Re: [ha-Safran] 2024 Fanny Goldstein Award

[Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran]

Mazal tov, Gail! A very well-deserved honor for a librarian who has been a 
great inspiration and a friend to us all!
Warm wishes,
Rebecca

From: Hasafran  on behalf of 
Rachel Leket-Mor via Hasafran 
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM
To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu 
Subject: [ha-Safran] 2024 Fanny Goldstein Award
[External Email]
Dear AJL members, I am thrilled to announce that Gail Shirazi is the 2024 Fanny 
Goldstein Merit Award Winner. Serving 47 years at the Library of Congress, Gail 
has contributed immensely to our community of Jewish libraries through her 
far-reaching
Dear AJL members,

I am thrilled to announce that Gail Shirazi is the 2024 Fanny Goldstein Merit 
Award Winner.

Serving 47 years at the Library of Congress, Gail has contributed immensely to 
our community of Jewish libraries through her far-reaching collection 
development efforts at LC and across other libraries, by arranging numerous 
public programs in different venues, by connecting AJL members with other 
colleagues, and by serving on several AJL annual conference and programming 
committees. Gail’s boundless advocacy and passion are unforgettable, and her 
extraordinary comradery is an inspiration to us all. Please see the attached PR 
for more information.

Congratulations, Gail! We are so proud of you!!!

I thank my FGA committee members for their help in selecting such a deserving 
AJL member for this prestigious award: Daniel Scheide and Aviva Rosenberg.

Please join me in congratulating Gail on her well-deserved recognition by email 
and/or by attending the June annual conference in San Diego, where she will be 
receiving her award.

Thank you,
Rachel


Rachel Leket-Mor, Librarian
Curator, Open Stack Collections, IsraPulp Collection
Affiliate, Center for Jewish Studies, Center for Maghrib Studies
Arizona State University Library

Editor, Judaica Librarianship (2012–Present)
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I acknowledge that Arizona State University is built upon the traditional 
homelands of the Akimel O'odham and Pee-Posh peoples.

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Re: [ha-Safran] Important task to do for the hostages

[Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran]

Wonderful – thanks, Arthur! I will send my message and hope that others do so 
too!

Kind regards,
Rebecca


From: Hasafran  on behalf of Kiron, Arthur via 
Hasafran 
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:42 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Important task to do for the hostages
[External Email]
Dear Friends, I am forwarding the below call for help from the Institute of 
Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University to contact the Red Cross because I 
think it fits in with our mission as Judaica librarians to foster access to 
information,

Dear Friends,

I am forwarding the below call for help from the Institute of Contemporary 
Jewry at the Hebrew University to contact the Red Cross because I think it fits 
in with our mission as Judaica librarians to foster access to information, in 
this case any information about the condition and treatment of the Jewish 
hostages in Gaza:

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.

Here is the mission statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross:

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.

The ICRC's Mission Statement
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral 
and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to 
protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations 
of violence and to provide them with assistance.

The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening 
humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and 
the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs and 
coordinates the international activities conducted by the Movement in armed 
conflicts and other situations of violence.

For anyone who objects to my sharing this call for help, I ask you to please 
understand the non-political and humanitarian purpose of this posting.

Thank you.

Be well,

Arthur

….
dear friends, The Red Cross (International Committee of the Red Cross) has a 
website for public inquiries: 
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   Concern for the safety and quick release of the abductees is at the heart of 
the Red Cross's actions and statement of intentions. Therefore, we would be 
happy if each and every one of you could send a short letter to the public 
inquiries of the Red Cross, in order to raise the issue to awareness and let 
them know that this is on our minds. If they receive hundreds and thousands of 
requests, they will not be able to ignore. For your convenience, a file is 
attached with 9 optional messages from which you can choose. Make a copy paste. 
Of course you can also write your own message. Public inquiries website: 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.icrc.org/en/contact/__;!!KGKeukY!3hPIZ8FGUkZyZKTAIGh72Q2iygCuVGuzfGFDSGIE0ZnA8VriJy9YzQbSotPobzHonnHvFn2ShfNgUt-LvUZ3FIMK08DfEH_8Cg$
 

 We will do everything until they come back!!! 

Here are 9 pre written optional messages
To the Red Cross
1. Our hearts ache. After surviving one of the worst massacres in modern Jewish 
history, hundreds of our innocent civilians were forcibly taken hostage and 
dragged kicking and screaming into the underground hell tunnels of Gaza: 
babies, children, teens, young men and women, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, 
grandfathers. Surely the Red Cross cannot fail to recognize these events as War 
Crimes against humanity! We call upon the Red Cross to fulfill their mission to 
protect the lives and dignity of these helpless victims, and to provide them 
with assistance.
2. Surely the Red Cross is not going to reprise their historic abandonment of 
Jewish victims of acts of terror and War Crimes? Hundreds of innocent Israeli 
civilians and those of other nations were taken hostage and dragged 

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Announces 2023 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner

[Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran]

Adding a belated Mazal Tov!

Racheli – you are so very, very, very deserving of this award. You’ve taken JL 
from strength to strength and by extension AJL and Judaica Librarianship.

With great admiration and appreciation,
Rebecca


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Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 2:11 PM
To: Radnofsky, Violet 
Cc: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
, Paula Breger 
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Announces 2023 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner
[External Email]
Mazel tov, Racheli! Sally On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 8: 37 AM Radnofsky, Violet 
via Hasafran  wrote: Mazal tov, well deserved! 
Violet Radnofsky Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2023, at 12: 15 PM, Paula 
Breger via Hasafran
Mazel tov, Racheli!
Sally

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 8:37 AM Radnofsky, Violet via Hasafran 
mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
Mazal tov, well deserved! Violet Radnofsky Sent from my iPhone On Apr 26, 2023, 
at 12: 15 PM, Paula Breger via Hasafran  wrote:  
The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that longtime 
member
Mazal tov, well deserved!
Violet Radnofsky
Sent from my iPhone


On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:15 PM, Paula Breger via Hasafran 
mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote:

The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that longtime 
member Rachel Leket-Mor has been named the 2023 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award 
Winner. The award, named for the librarian, social activist, and founder of 
National Jewish

The Association of Jewish 
Libraries
 (AJL) is proud to announce that longtime member Rachel Leket-Mor has been 
named the 2023 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 AJL and to 
the profession of Judaica librarianship.



