Mazel tov, Rachel! You have done so many wonderful things for AJL and Judaica Librarianship. The honor is well-deserved!
Janice Levine Congregation Etz Chaim Marietta, GA > On 04/23/2021 8:17 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!hS-afFMBWQdk8UCvuMYTSM4pcoygLcKeSsesS_RJoZ-P3uC0cjDkhhFD8hISfJoH1EZHUvZto_rupPs$ > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jewishlibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!k8lXoPkvvrMzD4oeRn8JXZZ1VvKmvuZqR8jQe3_uTu8O-VnMhcbLc2s8GIPmfUVCtRR7QRulu8WpHC8$ > > > > [email protected] mailto:[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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