Congratulations, Lisa, for this important (and well-deserved!) award, and to Rachel and the committee for their thoughtful work in choosing a wonderful awardee!
Michelle Margolis Chesner AJL VP/President-Elect On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 11:33 AM Rachel Kamin via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2022 Contact: Paula Breger, Public > Relations Chair > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jewishlibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!hOqSMdoYFOv4Hlx_qK9MIqFiHyXJqURKf3cQUPnRuX3Se-Pe40yld6N_hea9IiIcIWQ$ > p...@jewishlibraries.org The > Association of Jewish Libraries Announces the 2022 Fanny Goldstein Merit > Award Winner > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > Report Suspicious > > <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/KGKeukY!vwQd0oYND6YhRRdxf24FVyHnDrSgYoWTme1ZgoOj4vrE0VgNINS-X5XUPZC1XkkhptAz5oCV6w8izrxF3ZT0aW6GzkNvVlkO3F56c6CIEh8WCD3jhVb42c2fX4QjP5P9doFW6TXaCQKkOsw$> > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* > > April 11, 2022 > > > > Contact: > > Paula Breger, Public Relations Chair > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jewishlibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!hOqSMdoYFOv4Hlx_qK9MIqFiHyXJqURKf3cQUPnRuX3Se-Pe40yld6N_hea9IiIcIWQ$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jewishlibraries.org/__;!!KGKeukY!iUub1_WC6xpAGm1R_yXmWXtJHsBkWozDPE69vbYCxVKw-v5L7dxWsn_B6j6bP8FZ--E$> > > p...@jewishlibraries.org > > > > *The Association of Jewish Libraries Announces* > > *the 2022 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner* > > > > The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that > longtime member Lisa Silverman has been named the 2022 Fanny Goldstein > Merit Award Winner. The 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. > > > > Lisa Silverman began her career as a day school librarian at the Sinai > Akiba Academy in Los Angeles and Adat Ari El Day School in Valley Village, > California. She spent 15 years as the library director at Sinai Temple in > Los Angeles, providing library services and educational programming for the > day school, religious school, and synagogue community including teaching > adult education classes, facilitating book groups, and hosting author > events, family programs, and film discussions. In 2015, Lisa became the > library director of the Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library at the > American Jewish University in Los Angeles where she designed the new space, > built the collection, and provided extensive programming. She also > developed and launched a new online digital Jewish Community Library > Consortium of California in partnership with the Jewish Community Library > of San Francisco. > > > > Lisa’s involvement with the Association of Jewish Libraries began when she > attended her first conference in Los Angeles in 1992, and she has made > countless contributions to the organization and the profession over the > past 30 years. She was the president and vice president of the then > Synagogue, Schools & Center Division and served as chair of the > Bibliography Bank and on its nominating committee. Lisa served as the > national conference chairperson for three years, co-chaired the 2019 > conference in Woodland Hills, and was instrumental in the planning of the > two online conferences in 2020 and 2021. Lisa has also been a leader in the > Southern California Chapter of AJL where she was honored with the Dorothy > Schroder Achievement Award in 2009 and co-founded the AJL Western Regional > Children’s Literature Conference. AJL President Kathleen Bloomfield > remarked, "I am so happy that Lisa SIlverman is this year's Fanny Goldstein > winner. Lisa was a huge help to me when I established ForWordsBooks, my > Jewish book fair business, back in 1990. She has been an ongoing supporter > of my work with AJL, including providing guidance as I moved into > leadership positions within the organization. I am honored to have her as a > colleague, and most of all as a friend." > > > > Known nationally and internationally as an expert on Jewish children’s > literature, Lisa was recently the co-editor of children and teen book > reviews for *AJL Reviews* and served as the children’s editor for *Jewish > Book World* magazine for six years. She was the children’s book reviewer > for the *Jewish Journal* of Los Angeles for many years and has published > numerous reviews in other magazines such as *School Library Journal*, > *Catholic > Library World*, and *Five Owls*. She has served as a judge for the > National Jewish Book Awards for fifteen years and also served as a judge > for the Museum of Tolerance Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award. In > addition to numerous presentations at AJL conferences, Lisa has presented > on Jewish literature at a variety of conferences and settings, including > the Charlotte Huck Children’s Literature Conference, California School > Library Association, the Mazza Museum of Children’s Literature, the United > States Board on Books for Young People, the International Board on Books > for Young People Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the International > Association of Children’s Literature Conference in Frankfort, Germany, > among others. > > > > Rachel Kamin, award committee chair, commented, “On behalf of the Fanny > Goldstein Merit Award committee, we are proud to have the opportunity to > honor Lisa Silverman as this year’s recipient of the Award. Lisa has > contributed so much to the Association of Jewish Libraries, to the field of > Judaica librarianship, and to librarianship as a profession overall. She > has been a mentor to so many and gives of her time generously. Lisa truly > personifies the values and legacy of the Award’s namesake, Fanny Goldstein, > who devoted her life to books and her community.” Lisa will receive her > award during a special luncheon at the Annual Conference of the Association > of Jewish Libraries on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Weitzman National > Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. > > > > Members of the 2022 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee are Rachel > Kamin, Toby Harris, and Joy Kingsolver. > > > > > > *About the Association of Jewish Libraries* > > > > The Association of Jewish Libraries is an international, professional > organization that fosters access to information and research in all forms > of media relating to all things Jewish. The Association promotes Jewish > literacy and scholarship and provides a community for peer support and > professional development. 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