subject:"\[ha\-Safran\] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events"

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-05-27 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

 *AJL Presents: 50 Years of the Genizah Research Unit
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
 
The Genizah Research Unit is responsible for all aspects of curating the 
enormous Cairo Genizah Collections of medieval Jewish manuscripts held in 
Cambridge University Library. This unit was formed in 1974 as The 
Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit. Over the course of the next 50 years, 
the Unit, as it is affectionately known, produced scholarship across many 
disciplines and became one of the great pioneers in digital humanities with the 
digitization of the fragments. Come learn from three scholars (Ben Outhwaite, 
Nick Posegay, and Rebecca Jefferson) on the amazing Genizah Research Unit.
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.
 
Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!x45TQVvU62KbWtatecdPcWX35yjHU_g4_P28XfcxGRNuEdeBbIUzo5WUuPWRmGxpD-jZ1P0hUjAXTlbiw0FGJSOZdbEZXidA$
 



__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-05-14 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!zpIjI1mAAepipZR-pDXjXAvpjTyTm2EJIbc6y34KwXEV3ZITRaItYpWHRknjxd0tg230wZQfWv85qr8y3_d5irRoaCqhBpyn$
 
 
*AJL Roundtable: A Virtual Event to Commemorate The 85th Anniversary of the SS 
St. Louis
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm Israel Time
 
The mission of the SS St. Louis Legacy Project is to promote greater awareness 
and dialogue on issues of human rights, immigration, and refugee policy. 
Through its proprietary Education Through Drama programs, the Foundation 
produces events, educational presentations, and curricula that serve a 
worldwide student body as well as institutional and communal audiences. 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stlouislegacyproject.org/*about-us__;Iw!!KGKeukY!zpIjI1mAAepipZR-pDXjXAvpjTyTm2EJIbc6y34KwXEV3ZITRaItYpWHRknjxd0tg230wZQfWv85qr8y3_d5irRoaBsslfWR$
 
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL Divisions and is open to members 
only.
 
*AJL Presents: 50 Years of the Genizah Research Unit
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
 
The Genizah Research Unit is responsible for all aspects of curating the 
enormous Cairo Genizah Collections of medieval Jewish manuscripts held in 
Cambridge University Library. This unit was formed in 1974 as The 
Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit. Over the course of the next 50 years, 
the Unit, as it is affectionately known, produced scholarship across many 
disciplines and became one of the great pioneers in digital humanities with the 
digitization of the fragments. Come learn from three scholars (Ben Outhwaite, 
Nick Posegay, and Rebecca Jefferson) on the amazing Genizah Research Unit.
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.
 
Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!zpIjI1mAAepipZR-pDXjXAvpjTyTm2EJIbc6y34KwXEV3ZITRaItYpWHRknjxd0tg230wZQfWv85qr8y3_d5irRoaCqhBpyn$
 

__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-04-16 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

 Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!3OMmPrzsUbogwTATanpfBSbQASqXu4SfMwNMXUzSm4cwQ16vWtQRfs6VE30iwgrwJL0d8fyzJHhnPh3NGe8j2PVPQYac2cUf$
 
 
*AJL Canada Roundtable: Canadian Authors’ Showcase
Sunday, May 5, 2024
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time
 
In this showcase, twelve Canadian authors of children’s, YA, and adult 
books—Rona Arato, Brayden Bernstein, Nancy Cohen, Zehava Cohn, Anne Dublin, 
Gila Green, Kathy Kacer, Etta Kaner, Joanne Levy, Carol Matas, Ira Robinson, 
and Janice Weizman—will introduce their most recent or forthcoming (2024) 
titles, providing an overview of the newest Canadian literature, both fiction 
and nonfiction, by Canadian Jewish writers. Publisher Margie Wolfe will follow, 
speaking about her thirty-five years publishing in Canada, first with Women’s 
Press and currently with Second Story Press, which she cofounded in 1988. We 
will end with a Q 
 
This event is sponsored by AJL Canada and is open to AJL members only.
*Books About Books: Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American, with 
Rachel Gordan
Thursday, May 9, 2024
11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET

Rachel Gordan is the Shorstein Professor of American Jewish Culture and Society 
at the University of Florida. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 
North American Religions, her BA from Yale in American Studies, and her MAR 
from Yale Divinity school. After receiving her PhD, she held postdoctoral 
fellowships at Northwestern University and at the University of Toronto, before 
teaching at Boston University and Brandeis in 2016–2017. As a scholar of 
American religion, she researches Judaism and Jewish culture from the early 
20th century to the present, with a particular focus on the immediate post-WWII 
era, middlebrow culture, and American Jewish literary history. Her articles 
have appeared in American Jewish History, AJS Review, Jewish Quarterly Review, 
and Jewish Social Studies in addition to the Forward,Religion and Politics, and 
other magazines. She contributed to a number of collected volumes as well. Her 
first monograph, Postwar Stories: How Books Made Judaism American was just 
published (March 2024).
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members only.
 
*AJL Roundtable: A Virtual Event to Commemorate The 85th Anniversary of the SS 
St. Louis
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm Israel Time
 
The mission of the SS St. Louis Legacy Project is to promote greater awareness 
and dialogue on issues of human rights, immigration, and refugee policy. 
Through its proprietary Education Through Drama programs, the Foundation 
produces events, educational presentations, and curricula that serve a 
worldwide student body as well as institutional and communal audiences. 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stlouislegacyproject.org/*about-us__;Iw!!KGKeukY!3OMmPrzsUbogwTATanpfBSbQASqXu4SfMwNMXUzSm4cwQ16vWtQRfs6VE30iwgrwJL0d8fyzJHhnPh3NGe8j2PVPQavy1Npd$
 
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL Divisions and is open to members 
only.
 
Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!3OMmPrzsUbogwTATanpfBSbQASqXu4SfMwNMXUzSm4cwQ16vWtQRfs6VE30iwgrwJL0d8fyzJHhnPh3NGe8j2PVPQYac2cUf$
 



__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-03-30 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!3DPhSPJf0n4Q9nzKNMiwqeBoCEjAPIqpmJehsvUyha8no0SHW3N5zAONSOrXUYcTqQpFB5cODFE6W9c2GCQvhxU5fDhLkrwJ$
 
 
*AJL Presents: 2023 RAS Reference Award
Monday, April 8, 2024
3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET
 
An event celebrating the 2023 winners of AJL's Annual Reference Award. Wartime 
North Africa, the first-ever collection of primary documents on North African 
history and the Holocaust, gives voice to the diversity of those 
involved—Muslims, Christians, and Jews; women, men, and children; black, brown, 
and white; the unknown and the notable; locals, refugees, the displaced, and 
the interned; soldiers, officers, bureaucrats, volunteer fighters, and the 
forcibly recruited. Translated from Darija, Tamazight (Berber), Italian, and 
Yiddish, or transcribed from their original English, these writings shed light 
on how war, occupation, race laws, internment, and Vichy French, Italian 
fascist, and German Nazi rule were experienced day by day across North Africa. 
Though some selections are drawn from published books, including memoirs, 
diaries, and collections of poetry, most have never been published before, nor 
previously translated into English. These human experiences, combined, make up 
the history of wartime North Africa.
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.
*Cataloging Forum: “Let's Talk About Ethical Cataloging” with Tricia Mackenzie
Thursday, April 11, 2024
11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET

Tricia Mackenzie is a Cataloging Policy Specialist in the Policy, Training, and 
Cooperative Programs Division at the Library of Congress. Previously she was 
the head of Metadata Services at George Mason University Libraries. She 
received her MLS with a specialization in digital libraries from Indiana 
University and has an MA in history from Southern Illinois 
University−Edwardsville. She has presented at regional, national, and 
international conferences on topics relating to cataloging and metadata 
creation and quality control, authority control, and data management. 

