Re: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

[Kurzmann, Susan via Hasafran]

Bruchie, thank you very much for this  lovely and moving tribute to Rachail
Kurtz A"H. Rachail was a consummate librarian: knowledgeable, and always
happy to generously share that knowledge in the kindest way. She was a
wonderful mentor, and she is sorely missed.

Shaindy Kurzmann
Archives, Reference, and Instruction Librarian
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Chair, AJL Accreditation Committee


On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 1:35 PM Bruchie Weinstein via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference. I would like to
> acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail Kurtz- this
> past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many years and I
> felt that a mention
> Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference.
> I would like to acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own-
> Rachail Kurtz- this past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA
> for many years and I felt that a mention of both her warm personality and a
> small sampling of her accomplishments was warranted.
>
> Rachail Kurtz was the head librarian at Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, after
> having been librarian at the Magen David Yeshivah elementary school. As a
> high school librarian she led book clubs, coached teams, instituted new
> programs, planned and executed school wide Book Day, and helped plan and
> organize their stunning new library.
> On a personal level, Rachail was my roommate and often fellow presenter at
> AJL conferences, my partner at workshops, my erstwhile leader as
> chairperson of AJL Accreditation Committee, my predecessor as NYMA
> Reference Workshop Chair, my professional “sister” librarian, my sounding
> board, my colleague, my confidant, and, always, my friend. Rachail was calm
> and considerate to a fault, genuine, kind, fine- as well as brilliant,
> amazingly competent, productive, innovative, hard working and excellent at
> her job. But most of all, she loved her family.  Her children were the most
> important thing to her- everything from their schooling, to their
> shidduchim, to making the house beautiful for all of them,— and she doted
> on the grandchildren. So add to all the attributes- she was an exemplary
> mother and grandmother and no doubt wife.
> She was an exemplary person. She will be sorely missed by all who knew
> her.
>
> May we only have s’machot in the future
> Bruchie Weinstein
> Librarian
> Magen David Yeshivah HS
> Brooklyn
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Re: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

[WJC Librarian via Hasafran]

Hello
Very sorry to learn of her passing. I served on the Accreditation Committee and 
indeed she was a true professional.
Arlene


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Subject: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference. I would like to 
acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail Kurtz- this past 
January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many years and I felt 
that a mention
Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference.
I would like to acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail 
Kurtz- this past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many 
years and I felt that a mention of both her warm personality and a small 
sampling of her accomplishments was warranted.

Rachail Kurtz was the head librarian at Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, after having 
been librarian at the Magen David Yeshivah elementary school. As a high school 
librarian she led book clubs, coached teams, instituted new programs, planned 
and executed school wide Book Day, and helped plan and organize their stunning 
new library.
On a personal level, Rachail was my roommate and often fellow presenter at AJL 
conferences, my partner at workshops, my erstwhile leader as chairperson of AJL 
Accreditation Committee, my predecessor as NYMA Reference Workshop Chair, my 
professional “sister” librarian, my sounding board, my colleague, my confidant, 
and, always, my friend. Rachail was calm and considerate to a fault, genuine, 
kind, fine- as well as brilliant, amazingly competent, productive, innovative, 
hard working and excellent at her job. But most of all, she loved her family.  
Her children were the most important thing to her- everything from their 
schooling, to their
shidduchim, to making the house beautiful for all of them,— and she doted on 
the grandchildren. So add to all the attributes- she was an exemplary mother 
and grandmother and no doubt wife.
She was an exemplary person. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

May we only have s’machot in the future
Bruchie Weinstein
Librarian
Magen David Yeshivah HS
Brooklyn
Sent from my iPhone

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[ha-Safran] 47th Anniversary of Mivtsa Yonatan, Flora Photos and Happy Birthday America

[Jacob Richman via Hasafran]

Hi Everyone!

On June 27 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens
was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda.
The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand
to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons.
After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit
to raid the airfield and release the hostages. The commando unit,
aircraft crews and the rescued hostages landed in Israel on July 4, 1976.
Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander of the first aircraft´s Sayeret Matkal rescue 
unit,
was shot and killed while helping hostages return to the aircraft.

"Operation Entebbe" was later named "Operation Yonatan" in honor
of Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Netanyahu z"l.

