Yiddish of Greater Washington and Tifereth Israel Congregation present
An Evening of Poetry in Yiddish and English
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Tifereth Israel Congregation
7701 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
The Library of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York is another
institution with excellent holdings in Jewish children's literature. You could
contact them to see if they are interested in receiving more.
Best wishes,
Aaron T.
From:
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce the publication of my fourth book of poems, Prayers
of a Heretic/Tfiles fun an apikoyres. A synopsis is directly below, and more
information is available via the links.
Thank you in advance for your interest.
Best wishes,
Aaron
I am posting this on behalf of Ellen Cassedy. Please direct all queries to Ms.
Cassedy at the e-mail address below.
Dear Friends,
The Second Joint Conference of The Association for the Advancement of Baltic
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the AJL Awards Committee comprised of Joan Biella, Fred Isaac,
Amalia Warshenbrot, and myself, I am delighted to announce that this year's AJL
Life Membership Award will be given to our esteemed colleague Heidi Lerner of
Stanford University. A citation that
Colleagues,
I am forwarding this announcement to ha-Safran on behalf of Brad Sabin Hill of
George Washington University.
https://library.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/scrc_blog/THE%20KIEV%20JUDAICA%20COLLECTION%20RESEARCH%20FELLOWSHIP%202014-2015.pdf
Association of Jewish Libraries
Call for Conference Papers 2015
The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) will hold its annual conference
entitled Yovel/Jubilee: Celebrating 50 Years
I am forwarding this announcement on behalf of Scott Ury.
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I am delighted to announce the publication of Barricades and Banners: The
Revolution of 1905 and the Transformation of Warsaw
Dear Alba,
The call for AJL 2015 Conference proposals went out in early September 2014 and
can be seen below. Please note the November 30, 2014 deadline for submissions.
With best wishes,
Aaron
Dear Colleagues,
Just a reminder that the submissions deadline for the 2015 conference of
November 30, 2014 is fast appproaching. RAS and SSC submissions are welcome.
However, SSC Division submissions are especially needed.
Thanks so much,
Aaron
Dear Lauren,
In addition to all of the fine poets already mentioned, I would recommend the
poems of Yiddish poet Reyzl Zshikhlinski/רייזל זשיכלינסקי. Her work has been
translated into English and German. There are, of course, various spellings of
her name, but she is established in the
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the AJL Awards Committee, I am pleased to announce that Joy
Kingsolver is the 2015 winner of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award. A
justification for Joy's award is presented below. Please join the Committee in
congratulating Joy!
All my best,
Aaron T.
My apologies for this duplicate posting. There was a typo in the original
announcement. Marina's parents reside on South Findlay Street, NOT South
Sindlay Street. I am also including Don Dillin's e-mail address
(dondil...@gmail.commailto:dondil...@gmail.com) per his request.
Dear Colleagues,
All submissions to the AJL Jubilee Conference in June 2015 are being carefully
considered, and responses will be sent in the very near future. We thank
everyone who has submitted a proposal to the conference. However, please do
NOT write to the conference co-chairs or
Dear Colleagues,
I will be out of the office from Wednesday, February 11, 2015-Monday, February
16, 2015. I plan on being back in the office on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
Some of you have already received responses to your Jubilee Conference
submissions. For those of you who have not yet
Dear Colleagues,
Several of you have asked about the possibility of storing luggage at the
Library of Congress and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum during the
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 programs/talks with curators and staff at those
institutions. Members of the Organizing Committee
Dear Colleagues,
The committee meetings at Conference are scheduled for Sunday, June 21 from 5-6
pm. I know of at least two committee meetings--Judaica Librarianship, RAS
Cataloging Committee. Committee chairs, please let me know the name of your
committee, the estimated number of attendees,
Dear Colleagues,
The preliminary grid of the AJL Jubilee Conference programs has been posted to
the AJL website by Heidi Estrin. Thanks, Heidi! It can be found on the
Upcoming Conference page of the AJL website. Please note that the grid is a
work in progress and is subject to change. A
Dear Colleagues,
In celebration of AJL's Jubilee, we would like to assemble a slide show of
approximately 150-200 images of AJL's history. Please send 1-3 JPEGs (digital
images) of any AJL-related material to Peggy Pearlstein at
peggypearlst...@yahoo.commailto:peggypearlst...@yahoo.com.
Dear Colleagues,
Here is the latest information on the luggage storage on Wednesday, June 24,
2015.
