The Charlotte Jewish News - Jurw-July, 1997 - Page 8
Speizman Jewish Library
Notes from the Librarian’s Desk
by Amalia Warshenbrvt, Librarian - The Speizman Jewish Library
Summer Hours
The Speizman Jewish Library
hours revolve around the Hebrew
School hours. During the summer
we are closed on Sundays and do
not offer evening hours. This year
we’ll have to close the libraiy
periodically in order to "weed"
and reorganize it to create space
for new books.
During June we'll be open on
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00
am-12:00 pm. For additional
summer hours please call 366-
5007.
Judaica Librarian's Convention
I'll be at the convention of
Judaica Librarians. Each year I
bring back new ideas which
benefit all the organizations who
use the library. The convention
also brings librarians in contact
with the latest developments in
the constantly expanding field of
Judaica Librarianship and modem
technology. We wish to thank the
following organizations for
making it possible for me to
attend the convention: The Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte,
Temple Beth El, Temple Israel,
HaLailah Chapter of Jewish
Women International, The
Charlotte Jewish Preschool and
the Yiddshe Institute.
New on the Shelf
A small sample of new
acquisitions:
Nazi Gold by Tom Bower - the
full story of the fifty year Swiss-
Nazi conspiracy to steal billions
from European Jews and
Holocaust survivors.
Distant Sisters by Judith Rotem
- a former orthodox woman tells
her story of divorcing her
husband and haredi society and
interviews former friends on
issues such as marriage, divorce,
children, books and religious
laws.
An Eye for an Eye by Joseph
Telushldn
Prayers for the Dead by Fay
Kellerman
The Thirteenth Hour by
Barbara Sofer
Rena's Promise by Rena
Kornreich Gelissen - a Holocaust
memoire. The author lives in
Hendersonville, N. C. and tells
about survival and sisters' unique
relationship.
Jewish Women, Jewish Men by
Aviva Cantor - the author is a
journalist and writer and offers an
analysis of Jewish society. The
subtitle tells it all: The Legacy of
Patriarchy in Jewish Life.
Light Reading and a little
learning for Summertime
ChUdren(K-5)
Strudle Strudle Strudle by
Steve Sanfeld (Chelm story)
What Zeesie Saw on Delaney
Street by Elsa Okon Rael
Chicken Man by Michelle
Edwards
Ten Best Jewish Children's
Stories by Daniel and Chana
Sperber
Fancy Aunt Jesse by Amy Hest
Children (6 • 8 grade)
My Grandmother's Stories by
Adele Geras
The Diamond Tree by Howard
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If you wish to help in the lilxrary for two or three hours a day on
Tuesday or Thursday, the Speizman Jewish Library needs you.
Please call Amalia at 366-5007, ext. 258. «0«
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Junior High School
Under the Donim Tree by Gila
Almagor
Golden Windows by Adele
Geras
Letters from Rifka by Karen
Hesse
All of a Kind Family Series by
Sydney Taylor.
Adults
Biographies:
The Color of Water by James
McBride
Rabin of Israel by Robert Slater
Streisand, Her Life by James
Spada
Fiction:
The Book of Candy by Susan
Dworkin
Strangers at the Gate by
Leonard Gross
The Clinic by Jonathan
Kellerman
We Acknowledge with Gratitude
Donations to the Speizman Library Fund
Cheiyl Katz Memorial Book Fand
To Ron Katz for his speedy recovery from Fay and
Gerald Sinkoe
Speizman Fund
To Vera and Jack Mendel in honor of the birth of
grandson fiom Judie and Mike Van Glish
To Jodi and Bryan Speizman - Maze! Tov on the birth of
Morris Conner from Edidi and Sidney Cojac
To Tbn^le Judea in memory of Cantor Stuait Pittle,
friend, spiritual leader and teacher from Jody, Jeff»
Bepie and Erin Cohen
To Mrs^ Louis Ros^blum in memory of Louis from Jody,
J^ Beiinie and Ml Ck^ieif , ^
To Denise Sussman in memory of her ui^le ftcm Mac
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To Dr Paul Puttemaan inf memoiy of h^ cou^^m
Marc and Cheti ItHefaaiim
Attention Authors!
