The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries
(AJL-NYMA) will hold its Spring 2014 Conference on Wednesday, June 11th, 1-4
pm, at The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (1st floor, Mendelson
Convocation Center), 3080 Broadway (@ 122nd Street), New York 10027.
PROGRAM:
1:00-1:30 pm Registration, Light refreshments
1:30-1:45 pm Introductory remarks - Tina Weiss, President, AJL-NYMA
1:45-2:00 pm Welcome - Naomi Steinberger, Director of Library Services,
Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary
2:00-4:00 pm
Baghdadi Jewish Life Seen Through the Iraqi Jewish Archive - Dina Herbert,
Project Librarian, Iraqi Jewish Archive, National Archives
In June 2004, at the Annual Convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries,
hosted by AJL-NYMA and held in Brooklyn, New York, Doris Hamburg and Mary Lynn
Ritzenthaler of the National Archives spoke about the books, documents and
scrolls pertaining to the Iraqi Jewish community that had been discovered by
American soldiers in May 2003 in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's
intelligence headquarters in Baghdad. Mss. Hamburg and Ritzenthaler described
the enormous task that lay before them and others at the National Archives in
the effort to preserve what came to be called the Iraqi Jewish Archive. Fast
forward ten years and that effort has now come full circle. AJL-NYMA is
thrilled to have Dina Herbert of the National Archives speak about her work as
Project Librarian for the Iraqi Jewish Archive.
Johanna Spector's Life and Work: From Latvia to the World - Michala Biondi,
Archivist/Project Manager, Johanna L. Spector Project, Library of The Jewish
Theological Seminary; Processing Archivists, Shira Bistricer, Nicole
Greenhouse, Cynthia Schwartz
Dr. Johanna Spector (1915-2008) was a professor of ethnomusicology at The
Jewish Theological Seminary, the first woman to be granted the title of full
professor at that institution. A native of Latvia who survived the Holocaust,
she was a world-renowned scholar in her field, an author of books and articles,
and a producer of documentary films. The team of archivists working on the
Johanna Spector Archive housed at JTS Library will discuss this rich archive
which includes material in the fields of ethnography, history and anthropology.
In particular, the collection documents the native liturgical and folk music
from the nearly extinct Jewish communities of India, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Egypt,
Armenia and the Samaritan people, offering a window into these communities
before they were influenced by modern cultures and melodies.
*Following the formal program, there will be optional presentations about JTS
Library's archival collections by Dr. Sarah Diamant, Administrative Librarian
for Special Collections, and about the JTS Music Archives by Dr. Eliott Kahn,
Music Archivist. Presentations will last approximately one hour. Please
indicate if you are interested in attending this segment when you RSVP.
REGISTRATION:
RSVP required by Sunday, June 8th: Tina Weiss,
twe...@huc.edumailto:twe...@huc.edu. Payment is at the door: NYMA members,
$10; non-members, $18. *Photo ID required for entrance to The Jewish
Theological Seminary.
DIRECTIONS:
Subway: #1 to 116th Street/Columbia University
Bus: M4, M104 to Broadway 120th Street (*Stop in front of JTS closed due to
construction)
DINING HALL:
A kosher meat or vegetarian lunch may be purchased in the dining hall of The
Jewish Theological Seminary between the hours of 11 am-2 pm. Please note that
no outside food may be brought into the dining hall or Mendelson Convocation
Center.
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