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members only. 
Registration coming soon.
 
Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!3DPhSPJf0n4Q9nzKNMiwqeBoCEjAPIqpmJehsvUyha8no0SHW3N5zAONSOrXUYcTqQpFB5cODFE6W9c2GCQvhxU5fDhLkrwJ$
 



__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-03-04 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!1CvvT9xWFmnvrkaUYNGZbEXtgp6kiPDfaa4lH9ZZFMW_wvCPjl4lsbKwnNV-ALk0gxgGLLakW-aB0ViPzlodwdPfzT9zmaUL$
 
 
*AJL Presents: RAS Bibliography Award Presentation with András Koerner*
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET
 
An event celebrating the 2023 Bibliography Award winner, Early Jewish Cookbooks 
by András Koerner. András will discuss his book and research with Eitan Kensky, 
chair of the committee.
 
András Koerner was born in 1940 in Budapest. After receiving his degree in 
architecture, he worked for several years as an architect. In 1967, he moved to 
the United States, where he continued the same career. Since his retirement, he 
dedicates his time mostly to writing and organizing exhibitions. His 
publications include A Taste of the Past. The Daily Life and Cooking of a 
Nineteenth-Century Hungarian-Jewish Homemaker (University Press of New England, 
2004) and The Stages of Andor Weininger from the Bauhaus to New York (Alma on 
Dobbin, 2008).
 
This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.
 
Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!1CvvT9xWFmnvrkaUYNGZbEXtgp6kiPDfaa4lH9ZZFMW_wvCPjl4lsbKwnNV-ALk0gxgGLLakW-aB0ViPzlodwdPfzT9zmaUL$
 

__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-02-19 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

*Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick*
Sunday, February 25, 2024
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL when we welcome Sam Helmick, a candidate for American Library
Association presidency 2025–2026.

Sam Helmick is the Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public
Library. They are a current member of the ALA Executive Board and president of
the Iowa Library Association. They previously served as chair-elect on the
Freedom to Read Foundation and chair of the Iowa Governor’s Commission of
Libraries. They have served on committees for the Network of the National
Library of Medicine, the Stonewall Book Awards, the ALA Policy Monitoring
Committee, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Michael L. Printz
Committee, on the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Sophie Brody
Award Committee and on the YALSA Fundraising Task Force. Helmick is a 2017
Emerging Leader as well as an author, consultant, and instructor for social
media marketing and graphic design.

This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.

*AJL Presents: RAS Bibliography Award Presentation with András Koerner*
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 (NEW DATE!)
9:00 am PT / noon ET

An event celebrating the 2023 Bibliography Award winner, Early Jewish Cookbooks
by András Koerner. András will discuss his book and research with Eitan Kensky,
chair of the committee.

András Koerner was born in 1940 in Budapest. After receiving his degree in
architecture, he worked for several years as an architect. In 1967, he moved to
the United States, where he continued the same career. Since his retirement, he
dedicates his time mostly to writing and organizing exhibitions. His
publications include A Taste of the Past. The Daily Life and Cooking of a
Nineteenth-Century Hungarian-Jewish Homemaker (University Press of New England,
2004) and The Stages of Andor Weininger from the Bauhaus to New York (Alma on
Dobbin, 2008).

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the
public.

Register for all events at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!zC0ZaHo9___f9afM9_LxunMsQEOXRkC4Df_kYls_Pi6AZPfZpUBJC_9lVy7BxM_Vz4HyeS31NAuHp7W9VpgP7e99_5vfxT9m$
__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-02-05 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

*Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Ray Pun*
Sunday, February 11, 2024
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL when we welcome Raymond Pun, a candidate for American Library
Association Presidency 2025–2026.

Pun currently serves as the immediate past president of the Chinese American
Librarians Association and was past president of the Asian/Pacific American
Librarians Association. Pun previously served on the ALA Council, ALA Policy
Corps, and as a member of the advisory committees for two ALA past presidents.
Pun is a member of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and the Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Pun is a member of the California
Library Association (CLA) Advocacy and Legislation Committee, the Library
Freedom Project (LFP), and other ALA affiliates including the American Indian
Library Association (AILA), the Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA), the Association of
Jewish Libraries (AJL), the Association of Rural and Small Libraries, and
REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services
to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. Pun is also a member of the International
Relations Round Table (IRRT) and the Ethnic and Multicultural Information
Exchange Round Table (EMIERT). In addition to librarianship, Pun is a member of
the Committee of 100’s Next Generation Leaders program and a speaker for The
Weave Speakers Bureau.

Pun holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State
University, Fresno; a Master of Library Science from CUNY Queens College; a
Master of Arts in East Asian Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in History from St.
John’s University in New York.

This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.

*Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick*
Sunday, February 25, 2024
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL when we welcome Sam Helmick, a candidate for American Library
Association presidency 2025–2026.

This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.

*AJL Presents: RAS Bibliography Award Presentation with András Koerner*
Monday, March 11, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET

An event celebrating the 2023 Bibliography Award winner, Early Jewish Cookbooks
by András Koerner. András will discuss his book and research with Eitan Kensky,
chair of the committee.

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the
public.

Register for all events at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!2wOtDjhjjVt-mOHinKqsTpqEeeYswGgJNiCMn9a85aj86sm2NrPBkO4VXn4dFByIT5kqzmiNjyQKjXxDxz0NrpDgcGCbtVzL$
__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2024-01-04 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

*AJL Roundtable: ... and Jewish Studies Librarian: Managing Judaica Among
Multiple Subject Areas*
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET

This roundtable is an opportunity for "community of practice" discussions among
librarians who have Judaica as one of multiple subject areas under their
responsibilities.

This session is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is for AJL members only.
All members are welcome.

*AJL International Initiative Presents: Jewish Collection Directory*
Sunday, January 14, 2024
8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET

The Association of Jewish Libraries cordially invites you to the presentation
of the AJL Jewish Collection Directory, a map and visual presentation of AJL’s
connections with library professionals working in Jewish libraries, archives,
institutional, and academic repositories, and their organizations across the
world. Founded in 1962, AJL is an international professional organization, the
leading authority of Judaic librarianship. Whether your organization is already
represented on the map or is yet to be added, we would like to invite you to a
conversation about AJL, our mission and goals, which includes strengthening and
broadening our international connections and collaborations with library
professionals, archivists, communities also reflected on the map.

