For Latest Edition of Sefer So Good, Click Here**Nazi Photo Album Now at the U. S. Holocaust Museum
The narration explains each photo.
*Please note: These are **NOT** **pictures of victims! Make sure your sound is on for a different look at World War II.*
Click here: Auschwitz Photos | The New York Times
<http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20070919_ALBUM_FEATURE/index.html>
(posted 01/25/2008)
Personal Note: I saw this wonderful movie last July. It is worth the trip into the city! ACS
Live and Become
, the winner of 18 out of 18 U.S. Audience Awards, opens on February 1st in New York City at the following locations….The Paris Cinema
4 West 58th Street
New York, NY
(212) 688-3800http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/manhattan/midtown/sidestreets/west58th/index.htm
Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
142 East Houston Street between 1st & 2nd Ave
New York, NY
777-FILM #687
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/NewYork/SunshineCinema.htm
Info and TRAILER at www.menemshafilms.com.Direct link to trailer:
http://www.menemshafilms.com/index.php?cid=35464&src=gendocs&link=live_and_become_trailerLIVE AND BECOME is the magnificent, epic story of an Ethiopian boy who is airlifted from a Sudanese refugee camp to Israel in 1984 during Operation Moses. Schlomo is plagued by two big secrets: He is neither a Jew nor an orphan, just an African boy who survived and wants, somehow, to fulfill his Ethiopian mother's parting request that he "go, live, and become." Buoyed by a profound and unfaltering motherly love – both in his memory and in the arms of his adoptive mother – he ultimately finds an identity and a happiness all his own.
The Washington post STYLE interview, "A Young Actor's Exodus Across Time and Space," is at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR2006121502032.html.
AWARDS:
Winner of the Audience Award at the Berlin International Film Festival; nominated for 4 French Cesar Awards- won Best Screenplay; winner of 18 audience awards at U.S. film festivals.
SIRAK M. SABAHAT – BIO:
Sirak M. Sabahat, Live and Become's lead, originates from the agricultural village of Walita in northern Ethiopia. At age 12, he and his family trekked across Ethiopia then spent five months in a refugee camp before being airlifted to Israel with other Jewish Ethiopians. Their journey was part of Operation Solomon, a joint U.S.-Israeli mission to help repatriate Israel's lost tribe, Beta Israel, and save them from poverty and starvation. Sabahat, 24, received his high school diploma in 1999 from a boarding school for gifted children, where he was one of few black faces. He then continued to study acting and theatre at the University of Haifa. He has received acclaim in Israel for his stage and television work, including a major network role as the host of a children's show. He is also the writer, director, and star of a one-man show, From the Bible to the Subway, and helped write and direct the Ethiopian community scenes in Live and Become. For his starring role as Schlomo in Live and Become, he was nominated for an Israeli Oscar, the first person of color to receive that distinction. He has spent the past year traveling the United States, speaking to students, community organizations, and individuals. Says Sabahat, "I speak on behalf of Africa's mute children. Having survived death, my commitment now is to help those who can't help themselves."
For further info see www.menemshafilms.com or contact Neil Freedman
at neilf@menemshafilms.com.(posted 01/25/2008)
Online Learning for You!
Hebrew College invites you to join our learning community by enrolling in one of our many spring semester online Hebrew language and Jewish studies courses.
Hebrew College has been providing outstanding undergraduate and graduate training in Jewish studies and education since 1921. A pioneer in bringing Jewish learning to the Internet, we have offered online courses since 1995 and launched the Internet's first MA in Jewish Studies, as well as the first online Hebrew language program, in 2000.
New online programs for 2008 include a Master of Jewish Education, a Master of Jewish Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education, and a Certificate in Early Childhood Jewish Education.
All our online courses are designed to emulate the quality interaction that faculty and students experience on campus and are backed by user-friendly technical support. All courses can be taken for credit or non-credit.
For information about spring 2008 courses and an online registration form, please visit http://hebrewcollege.edu/online. You may also, send e-mail to online-courses@hebrewcollege.edu, or phone (617)559-8610.
(posted 01/25/2008)
January BOOK OF LIFE podcast available NOW!
This episode features:
* Eco-Libris, an organization that plants trees for every book you read - great for environmentalism and Tu B'Shevat!
