Yasher koach, Heidi! :)
From: Fred Isaac <[email protected]>
To: "Taub, Aaron" <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award
Can we say it loudly enough?
Hurrah, Hurrah!! And a couple of Yippees just to be clear.
Congratulations to Heidi. And thanks to Aaron and the committee.
Fred Isaac
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Taub, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to Heidi Estrin on winning the 2016 Fanny
Goldstein Merit Award! A citation is below. And many thanks to all of the
committee members for their thoughtful deliberation. Best wishes,Aaron Taub,
Chairperson On behalf of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award CommitteeEtta
GoldHeidi LernerJoyce LevineAaron Taub
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The Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Committee of the Association of Jewish
Libraries (AJL) is delighted to announce that Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin is the
winner of the 2016 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award [link to
http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Fanny_Goldstein_Merit_Award]. The
Fanny Goldstein Merit Award, named for the librarian, social activist and
founder of National Jewish Book Month, is bestowed in recognition of loyal and
ongoing contributions to the Association and to the profession of Jewish
librarianship. Born on May 15, 1895 [some sources say 1888], Fanny Goldstein
devoted her life to books and community. She was the first female Judaica
librarian and the first woman to direct a branch library in Massachusetts,
where she was head of Boston's West End Branch for many years. A prominent
figure in the Boston Jewish community, she is best known as the founder of
Jewish Book Week, which began when Goldstein organized a display of Jewish
books at the Boston Public Library in 1925. Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin has served
AJL and the profession of Judaica librarianship in numerous capacities and with
great distinction for many years. Heidi was President of the Association of
Jewish Libraries (2012-2014) in a tenure distinguished by inclusivity,
strength, and candor. Heidi was the chairperson of the Public Relations
Committee (2005-2010) and the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee (2004-2006).
In addition, she serves on the AJL Strategic Planning Committee. Heidi has
taken the lead in increasing the visibility of AJL. Heidi oversaw the
recording and editing of podcasts of AJL conference sessions and posted them
online. She regularly posts photographs, notifications, and announcements
about AJL on Facebook and other social media and monitors them to maintain an
active engagement with the AJL and Jewish bibliophile communities. Recently,
Heidi has regularly maintained the AJL website and has served as the go-to
person for website changes at www.jewishlibraries.org. Heidi has been
instrumental in promoting Jewish literature. She has interviewed numerous
authors on her Book of Life: a Podcast about Jewish People and the Books We
Read [link to: www.bookoflifepodcast.com] and carefully edited those interviews
into lively listening for lovers of Jewish books everywhere. Having just
celebrated its tenth year, these extraordinary podcasts are notable for their
thoughtful engagement with Jewish texts and their authors. Heidi also
spearheaded AJL Reads [link to:
http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=AJL_Reads], a call-in book club for
discussion among members around a given book. And in addition to all of her AJL
activities, Heidi works as the Library Director and Media Specialist at
Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton, Florida. Heidi also has been the
long-term president of the South Florida Chapter of the Association of Jewish
Libraries (link to: www.sfajl.org), tirelessly doing all she can to keep this
disparate group together and to bring AJL’s message and mission to the South
Florida region. To all of these many tasks and initiatives, Heidi brings her
characteristic warmth, wisdom, and vision. The Committee offers its deepest
thanks to Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin for all of her many contributions to AJL and
the field of Judaica librarianship and wishes her continued success for many
years to come.
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