[ha-Safran] Tribute to Roberta Saltzman on her 10th yortsayt

2023-12-29 Thread Amanda Seigel via Hasafran
Dear Safranim, I'm posting in memory of our brilliant and dedicated colleague, Roberta Saltzman (1960-2013), who was former Assistant Chief of the New York Public Library’s Dorot Jewish Division. She was a dedicated and passionate librarian known for her meticulous cataloging, research, and

Re: [ha-Safran] Tribute to Roberta Saltzman on her 10th yortsayt

2023-12-29 Thread Veronica Belling via Hasafran
Dear Amanda Besides knowing Roberta as a colleague at AJL, and as a dedicated and meticulous librarian, we were actually together in the Beginners Yiddish class at Yivo in 1998. Both of our names are Rochel in Yiddish, so we were Rochel Eyns and Rochel Tsvey. I remember congratulating her at the

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a book with different authors for each Parashat Hashavua

2023-12-29 Thread Dina Tanners via Hasafran
Yes, that is what it was and my friend was delighted that it had been found. What do you think of this book? My friend wants to give it to her grandson on his Bar Mitzvah Dina Tanners Sent from my iPhoneOn Dec 28, 2023, at 12: 23 PM, rhaus_com@ yahoo. com Yes, that is what it was  and

Re: [ha-Safran] Tribute to Roberta Saltzman on her 10th yortsayt

2023-12-29 Thread Leonard Gold via Hasafran
Dear Amanda (Miryem-Khaye): I am immensely moved to see your tribute to Roberta. She was working at The Library’s Annex on West 43rd Street when it was suggested that I meet her. I invited her to lunch, and the rest, as they say, is history. She was a wonderful person and a unique member of