* Musician Chana Rothman, whose debut album of female-fronted earthy groove is "We Can Rise"
· Linda Silver of Association of Jewish Libraries fame, discussing The Jewish Values Finder, her online database that is now also a published book
· * Rachel Kamin, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee, discussing the 2008 winners
The February episode of The Book of Life will be a live call-in show on Thursday February 7, 2008, 3-4pm EST. The theme will be "Funny, That Book Doesn't Look Jewish!" Keep an eye on www.bookoflifepodcast.com for instructions on how to participate.
Don't miss it! You can listen at www.bookoflifepodcast.com
(posted 01/25/2008)
2008 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS
ANNOUNCED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES
Chicago—January 7, 2008
Sarah Gershman and Kristina Swarner, author and illustrator of The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book, Sid Fleischman, author of The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, and Sonia Levitin, author of Strange Relations, are the 2008 winners of the prestigious Sydney Taylor Book Award!
The Sydney Taylor Book Award of the Association of Jewish Libraries honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Cleveland, Ohio, this June at a special ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the award.
Gershman and Swarner will receive the 2008 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Younger Readers Category for The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book, published by EKS Publishing. With accessible language, this book helps young children understand the meaning and concepts of the Sh'ma prayers. The stunning artwork matches the mood of the text, and the words of the prayer (in Hebrew, English, and transliteration) are beautifully integrated into double spread illustrations. "The soothing and soulful voice of Rabbi Julia Adelman on the included CD will lull the listener to sleep with sweet dreams," adds Kathy Bloomfield, a member of the Award Committee. The book is recommended for children up to grade 2.
Fleischman will receive the 2008 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Older Readers Category for The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, published by HarperCollins Children's Books. When the spirit of a 12-year old Jewish boy, murdered by the Nazis, possesses the body of an American GI traveling through Europe as a second-rate ventriloquist, the pair is able to unmask the Nazi responsible. "Fleischman's knowledge of ventriloquism and senses of humor and humanity craft an imaginative and haunting story, and although all the action takes place after the war, the sense of loss and tragedy echo through the book," comments Kathe Pinchuck, incoming Chair of the Award Committee. "Wry humor adds dimension to the characters and suspense accelerates the pace." The book is recommended for grades 6-8.
Levitin will receive the 2008 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award's Teen Readers Category for Strange Relations, published by Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Fifteen-year-old Marne decides to spend the summer with her Aunt Carole in Hawaii. But, Aunt Carole is now Aunt Chaya, married to a Chabad Rabbi with seven children. What Marne anticipates will be a relaxing summer of jogging on the beach, surfing, sun tanning, and shopping turns out to be a summer of exploration, spirituality, and growth. "Levitin skillfully writes from the perspective of a contemporary teenager and realistically deals with issues such as drinking, drugs, sexuality, and peer pressure," notes Rachel Kamin, Chair of the Award Committee. Levitin also won the 1987 Sydney Taylor Book Award for The Return and two honor awards for The Singing Mountain (1998) and Silver Days (1989).
Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2008. For Younger Readers, Honor Books are: The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller with illustrations by Boris Kulikov (Simon & Schuster), Letter on the Wind by Sarah Lamstein with illustrations by Neil Waldman (Boyds Mills Press), and Light written and illustrated by Jane Breskin Zalben (Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group).
For Older Readers, the Honor Books are: Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People by Angela Gluck Wood with consulting by Dan Stone (DK Publishing in association with USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education) and The Secret of Preist's Grotto by Peter Lane Taylor and Christos Nicola (Kar-Ben).
For Teen Readers, the Honor Book is Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler, translated from the German by Erik J. Macki (Front Street/Boyds Mills Press).
It should be noted that The Castle on Hester Street won the Sydney Taylor Book Award when it was first published in 1982 by the Jewish Publication Society, and its Honor Award this year is due to Boris Kulikov's new illustrations.
In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated twenty-three Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2008: eleven in the Younger Readers Category, eight in the Older Readers Category, and four for Teens. Notable titles, and more information about the Sydney Taylor Book Award, may be found online at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org. A special video announcement of the awards can also be accessed at www.youtube.com/SydneyTaylorAward, and a blog about the awards can be found at www.sydneytaylorbookaward.blogspot.com.
