Re: [ha-Safran] 2024 Fanny Goldstein Award

2024-04-29 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran
Mazal tov, Gail! A very well-deserved honor for a librarian who has been a great inspiration and a friend to us all! Warm wishes, Rebecca From: Hasafran on behalf of Rachel Leket-Mor via Hasafran Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9:30 AM To: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] 2024

Re: [ha-Safran] Important task to do for the hostages

2023-11-12 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran
Wonderful – thanks, Arthur! I will send my message and hope that others do so too! Kind regards, Rebecca From: Hasafran on behalf of Kiron, Arthur via Hasafran Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:42 PM To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Fwd: Important task to do

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Announces 2023 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner

2023-04-27 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran
Adding a belated Mazal Tov! Racheli – you are so very, very, very deserving of this award. You’ve taken JL from strength to strength and by extension AJL and Judaica Librarianship. With great admiration and appreciation, Rebecca From: Hasafran on behalf of Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] Congratulations to Rebecca Jefferson

2022-04-07 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca, J. W. via Hasafran
Thank you so much, Rachel! And thank you to all for your very kind messages. All best wishes, Rebecca From: Hasafran on behalf of Rachel Leket-Mor via Hasafran Reply-To: Rachel Leket-Mor Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 1:32 PM To: "hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu" Subject:

[ha-Safran] Children's Literature Position available

2021-01-11 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran
Dear all, I’m posting this in case of interest, or in case you know of anyone who might be interested. It is not a Judaica-related position and it would best suit someone with rare books knowledge and experience in children’s literature; nevertheless, there are some books for Jewish children

Re: [ha-Safran] Upcoming retirement

2019-12-23 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran
Dear Jim, Thank you for all of your many important contributions to AJL over the years and for being a great leader in the profession, as well as a guide to those new to librarianship (as was true for me when I first joined ten years ago). You will be sorely missed! Wishing you a wonderful

Re: [ha-Safran] The 2019 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award

2019-04-20 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca via Hasafran
Mazal Tov, Elliot! Such a well-deserved award!! With all best wishes and Chag Pesach Samech! Rebecca Rebecca Jefferson, PhD Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica Department of Special and Area Studies Collections George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida Gainesville, FL

[ha-Safran] Position vacancy announcement

2018-07-03 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
In case of interest, or in case you know someone who would be interested in this rare book curator position … Best wishes, Rebecca Jefferson POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Curator of the Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection

[ha-Safran] Call for Papers

2018-06-20 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Posted by Rebecca Jefferson in case of interest … CALL FOR PAPERS: JEWS AND THE AMERICAS: THE 68TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE ALEXANDER GRASS CHAIR IN JEWISH STUDIES AND THE ISSER AND RAE PRICE LIBRARY OF JUDAICA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF

[ha-Safran] Updated RAS Divisional Meeting Agenda

2018-06-15 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Association of Jewish Libraries Conference - RAS Division Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM Temple Israel, Boston, MA Agenda 1. Welcome & Call to Order – Rebecca Jefferson 2. Approval of the June 2017 RAS Division Meeting Minutes (below) 3. RAS President’s Report 4.

[ha-Safran] Please join us for the AJL Conference CoLAB "speed dating" idea-sharing workshop!

2018-06-14 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear AJL conference attendees, Please join us for the "Collaborating with Strangers" workshop at the Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference on Monday, June 18, 5.30 pm. All are welcome: there is no registration required! Regardless of one's professional experience, gender, ethnicity,

[ha-Safran] RAS Division Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

2018-06-12 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear all, please find the agenda for the upcoming RAS Division meeting: Association of Jewish Libraries Conference - RAS Division Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM Temple Israel, Boston, MA Agenda 1. Welcome & Call to Order – Rebecca Jefferson 2. Approval of the June

[ha-Safran] AJL Conference CoLAB "speed dating" workshop!

2018-06-11 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
if you think you might attend this session. The CoLAB team is looking forward to presenting this collaborative and creative experience. We can't wait to start the conversations! Best wishes, Rebecca Jefferson -- Rebecca Jefferson, PhD Head, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica Department of S

[ha-Safran] In preparation for the AJL Conference: RAS Division Meeting Minutes from 2016

2017-06-13 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear RAS Division members, In preparation for our meeting at the AJL conference, and in the absence of an RAS Division listserv, I am sending the RAS Division Meeting Minutes from last year to Ha-Safran. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Kind regards, Rebecca RAS President RAS Meeting

[ha-Safran] One day left to submit proposals to the WCJS!!

2016-12-14 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 1:19 PM To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Last call for papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem 2017 Dear Safranim, The deadline for proposals to the World Congress of Jewish

[ha-Safran] Last call for papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem 2017

2016-12-12 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
that would fit the topic of this panel. Kind regards, Rebecca RAS President Association of Jewish Libraries From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:24 PM To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject

Re: [ha-Safran] Call for Papers for the World Congress of Jewish Studies in 2017

2016-11-10 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear all, I forgot to mention that AJL will cover the WCJS registration fee. Kind regards, Rebecca From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+rjefferson=ufl@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Jefferson, Rebecca Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:24 PM To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Subject

[ha-Safran] News from the Price Library of Judaica

2015-01-14 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
News from the Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida SMATHERS LIBRARIES AT UF RECEIVE $500,000 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CHALLENGE GRANT AWARD One of 16 awarded nationally, the grant will support efforts to raise an endowment to preserve and provide access to hidden

Re: [ha-Safran] Holocaust Torah Scrolls at university libraries?

2014-05-13 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear Safranim, FYI: another one of these Czech memorial scrolls is also held at Florida International University. This query leads me to post another related question: at the University of Florida we have a Torah scroll in our collection identified by the Machon OT institute as having been

[ha-Safran] Interesting position vacancy at the University of Florida!

2013-08-23 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear friends, We're looking to fill an important position in the University of Florida Libraries, and I'm posting this to the listserv in case any of you know of a potential candidate and, if so, to see if you would be willing to pass this information along to them or forward their name and

[ha-Safran] Theater performance based on Judaica library materials

2013-04-18 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear Safranim, Perhaps you would be interested to watch a theater performance uniquely created at the University of Florida based on selections from the holdings of the Price Library of Judaica. A Handful Of Leaves: Immigrant Stories is a devised theater piece, directed by Kevin Marshall,

[ha-Safran] Online exhibition

2013-03-06 Thread Jefferson, Rebecca
Dear Safranim, I'd like to call your attention to a new online exhibition created at the University of Florida entitled The Gathering Storm: Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe in the 1930s The link to the exhibition is here: http://exhibits.uflib.ufl.edu/gatheringstorm/ I hope you