Re: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Mazal tov to the new AJL Board

2022-06-10 Thread Michelle Chesner via Hasafran
Thank you Amalia and Anna for your kind words! I am looking forward to serving the organization which has guided me so well throughout my career. My best, Michelle On Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 12:46 PM Anna Skorupsky via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Congratulations and best wishes

[ha-Safran] AJL at ALA: What Is a Jewish Book?

2022-06-10 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran
Heading to ALA? Live near Washington, DC? Passing through on your way to the AJL conference in Philadelphia? The Association of Jewish Libraries and EMIERT invite you to “What Is a Jewish Book?” featuring editors from both trade children’s and academic presses, responding to questions from AJL

Re: [ha-Safran] synagogue archivists at AJL

2022-06-10 Thread Rachel Kamin via Hasafran
Hi Jane, This is a great topic for our BIRDS OF A FEATHER: SSCPL ROUNDTABLES session at the conference on Wednesday, June 29 at 9am! The session will provide an opportunity to "flock together" with similar librarians. First, we'll break into schools, synagogues, centers, and public libraries

[ha-Safran] Fwd: Mazal tov to the new AJL Board

2022-06-10 Thread Anna Skorupsky via Hasafran
Congratulations and best wishes ve-Yahasher Koah to all elected AJL officers! It will be a great pleasure and honour to work with you. Anna Skorupsky, AJL-Canada, President -- Forwarded message - From: Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 6:59 AM Subject:

[ha-Safran] AJL Conference 2022 Update: Philadelphia Resources

2022-06-10 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran
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[ha-Safran] RAS-AJL Cataloging Committee Summer meeting, 6/16 at 11:30am EDT

2022-06-10 Thread Frau-Cortes, Neil via Hasafran
Dear all, Just a quick reminder that the RAS-AJL Cataloging Committee Summer meeting is scheduled for next week! It will be held on zoom, 6/16 at 11:30am EDT (8:30am PDT, 10:30am CDT, 5:30pm CEST, 6:30pm IDT) , and this is the link:

[ha-Safran] AJL Election Results

2022-06-10 Thread AJL PR via Hasafran
Dear Friends, AJL has concluded its biennial election of officers, held online May 1–30, 2022. I wanted to share the AJL election results with all of you prior to the Installation of Officers on Tuesday, June 28, in Philadelphia. There were 415 eligible voters, of which 187 cast ballots. The

[ha-Safran] any reference books on Israeli fiction?

2022-06-10 Thread Jane Rothstein via Hasafran
Hello Safranim, I need some help. Is there a bibliography or other reference book out there on Israeli fiction? I'm finding Josh Lambert's American Jewish Fiction, from JPS, helpful as I evaluate books for weeding (ugh), but I could use some guidance on Israeli fiction from the 1960s on. Is

[ha-Safran] synagogue archivists at AJL

2022-06-10 Thread Jane Rothstein via Hasafran
Hello Safranim, I would love to meet up at the AJL conference with others who manage their synagogue archives, whether as solely an archivist or in addition to managing the synagogue library. I don't know how many of us there are, and it would be great to talk with others about how your

[ha-Safran] Mazal tov to the new AJL Board

2022-06-10 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Mazal to the Michelle on becoming AJL president. I remember calling Michelle Superwoman when she was the unofficial co-chair of the conference in New York. She was efficient and graceful. I had the pleasure of working with Sean. Sean is an asset to AJL. His knowledge of technology and ability to

[ha-Safran] Temp position - Hebrew materials and programming Englewood NJ

2022-06-10 Thread Aviva Rosenberg via Hasafran
Hi everyone, I was contacted by the director of the Englewood Public Library in New Jersey about an NEH grant-funded position to enhance their world language offerings. They are looking for someone to handle building a Hebrew book collection and providing programming in/involving Hebrew language