Rachel Leket-Mor began her career as a Hebrew language editor at publishing 
houses in Israel. She edited translated fiction, scholarly articles, and 
monographs, mostly related to Jewish history, political science, and holocaust 
studies, in collaboration with authors, translators, and in-house editors. She 
began at Arizona State University (ASU) Library in 2002, first as the Jewish 
studies bibliographer, building collections, supporting curriculum and 
research, and providing specialized reference assistance. After two years in 
this position, she worked as a subject librarian for Jewish studies, religious 
studies, philosophy, and medieval and Renaissance studies until 2017 and is 
currently the open stack collections curator. In this role, she provides 
leadership for the selection, management, and disposition of print collections 
and openly accessible resources. She also works with, trains, and guides 
selectors on purchasing materials. She holds two master’s degrees, a Master in 
Information Resources and Library Science from University of Arizona and an MA 
in Translation Studies from Tel Aviv University.



Rachel’s involvement with the AJL began when she joined the Association in 2003 
as a new Judaica librarian. Her professional involvement in the Association 
began in 2007, when she co-chaired that year’s annual conference in Scottsdale, 
Arizona, with Haim Gottschalk. The following year, she was elected vice 
president of AJL’s Research, Archives, and Special Collections Division (RAS), 
serving alongside RAS President Jim Rosenbloom (2008–2010). As RAS president 
(2010–2012), she collaborated with Schools, Synagogues, and Centers Division 
President Joyce Levine to conduct a member survey to study trends in Judaica 
libraries and anticipate future developments across the AJL divisions. The 
survey results, including the number of librarians in AJL libraries, their 
educational level, age and years of service, and retirement plans, were used in 
AJL strategic and leadership organizational planning. Rachel served on several 
AJL strategic planning committees, from 2008 to 2010 and from 2013 to 2016, and 
has served on the AJL Council since 2007 and on the Association’s Constitution 
and Bylaws Committee since 2022.



In 2012, Rachel became the editor of Judaica Librarianship, AJL’s peer-reviewed 
journal. A year later, she transferred the print-only publication to electronic 
publishing, set up the electronic platform and a new peer-review process, 
designed a new textual “nusaḥ,” and acquired the Adobe InDesign skills needed 
for the production of scholarly works. She arranged for each issue to become 
open access 12 months after publication and moved the journal to complete open 
access when shifting it to a new electronic platform with the Open Journal 
Systems in early 2020. Opening the journal to all resulted in a significantly 
increased number of readers and better exposure 

Re: [ha-Safran] Congratulations to Rebecca Jefferson

[Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran]

Thank you so much, Rachel! And thank you to all for your very kind messages.

All best wishes,
Rebecca


From: Hasafran  on behalf of 
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Reply-To: Rachel Leket-Mor 
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM
To: "hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" 

Subject: [ha-Safran] Congratulations to Rebecca Jefferson

[External Email]
Congratulations to our very own Rebecca Jefferson on her book, The Cairo 
Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt: The History and Provenance of a 
Jewish Archive (London: I. B. Tauris & Company, 2022). 
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Congratulations to our very own Rebecca Jefferson on her book, The Cairo 
Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt: The History and Provenance of a 
Jewish Archive (London: I. B. Tauris & Company, 2022).

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Congrats, Rebecca! I can’t wait to read it!
Rachel


Rachel Leket-Mor, Librarian
Curator, Open Stack Collections

Curator, IsraPulp Collection
Affiliate, Center for Jewish Studies, Center for Maghrib Studies
Arizona State University Library

Editor, Judaica Librarianship (2012–Present)
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I acknowledge, with respect, that ASU sits on the ancestral homelands of those 
Indigenous Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries, including the 
Akimel O’odham, Tohono O'odham, and Pee Posh peoples.
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[ha-Safran] Children's Literature Position available

[Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran]

Dear all,

I’m posting this in case of interest, or in case you know of anyone who might 
be interested. It is not a Judaica-related position and it would best suit 
someone with rare books knowledge and experience in children’s literature; 
nevertheless, there are some books for Jewish children in the collection.

Kind regards,
Rebecca Jefferson


POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Curator, Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
Assistant University Librarian or Associate University Librarian

The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida seek a 
collaborative, curious and knowledgeable colleague to lead the Baldwin Library 
of Historical Children's Literature. The Curator of the Baldwin Library of 
Historical Children’s Literature is a year-round (12 month) tenure track 
library faculty position, which will lead a preeminent collection known for its 
exceptional breadth and depth in Anglo-American holdings. The Baldwin Library 
supports emerging scholarship by actively diversifying its holdings and 
applying a critical lens to collections and activities. Major endowments 
support the Baldwin Library and its activities, enabling the Curator to 
establish new directions for this renowned collection. Exciting recent 
directions have included interactive technologies such as movables and games; 
women in science; African-American children’s literature and materials on race; 
and collaborative acquisition and instruction.