I created a page with images, newspaper headlines, videos 
and articles about the historic Israeli rescue.
jr.co.il/mivtsa-yonatan.htm

May the memory of Yoni Netanyahu be for a blessing,
--
Today, I took a long walk in Ma'ale Adumim
and took photos of flora. I posted them at:
jr.co.il/ma/pic/2023/ma1533.htm
Enjoy the photos!
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In honor of the United States of America Independence Day,
I created a page with 13 unique videos and 10 cool USA maps.
jr.co.il/videos/happy-birthday-america-4th-of-july-videos.htm

Enjoy!

Please share the pages. Thank you!

Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday America!
Happy Entebbe Day!

Jacob Richman
jrichman @ jr.co.il



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[ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

[Bruchie Weinstein via Hasafran]

Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference.
I would like to acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail 
Kurtz- this past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many 
years and I felt that a mention of both her warm personality and a small 
sampling of her accomplishments was warranted.

Rachail Kurtz was the head librarian at Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, after having 
been librarian at the Magen David Yeshivah elementary school. As a high school 
librarian she led book clubs, coached teams, instituted new programs, planned 
and executed school wide Book Day, and helped plan and organize their stunning 
new library. 
On a personal level, Rachail was my roommate and often fellow presenter at AJL 
conferences, my partner at workshops, my erstwhile leader as chairperson of AJL 
Accreditation Committee, my predecessor as NYMA Reference Workshop Chair, my 
professional “sister” librarian, my sounding board, my colleague, my confidant, 
and, always, my friend. Rachail was calm and considerate to a fault, genuine, 
kind, fine- as well as brilliant, amazingly competent, productive, innovative, 
hard working and excellent at her job. But most of all, she loved her family.  
Her children were the most important thing to her- everything from their 
schooling, to their 
shidduchim, to making the house beautiful for all of them,— and she doted on 
the grandchildren. So add to all the attributes- she was an exemplary mother 
and grandmother and no doubt wife. 
She was an exemplary person. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. 

May we only have s’machot in the future
Bruchie Weinstein
Librarian
Magen David Yeshivah HS
Brooklyn
Sent from my iPhone
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[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[Paula Breger via Hasafran]

Books About Books: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf with Dr. Marat Grinberg
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time

The study of Soviet Jewish culture and collective psyche presents a fascinating 
yet still little-known subject of inquiry. Frequently subject to quotas and 
varying degrees of discrimination, Soviet Jews still participated fully within 
the larger society. Most were secular, with Russian as their native or primary 
tongue, and with no or very little knowledge of Judaic practice, which the 
state firmly opposed. Without spaces to gather or material culture to hold on 
to, cultural memory, practices, and thought were formed and disseminated on the 
page, often “between the lines.” In this environment, where Judaism had been 
all but destroyed and a public Jewish presence routinely delegitimized, reading 
provided many Soviet Jews with an entry to communal memory and identity. Marat 
Grinberg’s talk, based on his recent book, The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: Jewish 
Culture and Identity Between the Lines, will explore the texts that Soviet Jews 
kept in their home libraries, from historical fiction to translations from 
German, Yiddish, and Hebrew to Russian novels with subterranean context to 
science fiction, and help to uncover the originality and central dimensions of 
Soviet Jewishness.

This session is sponsored by AJL’s RAS Division and is open to members only. 
All members are welcome.

Register at 
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Re: [ha-Safran] Congratulations and Mazal Tov!

[michlean amir via Hasafran]

Dear, Dear Racheli,

A bit belatedly, but I would like to congratulate you on your very 
well-deserved recognition by AJL.  The session in which you spoke was one of 
only two that I could get into the Zooms, and I am grateful for that.  You 
spoke very movingly.  I well remember your
first years at the conferences and knew that your contributions would be 
excellent and they have been.  Kol ha-kavod and may you go from strength to 
strength!!!

With all good wishes and MAZAL TOV,

Yours,

Michlean
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[ha-Safran] Blog "On books and their places – Jewish libraries worldwide"

[Reuter, Dr. Ursula via Hasafran]

Dear Safranim,

while following your interesting mailing list for quite a while, today I would 
like to draw your attention to a blog the Germania Judaica library in Cologne, 
Germany has maintained since 2021:

On books and their places – Jewish libraries worldwide
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It’s in German and English. (Please allow for some bugs while switiching 
languages: it’s all there!) We just put our last post online – it is on the 
Mainz Jewish Library 
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  . You can find many other stories on libraries in Israel, the US, England, 
Germany, the Netherlands  - about both historical and current institutions.

Best wishes,
Ursula Reuter



Dr. Ursula Reuter
Geschäftsführerin GERMANIA JUDAICA
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Josef-Haubrich-Hof 1
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