The 2008 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Younger Readers:
The Bedtime Sh'ma: A Good Night Book by Sarah Gershman with illustrations by Kristina Swarner (EKS Publishing)
The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Older Readers:
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk by Sid Fleischman (HarperCollins Children's Books)The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Teen Readers:
Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin (Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winners for Younger Readers:
The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller with illustrations by Boris Kulikov (Simon & Schuster)
Letter on the Wind: A Chanukah Tale by Sarah Marwil Lamstein with illustrations by Neil Waldman (Boyds Mills Press)
Light by Jane Breskin Zalben (Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group)Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winners for Older Readers:
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story by Peter Lane Taylor and Christos Nicola (Kar-Ben)Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People by Angela Gluck Wood with consulting by Dan Stone (DK Publishing in association with USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education)
Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winner for Teen Readers:
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler, translated by Erik J. Macki (Front Street/ Boyds Mills Press)
Notable Books for Younger Readers:
My Cousin Tamar Lives in Israel by Michelle Shapiro Abraham with illustrations by Ann Koffsky (URJ Press)
A Nickel, a Trolley, a Treasure House by Sharon Reiss Baker with illustrations by Beth Peck (Viking Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group)
Shuli and Me: From Slavery to Freedom by Joan Benjamin-Farren (Black Jasmine)
Papa Jethro by Deborah Bodin Cohen with illustrations by Jane Dippold (Kar-Ben)
Hanukkah Moon by Deborah da Costa with illustrations by Gosia Mosz (Kar-Ben)
Celebrate Passover with Matzah, Maror and Memories by Deborah Heiligman (National Geographic)
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Honey, Prayers and the Shofar by Deborah Heiligman (National Geographic)
Five Little Gefiltes by Dave Horowitz (G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group)
Mendel's Accordion by Heidi Smith Hyde with illustrations by Johanna Van Der Sterre (Kar-Ben)
Abraham's Search for God by Jacqueline Jules with illustrations by Natascia Ugliano (Kar-Ben)
A Mezuzah on the Door by Amy Meltzer with illustrations by Janice Fried (Kar-Ben)
Ten Good Rules: A Counting Book by Susan Remick Topek with photographs by Tod Cohen (Kar-Ben)Notable Books for Older Readers:
Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet by Tina Grimberg (Tundra)
A Picture for Marc by Eric Kimmel with illustrations by Matthew Trueman (Random House Children's Books)
Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story by Ann Kramer (National Geographic)
The Silver Cup by Constance Leeds (Viking Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group)
Passover Around the World by Tami Lehman-Wilzig with illustrations by Elizabeth Wolf (Kar-Ben)
The Whirlwind by Carol Matas (Orca)
Penina Levine is a Hard-Boiled Egg by Rebecca O'Connell with illustrations by Majella Lue Sue (Roaring Brook Press)
All Star Season by Tovah Yavin (Kar-Ben)Notable Books for Teens:
How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles (Flux)
Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb (Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Hidden on the Mountain: Stories of Children Sheltered from the Nazis in Le Chambon by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland Desaix (Holiday House)
Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel by Marv
Wolfman, Mario Ruiz and William J. Rubin (Nachshon Press)(posted 01/18/2008)
Hungry Hearts: 350 Years of Jewish American History in Fiction and Memoir
Bibliography by Rosalind Reisner, author of Jewish American Literature: A Guide to Reading Interests as presented by Rosalind Reisner on October 18, 2007 at Sisterhood’s Paid-Up DinnerTemple Beth Torah with call numbers for those titles available to borrow from your Kurt Gruenwald Memorial Library
F Ab Abraham, Pearl. The Romance Reader. Riverhead Books, 1995.
Berger, Joseph. Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust. Scribner. 2001.
Cahan, Abraham. The Rise of David Levinsky. Reprint, Modern Library, 2001.
978 Ra Calof, Rachel. Rachel Calof's Story: Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains, ed. by Sanford J. Rikoon. Indiana University Press, 1995.
Dworkin, Susan. Miss America, 1945: Bess Myerson and the Year That Changed Our Lives. Newmarket Press. 1987.
Ehrlich, Elizabeth. Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir. Viking Press, 1997.
Evans, Eli N. Judah P. Benjamin, the Jewish Confederate. Free Press, 1988.
