Barbara Young Leff, age 89, passed away on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. She was a mentor to so many Los Angeles librarians and students for many years as Library Director at Stephen S. Wise Temple, the largest temple in LA. She served as AJL President from 1980-1982 and was actively involved in the Southern California chapter, AJLSC.
A service will be held this Sunday, March 27 at 2:00 pm at Groman Eden Mortuary, 11500 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA and simultaneously on Facebook Live at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fb.me/e/a4Gre0Qls__;!!KGKeukY!giy6kwuBhGwztdxS3mBWD3-l4rrVqYwb7Tx4KdzXiC8vK1Qz2IACxMf8pg4ytc0QBrKKuH6PVUW4mho$ If you are inclined to donate in her honor, her family suggests the two places that she loved to support: AJL (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/__;!!KGKeukY!giy6kwuBhGwztdxS3mBWD3-l4rrVqYwb7Tx4KdzXiC8vK1Qz2IACxMf8pg4ytc0QBrKKuH6PYCMvlu4$ ) or the Friends of the Tarzana Public Library, which she ran for many years and was known and loved by the public. (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.etfol.org/donationform.html__;!!KGKeukY!giy6kwuBhGwztdxS3mBWD3-l4rrVqYwb7Tx4KdzXiC8vK1Qz2IACxMf8pg4ytc0QBrKKuH6PeOctRN4$ Condolences can be sent to her son, Steve Leff, at leffbr...@sbcglobal.net. Barbara was truly an outstanding role model and person and she will be sorely missed. May her memory be a blessing. Please forward this notice as you see fit. Lisa Silverman Retired director, Sperber Jewish Community Library Curator, Jewish Journal Streaming Guide
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