This may be too little, too late, but SPME.org (Scholars for Peace in the Middle East) deals with such issues all the time. They may be able to provide information, guidance, etc.
Michal Strutin science librarian, author mstru...@gmail.com michalstrutin.com Sent from my iPad > On Jan 27, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Emily Bergman <emilyanneberg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am on ALA Council and I did see the original resolution. I have been > looking for information, especially what to get up and say at the Council > meeting when it comes up. I appreciate these documents, and if there's > anything you think I should add, please send it to me ASAP. I leave for ALA > Midwinter tomorrow. I'll do my best to speak for Jews and Jewish librarians > on this. > > Thanks, > Emily Bergman > Library Committee Chair > Temple Sinai > Glendale, CA > emilyanneberg...@gmail.com > > Emily Bergman > Head, Gerontology Library > Psychology Librarian > University of Southern California > Voice: 213-740-3855 > Fax: 213-740-3854 > > >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Weisman, Yaffa <yweis...@huc.edu> wrote: >> This was sent to me from Elhanan Adler via Yaniv Levi of NLI. Both the >> pending resolution and the case against it are attached. So it is a real >> attempt in real time. >> >> Elliot & Shoshana, and any other AJL member who has a voice in ALA – is it >> too late to submit an AJL sponsored statement to ALA’s Council? How does one >> do it? I can write a short one but I need to know which ALA body has the >> authority to publish it. >> >> This is not new(s) and I suggest we highlight the hypocrisy of signaling out >> of Israel as opposed to countries and terrorist organizations who commit >> genocide & war crimes (Nigeria, Hamas, Sudan, etc.), and using anti-Zionism >> and anti-Semitism to politicize a professional organization. We should also >> mention that scheduling such meetings on the Sabbath is offensive to Jewish >> members of ALA and is a de-facto act of censorship. >> >> AJL membership is a rainbow of political convictions vis-à-vis Israel (Thank >> God!), but I am sure we can all agree that Israel’s right to exist is not >> debatable, and that the work of our colleagues in Israel promotes >> coexistence and peace and shouldn’t be reviled and railroaded by ALA. >> >> >> >> yaffa >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Yaniv Levi [mailto:yaniv.l...@nli.org.il] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 8:42 AM >> To: Weisman, Yaffa >> Cc: Oren Weinberg; Elhanan >> Subject: ALA resolution boycotting companies working with IDF >> >> >> >> Dear Yaffa, >> >> >> >> I have received you mail from Elhanan Adler, who proposed that you might >> assist. >> >> >> >> It was brought to our attention that in the coming ALA (winter) the attached >> resolution would be adopted by ALA council. >> >> >> >> 1. Are you aware of this initiative? I found no mentioning of such >> resolution, and I don't know if this is a real thing or not. >> >> 2. Does ALA take such resolution and if so in what forum? >> >> 3. If so, how can we help prevent such resolution? Who can help? What >> is required? >> >> >> 4. Can AJL assist in such effort? >> >> >> >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> >> >> Yaniv >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <image002.jpg> >> >> >> >> Yaniv Levi-Korem |Head of Technical Services >> >> >> >> Mobile: +972-52-860-0747 >> >> Tel.: +972-74-733-6230 >> >> The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem >> >> yaniv.l...@nli.org.il | www.nli.org.il >> >> <image004.png> <image006.png> <image007.png> <image009.png> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> __ >> 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...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> Hasafran@lists.osu.edu >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > > __ > 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...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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