This event is sponsored by the AJL International Initiative and will feature
Yahm Levin, facilitator of the AJL Jewish Collection Directory, aka the AJL
Map, and Michelle Margolis, president of AJL.
Open to members and the public.

*Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Ray Pun*
Sunday, February 11, 2024
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL when we welcome Raymond Pun, a candidate for American Library
Association Presidency 2025–2026.

This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.

*Meet ALA Presidential Candidate Sam Helmick*
Sunday, February 25, 2024
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL when we welcome Sam Helmick, a candidate for American Library
Association presidency 2025–2026.

This event is open to members and nonmembers. All are welcome.

Register for all events at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!yDZ7psqjdk_hSF5ltbuhUG_h_RMWWYy641-wGQsaU_hgdAoz63eIoJ1IKjMiLHkJRGcU_vJaFKs7jdl9NtfUWh1qKLirl5q-$
__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-11-28 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!wj6-UD6Yu2i5NP7z2Ix9zZNctGpFRSjHPjN8mFDKtpBMqFYw2I-GzbKWzh0v-b0kFvZaPGhZHocOP6hvvNNaHPGAuzEc1D68$
 
AJL Capital Area Chapter Presents: A Daughter's Kaddish with author Sarah 
Birnbach
Sunday, December 3, 2023
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

A woman breaks with Jewish tradition to honor her late father in this moving 
memoir of faith, grief, and transformation.

A Daughter’s Kaddish recounts Sarah Birnbach’s year-long odyssey to persevere 
through an unfamiliar world of Jewish prayer. To honor her beloved father, 
Sarah commits to reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish twice a day in synagogue for 
eleven months—a Jewish mourning ritual that was historically reserved for 
sons—despite her father’s initial request that she hire someone male to do so. 
Throughout her year of devotion, Sarah takes comfort in the loving memories of 
her childhood while at the same time grappling with some very painful 
ones—ultimately discovering how the path of faith and grief can lead to true 
healing.

This session is sponsored by AJL Capital Area Chapter and Classrooms Without 
Borders with support of AJL national and is free and open to the public.

Cataloging Forum: Recording Manuscript Waste in Printed Hebrew Books
Thursday, December 7, 2023
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time
 
In cataloging rare books, there are instances when a book is bound or repaired 
with manuscript waste. This cataloging forum will address the issue and offer 
advice on how to bring out the manuscript in the bibliographic record. With Dr. 
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger.
 
This session is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is for AJL members only. 
All members are welcome.
 
AJL International Initiative Presents: Jewish Collection Directory
Sunday, December 20, 2023
1:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm ET
 
Sunday, January 14, 2024
8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET / 6:00 pm Israel Time
 
The Association of Jewish Libraries cordially invites you to the presentation 
of the AJL Jewish Collection Directory, a map and visual presentation of AJL’s 
connections with library professionals working in Jewish libraries, archives, 
institutional, and academic repositories, and their organizations across the 
world. Founded in 1962, AJL is an international professional organization, the 
leading authority of Judaic librarianship. Whether your organization is already 
represented on the map or is yet to be added, we would like to invite you to a 
conversation about AJL, our mission and goals, which includes strengthening and 
broadening our international connections and collaborations with library 
professionals, archivists, communities also reflected on the map.
 
This event is sponsored by the AJL International Initiative and will feature 
Yahm Levin, facilitator of the AJL Jewish Collection Directory, aka the AJL 
Map, and Michelle Margolis, president of AJL. Open to members and the public.
 
AJL Roundtable: ... and Jewish Studies Librarian: Managing Judaica Among 
Multiple Subject Areas
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
 
This roundtable is an opportunity for "community of practice" discussions among 
librarians who have Judaica as one of multiple subject areas under their 
responsibilities.
 
This session is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is for AJL members only. 
All members are welcome.
 
 
Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!wj6-UD6Yu2i5NP7z2Ix9zZNctGpFRSjHPjN8mFDKtpBMqFYw2I-GzbKWzh0v-b0kFvZaPGhZHocOP6hvvNNaHPGAuzEc1D68$
 __
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-10-27 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

While our thoughts remain with our friends and colleagues in Israel, we
recognize the continued value of communal learning and study. In that spirit,
we invite you to join us at AJL’s upcoming virtual events.

AJL and AILA Roundtable: Two Tribes: A Discussion with Author Emily Bowen Cohen
Sunday, November 12, 2023
1:00 pm PT / 4:00 pm ET

Join AJL and AILA (American Indian Library Association) for a virtual author
event with Emily Bowen Cohen, Muscogee Jewish author of the graphic novel Two
Tribes, in honor of Native American Heritage Month and Jewish Book Month in
November.

This free members-only event is cosponsored by AJL and AILA. Members of both
organizations are welcome.

AJL Canada Roundtable: Bringing Stories to Life: How the Azrieli Foundation
Preserves Holocaust History for Future Generations
Sunday, November 19, 2023
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time

Presenter Arielle Berger, Managing Editor, Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program,
will tell the story of David Azrieli and recount the origins of the Azrieli
Foundation’s memoirs program. She will outline how the Foundation has
collected, fact-checked, and edited memoirs and diaries over the past eighteen
years. She will touch upon the many educator offerings the memoirs program has
prepared on a range of themes (hidden children, rescuers, the Warsaw Ghetto
uprising, and more) and detail the academic conferences they have organized as
well. This will be followed by a Q

This session is cosponsored by AJL and AJL Canada and is for AJL members only.
All members are welcome.

Cataloging Forum: Recording Manuscript Waste in Printed Hebrew Books
Thursday, December 7, 2023
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm Israel Time

In cataloging rare books, there are instances when a book is bound or repaired
with manuscript waste. This cataloging forum will address the issue and offer
advice on how to bring out the manuscript in the bibliographic record. With Dr.
Judith Olszowy-Schlanger.

This session is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is for AJL members only.
All members are welcome.

Register for all events at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!1QXQDc5HnMrFs0E8ORxxIAqQ5MYEnEVpWqV5QTyMPm8xerbscE94EG-lUWppTJlYhOaN53AlGCObKENuRmKxTyt5IWm7QFs0$
__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-08-03 Thread Aviva Rosenberg via Hasafran

If you know of any non-AJL member Jewish public librarians, please share
this event info with them! We are looking to build community as well as
share ideas.

On Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 12:35 PM Paula Breger via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> AJL Presents: Public Librarians Forum Sunday, August 20, 2023 5: 00 pm PT
> / 8: 00 pm ET An open discussion and brainstorming session for Jewish
> librarians who work in a public library setting as well as other public
> librarians serving Jewish
> AJL Presents: Public Librarians Forum
> Sunday, August 20, 2023
> 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET
>
> An open discussion and brainstorming session for Jewish librarians who
> work in a public library setting as well as other public librarians serving
> Jewish populations.
>
>
> This session is sponsored by AJL's SSCPL Division and is open to members
> and nonmembers.
>
> Register at 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!0jSuKirS3Ydko8wtsg59svLbaSREqb8lq-2_H-gV7iuBq8oyg1upCDl7Z0Aq43BzRukHKEKtqOhVD8sk3D4hLonadhmaD85eOjjlU1_GoEg$
>  
> 
>
> __
> Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual
> author
> and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries
> (AJL)
> ==
> Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
> Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
> Ha-Safran Archives:
> Current:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0jSuKirS3Ydko8wtsg59svLbaSREqb8lq-2_H-gV7iuBq8oyg1upCDl7Z0Aq43BzRukHKEKtqOhVD8sk3D4hLonadhmaD85eOjjluA_7KBc$
>  
> Earlier Listserver:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!0jSuKirS3Ydko8wtsg59svLbaSREqb8lq-2_H-gV7iuBq8oyg1upCDl7Z0Aq43BzRukHKEKtqOhVD8sk3D4hLonadhmaD85eOjjluA_7KBc$
>  
> AJL HomePage 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!0jSuKirS3Ydko8wtsg59svLbaSREqb8lq-2_H-gV7iuBq8oyg1upCDl7Z0Aq43BzRukHKEKtqOhVD8sk3D4hLonadhmaD85eOjjl7lGvrbg$
>  
> --
> Hasafran mailing list
> Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
>
__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-08-03 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

AJL Presents: Public Librarians Forum
Sunday, August 20, 2023
5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET

An open discussion and brainstorming session for Jewish librarians who work in 
a public library setting as well as other public librarians serving Jewish 
populations.
 
This session is sponsored by AJL's SSCPL Division and is open to members and 
nonmembers.

Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!zajL6J7apR0hLB23MQww64mP6RLoTQlLwOSt51oUpg9tqxmo2gK8rJ3j28srGLvuWIdpVWtLuEYH69PIFfw969e-TkE-qiWs$
 

__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-07-12 Thread 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 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!0gJO2Dp0jrFueEgS57cEELxWkmvfSdfkv7omv_HBkg9oTmncqpLRc-KMT_8d_WKWAj5QmgWj96QA8Cu5frrdpJsibmJq6Ija$
 


__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-06-27 Thread 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 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!xQ1qNhFPTPtwSe0alaUdx_sxVgF9-s9rGHqbKv11j4KolE6SzM-s5NNP4pA1Sei31nklCIN9VSd_JuvkanRgbaxLaMLQLF41$
 

__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-05-22 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!11NrKccMPbU37zVYiveI_cHCkAnPW8BS9XRGYoXihwHuP4QbR_cpVecXxzfk_XLAUdMkk8-72QIh-nBNGV2wXBMI69EIMoji$
 

CALA/AJL Webinar: Bernardine's Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old 
China
Tuesday, May 23
noon PT / 3:00 pm ET
Join author Susan Blumberg-Kason, who will talk about her book Bernardine's 
Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China (forthcoming, Post Hill 
Press, November 2023).

This biography of Bernardine Szold Fritz traces her experiences moving to and 
living in Shanghai in 1929 and her perspective as a Jewish salon host who 
engaged with Chinese and expats "around the arts as the civil war erupted and 
World War II loomed on the horizon."

Co-Presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the Association 
of Jewish Libraries in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian 
American and Pacific Islander Heritage month in the United States and Asian 
Heritage Month and Canadian Jewish Heritage Month in Canada in May.

Open to members and nonmembers.

JAHM 2023: Uncovering Jewish Collections at Public Libraries
Wednesday, May 24
10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET

Join us for a fascinating conversation on uncovering world-class Jewish 
collections at public libraries across America. Featuring four leading experts 
in the field, the conversation will explore Jewish collections at New York 
Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and the Free Library of 
Philadelphia. The conversation will feature Dr. Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator of 
the Dorot Jewish Collection at New York Public Library; Tina Lernø, Librarian 
and Jewish American Heritage Month Coordinator for Los Angeles Public Library; 
Joseph Shemtov, Special Collections Coordinator for the Free Library of 
Philadelphia; and will be moderated by Michelle Margolis, the Norman E. 
Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University and President of 
the Association of Jewish Libraries.
 
This event is cosponsored by JAHM and AJL. Open to members and nonmembers.

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!11NrKccMPbU37zVYiveI_cHCkAnPW8BS9XRGYoXihwHuP4QbR_cpVecXxzfk_XLAUdMkk8-72QIh-nBNGV2wXBMI69EIMoji$
 __
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-03-27 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!0QaU8-3eX2Uhx9tYVlWb1aMidR1QqpsuoCStIZ1TuOedqbMQuPBX9nw0NiAXJOx3NOvI8BWfQJOxI2luxIfjQlzmWUAvQM1j$
 

AJL Classroom: Introduction to Library Management
April 16, 20, 23
3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET

Does your library have a collection development plan? Do you know how to create 
a library procedure manual? How to assign work for volunteers? Through 
discussions, examples from instructors' libraries, and homework, this highly 
interactive class will delve into these topics and more, allowing you to create 
plans and policies that will help you manage your library’s day-to-day 
operations. Instructors: Sean Boyle and Aviva Rosenberg


AJL Classroom: Introduction to Synagogue Archives
May 4, 11, 17
3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET

This class will introduce participants to the key concepts of archival 
principles, methods, and practices for application in a synagogue setting. 
Through interactive discussions and assignments, participants will learn the 
fundamentals required to create a sustainable synagogue archive. Instructor: 
Hannah Srour-Zackon


Provenance in Rare Judaica Cataloging (MARC 561)
Thursday, May 18, 2023
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET

In cataloging rare Hebraica, there are times when the cataloger will find 
evidence of previous ownership. This session, led by expert special collections 
cataloger Louis Meiselman of the University of Pennsylvania, will show 
participants where to find this information in the resource and how to record 
it in the bibliographic record.


CALA/AJL Webinar: Bernardine's Shanghai Salon: The Story of Doyenne of Old China
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
noon PT / 3:00 pm ET
Join author Susan Blumberg-Kason, who will talk about her book Bernardine's 
Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China (forthcoming, Post Hill 
Press, November 2023).

This biography of Bernardine Szold Fritz traces her experiences moving to and 
living in Shanghai in 1929 and her perspective as a Jewish salon host who 
engaged with Chinese and expats "around the arts as the civil war erupted and 
World War II loomed on the horizon."

Co-Presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the Association 
of Jewish Libraries in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian 
American and Pacific Islander Heritage month in the United States and Asian 
Heritage Month and Canadian Jewish Heritage Month in Canada in May.

