Re: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

2023-06-27 Thread Kurzmann, Susan via Hasafran 
Bruchie, thank you very much for this  lovely and moving tribute to Rachail
Kurtz A"H. Rachail was a consummate librarian: knowledgeable, and always
happy to generously share that knowledge in the kindest way. She was a
wonderful mentor, and she is sorely missed.

Shaindy Kurzmann
Archives, Reference, and Instruction Librarian
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Chair, AJL Accreditation Committee


On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 1:35 PM Bruchie Weinstein via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference. I would like to
> acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail Kurtz- this
> past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many years and I
> felt that a mention
> Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference.
> I would like to acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own-
> Rachail Kurtz- this past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA
> for many years and I felt that a mention of both her warm personality and a
> small sampling of her accomplishments was warranted.
>
> Rachail Kurtz was the head librarian at Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, after
> having been librarian at the Magen David Yeshivah elementary school. As a
> high school librarian she led book clubs, coached teams, instituted new
> programs, planned and executed school wide Book Day, and helped plan and
> organize their stunning new library.
> On a personal level, Rachail was my roommate and often fellow presenter at
> AJL conferences, my partner at workshops, my erstwhile leader as
> chairperson of AJL Accreditation Committee, my predecessor as NYMA
> Reference Workshop Chair, my professional “sister” librarian, my sounding
> board, my colleague, my confidant, and, always, my friend. Rachail was calm
> and considerate to a fault, genuine, kind, fine- as well as brilliant,
> amazingly competent, productive, innovative, hard working and excellent at
> her job. But most of all, she loved her family.  Her children were the most
> important thing to her- everything from their schooling, to their
> shidduchim, to making the house beautiful for all of them,— and she doted
> on the grandchildren. So add to all the attributes- she was an exemplary
> mother and grandmother and no doubt wife.
> She was an exemplary person. She will be sorely missed by all who knew
> her.
>
> May we only have s’machot in the future
> Bruchie Weinstein
> Librarian
> Magen David Yeshivah HS
> Brooklyn
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Re: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

2023-06-27 Thread WJC Librarian via Hasafran 
Hello
Very sorry to learn of her passing. I served on the Accreditation Committee and 
indeed she was a true professional.
Arlene


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Subject: [ha-Safran] Rachail Kurtz

Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference. I would like to 
acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail Kurtz- this past 
January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many years and I felt 
that a mention
Than you so much for such an informative AJL Conference.
I would like to acknowledge the “Petira”, passing, of one of our own- Rachail 
Kurtz- this past January. She was an active member of AJL and NYMA for many 
years and I felt that a mention of both her warm personality and a small 
sampling of her accomplishments was warranted.

Rachail Kurtz was the head librarian at Yeshivah of Flatbush HS, after having 
been librarian at the Magen David Yeshivah elementary school. As a high school 
librarian she led book clubs, coached teams, instituted new programs, planned 
and executed school wide Book Day, and helped plan and organize their stunning 
new library.
On a personal level, Rachail was my roommate and often fellow presenter at AJL 
conferences, my partner at workshops, my erstwhile leader as chairperson of AJL 
Accreditation Committee, my predecessor as NYMA Reference Workshop Chair, my 
professional “sister” librarian, my sounding board, my colleague, my confidant, 
and, always, my friend. Rachail was calm and considerate to a fault, genuine, 
kind, fine- as well as brilliant, amazingly competent, productive, innovative, 
hard working and excellent at her job. But most of all, she loved her family.  
Her children were the most important thing to her- everything from their 
schooling, to their
shidduchim, to making the house beautiful for all of them,— and she doted on 
the grandchildren. So add to all the attributes- she was an exemplary mother 
and grandmother and no doubt wife.
She was an exemplary person. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

May we only have s’machot in the future
Bruchie Weinstein
Librarian
Magen David Yeshivah HS
Brooklyn
Sent from my iPhone

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