Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 4.172 November 8, 1994 1) Introduction (Miki Safadi) 2) A new list (David Sherman) 3) Hebraica and Judaica Cataloging Course (Yossi Galron) 4) Chicago--lecture in Yiddish (Yitskhek-Ayzik Aronson) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 94 08:24 PST From: izzydz3@mvs.oac.ucla.edu Subject: Introduction I'm a Ph.D student in Applied Linguistics at UCLA. For my dissertation, I hope to focus o n teasing in Yiddish conversation. Through Mendele, I hope to get in touch wit h other scholars interested in this topic, and people who speak Yiddish regular ly at home, especially young parents and their children, or grandparents who li ve with their grandchildren. My data sets are based on video and audio tapes of Yiddish conversation. I've been enjoying and finding useful the communications I receive from Mendele and will begin contributing as well. Miki Safadi 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 94 19:38:54 EST From: dave@cai.lsuc.on.ca Subject: A new list ============================================================= *NEW* EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HISTORY AND KHAZAR STUDIES LIST ============================================================= Are you interested in research on the origins and history of Eastern European Jews? Have you been fascinated by the medieval multi-ethnic Khazar Empire of the northern Caucasus and Eastern Europe, and the influence of Judaism among the Khazars? Would you like to exchange ideas and information with fellow professors, students, researchers, and other interested people? If you have answered yes, then I would like to invite you to join the newly-formed EEJH (Eastern European Jewry History) conference on the Internet. We already have almost 200 users! The list has been set up as an easy way for people who are interested in the history of Khazars and Eastern European Jews to communicate. The following topics are especially relevant: 1. The medieval Jewish empire of Khazaria; 2. Ethnic, cultural, and religious heritage of the Jews of Eastern Europe; 3. Migration patterns from the pre-Khazar era to modernity; 4. Archaeological discoveries in Eastern Europe pertaining to the history of Jews and Khazars; 5. Analysis of published works about Eastern European Jews. Our geographic focus will be on the regions now comprising the nations of Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Roumania, Moldova, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, and the Balkan nations (Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, etc.) However, relevant history regarding Jews from other regions of the world will be acceptable, especially within the context of interrelations among Eastern European Jews and Jews from other places. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE EEJH LIST: ------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe to the EEJH forum, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@beacon.bryant.edu Your message must say: subscribe eejh 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 00:11:09 -0500 (EST) From: jgalron@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: Hebraica and Judaica Cataloging Course I was asked to post to Mendele the following message from Prof. Bella Haas Weinberg of the YIVO Library and the St. John's University: Joseph (Yossi) Galron ============================================================================== November 7, 1994 - 4th Kislev 5755 =============================================================================== HEBRAICA AND JUDAICA CATALOGING COURSE TO BE OFFERED Dr. Bella Hass Weinberg will once again offer her much-acclaimed twelve-session intensive course on HEBRAICA AND JUDAICA CATALOGING from May 30-June 16, 1995, through the Max Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City, immediately preceding the Association of Jewish Libraries convention. The course will focus on Hebraica and Judaica cataloging for research and academic libraries, with an emphasis on Library of Congress systems. Topics to be covered include: Romanization, formation of headings for Hebrew and Yiddish authors, cataloging of liturgical works, Judaica subject headings and classification schemes, and multi-script authority files. YIVO is a member of the Research Libraries Group,and Hebraica cataloging on RLIN will be demonstrated. The course is oriented toward library school students and recent graduates as well as beginning Judaica and Hebraica catalogers. Prerequisites for admission are a reading knowledge of Hebrew or Yiddish and permission of the instructor. Some training or experience in cataloging will be helpful. TUITION: $500 CREDIT: 3 graduate credits DATES: May 30-June 16, 1995 12 sessions Week 1: T-W-Th 3-5:30 p.m., F 1-3:30 p.m. Week 2: T-W-Th 3-5:30 p.m. Week 3: M-T-W-Th 3-5:30 p.m., F 1-3:30 p.m. PLACE: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 555 West 57th Street, Suite 1100 (corner 11th Avenue) New York, NY 10019 Send registration requests by March 1, 1995, to the Max Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, at the above address. For more information on registration or housing call (212) 246-6080. Dr. Bella Hass Weinberg is Consulting Librarian for the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at St. John's University. Dr. Weinberg has taught Hebrew cataloging at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Judaica librarianship at YIVO; cataloging and classification at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and information sources in religion at St. John's. Dr. Weinberg has published widely on the subject of Judaica and Hebraica cataloging, and is Editor of Judaica Librarianship, the journal of the Association of Jewish Libraries. 4)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 09:54:44 -0600 From: hia5@midway.uchicago.edu Subject: Chicago--lecture in Yiddish Advance announcement: The University of Chicago Yidd Tish is pleased to announce a lecture *in Yiddish* on the topic: YIDDISH DIALECTOLOGY to be given by Barry Schechter on Wednesday, 30 November, 5:00 p.m. in Cobb Hall, Room 106 (5811 South Ellis Avenue), on the University of Chicago campus. Barry Schechter has previously spoken to our Yiddish Tish and all agree that he is a fascinating and informative speaker. He is a noted lecturer, translator, and specialist in Yiddish language and culture, especially in its Eastern European context. Admission is free and all are welcome. 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