The Curator manages materials and access, from acquisition to cataloging and 
digitization, and engages the UF campus and beyond through instruction, 
exhibits, collection promotion, and collaboration on projects and work groups. 
The Curator deepens and expands support for the study of children’s literature 
and interdisciplinary topics, and engages with faculty, students, and the 
Center for Children’s Literature and 
Culture. The Curator oversees fellowship programs which support the research of 
scholars, librarians and educators in the Baldwin Library, and serves as a 
bridge between public and academic librarians through the Louise Seaman Bechtel 
Fellowship. Previous Curators have forged important regional, national and 
international partnerships or created major open access digital collections. We 
look forward to hearing the next Curator’s vision for the Baldwin Library and 
supporting the Curator in achieving great success.

The Libraries encourage faculty and staff participation in reaching management 
decisions, and consequently the Curator of the Baldwin Library will serve on 
various committees and teams. To support all students and faculty, and foster 
excellence in a diverse and collaborative society, the Libraries actively seek 
candidates who bring culturally-rich lived experiences and awareness to work 
with individuals of  different backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, 
genders, sexual orientation, and perspectives. Alongside the Special and Area 
Studies Collections Department, the Curator will be part of the University of 
Florida’s commitment to anti-racism 
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  Curator of the Baldwin Library will pursue and be supported in research and 
professional service opportunities in order to meet requirements for tenure and 
promotion.

The search will remain open until February 8, 2021, and review of applications 
will begin on January 18, 2021.   For a full description of the position and 
instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries 
faculty recruitment webpage at 
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 .

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly 
committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad 
spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled 
persons, are especially encouraged to apply.

Address inquiries to Tina Marie Litchfield, Smathers Libraries Human Resources 
Office, at: tlitchfi...@uflib.ufl.edu.

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Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming retirement

[Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran]

Dear Jim,

Thank you for all of your many important contributions to AJL over the years 
and for being a great leader in the profession, as well as a guide to those new 
to librarianship (as was true for me when I first joined ten years ago). You 
will be sorely missed!

Wishing you a wonderful and well-deserved retirement!
Rebecca



Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Curator, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7003
352-273-2865
Website: https://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/


From: Hasafran  On Behalf Of 
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Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2019 1:26 PM
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Subject: [ha-Safran] Upcoming retirement

[External Email]

Dear friends and colleagues --  I will be retiring after 43 years at Brandeis. 
Monday will be my last day at work. I've enjoyed my years of involvement with 
AJL and my interactions with many of you. I do not plan to attend future 
conferences, but will remain a member. I will always be happy to assist AJL in 
any way that I can.

I will be keeping my Brandeis email address, and my phone numbers are listed on 
the AJL website.

Jim

--
James P Rosenbloom
Judaica Librarian, Brandeis University
Former President, Association of Jewish Libraries


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Re: [ha-Safran] The 2019 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

[Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran]

Mazal Tov, Elliot! Such a well-deserved award!!

With all best wishes and Chag Pesach Samech!
Rebecca



Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7003
352-273-2865



From: Hasafran  On Behalf Of 
Rose Shoshanah Seidman via Hasafran
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 6:56 PM
To: James Rosenbloom ; 
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Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] The 2019 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

Congratulations Elliot! And thanks to the committee for a very good choice.

Elliot, you have devoted so much time, effort and perseverance to sustain and 
grow AJL – I am very grateful to you for all that.  It was a pleasure to work 
with you at a couple of ALA conferences and to witness how respected and loved 
you were by all the librarians with whom you worked.

Enjoy the pleasures of retirement and stay connected with your colleagues and 
with AJL
Chicago is not far from Ann Arbor!!

Shoshanah

Shoshanah Seidman
Africana Monographic Cataloger
Faculty Liaison, Program for Jewish Studies,
Northwestern University Library
847-467-2914




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Subject: [ha-Safran] The 2019 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

The recipient of this year's award is Elliot H Gertel. He served as 
vice-president and president of the RAS Division, and for many years has been 
our liaison to ALA. He has promoted our presence at ALA conferences and has 
worked to make known the importance of Judaica librarians in the library world. 
Congratulations to Elliot for this well deserved honor.

The Award Committee
Michelle Chesner,
Suzi Dubin
Jim Rosenbloom, chair

--
James P Rosenbloom
Judaica Librarian, Brandeis University
Former President, Association of Jewish Libraries


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[ha-Safran] Position vacancy announcement

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

In case of interest, or in case you know someone who would be interested in 
this rare book curator position …

Best wishes,
Rebecca Jefferson




POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

University of Florida
George A. Smathers Libraries
Curator of the Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection
Assistant University Librarian or Associate University Librarian

The Special and Area Studies Collections (SASC) Department at the George A. 
Smathers Libraries, University of Florida seeks a creative, innovative, and 
service-oriented individual to develop and manage all aspects of the Harold and 
Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection. The collection has strengths in natural 
history, history of science, British and American literature, and other areas 
of distinction, with several supporting endowments. Its holdings intersect with 
many of the collections in the department, and especially pre-eminent 
collections including the Latin American and Caribbean Collection, the Baldwin 
Library of Historical Children’s Literature, and the Isser and Rae Price 
Library of Judaica. The Curator provides leadership in an environment that 
values diversity, collaboration, and excellence. The ideal candidate will have 
a passion for collection development, and will promote use of the collection 
through scholarship, classroom instruction, and public outreach. This position 
is a year-around (12-month), full-time tenure-track library faculty position.

The Libraries encourage staff participation in reaching management decisions 
and consequently the Rare Book Curator will serve on various committees and 
teams. To support all students and faculty and foster excellence in a diverse 
and global society, the Rare Book Curator will be expected to include 
individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, gender 
identities, sexual orientation, and perspectives in work activities and 
decision making. The Rare Book Curatorwill pursue professional development 
opportunities, including research, publication, and professional service 
activities in order to meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion.


The search will remain open until August 15, 2018, applications will be 
reviewed beginning July 23, 2018. For a full description of the position and 
instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries 
faculty recruitment webpage at 
http://library.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly 
committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad 
spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled 
persons, are especially encouraged to apply.

