Dear Colleagues and Friends from AJL and AJL-SC. As you may have heard, I have decided to retire as of December 15, 2012. We shall be in Milwaukee and Israel from Dec. 17 until January 8. 2013, when we return to Los Angeles. On or before May 1, 2013, Manny and I shall make 'aliyah where we will establish our home in Jerusalem.
This decision was the most difficult of my life and is not one that I made lightly. My years spent leading the Library and Archives (L&A) for the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) and the Museum of Tolerance (MOT) have been the most productive and the most meaningful of my professional life. In 1978 I was offered a challenge to develop the L&A and an opportunity to learn from and to teach others. By accepting the offer, I committed myself to assume my responsibilities "to perfect the world" in which we live. It is my hope and prayer that the SWC-MOT L&A will continue to grow and devlop. May it provide the the resources and the programs which will teach the world to remember and to learn from its past. May we nourish its growth as we prepare for the time when these holdings will be the only witnesses to bear testimony to that past. I shall be forever grateful for your enrichment of my life during these years. It has been my privilege to work with you and to learn from you. You have been my inspiration and my mentors. May we all go mei-chayil 'el chayil - from strength to strength - in a peaceful world. Bivrachah u-ve'hatzlachah in all your endeavors. Both Manny and I look forward to sharing our lives and memories with you during your visits to Jerusalem. With kindest personal regards to each of you. Adaire Adaire Klein Director of Library & Archival Services SWC-MOT 1399 South Roxbury Drive Los Angeles, CA 90035-4709 310-772-7604/5 adairejkl...@gmail.com
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