Thanks, Emily! Your voice is an important, profound, and powerful one for the cause of truth and fairness.
Elliot Elliot H. Gertel Irving M. Hermelin Curator of Judaica Curator (Interim), Jewish Heritage Collection The University of Michigan Area Programs 111-C Hatcher Graduate Library North Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1190 Phone: 734-936-2367 [email protected] On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Emily Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > I am on ALA Council and I did see the original resolution. I have been > looking for information, especially what to get up and say at the Council > meeting when it comes up. I appreciate these documents, and if there's > anything you think I should add, please send it to me ASAP. I leave for > ALA Midwinter tomorrow. I'll do my best to speak for Jews and Jewish > librarians on this. > > Thanks, > Emily Bergman > Library Committee Chair > Temple Sinai > Glendale, CA > [email protected] > > Emily Bergman > > Head, Gerontology Library > > Psychology Librarian > > University of Southern California > > Voice: 213-740-3855 > > Fax: 213-740-3854 > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Weisman, Yaffa <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This was sent to me from Elhanan Adler via Yaniv Levi of NLI. Both the >> pending resolution and the case against it are attached. So it is a real >> attempt in real time. >> >> Elliot & Shoshana, and any other AJL member who has a voice in ALA - is >> it too late to submit an AJL sponsored statement to ALA's Council? How does >> one do it? I can write a short one but I need to know which ALA body has >> the authority to publish it. >> >> This is not new(s) and I suggest we highlight the hypocrisy of signaling >> out of Israel as opposed to countries and terrorist organizations who >> commit genocide & war crimes (Nigeria, Hamas, Sudan, etc.), and using >> anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism to politicize a professional organization. >> We should also mention that scheduling such meetings on the Sabbath is >> offensive to Jewish members of ALA and is a de-facto act of censorship. >> >> AJL membership is a rainbow of political convictions vis-à-vis Israel >> (Thank God!), but I am sure we can all agree that Israel's right to exist >> is not debatable, and that the work of our colleagues in Israel promotes >> coexistence and peace and shouldn't be reviled and railroaded by ALA. >> >> >> >> yaffa >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Yaniv Levi [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2015 8:42 AM >> *To:* Weisman, Yaffa >> *Cc:* Oren Weinberg; Elhanan >> *Subject:* ALA resolution boycotting companies working with IDF >> >> >> >> Dear Yaffa, >> >> >> >> I have received you mail from Elhanan Adler, who proposed that you might >> assist. >> >> >> >> It was brought to our attention that in the coming ALA (winter) the >> attached resolution would be adopted by ALA council. >> >> >> >> 1. Are you aware of this initiative? I found no mentioning of such >> resolution, and I don't know if this is a real thing or not. >> >> >> >> 2. Does ALA take such resolution and if so in what forum? >> >> >> >> 3. If so, how can we help prevent such resolution? Who can help? >> What is required? >> >> >> >> 4. Can AJL assist in such effort? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> >> >> Yaniv >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <http://www.nli.org.il/> >> >> >> >> *Yaniv Levi-Korem * |Head of Technical Services >> >> >> >> Mobile: +972-52-860-0747 >> >> Tel.: +972-74-733-6230 >> >> The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem >> >> *[email protected] <[email protected]> **|* *www.nli.org.il* >> <http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/Pages/default.aspx> >> >> <http://www.facebook.com/NationalLibraryIsrael> >> <http://www.youtube.com/user/NLI2010/featured> >> <http://instagram.com/nli_israel> >> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/64126959@N03/collections/> >> >> >> >> >> >> __ >> 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] >> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: >> https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] >> Ha-Safran Archives: >> Current: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> Earlier Listserver: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html >> AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org >> -- >> Hasafran mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >> >> > > __ > 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] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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