Address inquiries to Bonnie J. Smith, Smathers Libraries Human Resources 
Office, at: bonniesm...@ufl.edu.


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[ha-Safran] Call for Papers

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Posted by Rebecca Jefferson in case of interest …

CALL FOR PAPERS:

JEWS AND THE AMERICAS: THE 68TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN 
AMERICAN STUDIES JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE ALEXANDER GRASS CHAIR IN JEWISH 
STUDIES AND THE ISSER AND RAE PRICE LIBRARY OF JUDAICA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
FLORIDA.

FEBRUARY 24-46, 2019

This multidisciplinary conference aims to explore various facets of the Jewish 
experience in the Americas from the 16th century until today. This experience 
has been shaped by intra-religious developments as well as through relations – 
actual, spiritual, and imaginary – with Jewish communities outside the 
Americas. It was, of course, likewise influenced by the same political, 
economic, cultural, and social forces that shaped the societies of the Americas 
more generally during the past five centuries.

The aim of the conference is to bring together the fields of Latin American and 
Jewish studies and scholarship on North America through different disciplinary 
approaches. At the same time, the organizers would also like to allow students, 
UF’s academic community, and the broader public to gain new insights into the 
multidisciplinary research being conducted on the Jewish experience in the 
Americas.

The conference will be organized around thematic panels and will also be open 
to presenters who look at any aspect of the broader topic through a comparative 
or trans-national lens. The organizing committee is interested in papers and 
panels that study the material cultures of Jews in the Americas; commercial and 
religious networks; intellectual exchange and artistic endeavors; 
trans-national/ethnic/religious diasporas, diversity, marginality, and identity 
discourses in conjunction with the Jewish experience in the Americas from the 
colonial period throughout the early twenty-first century. The organizers are 
especially looking forward to presentations that offer fresh insights into the 
cultural, intellectual, economic, and political world of the Jews of the 
Americas and which challenge the dominant narratives that have shaped our 
knowledge of the connection between Jews and the Americas.

Individual paper applications should include a max. 300-word abstract and CV. 
Panel proposals should be limited to a 100-word description and include at 
least one paper proposal. The organizers accept applications in English, the 
language of the conference will be English. The deadline to apply is September 
1, 2018, to our online application page at 
https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ASw0DDVGVpWmQB

All applicants will be notified no later than October 15, 2018.

The organizers will cover travel and lodging expenses for participants.

For additional information please write to 
jewsandtheamericasconfere...@uflib.ufl.edu.
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[ha-Safran] Updated RAS Divisional Meeting Agenda

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Association of Jewish Libraries Conference - RAS Division Meeting
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Temple Israel, Boston, MA
Agenda

1. Welcome & Call to Order – Rebecca Jefferson
2. Approval of the June 2017 RAS Division Meeting Minutes (below)
3. RAS President’s Report
4. Notes from the Board & Council Meetings
5. Committee Reports

 *   RAS Cataloging Committee  – Jerry Anne Dickel
 *   Judaica Librarianship  – Rachel Leket-Mor
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Awards – Rachel Simon
 *   AJL International Liaison Update - Rebecca Jefferson
6. Old Business: Rebecca Jefferson

 *   Funding for international participants
 *   Out with the old and in with the new: Introducing new RAS President, 
Michelle Chesner
7. New Business: Michelle Chesner

 *   Introduction to the new RAS VP: Amalia S. Levi
 *   Call for a new RAS Secretary
 *   New International Liaison needed
 *   New RAS Cataloging Chair: Heidi Lerner
 *   Discussion of new initiatives/foci for the coming term
· Formal AJS panel (for 2019?)

 *   Other items
· Sharon Benamou would like to discuss with RAS members UCLA’s new 
initiative to advocate for retrospective conversion of OCLC records to include 
scripts where they do not exist.
8. Close meeting

This meeting is followed by the General Membership Meeting and Installation of 
the Board, 11.30-12.15 (Chapel).


RAS Minutes: June 20, 2017

  1.  Call to order; approval of minutes
 *   Called to order at 11:16
 *   Michelle moved to approve the minutes, Shmuel seconded, passed
  2.  RAS President’s report – Rebecca Jefferson
 *   Littauer Foundation funding
*   This year we were awarded $6000, but also told that this is the 
last year of funding. So we need to look into new options for international 
stipends
   *   Question of whether the Rothschild Foundation would fund 
Europeans to come to the conference; perhaps we can focus on a training 
program, or AJL chapters in Europe
   *   Daniel recommended moving the bank account to Europe
*   Rebecca asked for members to join a new committee to focus on 
finding new funding. Please be in touch with her to join this committee
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Award funding
*   Both awards increased to $1500.  Thanks to Dr. Greta Silver and 
Eric Chaim Kline
 *   World Congress of Jewish Studies Conference
*   We received proposals, but none that came together for a common 
theme for a session, so we opted not to send in a proposal.  We need to start 
the process earlier and focus more on that.
*   David Hirsch, new International liaison noted that the European 
Congress of Jewish Studies is meeting next July (?) in Krakow. Rachel Simon 
said that the deadline for applications may have already passed.  We should 
look into other conferences as well.
 *   Notes relevant to RAS from Board and Council meetings
*   Fundraising - we mutually terminated our contract with the previous 
fundraising company (Elevate); are now looking into a new person - we will try 
to work with this person for 3 months (July-September) to see if it’s worth 
continuing to hire a professional fundraiser.
*   Strategic Plan - 3 (?) year plan came to an end this year, a new 
committee is in place to begin some of the work on the recommendation - looking 
for new members, especially to create a new vision. Reach out to Jackie 
Benefraim if you’re interested in joining the planning group.
   *   Importance of promoting AJL at other conferences as well; papers 
relating to AJL, possibly a booth if relevant.
*   AJL Affiliation - Jackie said that a final policy has been drafted, 
many organizations identified.
 *   Webinars - we are doing them in conjunction with ALA - there are lots 
of potential topics.  We need presenters!  The goal is to reach librarians who 
work with Judaica (non-specialists)
*   Rebecca J. - Collection Development
*   Sheryl S. - Two sessions on cataloging
 *   Next conference in Boston (2018); Jim asked for locations for 2019.  
Boston will probably be a similar situation to NYC.