Garment, Leonard. Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklyn, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon's White House, Watergate, and Beyond. Times Books, 1997.
Glickfeld, Carole L. Swimming Toward the Ocean. Knopf, 2001.
Gold, Michael. Jews without Money. Reprint. Carroll & Graf, 1996.
F Go Goldreich, Gloria. That Year of Our War. Little, Brown, 1994.
Goldreich, Gloria. West to Eden. Macmillan, 1987.
Goodman, Allegra. Paradise Park. Dial Press, 2001.
Heller, Joseph. Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here. Knopf, 1998.
Lansky, Aaron. Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2004.
Y Le Lelchuk, Alan. Brooklyn Boy. Reprint, Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 2003
Meyers, Maan (pseud. of Martin and Annette Meyers). The Dutchman. Doubleday, 1992.
F Po Potok, Chaim. The Chosen. Reprint, Knopf, 1996.
F Ro Roiphe, Anne. Lovingkindness. Summit Books, 1987.
F Ro Roth, Philip. Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories. Reprint, Modern Library, 1995.
F Ro Roth, Philip. The Plot Against America. Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
F Si Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Enemies: A Love Story. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1972.
Spiegel, Marcus. Your True Marcus: the Civil War Letters of a Jewish Colonel. Kent State Univ. Press, 1985.
Suberman, Stella. The Jew Store. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1998.
F Ta Tax, Meredith. Rivington Street. Reprint, Univ. of Chicago Press, 2001.
Trillin, Calvin. Messages from my father. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996.
Yezierska, Anzia. Children of Loneliness: Stories of immigrant life in America. Funk & Wagnalls, 1923.
Yezierska, Anzia. Hungry Hearts. Reprint, Persea Press, 1985.
(posted 10/26/2007)
WORLD WAR II ARCHIVES REPORT AVAILABLE ON-LINE
The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group hasissued a press release
(http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-143.html)
about its program to declassify more than eight million records about Nazi and Japanese war crimes.
The IWG's 156-page final report to Congress is at
http://www.archives.gov/iwg/reports/final-report-2007.pdf.
(posted 10/19/2007)
JEWISH GENEALOGY PODCAST
Schelly Talalay Dardashti, of "Tracing the Tribe" blog fame, was interviewed about Jewish genealogy last week by DearMYRTLE on "DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour."Their wide-ranging discussion covered * Sephardic and Ashkenazi genealogy * the start of Jewish genealogy in the U.S. * DNA * JewishGen * the International Institute of Jewish Genealogy * the International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies' Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy, including next August's conference in Chicago. Schelly was the genealogy columnist for "The Jerusalem Post" from 1999 through 2005. More details and the link to the free podcast are at http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2007/09/dearmyrtles-family-history-hour-4-sept.html (posted 09/18/2007)
Support our Service Personnel
If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick a thank
you card that Xerox will print and send to a soldier who is currently
serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some
member of the armed services.
How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!
It is FREE, and it only takes a moment.
Whether you are for or against the war, our guys and gals over there
need to know we are behind them.
(posted 05/27/2007)
TBT ENCYCLOPEDIA JUDAICA LINK
Arlene and Ken Lutz have most generously donated the new edition of Encyclopedia Judaica to TBT!
It's on the shelf in your Kurt Gruenwald Memorial Library.It is also available to you through the internet from any computer.
To access this marvelous resource online, click on the link below. You will need a password.
Contact the TBT office or see the printed edition of the April 2007 bulletin for the password.http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/bethtorah
Holy Land Maps
The Jewish National and University Library, David and Fela Shapell Family Digitization Project is pleased to announce the opening
to the public of the digital collection: Holy Land Maps. This project, based on the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection at the JNUL, contains
over 1,000 maps dating from 1462 through the early 20th century.
The site can be accessed at:
http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/maps/pal/html
Each map is presented in a variety of image formats, including the zoomable MrSid format (which requires a special plug-in, available at
the project site).
The maps are arranged both chronologically and by persons (cartographers, engravers, etc.). A number of maps are arranged by
specific locations such as Acre or Mount Tabor (maps of Jerusalem are in a separate, previous, site).
The bilingual site also contains an introduction and links to related sites. Each map is accompanied by detailed bibliographic data.
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