I respectfully submit the following slight edits (in red):
The Association of Jewish Libraries is an international professional
organization that fosters access to information and research in all forms of
media relating to all things Jewish. The Association promotes Jewish literacy
and scholarship and provides a community for peer support and professional
development. The AJL is an affiliate of ALA and stands firm in its opposition
to any attempt to politicize the ALA through bigoted and hateful targeting of
the State of Israel and its citizens, as well as opposing veiled threats
against any American company doing business in Israel. The AJL also condemns
the blatant censorship exercised by the Council by scheduling this meeting on
the Jewish Sabbath, thus effectively denying the rights of observant Jewish
members of ALA to participate in this discussion. The AJL believes that the
mantle of “broad social responsibilities,” is crucial to the spirit of ALA, and
therefore should be applied responsibly and equally to address issues such as
religious freedom, genocide, terrorism, and denial of equal rights and free
speech to women and LGBT citizens. Please note, the latter denial mentioned is
the case in many if not most Arab countries,BUT NOT IN THE DEMOCRATIC STATE OF
ISRAEL!
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 4:59 PM, "Weisman, Yaffa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
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Emily, and all who are partnering in the effort to end this “narishkeit”
(a.k.a. “foolishness”) at this point: Here is a statement I composed that I
believe should be presented to the ALA Council. Feel free to use it, replicate
and distribute it as needed. I will try to create & scan it on AJL stationary &
send it around. Thanks for doing it: THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES’
STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION “On ALA Divestment from
Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola Solutions” The Association of
Jewish Libraries is an international professional organization that fosters
access to information and research in all forms of media relating to all things
Jewish. The Association promotes Jewish literacy and scholarship and provides a
community for peer support and professional development. The AJL is an
affiliate of ALA and stands firm in its opposition to any attempt to politicize
the ALA through bigoted and hateful targeting of the State of Israel and its
citizens, through veiled threats against any American company doing business
in Israel. The AJL also condemns the blatant censorship exercised by the
Council by scheduling this meeting on the Sabbath, thus effectively denying the
rights of observant Jewish members of ALA to participate in this discussion.
The AJL believes that the mantel of “broad social responsibilities,” is crucial
to the spirit of ALA, and therefore should be applied responsibly and equally
to address issues such as religious freedom, genocide, terrorism, denial of
equal rights and free speech to women and LGBT citizens– all practiced by many
Arab countriesBUT NOT BY THE DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL! AJL membership is a
rainbow of political convictions vis-à-vis Israel, but we firmly believe that
Israel’s right to exist is not debatable, and that the work of our colleagues
in Israel promotes professional librarianship, literacy and innovation,
coexistence and peace. We proudlystand by ourtradition ofpursuing justice and
seeking peace, and respectfully ask the Council to reject the divestment
resolution before it. Dr. Yaffa Weisman, President, And the Executive Board
of the Association of Jewish Libraries. From: Emily Bergman
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 1:03 PM
To: Weisman, Yaffa
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] FW: ALA resolution boycotting companies working with
IDF 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
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