Here here! Kol ha hakavod Heidi. So well deserved. Debbie Stern
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Susan Dubin > <sdu...@offtheshelflibraryservices.net> wrote: > > Congratulations to Heidi, a true role model in Judaic Librarianship. > Excellent choice Awards Committee!!!! > Susan Dubin > > From: rita saccal > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 7:48 PM > To: Taub, Aaron ; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu ; Lisa Silverman > Cc: he...@cbiboca.org > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award > > Congratulations Heidi!!!!!!! > > > From: Lisa Silverman <lsilver...@sinaiakiba.org>; > To: Taub, Aaron <a...@loc.gov>; hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > <hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>; > Cc: he...@cbiboca.org <he...@cbiboca.org>; > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award > Sent: Sat, Jan 23, 2016 1:03:22 AM > > This is great news! Congratulations, Heidi. I look forward to seeing you > receive your award in Charleston. > > > > Lisa > > > > <image001.jpg> > > Lisa Silverman Library Director, Sinai Temple Blumenthal Library > > 10400 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 > > 310-481-3215 (direct) 310-481-3218 (main) library.sinaitemple.org > > > > > > From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Taub, > Aaron > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 8:26 AM > To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > Cc: 'Joseph Galron-Goldschlaeger' <galro...@osu.edu> > Subject: [ha-Safran] 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award > Importance: High > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > Congratulations to Heidi Estrin on winning the 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit > Award! A citation is below. And many thanks to all of the committee members > for their thoughtful deliberation. > > > > > > Best wishes, > > Aaron Taub, Chairperson > > > > On behalf of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee > > Etta Gold > > Heidi Lerner > > Joyce Levine > > Aaron Taub > > > > > > ======================================================================================================================== > > > > The Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee of the Association of Jewish > Libraries (AJL) is delighted to announce that Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin is the > winner of the 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award [link to > http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Fanny_Goldstein_Merit_Award]. > The Fanny Goldstein Merit Award, named for the librarian, social activist and > founder of National Jewish Book Month, is bestowed in recognition of loyal > and ongoing contributions to the Association and to the profession of Jewish > librarianship. > > > > Born on May 15, 1895 [some sources say 1888], Fanny Goldstein devoted her > life to books and community. She was the first female Judaica librarian and > the first woman to direct a branch library in Massachusetts, where she was > head of Boston's West End Branch for many years. A prominent figure in the > Boston Jewish community, she is best known as the founder of Jewish Book > Week, which began when Goldstein organized a display of Jewish books at the > Boston Public Library in 1925. > > > > Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin has served AJL and the profession of Judaica > librarianship in numerous capacities and with great distinction for many > years. Heidi was President of the Association of Jewish Libraries > (2012-2014) in a tenure distinguished by inclusivity, strength, and candor. > Heidi was the chairperson of the Public Relations Committee (2005-2010) and > the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee (2004-2006). In addition, she serves > on the AJL Strategic Planning Committee. > > > > Heidi has taken the lead in increasing the visibility of AJL. Heidi oversaw > the recording and editing of podcasts of AJL conference sessions and posted > them online. She regularly posts photographs, notifications, and > announcements about AJL on Facebook and other social media and monitors them > to maintain an active engagement with the AJL and Jewish bibliophile > communities. Recently, Heidi has regularly maintained the AJL website and > has served as the go-to person for website changes at > www.jewishlibraries.org. > > > > Heidi has been instrumental in promoting Jewish literature. She has > interviewed numerous authors on her Book of Life: a Podcast about Jewish > People and the Books We Read [link to: www.bookoflifepodcast.com] and > carefully edited those interviews into lively listening for lovers of Jewish > books everywhere. Having just celebrated its tenth year, these extraordinary > podcasts are notable for their thoughtful engagement with Jewish texts and > their authors. Heidi also spearheaded AJL Reads [link to: > http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=AJL_Reads], a call-in book club > for discussion among members around a given book. > > > > And in addition to all of her AJL activities, Heidi works as the Library > Director and Media Specialist at Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton, > Florida. Heidi also has been the long-term president of the South Florida > Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (link to: www.sfajl.org), > tirelessly doing all she can to keep this disparate group together and to > bring AJL’s message and mission to the South Florida region. > > > > To all of these many tasks and initiatives, Heidi brings her characteristic > warmth, wisdom, and vision. The Committee offers its deepest thanks to Heidi > Rabinowitz Estrin for all of her many contributions to AJL and the field of > Judaica librarianship and wishes her continued success for many years to come. > > > > > > __ > 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: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > 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: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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