This is one thread that I can imagine will go on for a while! Joining the chorus of congratulations to Rachel. We are all so lucky to know her!
Shabbat shalom, Erika On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 8:21 AM Leah Moskovits via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Perfect choice. I am thrilled that Rachel is being recognized for all that > she does! I attended some of her zoom sessions this past year and always > follow her book reviews - she is so deserving of this award! > > Leah > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 23, 2021, at 5:25 AM, Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > For More Information Contact: > > Zachary Baker, Chair > Fanny Goldstein Merit Award > Association of Jewish Libraries > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.Jewishlibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!j3O3bw3CTQSij3x8BNa6mZ0eNxh3cGu8ce-neg_POWJYLRQyemTcF7aEqTsgJeLbpbQ84bSdh4FDhRU$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jewishlibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!k8lXoPkvvrMzD4oeRn8JXZZ1VvKmvuZqR8jQe3_uTu8O-VnMhcbLc2s8GIPmfUVCtRR7QRulu8WpHC8$> > > [email protected] > > April 22 , 2021 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner Announced > <image.png> > > In advance of the 2021 Virtual Conference, the Association of Jewish > Libraries is pleased to announce that longtime member Rachel Kamin has > been named the 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award Winner. “On behalf of the > Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee, we are proud to have been given the > opportunity to honor Rachel Kamin as this year’s recipient of the Award. > Over the years, Rachel has contributed so much to the Association of Jewish > Libraries, to the field of Judaica librarianship, and to librarianship as a > profession overall. On very short notice and under challenging > circumstances, she played a pivotal role in transforming AJL’s 2020 > conference from an in-person to a highly successful virtual event. Rachel’s > passionate devotion to public service is a model for us all, and she > truly personifies the values and legacy of the Award’s namesake, Fanny > Goldstein.” said committee chair Zachary Baker. > > 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 Of Jewish Libraries and > to the profession of Judaica 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. > > Rachel Kamin has been a synagogue librarian for over 20 years and is > currently the Director of the Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning > Center at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park, Illinois. She > serves on the Association of Jewish Libraries New Jewish Fiction Award > Committee and contributes articles and book reviews to BookLinks, School > Library Journal, Jewish Book World, Judaica Librarianship, Library Journal, > and AJL Reviews. She contributed a chapter on recommended children’s > books to The Tot Shabbat Handbook: A Practical Guide for Engaging Young > Families in Congregational Life edited by Paula Feldstein (URJ Press, > 2010) and co-authored a chapter about Jewish children’s literature for Reading > and Teaching with Diverse Nonfiction Children’s Books: Representations and > Possibilities, to be published in the summer of 2021 by the National > Council for Teachers of English. She facilitates book discussions for > five Chicago area synagogues as well as for other organizations and private > groups. Rachel holds a BA in history from Grinnell College and a master’s > degree in library and information science from the University of Michigan. > > In addition, Rachel has been a member of AJL for at least 20 years and has > attended the AJL Conference regularly. After the decision was made to not > hold the conference live in Chicago in 2020 as planned, Rachel restructured > the face-to-face conference that she had planned, into AJL’s first Virtual > Conference. This year, Rachel is coordinating all the programming for the > 2021 Virtual Conference and working with the planning committee to ensure > that the divisions get the program they desire.This year she has also > been moderating AJL’s “Serving Students” Virtual Roundtable and facilitated > the Purim book discussion. > > Since the spring of 2020, Rachel has delivered over 20 Zoom presentations > on Jewish fiction for Hadassah, the Women’s League for Conservative > Judaism, American Jewish University, and the Judaica Network of > Metropolitan Chicago, as well as for synagogues and Jewish groups across > the country. She also facilitates book discussions for five Chicago area > synagogues as well as for other organizations and private groups. > > > > In addition to all of the above, Rachel has been the chair of the Sydney > Taylor Book Award Committee, continues to provide Bibliography for the AJL > Bibliography files, and recently accepted the position as AJL’s > representative on ALA’s Sophie Brody Award Committee. Overall, Rachel lends > her hand and expertise whenever a volunteer is needed. She is an > outstanding representative for AJL. > > Rachel will receive her award during the Annual Conference of the > Association of Jewish Libraries, to be held virtually from June 27 to July > 1, 2021. > > Members of the 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee are Chair > Zachary Baker, Aileen Grossberg, and Yossi Galron. > > The Association of Jewish Libraries, the leading authority on Judaic > librarianship, promotes Jewish literacy through enhancement of libraries > and library resources and through leadership for the profession and > practitioners of Judaica librarianship. 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