Open to members and nonmembers. Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tinyurl.com/AJLCALA2023__;!!KGKeukY!0QaU8-3eX2Uhx9tYVlWb1aMidR1QqpsuoCStIZ1TuOedqbMQuPBX9nw0NiAXJOx3NOvI8BWfQJOxI2luxIfjQlzmWfnxaQZR$
 


__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-03-14 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!0rl8-lhPBc8YmBLohZYqe89O-7hn-hf5Vxv-yxpTf8baSwK15KCCb7p0lHkBQOxCvOz5hlHZPw0K2VweoG27X0C2uGJSKyH1$
 

AJL Roundtable: Cataloging Forum—Understanding the Rules of the Sheva and Kamats
Friday, March 17, 2023
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET

The rules of the sheva and kamats are not easy. Understanding when and how to 
pronounce them can be challenging. Dr. Ben Outhwaite of the Taylor-Schechter 
Genizah Research Unit at the University of Cambridge will lead us in a 
presentation and discussion of the rules of the sheva and kamats, which we can 
apply to Hebraica cataloging and proper vocalization and romanization.

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

AJL Presents: Serbian Collections Showcase
Thursday, March 23
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 6:00 pm CET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
This event is part of a series showcasing Jewish collections across the globe. 

Join us to hear from colleagues in Serbia about Jewish collections and programs 
in their institutions.

Tijana Kovčić, Senior Archivist
Historical Archives of Belgrade 
, Belgrade

Vojislava Radovanović, Director
Jewish Historical Museum 
, Belgrade

Biljana Albahari, Library Consultant
Jewish Digital Library 
, Belgrade

Olga Ungar, Ph.D., Co-founder
Tikun, Novi Sad, Vojvodina Holocaust Memorials 

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.


__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-02-27 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!xaN42rlz8hN17kJXCBekEHMP14561gFBkO4W7IyBwvmo4lDWX54xIUq-9h_esP_ETcbXl-h54U3JadpugbMC9wbnYsjFf9YR$
 

AJL Roundtable: Cataloging Forum—MARC 510 Notes Field
Monday, February 27, 2023
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET

Judaica Bibliography and Catalog Citation Sources for 510. This session will 
discuss various sources used/consulted in rare Judaica cataloging and how to 
cite them in the 510 MARC field.

This session is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members only. 
All members are welcome.
AJL Classroom: Outreach and Programming
March 12, 16, 19, 23
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Explore various programming and outreach ideas that can connect the entire 
synagogue community to the library, and learn how to partner with other 
synagogue professionals and lay leaders to expand the library’s reach and 
relevance. Instructors: Stacey Weinberg and Jessica Fink

AJL Roundtable: Cataloging Forum—Understanding the Rules of the Sheva and Kamats
Friday, March 17, 2023
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET

The rules of the sheva and kamats are not easy. Understanding when and how to 
pronounce them can be challenging. Dr. Ben Outhwaite of the Taylor-Schechter 
Genizah Research Unit at the University of Cambridge will lead us in a 
presentation and discussion of the rules of the sheva and kamats, which we can 
apply to Hebraica cataloging and proper vocalization and romanization.

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

AJL Presents: Serbian Collections Showcase
Thursday, March 23
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 6:00 pm CET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
This event is part of a series showcasing Jewish collections across the globe. 
Join us to hear from colleagues in Serbia about Jewish collections and programs 
in their institutions.

Tijana Kovčić, Senior Archivist
Historical Archives of Belgrade 
, Belgrade

Vojislava Radovanović, Director
Jewish Historical Museum 
, Belgrade

Biljana Albahari, Library Consultant
Jewish Digital Library 
, Belgrade

Olga Ungar, Ph.D., Co-founder
Tikun, Novi Sad, Vojvodina Holocaust Memorials 

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS Division and is open to members and the 
public.

Register for all events at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!xaN42rlz8hN17kJXCBekEHMP14561gFBkO4W7IyBwvmo4lDWX54xIUq-9h_esP_ETcbXl-h54U3JadpugbMC9wbnYsjFf9YR$
 



__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2023-02-01 Thread Paula Breger via Hasafran

Register for all events at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!xexedbBvk7wBHXXSxQc9jYqi6AjRTrUQ1racgppbSUqPmbYZI7o9EzyBJ-C26NJslphTPKgL0_pXRP-6R5JeekZC7FXUzC4B$

AJL Presents: A Conversation with ALA President Candidate Eric Suess
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Join AJL's Emily Bergman in conversation with Eric D. Suess, director of
Marshall Public Library (Idaho), candidate for ALA president.

Suess is an active member of the Idaho Library Association, a chapter of ALA,
where he previously chaired its Intellectual Freedom Committee. He was also a
member of the ALA Council for more than ten years and was involved in several
council committees, including the Policy Monitoring Committee, Committee on
Legislation, and the Committee on Organization. He is currently a member of the
following ALA divisions: Association for Library Service to Children, Core,
Public Library Association, and Young Adult Library Services Association. He
also belongs to several round tables, including International Relations Round
Table, Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table,
and Games and Gaming Round Table.

This session will give Mr. Suess an opportunity to share his vision for ALA and
allow AJL members to discuss issues specific to Judaica librarianship.

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL Divisions and is open to members
and the public.

AJL Presents: Put Your Collection on the Map!
Sunday, February 5, 2023
8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET / 4:00 pm GMT / 6:00 pm Israel Time

We're hosting a mapathon and everyone is invited! If you haven't heard about
AJL's Jewish Collection Directory
or aren't quite sure what it's all about, then this mapathon event is for
you!

This visualization tool aims to promote the visibility of Jewish collections of
all sizes worldwide, such as those found in synagogues, schools, historical
societies, museums, archives, and more. Join us to learn more about the
directory, give us your feedback, and share information about the collections
we should add to the map, whether it's your own or one dear to your heart.

Questions: contact Yahm Levin at ajldirectorycommit...@gmail.com <>.
We look forward to seeing you and learning about your collections!

This event is co-sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL Divisions and is open to
members and the public. We are particularly eager to welcome our international
members and friends and hope to see many of you there.

AJL Presents: The Photographer’s Son
Sunday, February 5, 2023
11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm Israel Time

The Photo that Saved Us (Hatsilum she histil otanu) by Maya C. Klinger won the
Book Prize for an Outstanding Holocaust-related Book for Children and Youth
from Yad Vashem. Now translated into English, The Photographer’s Son tells the
true story of the Mandil family, who lived in Yugoslavia before World War II.
The book details the family's escape from the Nazis and their rescue by an
Albanian Muslim family, the Vesilis. In 2004, the Vesilis were recognized by
Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for saving the Mandils and other
Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. Klinger-Cohen's book “conveys educational
values and brings children and youth closer to the topic of the Holocaust.” The
author will discuss her works as well as the role of Albanian Muslims in
rescuing Jews during the Holocaust.

AJL Classroom: Introduction to Cataloging Principles
February 7, 14, 21
2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET

When tasked with organizing your synagogue library, where do you start? This
three-session introductory course will introduce you to the basic principles of
cataloging and organizing the synagogue library.

Instructor: Haim Gottschalk

More information and pricing available on the AJL Classroom
page. Registration coming soon!

