[sw-l] hebrew sign language

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 3, 2005

Great information, Sandy....and I see that Shoshona has just joined the
SignWriting List...Welcome to the List! Introduce yourself and tell us
more about your project with Hebrew Sign Language...Perhaps you would
like to write it in SignWriting?...  Val ;-)

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On Apr 2, 2005, at 10:20 PM, Sandy Fleming wrote:

> Hi Shoshona!
>
> There is a book "Sign Language in Judaism" from the Jewish Deaf
> Association in the UK:
>
> "The first-ever guide to over 50 signs related to Jewish culture as
> used by the British Deaf community. This is an invaluable reference
> guide for parents of deaf children, British Sign Language students and
> tutors, interpreters, rabbis and anyone with an interest in BSL and
> Judaism. The guide is illustrated with a short explanation and clear,
> easy-to-follow colour photographs for each word. Importantly, it also
> offers Deaf people a basic explanation of Jewish practices, cultural
> and religious heritage and is a historically important way of
> preserving specific Jewish signs for future generations. Paperback 51
> pages 2003"
>
> You can order this from http://www.forestbooks.com/
>
> If it's a child from a Jewish family in the UK I would recommend
> getting in touch with the Jewish Deaf Association:
> http://www.jewishdeaf.org.uk/
>
> Sandy
>