Polish up your poetry and dust off your prose.
Publishers are looking for you!
Sydney Taylor Manuscript
Competition
The late Sydney Taylor, author
of the All-of-a-Kind Series, got
her start as writer when her
husband sent off a manuscript she
had written to the Follette
Company which was sponsoring a
competition for a children's book
manuscript. She won the $1000
prize and publication of her first
book.
To honor her memory, her
family established the Sydney
Taylor Manuscript Competition,
administered by the American
Judaica Librarian Association.
The award is given to an
unpublished writer of children's
books. The book must be a work
of fiction in English, with
universal appeal of Jewish
content for readers aged 8 to 11
years, both Jewish and non-
Jewish. It should reveal positive
aspects of Jewish life. Short
stories are not acceptable.
While AJL cannot guarantee
publication, the SI000 prize
money has been an incentive for
writers with varying experience to
try their hands writing for this
genre. The award carries prestige
in the publishing world and
several Sydney Taylor Manu
scripts have been subsequently
published.
Rules for the 1998 competition
will be available in July and
interested writers should contact
Paula Sandfelder, Coordinator at
1327 Wyntercreek, Lane,
Dunwoody, GA 30338 for’rules
and application forms.
Worldwide search for poetry
A British publisher is searching
the world for new and established
poets to send their work to be
considered for a new series of
books 'Towards 2000'. These are
to be published in the run-up to
the millennium.
If you write poetry, Penhaligon
Page of Llangollen, Wales, UK
would like to hear from you. Send
a maximum of 3 poems, up to
thirty lines each on any subject, in
any style (contemporary or
traditional).
There are no entry or reading
fees. Please send copies of your
poems and retain your originals as
the editors are unable to return
work.
Send your poems to:
Penhaligon Page, Upper Dee
Mill, Llangollen, Wales, LL20
8SD, UK. Alternatively fax your
poems on 0011 44 1978 869110
or e-mail them to kelly@pen-
page.demon.co.uk. O
Scouting Around
If you are or know of a young
man between 7 and 15 years of
age (or between 1st and 9th
grades as of this fall) and would
like to discover new and
challenging activities with other
young men your age, then now is
the time to sign up for scouting at
the ‘T’ and avoid the fall rush.
Starting with Tiger Cubs which
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in 1st grade, Wolves and Bears for
boys in 2nd and third grade and
Webelos for 4th and 5th graders,
we have a place in Cub Pack 163
that is perfect for boys and their
parent/partner. Cub scouting
programs are intended to involve
families on a basis appropriate to
the boy’s age.
Fun is the method, but
character, citizenship and
[)ersonal fitness are the goals.
The pack consists of dens which
are grade/age related and parents
are strongly encouraged to be
actively involved in both den and
pack activities. We do need adult
leaders and training is available.
As young men mature into 6th -
8th grades, they need and want
more challenge, freedom and
program input. For this age group.
Scout Troop 163 is ready and
waiting. Our goal is to have our
scouts run their own program
with the guidance of trained
volunteer leaders, most of whom
are parents of scouts in the troop.
Our troop has an active program
of camping, skiing, climbing at
the outdoor center, whitewater
rafting and summer camp. This
year some of our older boys are
participating in a mountain trek
program at Philmont Scout Ranch
in New Mexico.
Our pack and troop are open to
all and we have established a
reputation for extending a
welcome to a cross section of the
community. We are keenly aware
of the diverse needs wi^in the
Jewish community. As such, we
are probably the only scouting
units in the area that recognize
and accommodate these special
needs. For more information on
scouting call David Lintz at 364-
0227 or 588-8888. 0
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