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AJL Classroom: Introduction to Synagogue Archives May 4, 11, 17 3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET This class will introduce participants to the key concepts of archival principles, methods, and practices for application in a synagogue setting. Through interactive discussions and assignments, participants will learn the fundamentals required to create a sustainable synagogue archive. Instructor: Hannah Srour-Zackon AJL Canada Presents: She’s a Mensch Book Launch Monday, May 15, 2023 4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET Join author Anne Dublin for the launch of She’s a Mensch: Ten Amazing Jewish Women. Aimed at middle grade readers, this collective biography showcases ten Jewish women and their inspiring lives of activism and resistance. This hybrid program is co-sponsored by AJL Canada, Second Story Press, and Women of Holy Blossom, Toronto, and is open to AJL members and the public. Register to attend either in person or virtually at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://holyblossom.org/event/shes-a-mensch-ten-amazing-jewish-women/__;!!KGKeukY!xa9QabzyUZLtthK0SZ7haqk6ijgd04xwCbuZ2BxZJrOf-WBx6h1eQ6poO1BvyA3E-gilbLGMtcnUUt2UCEHWDx0AqpR1JIeM$ . Provenance in Rare Judaica Cataloging (MARC 561) Thursday, May 18, 2023 9:30 am PT / 12:30 pm ET In cataloging rare Hebraica, there are times when the cataloger will find evidence of previous ownership. This session, led by expert special collections cataloger Louis Meiselman of the University of Pennsylvania, will show participants where to find this information in the resource and how to record it in the bibliographic record. CALA/AJL Webinar: Bernardine's Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China Tuesday, May 23 noon PT / 3:00 pm ET Join author Susan Blumberg-Kason, who will talk about her book Bernardine's Shanghai Salon: The Story of the Doyenne of Old China (forthcoming, Post Hill Press, November 2023). This biography of Bernardine Szold Fritz traces her experiences moving to and living in Shanghai in 1929 and her perspective as a Jewish salon host who engaged with Chinese and expats "around the arts as the civil war erupted and World War II loomed on the horizon." Co-Presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association and the Association of Jewish Libraries in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month in the United States and Asian Heritage Month and Canadian Jewish Heritage Month in Canada in May. Open to members and nonmembers. JAHM 2023: Uncovering Jewish Collections at Public Libraries Wednesday, May 24 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET Join us for a fascinating conversation on uncovering world-class Jewish collections at public libraries across America. Featuring four leading experts in the field, the conversation will explore Jewish collections at New York Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, and the Free Library of Philadelphia. The conversation will feature Dr. Lyudmila Sholokhova, Curator of the Dorot Jewish Collection at New York Public Library; Tina Lernø, Librarian and Jewish American Heritage Month Coordinator for Los Angeles Public Library; Joseph Shemtov, Special Collections Coordinator for the Free Library of Philadelphia; and will be moderated by Michelle Margolis, the Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University and President of the Association of Jewish Libraries. This event is cosponsored by JAHM and AJL. Open to members and nonmembers. Register for all events at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/events-calendar/__;!!KGKeukY!xa9QabzyUZLtthK0SZ7haqk6ijgd04xwCbuZ2BxZJrOf-WBx6h1eQ6poO1BvyA3E-gilbLGMtcnUUt2UCEHWDx0AquwP1iEk$
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