Leah was a lovely human being. We spoke every year at conferences and she was always kind. She served as a member of the Board and Council and lent her voice quietly, as she did everything, but with authority. Baruch dayan ha-meet.
Fred Isaac On Sun, May 5, 2019, 7:19 PM Haim A Gottschalk via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > This is very sad news. Barukh Dayam ha-Emet. > > Leah gave me first library job. At the end of my first year at YU I > interviewed for a student position managing the front desk at the Gottseman > library. Leah offered me the job that summer and I started at the start of > my second year. I held this position for 6 years. > > I always looked forward to seeing Leah at AJL. We reconnected and shared > memories. A wonderful person and a great leader. I will miss her very much. > May Leah's memory be for a blessing. > > Haim > > On Sunday, May 5, 2019, 12:07:44 PM EDT, Paul Glassman via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear colleagues, > > I'm very sad to report that Leah Adler, Head Librarian of Hebraica-Judaica > at Yeshiva University, died this weekend after an illness that she managed > quietly and successfully until recently. The funeral will be in Israel, > and the flight to Israel is today. As plans for a memorial at the > Gottesman Library of Hebraica-Judaica materialize, we'll send out a > notice. > > Throughout her illness, rather than talk about herself and her physical > discomfort, Leah expressed concern for others--about the effect of her > absence on their work loads. In the workplace, Leah was always disarmingly > candid and honest; she never hesitated to bring up important issues, > regardless of how challenging those issues were. > > After decades of service, Leah seems inseparable from the history of > Yeshiva University Libraries. We all share in mourning her loss. Let us > all support one another as we grieve. > > --Paul > > *PAUL GLASSMAN* > Director of University Libraries > *YESHIVA UNIVERSITY* > 500 West 185th Street | New York | NY | 10033 > Telephone 646.592.4106 | Facsimile 212.960.0066 > [email protected] | www.yu.edu/libraries > > Follow the YU Libraries on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/YULibraries> > , Twitter <https://twitter.com/yulibrary>, and Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/yulibraries/>. > __ > 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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