  1.  Committee Reports
 *   RAS Cataloging Committee  – Jerry Anne Dickel
*   Romanization FAQ page on the wiki (Jasmin)
*   Romanization vote of Hebrew words with Greek/Latin roots - new 
policy (deramah is now dramah).  List of words will be maintained on the wiki.
*   Continued work on editing Hebraica Cataloging for RDA manual.  
Going on hold for a bit while major changes to RDA go through.  Linked on the 
wiki (Jerry Anne is hoping to convert the manual to html so it can reside on 
the wiki)
 *   Judaica Librarianship  – Rachel Leket-Mor
*   Racheli demonstrated ajlpublishing.org - how you can see the number 
of downloads; importance of sending links rather than PDFs so we can track the 

[ha-Safran] Please join us for the AJL Conference CoLAB "speed dating" idea-sharing workshop!

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear AJL conference attendees,
Please join us for the "Collaborating with Strangers" workshop at the 
Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference on Monday, June 18, 5.30 pm. 
All are welcome: there is no registration required!
Regardless of one's professional experience, gender, ethnicity, disability, or 
personality, CoLABs offer one of the most productive and enjoyable workshop 
experiences for participants, especially those looking for partnerships or new 
resources. CoLAB Planning Series® Workshop demonstrate the power of creating a 
café-like, open space environment where participants partner during 
three-minute speed-meetings to practice 1) conversing with others in their 
field who they may not know or whose work they may not know; 2) discovering 
untapped resources and knowledge; and 3) initiating possible cooperative, 
coordinative, collaborative, or mentoring partnerships. To date, over 2,800 
participants (students, faculty, academic and public librarians, academic 
administrators as well as conference attendees) have benefitted from CoLABs.
Hope to see you there!
Rebecca Jefferson

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[ha-Safran] RAS Division Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear all, please find the agenda for the upcoming RAS Division meeting:


Association of Jewish Libraries Conference - RAS Division Meeting
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Temple Israel, Boston, MA
Agenda

1. Welcome & Call to Order – Rebecca Jefferson
2. Approval of the June 2017 RAS Division Meeting Minutes (copied below)
3. RAS President’s Report
4. Notes from the Board & Council Meetings
5. Committee Reports

 *   RAS Cataloging Committee – Jerry Anne Dickel
 *   Judaica Librarianship – Rachel Leket-Mor
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Awards – Rachel Simon
 *   AJL International Liaison Update - Rebecca Jefferson
6. Old Business: Rebecca Jefferson

 *   Funding for international participants
 *   Out with the old and in with the new: Introducing new RAS President, 
Michelle Chesner
7. New Business: Michelle Chesner

 *   Introduction to the new RAS VP: Amalia S. Levi
 *   Call for a new RAS Secretary
 *   Call for a new International Liaison
 *   New RAS Cataloging Chair: Heidi Lerner
 *   Discussion of new initiatives/foci for the coming term

*   Formal AJS panel (for 2019?)
 *   Other?
8. Close meeting

This meeting is followed by the General Membership Meeting and Installation of 
the Board
11.30-12.15 (Chapel).


RAS Minutes: June 20, 2017

  1.  Call to order; approval of minutes
 *   Called to order at 11:16
 *   Michelle moved to approve the minutes, Shmuel seconded, passed
  2.  RAS President’s report – Rebecca Jefferson
 *   Littauer Foundation funding
*   This year we were awarded $6000, but also told that this is the 
last year of funding. So we need to look into new options for international 
stipends
   *   Question of whether the Rothschild Foundation would fund 
Europeans to come to the conference; perhaps we can focus on a training 
program, or AJL chapters in Europe
   *   Daniel recommended moving the bank account to Europe
*   Rebecca asked for members to join a new committee to focus on 
finding new funding. Please be in touch with her to join this committee
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Award funding
*   Both awards increased to $1500.  Thanks to Dr. Greta Silver and 
Eric Chaim Kline
 *   World Congress of Jewish Studies Conference
*   We received proposals, but none that came together for a common 
theme for a session, so we opted not to send in a proposal.  We need to start 
the process earlier and focus more on that.
*   David Hirsch, new International liaison noted that the European 
Congress of Jewish Studies is meeting next July (?) in Krakow. Rachel Simon 
said that the deadline for applications may have already passed.  We should 
look into other conferences as well.
 *   Notes relevant to RAS from Board and Council meetings
*   Fundraising - we mutually terminated our contract with the previous 
fundraising company (Elevate); are now looking into a new person - we will try 
to work with this person for 3 months (July-September) to see if it’s worth 
continuing to hire a professional fundraiser.
*   Strategic Plan - 3 (?) year plan came to an end this year, a new 
committee is in place to begin some of the work on the recommendation - looking 
for new members, especially to create a new vision. Reach out to Jackie 
Benefraim if you’re interested in joining the planning group.
   *   Importance of promoting AJL at other conferences as well; papers 
relating to AJL, possibly a booth if relevant.
*   AJL Affiliation - Jackie said that a final policy has been drafted, 
many organizations identified.
 *   Webinars - we are doing them in conjunction with ALA - there are lots 
of potential topics.  We need presenters!  The goal is to reach librarians who 
work with Judaica (non-specialists)
*   Rebecca J. - Collection Development
*   Sheryl S. - Two sessions on cataloging
 *   Next conference in Boston (2018); Jim asked for locations for 2019.  
Boston will probably be a similar situation to NYC.

