[NFBJ] Braille in Israel

Sat May 1 16:18:27 UTC 2021

You're welcome—glad you enjoyed them!

On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 5:22 PM Rachel via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> I finally got to read these articles. This is fascinating. Thanks for
> sharing!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBJ <nfbj-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eric Harvey via NFBJ
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 1:02 PM
> To: NFB in Judaism <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Eric Harvey <eric at blindscholar.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBJ] Braille in Israel
>
> Dear Rachel,
> Attached please find the reference article I wrote. This is a pre-print
> version—I can't share the final version both for copyright reasons and
> because it has not been published yet (even two years after submission). It
> will supposedly appear in the second volume of the *Encyclopedia of Jewish
> Book Cultures* whenever it makes it to press.
>
> I am also including an article written by Harry Brevis, whose personal
> Braille code was adapted into the original International Hebrew Braille
> Code in the 1930s, which gives a more detailed overview of the process of
> its development. It is from 1969, however, and there has been a lot of
> history since then :)
>
> And finally, here is a link to a blog post I wrote about researching the
> history of the first Braille Tanakh:
>
> http://www.blindscholar.com/2019/02/06/who-was-mrs-harry-a-cole-of-cleveland-a-tale-of-academic-sleuthing-and-recovering-the-name-of-a-braille-pioneer/
>
> Best,
> Eric
>
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 7:23 PM Rachel Bodek via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I'd like to see that article can you send it to the listserve?  Thank
> > you
> >
> > This  message  was  sent  with  my  mobile  phone,  please  disregard
> > any  typos  or  grammatical  errors.  Thanks,  Rachel
> >
> > On Apr 13, 2021, at 8:48 PM, Eric Harvey via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I believe all braille, regardless of language or region, reads
> > from left to right. There are a few small differences between American
> > and Israeli Hebrew braille, but I think they have mostly to do with
> > contractions and maybe a few of the niqqud. You might try inquiring of
> > the Israeli analog to our National Library Service, which creates and
> > distributes braille materials to blind people in Israel.
> > Their website is here:
> > https://www.kolzchut.org.il/en/Libraries_for_the_Blind_and_Visually_Im
> > paired
> >
> > If you would like more information about the history and development
> > of Hebrew braille, I can send you an article I wrote and the
> > introduction to the APH braille Tanakh.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Eric
> >
> > Eric J. Harvey, Ph.D.
> > Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
> > Brandeis University
> >
> > www.blindscholar.com
> >
> > > On Apr 13, 2021, at 5:15 PM, Rachel Bodek via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by "frum braillewriters" but they
> > > use
> > the same as we do and their Hebrew braille goes from left to right.
> > Can anyone listen in to your presentation? If so, can you share the
> > info with us? thanks!
> > >
> > > This  message  was  sent  with  my  mobile  phone,  please
> > > disregard
> > any  typos  or  grammatical  errors.  Thanks,  Rachel
> > >
> > > On Apr 13, 2021, at 6:40 PM, Dale HELTZER via NFBJ <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I'm giving a presentation on braille, and as a side note, I'd like
> > > to
> > mention Hebrew braille.
> > >
> > > Perhaps an naïve question:
> > > It seems obvious to me that writing Hebrew braille from left to
> > > right
> > was a concession to the fact that all the existing machinery in the
> > rest of the world was geared for that.
> > > But is that true in Israel?
> > > Are there Frum braille writers there?
> > >
> > > B'Shalom
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dale E. Heltzer
> > > deheltzer at msn.com<mailto:deheltzer at msn.com>
> > >
> > > "A foolish consestency is tha hobgabljyn Qf littwe mjndz." - RW
> > > Emerson
> > via HA Kranz
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