Thank you, Anna and committee members -- These look like wonderful research tools.
Fred Isaac On Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 11:00 PM Association of Jewish Libraries < [email protected]> wrote: > April, 2021 -- The Association of Jewish Libraries encourages the > publication of outstanding works of Judaica reference and bibliography > through its annual awards. > > We are pleased to announce the following awards: > > - Bibliography award: Stone, Gerald K. *Catalog of the Gerald K. Stone > Collection of Judaica: A Bibliographical Resource for Canadian Jewish > Studies*. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2020. > - Reference award: Udel, Miriam. *Honey on the Page: A Treasury of > Yiddish Children’s Literature*. Forward by Jack Zipes. New York: NYU > Press, 2020. > - Honorary mention (Reference): Barsky, Zvi. *Ḥanut ṿe-taṿit: mokhre > sefarim be-Erets Yiśraʼel, 1870-1948* *(English title: Making a Mark: > Booksellers in Palestine, 1870-1948)*. Jerusalem: Mi-neged hotsaʼah > la-or, 2019. > > > This year’s awardees exemplify AJL’s mission to foster and promote access > to information, learning, teaching and research. > > AJL’s Reference and Bibliography Committee agree that *Catalog of The > Gerald K. Stone Collection of Judaica* will serve as a valuable and > fascinating resource for scholars of Canadian Jewry. In this monumental > work, Gerald Stone has organized, indexed, and annotated his collection of > nearly 6,000 printed items relating to myriad aspects of Jewish life in > Canada. *Honey on the Page* (title and charming cover illustration > notwithstanding) is a scholarly work that will serve as an important > reference for researchers in numerous fields, not least of which is the > burgeoning study of children's literature. The notes on translation will be > of great interest to scholars of Yiddish. And of course, children, both at > home and in religious schools, will also enjoy the stories! *Ḥanut > ṿe-taṿit (Making a Mark)* is a powerful reference tool not just for > librarians, but also for researchers as well as for booksellers themselves. > At the same time, it reads as a narrative of the adventures and > misadventures of book traders in Palestine (Yehezkel Steimatzky among them) > before the establishment of the State of Israel. This beautiful work will > entertain experts and amateurs alike. > > For their commitment and continuing support of these awards, AJL would > like to recognize and thank Dr. Greta Silver of New York (Reference Award) > and Mr. Eric Kline of Santa Monica (Bibliography Award). > > For more information, contact: > Anna M. Levia, Chair > Reference and Bibliography Awards Committee, Association of Jewish > Libraries > [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=AJL%20Bibliography%20%26%20Reference%20Awards> >
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