As you know, federal government buildings are high-security facilities. Anyone
bringing in luggage to the Wednesday D.C. programs will have their luggage
examined by guards potentially as many
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below and attached a posting for a job posting in the Israel and
Judaica Section of the Asian and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of
Congress. Please note the closing date of the application period, July 14,
2015. If you have questions regarding the
Dear Colleagues,
It is with mixed emotions that I announcement the upcoming retirements of my
esteemed Israel and Judaica Section colleagues, Benjamin Fryser and Ela Pelish
effective July 31, 2015. Both have many years of service to the Library of
Congress and have contributed greatly to the
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below and attached a posting for a job posting in the Israel and
Judaica Section of the Asian and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of
Congress. Please note the closing date of the application period is tomorrow,
Tuesday, July 14, 2015. If you have questions
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you so much for all of your kind words on ha-Safran regarding the AJL
Jubilee Conference in Silver Spring and Washington, D.C. Thank you to all of
you who attended, presented at, participated in, and supported the conference.
All of you helped to make it such a special
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Haim Gottschalk has joined the Library of
Congress staff as a Librarian in the Israel and Judaica Section, Asian and
Middle Eastern Division. Haim is a graduate of Yeshiva College, Yeshiva
University, and holds an M. Ed./B. Lit. from the
Dear Colleagues,
Please find below the announcement for a presentation on Sunday, January 10,
2016 by Professor Lisa Leff on her new book The Archive Thief. The talk is
co-sponsored by Adas Israel Congregation and the Association of Jewish
Libraries/Capital Area Chapter (AJL/CAC).
Special
Dear Colleagues,
I just wanted to remind you about the upcoming book talk with Professor Lisa
Leff co-sponsored by Adas Israel Congregation and the Capital Area Chapter of
the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL/CAC) to take place this Sunday,
January 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Adas Israel
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/424492500
Job Title: Librarian (Middle East Section)
Department: Legislative Branch
Agency: Library of Congress
Job Announcement Number: 150255
SALARY RANGE:
$52,668.00 to $68,465.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
Thursday, December 17, 2015 to Monday,
Dear Shoshanah and Irene,
I would like to thank you, your organizing team members, and all of your
volunteers for a wonderful conference. There were numerous excellent sessions
throughout the conference, and it was such a treat to connect with friends and
colleagues in such a lovely
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
Dear Colleagues,
Please see the announcement below for a librarian position in the Israel and
Judaica Section, Asian and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress.
Best,
Aaron
https://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showJobs
Librarian
Library of Congress
Agency contact
Dear Colleagues,
Just a reminder. This vacancy announcement closes tomorrow, Thursday, May 12,
2016.
Best wishes,
Aaron
https://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showJobs
Librarian
Library of Congress
Agency contact
Dear Colleagues,
Please see the press release below and please join us in congratulating our
winners.
With very best wishes,
Aaron T.
Chairperson, Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee
Etta Gold, Member
Heidi Lerner, Member
Joyce Levine, Member
Hello Everyone,
I am most pleased to announce that the USAN Division has a vacancy announcement
for a Librarian position in the U.S. Government Documents Section. It is
listed on the LC Job Announcements website and the link takes you to USAJOBS
where you can view the full details of the
Dear Colleagues,
Please come to a reading on Monday, September 19, 2016 from noon-1 PM in the
Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress by translator Zelda
Kahan Newman of the Yiddish poems of Rivka Basman Ben-Haim from her new book
The Thirteenth Hour (Mayapple Press, 2016).
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that Yisrael Meyerowitz has joined the Israel and
Judaica Section in the Asian and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of
Congress. Of course, Rabbi Meyerowitz is already known to many of you. As you
can see from his brief bio below, Rabbi
Dear Colleagues,
Please note that one of the Junior Fellow projects is an uncataloged Yiddish
Books Collection. Please spread the word.
Thanks,
A
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December
Many thanks to the entire committee for a truly enlightening and enjoyable
conference in New York City! I greatly appreciate all of your hard work and
vision.
Warm regards,
Aaron T.
From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+atau=loc@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf
Of Hirsch, David
Sent: Friday,
Dear Heidi,
Warmest congratulations to you on your new position with PJ Library! I know
you will accomplish great things there!
All my best,
Aaron T.
From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi
Rabinowitz
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 11:09 AM
To:
I would like to add my thanks to Jim and all of the conference organizers and
volunteers. The conference was wonderful! There were many excellent sessions,
and the Brookline location—so close to public transportation and situated in
the Jewish community—was ideal! I was also delighted to see so
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