With great sadness we mourn the death of Margot Berman. She served AJL as President from 1976-1978 and was awarded Life Membership for her service in 1992. She was the author of "How to Organize a Jewish Library" . Margot was a true role model for many of us in Judaica Librarianship. Her name will always be remembered...
Susan Dubin AJL President Margot S. Berman died November 23, 2008 at age 79. She was the beloved and loving mother of Melissa Berman (Richard Klotz) and Carrie Berman (Michael Foltman); wife of the late Irwin Berman; grandmother of Daniel and Rachel Klotz; sister of Harry Strauss (Ruth Strauss); aunt of Stephanie Strauss (Bill Regenold) and Andrea Strauss (Alegria Cupit); great-aunt of Simon, Nina and David Regenold and of Ari and Ian Cupit-Strauss. She was committed and devoted to her family, and that devotion lives in their hearts. Margot Berman was born in Germany, coming to New York City at age 8. Despite a lifelong battle with Gaucher's Disease, she lived a life of courage, ideas and grace. She was the founding head librarian of the synagogue and school library at Temple Beth Am of Miami. Through her story hours and book programs, she inspired countless children to become lifelong readers. She served as president of the Association of Jewish Libraries, and was a mentor to synagogue librarians across the country. The funeral service will be held on November 30th at 10:30 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Ithaca, NY. Donations in her memory may be made to the Association of Jewish Libraries (www.jewishlibraries.org), which is establishing an award in her honor. Condolences may be sent to Margot's daughters at the following addresses: Carrie Berman,8864 Route 96, Interlaken, NY 14847 and Melissa Berman, 15 West 81st Street, Apt. 4C, New York, NY 10024 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
