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Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Rachel Kamin Named Fanny Goldstein Merit Award
Winner Perfect choice. I am thrilled that Rachel is being recognized for all
that she does! I attended some of her zoom sessions this past year and always
follow her book reviews - she is so deserving of this award!LeahSent from my
iPhoneOn Apr 23, 2021, at 5:25 AM, Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran
<hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:For More Information Contact:Zachary Baker,
ChairFanny Goldstein Merit AwardAssociation of Jewish
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zba...@stanford.edu April 22 , 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2021 Fanny
Goldstein Merit Award Winner Announced<image.png>In advance of the 2021 Virtual
Conference, the Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to announce that
longtime member Rachel Kamin has been named the 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit
Award Winner. “On behalf of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee, we are
proud to have been given the opportunity to honor Rachel Kamin as this year’s
recipient of the Award. Over the years, Rachel has contributed so much to the
Association of Jewish Libraries, to the field of Judaica librarianship, and to
librarianship as a profession overall. On very short notice and under
challenging circumstances, she played a pivotal role in transforming AJL’s 2020
conference from an in-person to a highly successful virtual event. Rachel’s
passionate devotion to public service is a model for us all, and she truly
personifies the values and legacy of the Award’s namesake, Fanny Goldstein.”
said committee chair Zachary Baker.The Fanny Goldstein Merit Award, named for
the librarian, social activist and founder of National Jewish Book Month, is
bestowed in recognition of loyal and ongoing contributions to the Association
Of Jewish Libraries and to the profession of Judaica librarianship.Born on May
15, 1895 [some sources say 1888], Fanny Goldstein devoted her life to books and
community. She was the first female Judaica librarian and the first woman to
direct a branch library in Massachusetts, where she was head of Boston's West
End Branch for many years. A prominent figure in the Boston Jewish community,
she is best known as the founder of Jewish Book Week, which began when
Goldstein organized a display of Jewish books at the Boston Public Library in
1925.Rachel Kamin has been a synagogue librarian for over 20 years and is
currently the Director of the Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center at
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park, Illinois. She serves on the
Association of Jewish Libraries New Jewish Fiction Award Committee and
contributes articles and book reviews to BookLinks, School Library Journal,
Jewish Book World, Judaica Librarianship, Library Journal, and AJL Reviews.
She contributed a chapter on recommended children’s books to The Tot Shabbat
Handbook: A Practical Guide for Engaging Young Families in Congregational Life
edited by Paula Feldstein (URJ Press, 2010) and co-authored a chapter about
Jewish children’s literature for Reading and Teaching with Diverse Nonfiction
Children’s Books: Representations and Possibilities, to be published in the
summer of 2021 by the National Council for Teachers of English. She facilitates
book discussions for five Chicago area synagogues as well as for other
organizations and private groups. Rachel holds a BA in history from Grinnell
College and a master’s degree in library and information science from the
University of Michigan. In addition, Rachel has been a member of AJL for at
least 20 years and has attended the AJL Conference regularly. After the
decision was made to not hold the conference live in Chicago in 2020 as
planned, Rachel restructured the face-to-face conference that she had planned,
into AJL’s first Virtual Conference. This year, Rachel is coordinating all the
programming for the 2021 Virtual Conference and working with the planning
committee to ensure that the divisions get the program they desire.This year
she has also been moderating AJL’s “Serving Students” Virtual Roundtable and
facilitated the Purim book discussion. Since the spring of 2020, Rachel has
delivered over 20 Zoom presentations on Jewish fiction for Hadassah, the
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, American Jewish University, and the
Judaica Network of Metropolitan Chicago, as well as for synagogues and Jewish
groups across the country. She also facilitates book discussions for five
Chicago area synagogues as well as for other organizations and private groups.
In addition to all of the above, Rachel has been the chair of the Sydney Taylor
Book Award Committee, continues to provide Bibliography for the AJL
Bibliography files, and recently accepted the position as AJL’s representative
on ALA’s Sophie Brody Award Committee. Overall, Rachel lends her hand and
expertise whenever a volunteer is needed. She is an outstanding representative
for AJL.Rachel will receive her award during the Annual Conference of the
Association of Jewish Libraries, to be held virtually from June 27 to July 1,
2021.Members of the 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee are Chair
Zachary Baker, Aileen Grossberg, and Yossi Galron.The Association of Jewish
Libraries, the leading authority on Judaic librarianship, promotes Jewish
literacy through enhancement of libraries and library resources and through
leadership for the profession and practitioners of Judaica librarianship. The
Association fosters access to information, learning, teaching and research
relating to Jews, Judaism, the Jewish experience, and Israel.###
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