  1.  Committee Reports
 *   RAS Cataloging Committee  – Jerry Anne Dickel
*   Romanization FAQ page on the wiki (Jasmin)
*   Romanization vote of Hebrew words with Greek/Latin roots - new 
policy (deramah is now dramah).  List of words will be maintained on the wiki.
*   Continued work on editing Hebraica Cataloging for RDA manual.  
Going on hold for a bit while major changes to RDA go through.  Linked on the 
wiki (Jerry Anne is hoping to convert the manual to html so it can reside on 
the wiki)
 *   Judaica Librarianship  – Rachel Leket-Mor
*   Racheli demonstrated ajlpublishing.org - how you can see the number 
of downloads; importance of sending links rather than PDFs so we can track the 
download count.  Can search the journal, go to specific volumes.  Past issues → 
volume 8 are now up.  It is a 

[ha-Safran] AJL Conference CoLAB "speed dating" workshop!

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

We are pleased to announce that facilitators from the George A. Smathers 
Libraries at the University of Florida will be presenting Collaborating with 
Strangers at the Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference.
Regardless of one's professional experience, gender, ethnicity, disability, or 
personality, CoLABs offer one of the most productive and enjoyable workshop 
experiences for participants, especially those looking for partnerships or new 
resources. CoLAB Planning Series® Workshop demonstrate the power of creating a 
café-like, open space environment where participants partner during 
three-minute speed-meetings to practice 1) conversing with others in their 
field who they may not know or whose work they may not know; 2) discovering 
untapped resources and knowledge; and 3) initiating possible cooperative, 
coordinative, collaborative, or mentoring partnerships. To date, over 2,800 
participants (students, faculty, academic and public librarians, academic 
administrators as well as conference attendees) have benefitted from CoLABs.
The AJL CoLAB session will take place on Monday, June 18, 2018 from 5.30-7pm. 
We will be providing light snacks (chips, pretzels etc.) and drinks from The 
Butcherie (local Kosher shop), compliments of CoLAB and the AJL RAS President's 
funds. To help us determine the approximate numbers of attendees, please send 
an email to Rebecca Jefferson (rjeffer...@ufl.edu<mailto:rjeffer...@ufl.edu>) 
by Wednesday, June 13, 2018 if you think you might attend this session.
The CoLAB team is looking forward to presenting this collaborative and creative 
experience. We can't wait to start the conversations!
Best wishes, Rebecca Jefferson

--
Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
Smathers Library
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7010
352-273-2865
Website: http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/judaica
President, Research Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections Division
Association of Jewish Libraries (http://jewishlibraries.org/)


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[ha-Safran] In preparation for the AJL Conference: RAS Division Meeting Minutes from 2016

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear RAS Division members,

In preparation for our meeting at the AJL conference, and in the absence of an 
RAS Division listserv, I am sending the RAS Division Meeting Minutes from last 
year to Ha-Safran.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Kind regards,
Rebecca
RAS President

RAS Meeting Minutes 6.20.16
Compiled by RAS Secretary Michelle Chesner


  1.  Called to order at 4:35
  2.  Meeting minutes from last year are not available
  3.  RAS Past President's report (Sharon Benamou)
 *   Looked at the affiliation document from strategic planning, felt that 
it didn't suit the needs of RAS.  Still in conversation

   i.  Task 
force: Sharon, Rebecca, Yelena - to approach AJS about affiliations.

 *   Talking to ALA Editions about how to work on webinars (Haim G.)
  1.  Incoming President's report (Rebecca Jefferson)
 *   Incoming VP: Rachel Simon
 *   Incoming secretary: Michelle Chesner
 *   RAS relevant notes from Board meeting

   i.  Yaffa 
called to figure out affiliation by next year - we're working on it!

 ii.  Fred 
Isaac - Development - asking for proposals to give to Elevate (consultant 
form). Daniel added that there needs to be more RAS input on that. Michelle 
said that conversations had begun, but there can still be more.

  1.  Committee Reports:
 *   Cataloging:

   i.  
Romanization issues with loan words - still under discussion

 ii.  Discussed 
Racheli's article in JL about the future of cataloging (in a post-MARC age)

   iii.  Revision 
of PCC guidelines for non-Roman characters

   iv.  Cataloging 
wiki is updated

 v.  Heidi is 
stepping down, a new chair will be appointed.

 *   Judaica Librarianship

   i.  
Published a new edition - mazal tov to all who worked on it.  Not too many 
downloads made yet

 ii.  Almost 
17K downloads since July 2013, since it became open

   iii.  Call for 
papers not released yet

   iv.  Edith noted 
how nice it is that you are notified when your articles are read.

 v.  Michelle 
said there will be a new section reviewing digital projects; please send 
projects to be reviewed or offers to review.  These will be long-form reviews.

   *   Rebecca asked about reviewing exhibitions; Racheli responded 
that there will be another forum for reviewing exhibits, both physical and 
digital
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Awards (Rebecca)

   i.  Just a 
Reference Award this year, no bibliography:

   *   Edinburgh Companion to Jewish Fiction - one of the contributors 
will be here to accept the award on behalf of the editors, who couldn't make it.
 *   Old Business
 *   New Business:

   i.  Rachel 
Simon: Two openings on the awards committee - if anyone is interested, email 
Rachel (rsi...@princeton.edu).  Current members 
can run for two terms (so let Rachel know if you want to continue).

 ii.  Can 
Bibliography awards be given to digital projects? Yes, they can and have been

   iii.  What about 
expanding the awards to Academic Jewish Publication of the year? This might be 
a good option for Elevate.

