Re: [ha-Safran] Conference 2022 Update: Member Awards and Scholarships

[Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran]

Mazal tov to all the recipients of the AJL awards.  
  The fanny Goldstein Merit Award. The info  below lists very few of Lisa’s 
contributions to the  profession of Jewish librarianship. Lisa was instrumental 
 in the success of the past few confernces. She introduced us to the Socio app 
and worked hard to secure the hotel and the meeting spaces in the museum. Lisa 
was the SSC president.
  The most evident example of promoting Jewish and non-Jewish children’s 
literature and literacy is her involvement in the children’s Literature 
conferences and her work with Suzi Dubin chairing the AJL Western Regional 
Children’s Literature Conferences in LA for close to five years.  Lisa’s  
wonderful reviews of Children’s five years.  Lisa’s  wonderful reviews of 
Children’s Books for the  LA Jewish Journal and  her work as the editor of the 
children books reviews  at the JBW  (Jewish Book Council) quarterly magazine  
served many librarians in the selection of books for their libraries. Lisa is 
much more than her list of activities.  In addition to her work locally and for 
AJL, Lisa has gone to Germany (and, if I am not wrong other cities in Europe) 
to speak on Children’s Holocaust Literature and children books.  She would not 
have been selected as a judge for the Younger Readers Once Upon a World and the 
National Book Award if she did not prove herself as expert in the field.  Lisa 
has given numerous workshops on many topics and in particularly in Holocaust 
picture books for children.  Lisa took the AJL Bibliography Bank to a higher 
level by making it searchable.
If I forgot something  apologize!
Mazal tov Lisa!
Groner- Wikler award There is no need to introduce Heidi.  Just like Lisa she 
deserves this award.
Congratulations Heid!.
Accreditation The accreditation is guidance to excellence.  Special greetings 
to the recipients.
Student Scholarships: I  hope that the students will see this scholarship as an 
opening invitation to getting involved in AJL.
Amalia Warshenbrot





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Subject: [ha-Safran] Conference 2022 Update: Member Awards and Scholarships

Please join us in Philadelphia as we celebrate those receiving AJL member 
awards and scholarships! For more information about AJL Conference 2022: 
Together Again! and to register, visit 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/2022-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!zZlbiPuZw3vpmrvcpsxsuiuADsfw4C8Ctw1TddSFfyDQHfUQ6iCM4elJVsQ8NvY0T5FA3RRhObgAfj85DUnK$
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Please join us in Philadelphia as we celebrate those receiving AJL member 
awards and scholarships! For more information about AJL Conference 2022: 
Together Again! and to register, visit 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/2022-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!zZlbiPuZw3vpmrvcpsxsuiuADsfw4C8Ctw1TddSFfyDQHfUQ6iCM4elJVsQ8NvY0T5FA3RRhObgAfj85DUnK$
 .

Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

Lisa Silverman will receive the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award—named for the 
librarian, social activist, and founder of National Jewish Book Month—bestowed 
in recognition of loyal and ongoing contributions to the Association and to the 
profession of Jewish librarianship. The award will be presented during lunch 
(12:30 pm) on Tuesday, June 28.

Lisa Silverman began her career as a day school librarian at the Sinai Akiba 
Academy in Los Angeles and Adat Ari El Day School in Valley Village, 
California. She spent fifteen years as the library director at Sinai Temple in 
Los Angeles, providing library services and educational programming for the day 
school, religious school, and synagogue community including teaching adult 
education classes, facilitating book groups, and hosting author events, family 
programs, and film discussions. In 2015, Lisa became the library director of 
the Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library at the American Jewish University 
in Los Angeles where she designed the new space, built the collection, and 
provided extensive programming. She also developed and launched a new online 
digital Jewish Community Library Consortium of California in partnership with 
the Jewish Community Library of San Francisco.

Kar-Ben Publishing Scholarship, in honor of Kar-Ben Founders Judye Groner and 
Madeline Wikler

Congratulations to Heidi Rabinowitz on being awarded the Kar-Ben Publishing 
Scholarship, a conference attendance scholarship that recognizes individuals 
who have made a significant contribution to Jewish children's literacy. Heidi 
will be recognized at the SSCPL Division meeting on Tuesday, June 28 (10:45 am).
Heidi Rabinowitz is the library director at Feldman Children's Library of 
Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida, past president of the 
Association of Jewish Libraries, and currently serves as AJL's member relations 
chair. She engages in numerous projects that promote Jewish children's 
literature, hosting "The Book of Life: A Podcast About Jewis

Re: [ha-Safran] Conference 2022 Update: Member Awards and Scholarships

[Annette Goldsmith via Hasafran]

Kol hakavod to all the winners, and a special shout-out to Lisa and Heidi
who are absolute exemplars of their respective awards!