AJL Presents: A Conversation with ALA President Candidate Cindy Hohl
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Join AJL's Sally Stieglitz in conversation with Cindy Hohl, director of policy
analysis and operational support at Kansas City Public Library (Missouri),
candidate for ALA president.
Hohl is past president of the American Indian Library Association and is an
active member of other ALA affiliates, including the Asian/Pacific American
Librarians Association, Black Caucus of ALA, Chinese American Librarians
Association, and REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and
Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking. As a member of the
Public Library Association (PLA), a division of ALA,

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-10-24 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

AJL Presents: Stronger Together: Combating Antisemitism Through Positive Jewish 
Role Models in KidLit
Thursday, October 27, 2022
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET
 
>From Charlottesville to Colleyville, antisemitism is at an all-time high, 
>making the need to help Jewish children find their voices to speak up against 
>hatred and build Jewish pride a priority. This workshop will highlight 
>outstanding Jewish-themed books for children of all ages, to be utilized as 
>bridges, not only within our Jewish community, but with the community at 
>large. We’ll share books that avoid stereotypes, include accurate material, 
>and present diverse and intersectional Jewish voices that act as windows, 
>mirrors, and sliding glass doors. As Jewish kidlit authors, our goal is to 
>highlight books that provide positive role models and incorporate Jewish 
>values, building a foundation for our children to be upstanders and allies.

Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, 
both fiction and nonfiction. Her next picture books include The Tower of Life, 
the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach, who rebuilt 
her town in stories and photographs, creating the Tower of Faces at the US 
Holocaust Memorial Museum (Scholastic, 10/4/22), and Mendel’s Hanukkah Mess Up, 
a heartwarming holiday story about each person’s ability to make a difference 
in the world (Kalaniot, 9/6/22). Chana is also the author of Let Liberty Rise: 
How America’s Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty (Scholastic, 
2021). Learn more at chanastiefel.com 
.
 
Liza Wiemer is an award-winning educator with over twenty years of teaching 
experience. Her second young adult novel, The Assignment, was published by 
Delacorte Press and has received numerous honors, including being named a 2021 
Sydney Taylor Notable Book. In addition, Liza has had two adult nonfiction 
books published and several short stories included in the New York Times 
bestselling Small Miracles series. She has had articles published in various 
newspapers and magazines and writes a monthly kidlit column for the Wisconsin 
Jewish Chronicle. A graduate of UW-Madison, Liza has two married sons and lives 
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband, Jim.
 
Nancy Churnin is the award-winning author of 10 picture book biographies 
including 2022 Sydney Taylor Honor Dear Mr. Dickens (also winner of the 2021 
National Jewish Book Award), 2022 Notable A Queen to the Rescue, and 2019 
Notable Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. She will make 
her board book debut with Counting on Shabbat from Kar-Ben Publishing in fall 
2023. A former longtime journalist and theater critic, born and raised in the 
Bronx, Nancy now makes her home in North Texas with her family, which includes 
a dog named Dog and two cantankerous cats.
 
This event is sponsored by AJL’s RAS and SSCPL divisions and is open to AJL 
members and the public. All are welcome.


AJL Presents: What's in a Name? A Storytelling Presentation/Workshop
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Peninnah Schram, acclaimed Jewish storyteller, will lead a workshop on 
storytelling through names.

According to Jewish tradition, we each have three names and they carry many 
meanings and blessings. Names reflect our essence and also shape our lives and 
our personalities. In this participatory presentation, we will explore sources, 
meanings, and connections to our names—and how they have influenced us through 
life. People—students, new and old friends, members of organizations, etc.—get 
to know their teachers, colleagues, and others in an interesting way through 
narratives. Peninnah will also introduce the Jewish tradition of a “name 
pasuk.” Participants will examine and share interpretations of their names. 
Peninnah Schram will also tell her own name stories. 

Caren Schnur Neile, author of Peninnah's World: A Jewish Life in Stories, will 
join us to interview Peninnah and lead a Q

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL divisions and is open to AJL 
members and the public. All are welcome.

 
RAS Roundtable: Cataloging Forum—LCDGT
Thursday, November 17, 2022
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm Israel Time

A patron is looking for a specific book, for example, one written by a Hebrew 
language instructor and intended for students of the Hebrew language. To help 
with the search, the cataloger might include specific headings in the 
bibliographic record. These headings are the Library of Congress Demographic 
Group Terms (LCDGT)—a controlled vocabulary created by the Library of Congress 
to supplement the Library of Congress Subject Headings by bringing out the 
demographic group of the author and/or the intended audience. This forum will 
discuss the best practice use of the LCDGT

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-10-06 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

AJL Membership Gala
Sunday, October 23, 2022
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time

AJL's annual online Membership Gala celebrates our new and renewing members! 
Join your colleagues for a delicious conversation with Chef Michael Twitty, 
author of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew. 
The talk will be followed by socializing and networking in breakout rooms—BYO 
drinks!

Join 
 or renew 
 now! Members will receive a Zoom registration link by email prior to the 
event. 

AJL Presents:
Stronger Together: Combating Antisemitism Through Positive Jewish Role Models 
in KidLit
Thursday, October 27, 2022
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

>From Charlottesville to Colleyville, antisemitism is at an all-time high, 
>making the need to help Jewish children find their voices to speak up against 
>hatred and build Jewish pride a priority. This workshop will highlight 
>outstanding Jewish-themed books for children of all ages, to be utilized as 
>bridges, not only within our Jewish community, but with the community at 
>large. We’ll share books that avoid stereotypes, include accurate material, 
>and present diverse and intersectional Jewish voices that act as windows, 
>mirrors, and sliding glass doors. As Jewish kidlit authors, our goal is to 
>highlight books that provide positive role models and incorporate Jewish 
>values, building a foundation for our children to be upstanders and allies.

Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, 
both fiction and nonfiction. Her next picture books include The Tower of Life, 
the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach, who rebuilt 
her town in stories and photographs, creating the Tower of Faces at the US 
Holocaust Memorial Museum (Scholastic, 10/4/22), and Mendel's Hanukkah Mess Up, 
a heartwarming holiday story about each person’s ability to make a difference 
in the world (Kalaniot, 9/6/22). Chana is also the author of Let Liberty Rise: 
How America’s Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty (Scholastic, 
2021). Learn more at chanastiefel.com 
.

Liza Wiemer is an award-winning educator with over twenty years of teaching 
experience. Her second young adult novel, The Assignment, was published by 
Delacorte Press and has received numerous honors, including being named a 2021 
Sydney Taylor Notable Book. In addition, Liza has had two adult nonfiction 
books published and several short stories included in the New York Times 
bestselling Small Miracles series. She has had articles published in various 
newspapers and magazines and writes a monthly kidlit column for the Wisconsin 
Jewish Chronicle. A graduate of UW-Madison, Liza has two married sons and lives 
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband, Jim.

Nancy Churnin is the award-winning author of 10 picture book biographies 
including 2022 Sydney Taylor Honor Dear Mr. Dickens (also winner of the 2021 
National Jewish Book Award), 2022 Notable A Queen to the Rescue, and 2019 
Notable Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. She will make 
her board book debut with Counting on Shabbat from Kar-Ben Publishing in fall 
2023. A former longtime journalist and theater critic, born and raised in the 
Bronx, Nancy now makes her home in North Texas with her family, which includes 
a dog named Dog and two cantankerous cats.

