American Jewish University up for sale...what a shock. I took ulpan classes there. And I, too, remember when Rick Burke was AJU's librarian, although I didn't work with him until he became director of SCELC <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scelc.org/__;!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jn6DmP3Q$ > and I was science librarian at Santa Clara University.
Michal Strutin On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 4:42 PM rhaus_com--- via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > I used to work in the Ostrow Library from 1994-1999 when Rick Burke was > Librarian. It was a wonderful place! > > Rachel Haus > Library Director > Congregation of Moses Fisher Library > Kalamazoo MI > > > On Saturday, February 12, 2022, 03:12:56 PM EST, Zachary M Baker via > Hasafran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Signs of the times? A sobering piece of news via JTA (with italics added): > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jta.org/2022/02/11/united-states/american-jewish-university-is-selling-all-or-part-of-its-los-angeles-campus__;!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jhIHsPfL$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jta.org/2022/02/11/united-states/american-jewish-university-is-selling-all-or-part-of-its-los-angeles-campus__;!!KGKeukY!iL3waUI2u-2ry12b9Nyiz3V6Kde-xJjg14mXMuFTZplSFrbg5Z3MqvIX1CnBYfF1ANKg10FG7fVm$> > > From the article: > > After some 45 years occupying an iconic piece of real estate in Los > Angeles, American Jewish University plans to sell “all or part” of its > 35-acre campus…. > > American Jewish University announced the decision in a letter to its > students that said the sale would help pay for more academic offerings > and community programs *as the institution increasingly turns digital*…. > > AJU President Jeffrey Herbst called the decision by the university’s board > to proceed with the sale “bold” and “strategic”…. > > The campus also features offices, a cafeteria, an events space, *a > library with a small but significant collection of rare books*, and a > mikvah or ritual bath. *It’s unclear what the university will do with its > library collection*." > > > Zachary > > Zachary M. Baker > [email protected] > [email protected] > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jmIQyJ5B$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!jRQ7bNABEFrCdNwgYmajlO_QT8js48EbEM9NUHhAWyOoOpKDTL3nrr2aXRokc3F1E0YKxh_eW05x$> > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jt10P45p$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!jRQ7bNABEFrCdNwgYmajlO_QT8js48EbEM9NUHhAWyOoOpKDTL3nrr2aXRokc3F1E0YKxl_HmlZb$> > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jqvGsIyQ$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!jRQ7bNABEFrCdNwgYmajlO_QT8js48EbEM9NUHhAWyOoOpKDTL3nrr2aXRokc3F1E0YKxt_RKazo$> > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jmIQyJ5B$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jt10P45p$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!hn6qnttulTvC8Y2kfFelRaXxecVY30C7ugZ2ltAm4ikfzlm99_otuAOaAvWvTRCvJy36jqvGsIyQ$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Michal Strutin michalstrutin.com [email protected] @michalstrutin 423-612-8861
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