Sylvia Firschein was a wonderful mentor. She was responsible for organizing the New Jersey Chapter of AJL many years ago. Sylvia always had something positive to say, worked diligently for AJL and kept in touch with the New Jersey contingent.
Dot Ehrich was another New Jersey AJL stalwart. I saw Dot just a few weeks ago at a Hadassah Education Day. Though ill, her attitude was so positive and sunny just as it had always been. These two women exemplify AJL at the grassroots level. Sylvia was a trained librarian, working in a public school for many years but still stayed involved with the local AJL chapter until she retired to Florida. Dot was a self taught volunteer who made a difference in the lives of many of us from New Jersey who were enriched by her sharing of her expertise, her kindness and her generosity. As a former president of the New Jersey chapter of AJL, I will miss them greatly. When I was a fledgling, volunteer librarian, I benefited from their knowledge and expertise as they helped me grow my library, professionalize it and start on a career path. Aileen Grossberg Chair, Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ 07042 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
