After nearly seventeen years as Judaica Cataloger specializing in Hebrew and Yiddish, a highly dedicated member of the University of Michigan Graduate Library’s staff, Marlene Gitelman, recently retired.
One could have asked for no better colleague. We have worked together so smoothly in a tiny Judaica unit with our large collection over the years, and Marlene has made it so pleasant for us to work on tackling the many challenges that have arisen. From the abundant gifts we received over the years to accessing Special Collections materials including books, artwork, and realia and rare book cataloging, Marlene’s superb work in building our Judaica collections and helping maintain them as some of the best in the country has been of inestimable value. She faced every test with enthusiasm, including numerous institutional reorganizations, cataloging a very large collection of Haggadahs, and research work uncovering detailed background data on titles, authors, artists, etc. for rare antiquarian Hebraica—including books missing both the title page and colophon. Before joining our staff, Marlene was for eighteen years the principal of the Hebrew Day School in Ann Arbor, a school she helped found. We will miss her calm and cheerful disposition, along with her smile, and wish her the very best in the years to come. If I know Marlene, she will be even more active than ever! We treasured her time here, and will sorely miss her! I look forward to hearing about all her future endeavors. *Be-hatslaḥah u-ve-brakhah! Rav todot/a hartsikn dank *for a job very well done, Marlene! Elliot H. Gertel Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica Curator, Jewish Heritage Collection The University of Michigan Area Programs 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1190 Phone: 734-936-2367 eger...@umich.edu
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