I am so sorry to hear of Barbara Leff's passing. She was a great friend and
mentor to me when I worked at the Ostrow Library at the University of Judaism
in Los Angeles. Barbara provided me guidance when I served as the AJLSC
President and I learned how to program events from Barbara when I served as the
AJLSC VP for Programming. Barbara was a remarkable person and librarian. Very
calm, patient, extremely knowledgeable, which she was always more than happy to
share. I think of her fondly. May Barbara's memory be for a blessing.
Haim
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, 04:18:05 PM EDT, David Elazar via Hasafran
<[email protected]> wrote:
Barbara was a strong and helpful supporter of the Elazar Classification
System for Libraries of Judaica. I have retained much of the correspondence
between us regarding the development and use of the System over the years. I
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Barbara was a strong and helpful supporter of the Elazar Classification System
for Libraries of Judaica. I have retained much of the correspondence between us
regarding the development and use of the System over the years. I would like to
share with you an entry of hers in Hasafran (oct 12, 1995):
“ Here is a brief anecdote to illustrate: I converted my library collection to
Elazar more than 25 years ago because my mentor, Dorothy Schroeder (of blessed
memory), considered it the best for synagogue libraries. My rabbi confirmed
this not long after that, when he came into our library to browse. I asked him
if I could show him around and he said, "What for? Everything is here -- just
the way I think about Judaism -- it's all in order for me!" I've never
forgotten his response, and I've found again and again that materials arranged
by Elazar are logically 'in order.'
Another reason I like Elazar is because I learned an overview of Judaism
through the Elazar scheme (as a library volunteer with limited library
knowledge for 10 years prior to getting my masters). Elazar pulls the Judaica
body of knowledge together in its outlines and explanations. Elazar's logical
sequences and orderliness allows a non-schooled library person to acquire a
valuable understanding of Judaism, and, as you are aware, many synagogues ask
volunteers or librarians with minimal Judaica background to manage their
libraries. Also, non-professional librarians could not possibly handle the many
LC cataloging tools in order to catalog their books. Elazar is a single, slim
volume, easy to handle and use, and indexed.”
May her memory be blessed
David Elazar
Rishon LeZion, Israel
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