Adaire was part of the wonderful AJLSC network that welcomed me so warmly
to Los Angeles about a dozen years ago. I didn't know her well but
appreciated what I did know -- her abundant knowledge, her warmth, and her
wit.
I've enjoyed reading other people's memories of and tributes to Adaire's
I have been mourning the death of our dear Adaire Klein. I have been
revisiting my first meeting with her: In 1991 I was newly married, heading
from Boston, MA to LA, CA via Teaneck, NJ where my husband's parents lived.
I had need of a mikvah in Teaneck and went to one close by. I sat in the
I'm very sorry to hear of Adiare's passing. As others have mentioned, she
was a kind, very knowledgeable, and caring person. Adaire was one of the
first people I met when I went to my first AJL conference in Miami Beach in
1991, and was a great colleague, always very helpful, when I moved to
, 2023 8:55 PM
To: Hasafran ; Robbin Katzin
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Sad news
My wife and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Adaire Klein, may her
name be for a blessing. I've known Adaire for many, many years, since I was in
high school. Adaire was a very kind and special person - she
I too remember Adaire as a very knowledgeable and helpful librarian. BDE.
Veronica Belling, Cape Town
On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 05:41, Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> This is, indeed, sad news. I have many fond memories of conversations with
> Adaire. She was a
My wife and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Adaire Klein, may her
name be for a blessing. I've known Adaire for many, many years, since I was in
high school. Adaire was a very kind and special person - she helped me expand
my knowledge of the Holocaust, especially when I was a
This is, indeed, sad news. I have many fond memories of conversations with
Adaire. She was a role model to many and was, personally, very helpful to me.
Thanks for sharing it with us. I’m sure that her chapter’s friends can add a
lot of information about her,
Amalia W.
Sent from my iPad
> On
I am sorry to inform you that Adaire Klein passed away in Jerusalem on Friday.
Adaire was the long time librarian at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los
Angeles.
Robbin KatzinChicago, IL__
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Chava Petrushka Lapin, Co-Editor of the *Comprehensive English-Yiddish
Dictionary * which won the AJL reference book award, in 2017, has passed
away: A tribute in Yiddish and English is found here:
With sadness, I am reporting that Helene Gersuk, a long time member of AJL and
AJLSC, passed away June 13, 2023. Helene was the synagogue librarian at Valley
Beth Shalom in Encino, California. She regularly attended conferences while
still working at VBS and qualified for advanced accreditation
Michelle, as I said to Jackie, of all the student assistants I had over the
years, Arielle lasted the longest in the job by far and was so diligent and
detail-oriented in everything she did. Although we had only sporadic
communication
since she moved to Colorado, it is difficult to believe that
To: Jacqueline Benefraim
Cc: Hasafran
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Sad News
This is indeed devastating news - I am gutted to hear it. I remember Arielle as
incredibly vibrant and truly committed to librarianship. Elliot, if you have
information about shiva or memorial events, can you share it as well? Many
This is indeed devastating news - I am gutted to hear it. I remember
Arielle as incredibly vibrant and truly committed to librarianship. Elliot,
if you have information about shiva or memorial events, can you share it as
well?
Many thanks,
Michelle
Michelle Margolis
President, AJL
On Wed, Oct
Hello Elliott,
I am shocked and saddened. By Arielle’s passing. She was a pleasure to work
with. She edited some of AJL’s YouTube recordings. She wanted to do more for
AJL, but her health didn’t allow it.
Barukh Dayan Emet,
Jackie
Jackie Ben-Efraim
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 25, 2022,
Last night, I got the very sad, shocking news that Arielle Sokol, a former
colleague in the Near East Division, Area Programs in the Graduate Library
at the University of Michigan and AJL member, recently passed away, a most
untimely passing.
For about five years, Arielle assisted me in
I was so saddened to hear this news. Our 4 children graduated from the
Hebrew Day School, and under her guidance they had the best education
imaginable -- both Judaic & secular. The values instilled by Marlene and
her wonderful staff live on. She was an awesome example of all the best
that
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
This is to convey the sad news that former AJL member Marlene Gitelman
passed away Monday evening.
