Colleagues, The November 2 issue of Ha'aretz includes an article concerning the future of the Jewish National and University Library, in Jerusalem - about which our Israeli colleagues have briefed us as conventions past. From the article:
New chapter in a sad saga By Aryeh Dayan A few weeks from now, a Knesset vote will bring the curtain down on an 11-year legal and political saga, in the course of which the State of Israel nearly lost a unique opportunity to preserve something of its culture. If the National Library Law passes its second and third readings, it will mark the end of the first chapter in a melodrama starring a huge donation, a legislative proposal, power struggles between the Knesset and the government, and a treasure trove of Hebrew and Jewish culture. The second chapter will end a few years hence, with the completion of a splendid new building somewhere between the Supreme Court and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - the new home of Israel's national library. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=919549 Zachary -- Zachary M. Baker Stanford University Libraries Green Library 321 Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
