Re: [ha-Safran] Fw: 2024 Fanny Goldstein Award

[Radnofsky, Violet via Hasafran]

Masala tov!
Well deserved!
Violet Radnofsky
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On Apr 28, 2024, at 2:18 PM, Etta D. Gold via Hasafran  
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Dear Gail ~ I also am thrilled to join the crowd in congratulating you upon 
receiving the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award. Mazel Tov! And thank you so much for 
your many years of good service as a benefit to all of us!!. xox  My best, 
Etta -Forwarded

Dear Gail ~ I also am thrilled to join  the crowd in congratulating you upon 
receiving the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award. Mazel Tov! And thank you so much for 
your many years of good service as a benefit to all of us!!.

xox  My best, Etta



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From: Rachel Leket-Mor 
Sent: Apr 27, 2024 9:29 AM
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Subject: [ha-Safran] 2024 Fanny Goldstein Award



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)
Association of Jewish Libraries
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Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Announces 2023 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner

[Radnofsky, Violet via Hasafran]

Mazal tov, well deserved!
Violet Radnofsky

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On Apr 26, 2023, at 12:15 PM, Paula Breger via Hasafran 
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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 to AJL. For the journal’s 
fortieth anniversary this year, she has led an AJL volunteer team in a project 
to upload the remainder of the journal’s back issues, following prior success 
with making volumes 9–16/17 available online.



Lisa Silverman, award committee chair, commented, “On behalf of the Fanny 
Goldstein Merit Award committee, we are proud to have the opportunity to honor 
Rachel Leket-Mor as this year’s recipient of the Award. Rachel has contributed 
so much to AJL, to the field of Judaica librarianship, and to librarianship as 
a profession overall. Her work on the AJL journal Judaica Librarianship has 
been invaluable to the organization. Rachel personifies the values and legacy 
of the Award’s namesake, Fanny Goldstein, who devoted her life to books and her 
community.” Rachel will receive her award on Monday, June 19, 2023, at the 
Annual Conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries, which will be held 
virtually this year. Information about the conference is available at