   *   Zachary mentioned that it's a huge field and AJS is really doing 
it.
   *   Are there areas that are not covered by AJS?
   *   Aaron T. proposed poetry and fiction
 *   How can the RAS division better serve its members?

   i.  Sheryl: 
Digital Humanities resources. Michelle said that she's working on one for 
Jewish Studies, will add it to the site somehow. Led to a discussion of 
Libguides and sharing them - send them to Nancy Poole, new Publications Chair

 ii.  
Programming recommendations for next year

   *   Dina: Working with Wikipedia to emphasize collections. NYC 
Wikimedia Chapter is very active. CJH was involved in this. A workshop 

[ha-Safran] One day left to submit proposals to the WCJS!!

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear all,

I have one day left to submit titles for papers to the World Congress of Jewish 
Studies. I haven't received any responses to my last panel idea. Another idea 
was a panel to celebrate the 500th year of the publishing of Mikraot Gedolot 
and the 500th anniversary of the Venice Ghetto. Alternatively, we can have a 
non-themed libraries' session. But we really need at titles for least three 
papers.

Please let me know asap!

And don't forget that AJL will help with registration and membership.

Kind regards,
Rebecca

From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On 
Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 1:19 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Last call for papers for the World Congress of Jewish 
Studies in Jerusalem 2017

Dear Safranim,

The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish Studies conference 
in 2017 is rapidly approaching.

I received very few responses to my previous call for ideas, but I think it 
would be great to put forward a panel within the Research Projects and 
Technology Division on Open Access Resources and Digital Initiatives

I can put forward a paper on my Library's collaborative project with the 
Jamaican Jewish Tombstones Research Group to create an online Jewish Jamaican 
Archives database and Digital Humanities project.

Please let me know if you have something that would fit the topic of this panel.

Kind regards,
Rebecca

RAS President
Association of Jewish Libraries


From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On 
Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:24 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<mailto:hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: [ha-Safran] Call for Papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies 
in 2017

Dear Safranim,

The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish Studies conference 
in 2017 is in early December. We would to continue our tradition of having an 
AJL panel session at this important conference.

I am attaching the WCJS posters in English and Hebrew so that you can see the 
broad subject divisions. I would welcome ideas for a panel, and ideas for 
individual papers.

If you would like to participate, please write to me as soon as possible before 
November 30.

Many thanks,
Rebecca Jefferson

RAS President
Association of Jewish Libraries
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[ha-Safran] Last call for papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem 2017

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear Safranim,

The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish Studies conference 
in 2017 is rapidly approaching.

I received very few responses to my previous call for ideas, but I think it 
would be great to put forward a panel within the Research Projects and 
Technology Division on Open Access Resources and Digital Initiatives

I can put forward a paper on my Library's collaborative project with the 
Jamaican Jewish Tombstones Research Group to create an online Jewish Jamaican 
Archives database and Digital Humanities project.

Please let me know if you have something that would fit the topic of this panel.

Kind regards,
Rebecca

RAS President
Association of Jewish Libraries


From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On 
Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:24 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Call for Papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies 
in 2017

Dear Safranim,

The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish Studies conference 
in 2017 is in early December. We would to continue our tradition of having an 
AJL panel session at this important conference.

I am attaching the WCJS posters in English and Hebrew so that you can see the 
broad subject divisions. I would welcome ideas for a panel, and ideas for 
individual papers.

If you would like to participate, please write to me as soon as possible before 
November 30.

Many thanks,
Rebecca Jefferson

RAS President
Association of Jewish Libraries
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Re: [ha-Safran] Call for Papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies in 2017

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear all,

I forgot to mention that AJL will cover the WCJS registration fee.

Kind regards,
Rebecca


From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On 
Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:24 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Call for Papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies 
in 2017

Dear Safranim,

The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish Studies conference 
in 2017 is in early December. We would to continue our tradition of having an 
AJL panel session at this important conference.

I am attaching the WCJS posters in English and Hebrew so that you can see the 
broad subject divisions. I would welcome ideas for a panel, and ideas for 
individual papers.

If you would like to participate, please write to me as soon as possible before 
November 30.

Many thanks,
Rebecca Jefferson

RAS President
Association of Jewish Libraries
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[ha-Safran] News from the Price Library of Judaica

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

News from the Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida


SMATHERS LIBRARIES AT UF RECEIVE $500,000 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 
CHALLENGE GRANT AWARD
One of 16 awarded nationally, the grant will support efforts to raise an 
endowment to preserve and provide access to hidden and endangered Jewish 
heritage materials
The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries have received a 
prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant of $500,000 
to build an endowment fund that will broaden access to humanities resources 
relating to the Jewish experience in Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. 
The matching award provides a $1 match for every $3 raised.
The NEH Challenge Grant project, Repositioning Florida's Judaica Library, 
will raise $1.5 million in matching funds to enable the creation of the 
Endowment for Resources on Jewish Heritage in Florida, Latin America and the 
Caribbean in support of strategic acquisitions, digital collection building, 
outreach programs and research. Judith Russell, dean of University Libraries, 
and Rebecca Jefferson, head of the Price Library of Judaica, are leading the 
effort.
We are excited to be at the forefront of a project that will transform our 
knowledge about the Jewish people of this region and greatly inform many other 
disciplines within the humanities, Russell said.
UF alumnus and Miami entrepreneur Gary R. Gerson, who provided the first funds 
to build the endowment, said he feels certain the Jewish community will be 
interested in preserving the history of diasporic influences made by Jewish 
people transplanted to Florida.
The NEH Challenge Grant represents a second historic award for the Libraries. 
The first was in 1977, when the NEH inaugurated the Challenge Grant program for 
the purchase of books and materials that established the Isser and Rae Price 
Library of Judaica. Today, the Price Library is recognized as the best Jewish 
Studies research collection in the southeastern United States.
This second award of $500,000 recognizes that with the Price Library as its 
foundation, the University of Florida is singularly well-suited to lead a new 
national and international effort to acquire resources that will promote and 
support greater study of the Jewish diaspora in the region.
To support this exciting challenge award and contribute to the Endowment for 
Resources on Jewish Heritage in Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean fund, 
please contact Kathleen Boudreau, director of development at the George A. 
Smathers Libraries at boudr...@ufl.edumailto:boudr...@ufl.edu or 
352-273-2505. To discuss opportunities to donate materials to the Jewish 
Diaspora Collection (JDoC) at UF, please contact Rebecca Jefferson at 
j...@ufl.edumailto:j...@ufl.edu


