Re: [ha-Safran] Rachel Kamin Named Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner

[Debbie Colodny via Hasafran]

Rachel has inspired me, taught me, mentored me, and been my cherished friend 
for the past 15 or more years.  Our congregation is one of the lucky 5 to have 
Rachel leading our book club discussions.  I can’t think of a more deserving 
recipient of this important award.  Mazal tov! Kol hakavod!  Debbie Colodny

> On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:46 PM, Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran 
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> For More Information Contact:
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> Zachary Baker, Chair
> Fanny Goldstein Merit Award
> Association of Jewish Libraries
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> April 22 , 2021
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner Announced
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> 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 

[ha-Safran] Fwd: AJL 2020 Conference Update: March 25, 2020

[Debbie Colodny via Hasafran]

I join the many people thanking Rachel, Marcie, and the AJL leadership for 
their hard work.  I’d like to add my thanks from a different point of view – as 
a member of the Chicago committee, I was privileged to observe Rachel and 
Marcie do such a great job and work so hard, if for only half a year. We had 
only one meeting and exchanged many emails before they were forced to reach the 
difficult, but absolutely correct decision to cancel the conference.  During 
that brief time, if I took a step back, it was like watching an expert podcast 
on running a meeting, pulling together a huge project.  They were/are so well 
organized and made it look so easy to help each of us find our strengths and 
interests to take on a small piece of conference planning.  I learned so much 
simply by watching them.  I look forward to the future, whatever it brings, and 
hope that we can bring our planning to fruition in another year or two or more, 
hopefully with Rachel’s and Marcie’s outstanding leadership.

Debbie Colodny

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> From: Marcie Eskin & Rachel Kamin, AJL 2020 Co-Chairs 
> Subject: AJL 2020 Conference Update: March 25, 2020
> Date: March 25, 2020 at 3:21:39 PM CDT
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> AN UPDATE FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES 
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> After much research, discussion, and deliberation, the Association of Jewish 
> Libraries has decided to cancel the annual conference scheduled for June 
> 29-July 1, 2020 in Evanston, IL.
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> We know that you are disappointed in hearing this news, but the AJL Board 
> felt strongly that there was no other choice to make given the uncertainty of 
> the progress of COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus).
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> We will be in touch soon with information for those who have pre-registered 
> for the conference and with information about potential alternative 
> opportunities for us to share our knowledge and skills. Our hope is to have 
> answers to these questions soon, but with the situation changing so rapidly, 
> and Passover on the horizon, it might be a few weeks.
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> Thank you for your continued support of AJL. We appreciate your patience as 
> we work through this unparalleled situation. The Board and Council hope to 
> have resources available for members related to librarianship in this 
> interesting time and ways to best serve our patrons. 
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> A huge thank you goes out to our conference organizers, especially National 
> Conference Chair Lisa Silverman and local chairs, Rachel Kamin and Marcie 
> Eskin for all the work they and their committee did in preparation for the 
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Re: [ha-Safran] who wants this book??

[Debbie Colodny via Hasafran]

It never occurred to me to ask if anyone in our Hasafran group could help fill 
my collection!  I have all AKF books in original or very old editions, with the 
exception of ELLA AKF.  If anyone can help, I’ll be interested in purchasing, 
of course dependent on the condition of the book.  Thanks, Amy, for giving me 
the idea I should have had long ago.  Debbie Colodny

> On Aug 8, 2019, at 1:48 PM, Amy Turim via Hasafran  
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> I’ve found a 1958 green, clothbound edition (9.5 X 7.25”) of 
> ALL-IN-THE-FAMILY-UPTOWN by Sydney Taylor, with Mary Stevens’ illustrations.
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> It’s taped up around the edges, stained and worn, and NOT in library-ready 
> condition, but I absolutely can’t toss it, and I wonder if there is a Sydney 
> Taylor or children’s book collector among our ranks who would be glad to have 
> this worn-out beauty?
>  
> I’ll gladly pay for shipping to a happy home…  Please respond to me off-list.
>  
> Amy Turim
> Librarian, Temple Emanuel
> Kensington, MD
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