share this event info with them! We are looking to build community as well as share ideas. On Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 12:35 PM Paula Breger via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > AJL Presents: Public Librarians Forum Sunday, Au

[ha-Safran] Memoir or other engaging read to learn about Judaism

I had a request from a friend who's colleague is looking for a book she can read to learn about Judaism. In order to keep her interest and attention, she's hoping to find a memoir or some other engaging narrative. I don't think it needs to be a complete Judaism 101, just something that will inform

Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Memoir or other engaging read to learn about Judaism

tz might be just what you're looking for. > > > Suzanne Balaban > President > BMM Worldwide > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://bmmworldwide.com/__;!!KGKeukY!wYCS79MPQfOQik98W1MLLOOmXe61fhtM00uIWgDnftBlATrV_JeQvME5HEL98pLieSFEyt5iPoMxpD4kbWmr-mbr2Q$> > 757 Third Avenue >

Re: [ha-Safran] Retellings of Torah Stories

The Seventh Handmaiden by Judith Pransky is a retelling of Esther from the point of view of one of her maidservants. It's beautifully done. On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 5:04 AM Marjorie Gann via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > One lovely book is As a Driven Leaf by Rabbi Milton Steinberg.

Re: [ha-Safran] bibliography

The Hebrew Kid and the Apache Maiden by Robert J. Avrech On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 1:32 AM RITA ALLEN via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > There is a young people's fiction in my HST library which has to do with > Native Americans & Jews. Don't have access to this here, but I think the > a

[ha-Safran] Join the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee!

The Sydney Taylor Book Award (STBA) Committee is seeking applicants to serve a two-year term from January 2025 through the June 2027 Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) conference. Committee members are expected to: - Read 120+ picture, middle grade, and young adult books throughout the c

Re: [ha-Safran] Recommendations for Middle-Grade

Ooh, one of my favorite questions. Out of Many Waters and One Foot Ashore by Jacqueline Dembar Greene The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz Anya and the Dragon/Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine

[ha-Safran] Looking for a Yiddish transcriptionist

A friend is looking for someone to transcribe a Yiddish newspaper article from 1912 into a Google doc. No translation needed, but it's long enough and hard enough to read (small print, a somewhat blurred PDF) that someone who actually understands Yiddish would be best for the job. Compensation is o

[ha-Safran] 2025 AJL Conference - SSCPL Lesson Plan Showcase

Hello Safranim! Have you created a Jewish library lesson or program that you're particularly proud of? Are you interested in sharing your idea in a short (10 minutes or less) presentation on Zoom during the 2025 AJL Conference? That's what the Lesson Plan Showcase is for! They can be for any age

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about finding reading levels

One thing that might help would be, if some of the books are listed on the Lexile website , she could then use a conversion