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Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010
Phone: (352) 273-2650 (Library West)
(352) 273-2865 (Judaica Suite)
Fax: (352) 392-8118

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFPriceLibrary
Website: http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/



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Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust Torah Scrolls at university libraries?

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear Safranim, 

FYI: another one of these Czech memorial scrolls is also held at Florida 
International University.

This query leads me to post another related question: at the University of 
Florida we have a Torah scroll in our collection identified by the Machon OT 
institute as having been produced in Russia in 1934. Its script type, AriZal, 
suggests that it came from a Chassidic community. I don't have any information 
to tell me how it got to the United States, I only know that it was purchased 
from Chicago in the 1970s or 80s for a synagogue in Jacksonville, FL (now 
closed), but it is not described anywhere as a Holocaust Torah. Can anyone 
tell me anything more about Torah Scroll production at that time? Were scrolls 
commissioned from Eastern Europe for use in the US, or should I assume that its 
provenance means that it was rescued at some point?  

Thanks!
Rebecca

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Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010
Phone: (352) 273-2650 (Library West)
(352)  273-2865 (Judaica Suite)
Fax: (352) 392-8118

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UFPriceLibrary
Website: http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/

From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
[hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of Hirsch, David 
[dhir...@library.ucla.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 12:17 PM
To: hasafran hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Holocaust Torah Scrolls at university libraries?

Shalom from Los Angeles! Do any of you know of Sifre Torah saved from the 
Holocaust that are held in university library collections? This was a query 
from a librarian colleague in Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth University 
recently received one as a gift. Any others?
Thanks!
David


David G. Hirsch
Librarian for Middle Eastern Studies
Charles Young Research Library
UCLA
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
USA
Tel: +1 310 825 2930
Fax: + 1 310 825 3777
efax: +1 707 313 7712
email: dhir...@library.ucla.edumailto:dhir...@library.ucla.edu


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[ha-Safran] Interesting position vacancy at the University of Florida!

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear friends,

We're looking to fill an important position in the University of Florida 
Libraries, and I'm posting this to the listserv in case any of you know of a 
potential candidate and, if so, to see if you would be willing to pass this 
information along to them or forward their name and contact information to me.

As you may have heard, we are currently recruiting for the Chair of the 
Department of Special and Area Studies Collections. This is an exciting tenure 
track position in a unique department comprising regionally, nationally and 
internationally recognized collections, including the Baldwin Library of 
Historical Children's Literature, the Latin American Collection, the P.K. Yonge 
Library of Florida History and the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica. More 
information about our department and collections can be found here: 
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/ .

The ideal candidate for this position will provide enthusiastic leadership, 
strategic vision and direction for the department, blending traditional 
academic library practices with innovation to expand our collections and usage, 
redesign our spaces, and increase available resources. An MLS degree is 
preferred, but an equivalent advanced degree is also acceptable; demonstrated 
leadership experience is desired, but we would willingly consider someone with 
less experience who can show that they have great potential.

A detailed description of the duties and qualifications for this position can 
be found at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/documents/ChairSASC-FINAL2.pdf

Any assistance you can offer would be much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Rebecca


Rebecca Jefferson, PhD
Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Library West
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010
Phone: (352) 273-2650
Fax: (352) 392-8118
http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/iufjudaica


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[ha-Safran] Theater performance based on Judaica library materials

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear Safranim,

Perhaps you would be interested to watch  a theater performance uniquely 
created at the University of Florida based on selections from the holdings of 
the Price Library of Judaica.

A Handful Of Leaves: Immigrant Stories is a devised theater piece, directed by 
Kevin Marshall, professor at the UF School of Theater + Dance, performed by UF 
students, and accompanied by audio-visuals created by the Digital Worlds 
Institute. The production focuses on the incredible stories of Dr. Emanuel 
Merdinger and Leah Stupniker, and explores moments in the lives of these 
individuals, based on their memoirs and journals. The show was created to 
highlight the importance of personal artifacts, and to connect potential donors 
of these artifacts with the library system at the University of Florida. We 
attempt to use these stories to illustrate their importance in understanding 
the history and experience of immigration to the United States.
The show is streamed live every evening from 7.30-9.00pm (EST), here: 
http://digitalworlds.ufl.edu/handfulofleaves/index.html

The works that inspired the production include the scarce publication 
Komets-'alim le-zekher Le'ah Stupniker (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00103481/1) 
and an unpublished memoir of a Holocaust survivor, Dr. Emanuel Merdinger 
(http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA4966/1).

Best wishes,
Rebecca


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Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Library West
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010
Phone: (352) 273-2650
Fax: (352) 392-8118
http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/iufjudaica

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[ha-Safran] Online exhibition

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear Safranim,

I'd like to call your attention to a new online exhibition created at the 
University of Florida entitled The Gathering Storm: Jewish Life in Germany and 
Eastern Europe in the 1930s

The link to the exhibition is here: 
http://exhibits.uflib.ufl.edu/gatheringstorm/

I hope you find it of interest.

Kind regards,

Rebecca Jefferson


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Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Library West
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL. 32611-7010
Phone: (352) 273-2650
Fax: (352) 392-8118
http://uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/
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