Everyone - my thanks to Elliot Gertel, Yoel Finkelman and other who have brought to our attention the current financial difficulties facing the National Library of Israel.
The plight of the NLI got me thinking about all the things we take for granted in our lives and what our lives would be like without them. Imagine our world without the NLI! Imagine not being able to consult the NLI catalogue, not being able to research the NLI collections, no longer receiving one of their amazing blogs posts or being able to download information from their website? Consider what it would it would mean to scholarship if the Ktiv website were to just vanish and the decades of cataloging expertise created at the Institute for Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts were to just go away? Every week the NLI freely provides data on new acquisitions to all who are interested in receiving it. The NLI sponsors international conferences, provides workshops for training librarians and archivists from around the world, serves as Israel's national repository for publications and supports diasporic Jewish cultural life. In this moment, when life feels so fragile, the thought of a world without libraries and the librarians and archivists that protect and serve our cultural treasury seems almost unbearable. I have looked into how to make a cash donation to the NLI - not in the expectation that my small contribution will change the tide of history - but in the belief that this is a time to show solidarity and support for that great institution and all the devoted people who work there. If you feel similarly, see below for information on how to donate: NLI USA - Donation Information Thank you for your interest in supporting the National Library of Israel. NLI USA, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded to promote the interests of the National Library of Israel throughout the United States. All donations to NLI USA, Inc. are tax-deductible in the United States. EIN: 46-4986788. Donations may be made in the following ways: BY CHECK (PAYABLE TO "NLI USA, INC.") NLI USA, Inc. c/o Perry Davis Associates 25 West 45th Street, Suite 1405 New York, NY 10036 BY CREDIT CARD Secure online donations may be submitted directly through PayPal via the National Library of Israel website: discover.nli.org.il and https://www.nli.org.il/en/at-your-service/donate/make-donation?_ga=2.162665780.909629748.1596916967-1679179235.1577950033 BY WIRE TRANSFER Wire to: First Republic Bank 111 Pine St. San Francisco, CA 94111 ABA Number: 321081669 Credit Account #: 80003106044 Account Name: NLI USA, INC. GIFTS OF STOCKS AND SECURITIES Account Name: NLI USA, Inc. Firm Name: First Republic Securities Company DTC Number: 0443 Account Number: 33L175792 If you wish to designate your contribution for a specific project or department, please indicate this on the check or in an attached note. Thank you! For donations of archival or library materials and any other questions, please contact: Zachary Rothbart The National Library of Israel E.J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram P.O.B. 39105, Jerusalem 9139002, Israel Office: +972-74-7336152 / Mobile: +972-54-9474067 Email: [email protected] -- Arthur Kiron, Ph.D. Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections University of Pennsylvania Libraries 3420 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206 Tel: (215) 573-7431 Fax: (215) 898-0559 Web: http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/judaica/ Wednesdays and Fridays at: Library at the Hebert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies 420 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19106 Tel: (215) 746-1290 Web: https://www.library.upenn.edu/lkcajs
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