For those of us who knew Marlene, who retired a few years ago, we were so
fortunate to have had her as a highly valued member of the Judaica Unit in
the Graduate
Dear All,
Please see below the notice of the passing of the longtime Librarian at
Congregation Har Shalom (Potomac, Md.) and AJL/CAC member, Carol Blum
Witt. May her memory be for a blessing.
Thank you to Michlean Amir for bringing this to our attention.
All my best,
Yermiyahu Ahron
So sorry to hear this sad news. May his memory be for a blessing.
Sincerely,
Sally
On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 6:51 PM Ronda and Fred via Hasafran <
hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> I have been asked to inform Ellen's AJL friends that Her husband Marshall
> Cole passed away on November 13TH.
> She
I have been asked to inform Ellen's AJL friends that Her husband Marshall Cole
passed away on November 13TH.She is having a zoom Shiva on Tuesday Nov. 17th
4pm Pacific TimeI am enclosing the link to the Shiva:
Yivo lays off all librarians. A sad day for Jewish scholarship.
https://forward.com/yiddish/438538/yivo-yiddish-library/?fbclid=IwAR1Ay7gMDGAFutJ7acD7-yXu8jW74YUFIJ0TASH669yDVNQH1h9BbaKBGvg
--
Daniel D. Stuhlman
Chicago, IL
dstuhlman at gmail.com
Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/
LinkedIn
From our colleagues at Haifa University:
With great sorrow and great pain, we announce the passing of our dear friend,
Aviva Shichor, of blessed memory. Aviva, the library's grandiose, was a
brilliant professional, pioneering and pioneer, and among the library's leaders
to the forefront of the
Dear Colleagues and Friends ~
Lusia Gertelman, beloved mother of Elliot H. Gertel, passed away on Sunday
evening, September 30, 2018.
If you would like to donate in her memory, please send a contribution to her
synagogue in Connecticut, Congregation Beth El-Norwalk,
website:
I am very sorry to inform you of the passing of Ivan Green, Yitzchak ben
Meir ha-Levi, ע"ה , beloved brother of our dear friend and colleague, Joyce
Levine.
May Joyce and her family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and
Jerusalem.
--
Rachail Kurtz
Library Chair
Yeshivah of Flatbush H.S.
As a North Carolinian I mourn the sudden death of Prof. Jonathan Hess author
of Deborah and Her Sisters: How One Nineteenth-Century Melodrama and a Host of
Celebrated Actresses Put Judaism on the World Stage (Jewish Culture and
Contexts), Germans, Jews, and the Claims of Modernityand a few
I am so sorry to inform you of the passing of Shelly Feit, z"l, beloved
wife of Carl and mother of Kevie, Lisi Geffen and Nachi. Shelly was the
librarian at The Moriah School and member of AJL-NYMA.
The funeral will take place Tuesday, December 26, at 10:00am, at
Gutterman & Musicant, 402 Park
I am sorry to inform you that Naomi Steinberger's mother (Hadassah Markson,
z"l) passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2nd. Naomi is the Director of Library
Services at JTS and a past president of AJL-NYMA. The funeral was held at on
Monday, December 4th at Plaza Memorial Chapel, NY, NY.
Naomi and her
We are sorry to inform you of the passing of Mr. Murray Halpern, z"l, beloved
father of our friend and colleague, Noreen Wachs.Shiva information is as
follows:Noreen is sitting shiva at her home until Wed. morning, 9:30. 215 West
78th St. 3A, buzz bell #43 (between Broadway & Amsterdam
Email messages of condolence to the Penkower family can be sent to
ympenko...@gmail.com.
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With heavy hearts, we regret to inform you of the passing this Shabbat of Yael
Penkower z'l, beloved wife of Monty Penkower, and cherished mother to Avi
Penkower, Talya Roth, Yonina Simon, Ayelet Penkower, and Ariel Penkower. The
funeral will take place tomorrow (Sunday) at 11;30
a.m. at the
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