Amalia mentioned that she hoped that Anna and Katie, the recipients of the
student scholarships, will become involved in AJL. As a member of the *Judaica
Librarianship* editorial board I invite them to consider *JL* when looking
for a place to publish.

Mazal tov, everyone!

Annette

Annette Y Goldsmith, PhD (she/her/hers)
Part-time Faculty, Kent State University iSchool
Librarian, Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, Los Angeles
Member, 2022 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Committee

*Currently reading: *Finck, Liana. *A Bintel Brief: Love and Longing in Old
New York.* (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2014)

"A book is like a world you can carry around with you." Liniers
*Written and Drawn by Henrietta* (TOON Books, 2015)

On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Mazal tov to all the recipients of the AJL awards. The fanny Goldstein
> Merit Award. The info below lists very few of Lisa’s contributions to the
> profession of Jewish librarianship. Lisa was instrumental in the success of
> the past few confernces.
>
> Mazal tov to all the recipients of the AJL awards.
>
> *  The fanny Goldstein Merit Award. *The info  below lists very few of
> Lisa’s contributions to the  profession of Jewish librarianship. Lisa was
> instrumental  in the success of the past few confernces. She introduced us
> to the Socio app and worked hard to secure the hotel and the meeting spaces
> in the museum. Lisa was the SSC president.
>
>  The most evident example of promoting Jewish and non-Jewish children’s
> literature and literacy is her involvement in the *children’s Literature
> conferences* and her work with Suzi Dubin chairing the *AJL Western
> Regional Children’s Literature Conferences* in LA for close to five
> years.  Lisa’s  wonderful reviews of Children’s five years.  Lisa’s
> wonderful reviews of Children’s Books for the  *LA Jewish Journal* and
> her work as the editor of the children books reviews  at the *JBW
> (Jewish Book Council*) quarterly magazine  served many librarians in the
> selection of books for their libraries. Lisa is much more than her list of
> activities.  In addition to her work locally and for AJL, Lisa has gone to
> Germany (and, if I am not wrong other cities in Europe) to speak on
> Children’s Holocaust Literature and children books.  She would not have
> been selected as a judge for the *Younger Readers Once Upon a World* and
> the *National Book Award* if she did not prove herself as expert in the
> field.  Lisa has given numerous workshops on many topics and in
> particularly in Holocaust picture books for children.  Lisa took the *AJL* 
> *Bibliography
> Bank* to a higher level by making it searchable.
>
> If I forgot something  apologize!
>
> Mazal tov Lisa!
>
> *Groner- Wikler award* There is no need to introduce Heidi.  Just like
> Lisa she deserves this award.
>
> Congratulations Heid!.
>
> *Accreditation* The accreditation is guidance to excellence.  Special
> greetings to the recipients.
>
> *Student Scholarships*: I  hope that the students will see this
> scholarship as an opening invitation to getting involved in AJL.
>
> Amalia Warshenbrot
>
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> *From: *AJL PR via Hasafran 
> *Sent: *Wednesday, June 1, 2022 4:44 PM
> *To: *hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
> *Subject: *[ha-Safran] Conference 2022 Update: Member Awards and
> Scholarships
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>
> Please join us in Philadelphia as we celebrate those receiving AJL member
> awards and scholarships! For more information about AJL Conference 2022:
> Together Again! and to register, visit
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/2022-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!x_xab04kvrQZdwyazr6yz_pZvYPwYujQeDxKhBFbqim4pDlEO3NJThSk9vIWBRcizLh4YViRcG1DSK7rJ5h_OFKi7q3Z$
>  
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> Please join us in Philadelphia as we celebrate those receiving AJL member
> awards and scholarships! For more information about AJL Conference 2022:
> Together Again! and to register, visit
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/2022-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!x_xab04kvrQZdwyazr6yz_pZvYPwYujQeDxKhBFbqim4pDlEO3NJThSk9vIWBRcizLh4YViRcG1DSK7rJ5h_OFKi7q3Z$
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> *Fanny Goldstein Merit Award*
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> *Lisa Silverman* will receive the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award
> —named
> for the lib