As someone who has had the honor and pleasure of working closely with Jim on a number of AJL projects and programs, especially in RAS where we first collaborated on the Judaica Reference and Bibliography Committee (JR&BC), I thank him for all of his hard work as a dedicated member of AJL and RAS and as vice-chair and chair of the JR&BC, vice-president and president of RAS and, of course, AJL. In addition, he chaired several AJL Annual Conferences, a difficult and very time- and energy-consuming challenge. I could go on and on listing his all his accomplishments, but there are so many, forgive me for not recalling them all. Brandeis and AJL are definitely going to miss him.
So, Jim, AJL Annual Conference will not be the same without you, but I personally want to wish you a very long, healthy, and happy retirement and hope that I'll see you again somewhere down the line before too long. Mazel-tov on your new "position." You deserve some down time, but knowing you, I'll bet you'll find ways to be active and contribute more to both Judaica and all-around librarianship as well, but don't feel compelled as you've certainly done so much for Judaic studies over the years and deserve a rest. I wish you much enjoyment and satisfaction in all your upcoming endeavors. *Yasher-koyekh* and *kol ha-kavod, *Jim! In appreciation and with my best wishes, Elliot =================================== Elliot H. Gertel אליהו־צבי גרטל / עלע־הערש גערטל AJL-ALA Liaison Irving M. Hermelin Curator Emeritus of Judaica The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan [email protected] On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 6:01 PM James Rosenbloom via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends and colleagues -- I will be retiring after 43 years at > Brandeis. Monday will be my last day at work. I've enjoyed my years of > involvement with AJL and my interactions with many of you. I do not plan to > attend future conferences, but will remain a member. I will always be happy > to assist AJL in any way that I can. > > I will be keeping my Brandeis email address, and my phone numbers are > listed on the AJL website. > > Jim > > -- > James P Rosenbloom > Judaica Librarian, Brandeis University > Former President, Association of Jewish Libraries > > > Library > Mailstop 045 > Brandeis University > 415 South St. > Waltham, MA 02454 9110 > 781-736-4688 > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > __ > 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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