Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Eric Chaim Kline via Hasafran
gail you are great! do not know how they will replace you. > On Aug 2, 2023, at 6:53 AM, Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran > wrote: > > Congratulations Gail!! > > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 9:49 AM Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran > mailto:hasafran@lists.osu.edu>> wrote: > As many of you already know,

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Gail, I have enjoyed meeting you. If not for AJL I doubt if our life has ever crossed. You have been a friend in need and in just fun. Things like this are never forgotten. Enjoy your retirement, Amalia W. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 2, 2023, at 9:42 AM, Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran > wrote:

[ha-Safran] American Jewess

2023-08-02 Thread Abigail Yasgur via Hasafran
Hi, I am looking for a local-to-Los Angeles historian who could do a scintillating presentation on The American Jewess. I am in touch with the Jewish Women's Archives and some other, but I thought if there is someone on this list who could be helpful... I may pull together a presentation about the

Re: [ha-Safran] Question about Ethiopian-Israeli author Daniel Belete or Baltha

2023-08-02 Thread Heidi G Lerner via Hasafran
Hi Katalin, This can be tricky because he writes in both Hebrew and Amharic, I would follow this instruction since he writes in two non-Latin script languages: If a name is found in more than one non-preferred script, transliterate it according to the scheme for the original language of most

[ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran
As many of you already know, after 47 years at the Library of Congress, I will be retiring officially (if they get the paperwork done!!!) on August 24. It has been an amazing journey. I have gained so much from my colleagues at LC, fellow librarians, members of AJL and all others I have met

[ha-Safran] Anne Frank’s Diary, the Graphic Adaptation

2023-08-02 Thread Andrea Rapp via Hasafran
Has anyone reviewed this book? If yes, would you consider it YA, younger,, or perhaps adult? Andrea Rapp, Cincinnati __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Sally Stieglitz via Hasafran
Congratulations Gail!! On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 9:49 AM Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > As many of you already know, after 47 years at the Library of Congress, I > will be retiring officially (if they get the paperwork done!!!) on August > 24. It has been an amazing

Re: [ha-Safran] Anne Frank’s Diary, the Graphic Adaptation

2023-08-02 Thread Steven M. Bergson via Hasafran
I haven't reviewed it, but I am aware that it's been removed from libraries by concerned

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Ellen Resnek via Hasafran
Yeah Gail, I just wanted to take a moment to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your retirement! Mazel Tov on this exciting new chapter in your life! Your dedication and hard work throughout the years have been truly remarkable, and it's inspiring to see you reaching this well-deserved

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Fred Isaac via Hasafran
First, thank you, Gail. You've been a light in our corner of the profession. I haven't been in R so don't know directly, but our colleagues have referred to you often. Next, I'd note that you've organized annual"(?) trips out and around from our conferences. Wherever we've been for the past 20

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Anna Skorupsky via Hasafran
Absolutely agree with Rose! Mazal Tov, dear Gail! All the best ad Mea ve-Esrim from Canada! Sincerely, *Anna Skorupsky,* *AJL-Canada, President* On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 6:20 PM Elizabeth Vernon via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hello Gail- Wow -- it feels like the end of an

Re: [ha-Safran] Job posting: Judaica Librarian Certificate Program - project coordinator

2023-08-02 Thread Michelle Margolis via Hasafran
A number of people have asked for a link to the job description - it is available here:

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Rose Shoshanah Seidman via Hasafran
Replacing Gail? I think they can only if they clone her. Thanks dear Gail for all what you have done and brought to all of us. Shoshanah From: Hasafran on behalf of Fred Isaac via Hasafran Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 2:15 PM To:

Re: [ha-Safran] I'm retiring!!!!!!

2023-08-02 Thread Elizabeth Vernon via Hasafran
Hello Gail- Wow -- it feels like the end of an era. Thank you so much for your collegiality over the years, be it with ephemera and otherwise. Wishing you all the very best in your retirement, and glad to hear that our paths will continue to cross at AJL. Warm regards, Elizabeth On Wed, Aug 2,

[ha-Safran] Question about Ethiopian-Israeli author Daniel Belete or Baltha

2023-08-02 Thread Rac, Katalin via Hasafran
Dear Safranim, I would like to ask for help to ascertain the name of the author Daniel Belete (1967-), also known as Daniel Baltha. In OCLC, his name appears in both forms (as well as Balata). What would be the authoritative version in your view that would also allow to perhaps standardize his