This event is sponsored by AJL's RAS and SSCPL divisions and is open to AJL 
members and the public. All are welcome.

Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMucOmprjgrGt0dEVvdCj_CMuE7o8YjrSe7__;!!KGKeukY!1FYIdr7rKRajjelHwuwn5a7khJDjB71xe13XmnWrC1R4711cjcAwRnZlke_YypWZZ8sJwaLpKjxr4MCOg6-dxxZKa_2O6xr9$
   


__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: 
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-08-18 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

SCCPL & JKM Roundtable: Freedom to Read vs. Freedom from Disinformation
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET

Like most librarians, we at the Association of Jewish Libraries are concerned
about the increase in book banning and the suppression of marginalized voices.
At the same time, AJL members were disturbed to hear the defense of Holocaust
denial books made at ALA’s 2022 annual conference during a session about the
Unite Against Book Bans campaign. This panel will explore the tensions between
defending the freedom to read and guarding against harmful disinformation.

Our guests are Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of ALA’s Office for
Intellectual Freedom, and Michael Berenbaum, Professor at American Jewish
University specializing in the study of the Holocaust.

This session is cosponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division and Jewish Kidlit Mavens,
and is open only to AJL members and members of Jewish Kidlit Mavens.

AJL Presents: Reference and Bibliography Awards
Thursday, September 15, 2022
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time
Please join us on as we celebrate this year’s award winners for outstanding
works of Judaica reference and bibliography.

Bibliography award: Marvin J. Heller, Essays on the Making of the Early Hebrew
ּBook
Reference award: Eugene M. Avrutin and Elissa Bemporad, eds., Pogroms: A
Documentary History
Honorable mention, Bibliography: Dov Cohen, Thesaurus of the Ladino Book
1490–1960: An Annotated Bibliography
Following recognition of the authors, Eugene Avrutin and Elissa Bemporad will
discuss their book Pogroms.

This event is open to AJL members and the public. All are welcome.

SSCPL Roundtable: Advocating for Israel through Books for Young People
Sunday, September 18, 2022
9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm Israel Time
What can you do when a school or library is promoting books with disinformation
about Israel? Come learn practical steps you can take and get recommendations
for alternative titles you can suggest.

This session is sponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division and is for members only. All
members are welcome.

Register for these programs at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!zMFhJi4VplN1fJC4jnyCn8MKJmbiBCDo87C8VmUCgE3leAumJ8I-RoyA2JT5q6aaDWKEkjcdMJCdDDbSHdNkWT1ymLzuvkYE$

__
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
==
Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-04-30 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

RAS Roundtable: Cataloging Forum
Introduction to Hebrew Paleography
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
9:00 am PT / noon ET / 7:00 pm Israel Time

This Cataloging Forum will focus on the methodological/bibliographical 
introduction to Hebrew paleography.

Dr. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger is a paleographer and a codicologist. She directs 
Books within Books: Hebrew Fragments in European Libraries 
 and she is the director of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. 
Her publications include Karaite Marriage Documents from the Cairo Geniza: 
Legal Tradition and Community Life in Mediaeval Egypt and Palestine 
 (1998), Les manuscrits hébreux dans l’Angleterre médiévale : étude 
historique et paléographique 
(2003), Dictionnaire hébreu-latin-français de la Bible hébraïque de l’Abbaye 
de Ramsey 
(XIIIe s.) (2008), Hebrew and Hebrew-Latin Documents from Medieval England: A 
Diplomatic and Palaeographical Study 
 (2015), Books within Books: New Discoveries in Old Bookbindings 
 (2014).

This session is sponsored by AJL’s RAS Division. All members welcome; members 
only.



AJL Classroom: Evaluating YA Literature
Monday & Tuesday, May 9–10, 2022
7:00–9:00 pm EDT
Instructor: Rebecca Levitan

AJL members $75.00
Nonmembers $150.00

What makes a book a young adult book? How can you provide appropriate 
advisories for teen readers while standing on one foot? Participants will 
discuss appropriateness in terms of both content and readability and focus on 
making matches between books and readers.

Rebecca Levitan holds a BA in history and Judaic studies from Binghamton 
University and an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a full-time 
generalist librarian and the children’s coordinator at the Pikesville Branch of 
the Baltimore County Public Library in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the 
immediate past chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, vice president 
of AJL’s Schools, Synagogues, Centers and Public Libraries Division, coeditor 
of children’s and teen books for AJL News and Reviews, and president of the AJL 
Capital Area Chapter. As a mom of three young children, she is passionate about 
quality Jewish literature. Rebecca is also an avid knitter and can often be 
found working on a shawl that she will likely not wear because it is too warm 
in Baltimore most of the year.



AJL Canada Roundtable: Finding and Reading the Personal Narratives of 
Yiddish-speaking Migrants to Canada, 1900-1930
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
10:30 am PT/ 1:30 pm ET/ 8:30 pm Israel Time

In this presentation, doctoral candidate Vardit Lightstone will address the 
creative ways that migrants to Canada from 1900 to 1930 forged a new hybrid 
culture and identity, and how they express that in their life stories.

When Eastern European Jews migrated to Canada, they created a Canadian Eastern 
European Jewish culture and identity; by doing so, they expanded the 
international Yiddish map and Yiddish culture. Vardit has uncovered previously 
unknown memoirs and personal narratives by these migrants and will discuss how 
they tell the stories of their own lives, connecting their early lives and 
experiences in Eastern Europe to their lives and experiences in Canada.

Vardit Lightstone is a doctoral candidate in a Joint Education Placement 
Program between the University of Toronto and the Hebrew University of 
Jerusalem. Her research focuses on the life stories of Yiddish-speaking 
immigrants to Canada from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 
her research she interrogates both the folk literary genre of life stories and 
the ways migrants use folklore as they adapt to their new situations. 



Register for any of these programs at

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-02-28 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

AJL Presents: Celebrating Women’s History Month, A Conversation on Jewish 
Cookbooks
Thursday, March 3, 2022
4:00PM PT / 7:00PM ET
 
Join Tracey Felder, librarian at the Leo Baeck Institute, and Melanie Meyers, 
Director of Collections at the American Jewish Historical Society, for a 
discussion about the cookbooks in their collections. They will then invite 
participation by asking attendees some questions about cookbooks at their own 
institutions (or in their personal collections).

This session is sponsored by AJL’s RAS Division and is open to all members and 
the general public.
Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpd-CprDstG9ezr7KEydA89OBrudCH18GR__;!!KGKeukY!m2cfRUv6bJ5YM0jXZDFZVP1LuQP-U3_aErtvmJoZfu5V8oCpp6rWlNgtnk_-CyxeTQUP5woP8BgoYV4$
  



SSCPL Roundtable: Using Canva to Enhance Virtual Storytime
Monday, March 7, 2022 
4:00PM PT / 7:00PM ET
 
Get a basic introduction to the graphic design platform Canva and learn some 
techniques for using it to create games, quizzes, and digital felt boards to 
jazz up virtual classes or storytimes.

This session is sponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division and is open to all members of 
AJL. Members only.
Login to register 



AJL Classroom: Library Management 101
Dates: March 10, 15, 24 (March 15 is correct, since March 17 is Purim)
Time: 6:00–7:30pm ET
AJL members $75/nonmembers $150
Instructor: Kathy Bloomfield
 
Does your library have a mission statement? Or a strategic plan?
Do you know how to prepare a budget for the library?
Do you know how to attract and keep volunteers? Or “fire” a volunteer?
What is your leadership style?
 
This highly interactive class will delve into these topics and more to teach 
the management skills needed to understand the “business” of running your 
library.   There will be discussions and homework. An assignment due at the end 
of Session 3 will demonstrate that you know how to ensure that your library is 
a priority in your institution.
 
Instructor Kathy Bloomfield is the president of the Association of Jewish 
Libraries. Though currently “retired,” she uses her time for a variety of 
activities such as book editing, book reviewing, and managing her personal 
library of over two thousand books. With over forty-five years of experience in 
for-profit, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial business, volunteer roles including 
synagogue president, and innumerable committee work, she is ideally suited to 
use her expertise to assist others in finding their managerial talents. Kathy 
lives in Seal Beach, California.
 
Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/education__;!!KGKeukY!m2cfRUv6bJ5YM0jXZDFZVP1LuQP-U3_aErtvmJoZfu5V8oCpp6rWlNgtnk_-CyxeTQUP5woPnoBgDx4$
  


AJL & StoryTime Solidarity Present: How to be an Ally to Jewish Patrons and 
Students (Even in a Non-Jewish Neighborhood)
Sunday, March 20, 2022
1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET

The FBI reports that 60% of all religious hate crimes target Jewish people 
despite the fact that only 2% of America’s population identifies as Jewish. As 
librarians and educators, how can we push back against this injustice? Join 
Storytime Solidarity and the Association of Jewish Libraries for a free 
workshop on standing in solidarity with the Jewish community. Get answers to 
the questions you didn’t know you wanted to ask, learn about Jewish diversity, 
and find out what actions you can take and what books you can buy to help the 
Jewish community—even if you have no Jewish patrons or students!

 
Presented by Heidi Rabinowitz, Susan Kusel, Rebecca Levitan, and Sylvie 
Shaffer. Open to members and nonmembers.
Register at 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIuf-uvqjgsHNDDzIpAvOAi_7u0QJMbQQL2__;!!KGKeukY!m2cfRUv6bJ5YM0jXZDFZVP1LuQP-U3_aErtvmJoZfu5V8oCpp6rWlNgtnk_-CyxeTQUP5woPJUZO_Qc$
  



AJL Roundtable: A Time to Gather: Archives and the Control of Jewish Culture
Thursday, March 24, 2022
9:30AM PT / 12:30PM ET / 7:30PM Israel Time
 
Dr. Jason Lustig, Lecturer and Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the 
University of Texas at Austin’s Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, will 
discuss his recent book A Time to Gather: Archives and the Control of Jewish 
Culture, published

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

2022-01-04 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran

AJL Presents: A Conversation with Kelvin Watson, Candidate for ALA President
Thursday, January 6, 2022
4:00PM PT / 7:00PM ET

Join AJL’s Sally Stieglitz in conversation with Kelvin Watson, candidate for
ALA president. Mr. Watson is the executive director of the Las Vegas-Clark
County Library District, having previously served in similar roles in Broward
County, Florida, and Queens, New York. Libraries under his leadership have
garnered national recognition, and he has received numerous honors and awards.
This session will give Mr. Watson an opportunity to share his vision for ALA
and allow AJL members to discuss issues specific to Judaica librarianship.

This event is open to members and nonmembers.
Register at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdOGupzsqGtGdv5ZxsfPL4-G6650NoXky__;!!KGKeukY!gq1hp_ihYQHo0If8ovIxumUSBZRl3YLIvtGTLzegG47yJ1jZu61ZbFvF6TlIvsuURkU8kUQ6iK1PEvo$

AJL Presents: You Don’t Have To Speak Yiddish To …

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
4:00PM PT / 7:00PM ET

You don’t have to be a Yiddish speaker to know some Yiddish fables, especially
your own family mayses related to Yiddish. Join Chana Pollack, archivist of the
Forward, as we unfurl the latest adventure in seeking relatives who appeared in
the paper, most notably, Yiddish journalist Moshe Duchovny, grandfather of
actor David Duchovny.

This event is sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries and is open to
members and nonmembers.
Register at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vc-msrDkqEtGKeCY8J4zECtBp6LFu19mJ__;!!KGKeukY!gq1hp_ihYQHo0If8ovIxumUSBZRl3YLIvtGTLzegG47yJ1jZu61ZbFvF6TlIvsuURkU8kUQ6Ytf9Hvs$

Keep up with the American Jewish conversation and sign up for the Forward‘s
free daily newsletter
.

RAS Roundtable: Bibliographers Roundtable
Monday, January 24, 2022
9:30AM PT / 12:30PM ET / 7:30PM Israel Time

This meeting is for RAS selectors to discuss issues and updates in their
fields: new books, projects, and other acquisitions-related topics.

This session is sponsored by AJL’s RAS Division and all AJL members are
welcome. Members only.
Login to register at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://jewishlibraries.org/mo-members-only-events/__;!!KGKeukY!gq1hp_ihYQHo0If8ovIxumUSBZRl3YLIvtGTLzegG47yJ1jZu61ZbFvF6TlIvsuURkU8kUQ6njO4rAk$

AJL Presents: The 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards “After Party”
Sunday, January 30, 2022
9:30AM PT / 12:30PM ET / 7:30PM Israel Time
The Sydney Taylor Book Awards are announced on January 24 at ALA’s Youth Media
Awards event. Come to AJL’s “after party” on January 30 to learn about the
winning titles and to meet Jo Taylor Marshall, the award’s gracious sponsor and
daughter of Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family books.

This free event is sponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division and is open to members and
nonmembers.
Register at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-ugrzgtEtP7UJJkW95y8-dhxGzxFa5p__;!!KGKeukY!gq1hp_ihYQHo0If8ovIxumUSBZRl3YLIvtGTLzegG47yJ1jZu61ZbFvF6TlIvsuURkU8kUQ6m5z0RWg$

AJL Presents: Books About Books—The Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures
Thursday, February 3, 2022
9:30AM PT / 12:30PM ET / 7:30PM Israel Time

The first volume of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures was recently
published online (Brill Publishers of Leiden and Boston). Join its general
editor, Dr. Emile Schrijver, for a discussion of this comprehensive work that
places textuality and materiality of the book at the center of its
investigation by focusing on the paleographic features, intended function,
cultural significance, readership, acceptance, and design of particular books
and genres, as well as the producer-consumer relations involved in the making
and circulating of books.

This event is open to members and nonmembers.
Register at

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

[ha-Safran] Upcoming AJL Virtual Events

25 matches

Site Navigation

Mail list logo

Footer information