The Association of Jewish Libraries is an international organization and
the AJL Digital Conference 2023: A World of Possibilities will feature
speakers and presenters from all over the world, including Canada,
China, France, Germany, Israel, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, and the
United Kingdom.
Here is a sampling of some of the international sessions to be held
during the conference. You can view the full preliminary program on the
conference webpage [1]. All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
Monday, June 19, 2023
noon-1:30 pm
Keynote Address
Etched in Time and Grooves: The Sounds of North African Jewish History
Christopher Silver, Segal Family Assistant Professor in Jewish History
and Culture and Graduate Program Director, Department of Jewish Studies
at McGill University, Montreal
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
9:00-10:15 am
Jewish Libraries in Paris: A Wealth of Resources
with Jean-Claude Kuperminc (Library and Archives of the Alliance
Israelite Universelle), Judith Lindenberg, Hervé Roten, and Ariel Sion
(Memorial de la Shoah)
11:00 am-12:15 pm
Highlighting Collections Around the World
"Bibliography of South African Jewry 2023 versus 1997" with Veronica
Belling (University of Cape Town); "Jewish Knowledge in the Digital Age"
with Fruma Holland Billet and Liza Even-Israel (Steinsaltz Center); and
"Updates from the National Library of Israel" with Dr. Chaim Neria
(National Library of Israel)
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
9:00-10:15 am
There are No Lions in Tel Aviv: A Discussion with Israeli Filmmaker Duki
Dror
1:00-2:00 pm
The Tales They Tell: Understanding Early Modern Jewish Imprints
"Judaica in Early European Books" with Vanessa Freedman and Caroline
Kimbell (University College London); "Styles of Hebrew Printing in the
16th and 17th Century" with Isabelle Kargon (Library of Congress); and
"First Steps in Yale's Footprints Project" with Konstanze Kunst (Yale
University)
2:45-4:00 pm
Bringing PJ Library to the World
Patrick Coyle (Author and Illustrator Stewardship Coordinator, PJ
Library), Rachel Kozupsky (Director of International Programs, Harold
Grinspoon Foundation), Madelyn Travis (Chair of the Content Advisory
Committee, PJ Library in the UK), and Karin Zingerevitz (PJ Library
Regional Director, Latin America)
Thursday, June 22, 2023
9:00-10:15 am
Presenting the Library and Archives Collection of the Jewish Community
of the Ex-Yugoslav Countries
"Significant Jewish Collections in Ex-Yugoslav Countries" with Biljana
Albahari (National Library of Serbia); "Digital Collection 'Jewish
Periodicals' in the National Library of Serbia" with Tamara
Butigan-Vučaj (National Library of Serbia); "For Future Studies: Jewish
Life in Novi Sad and the South Bačka Region" with Olga Ungar (Tikun,
Novi Sad); "Presenting the Library and Archives Collection of the Jewish
Community of the Ex-Yugoslav Countries" with Ana Lebl (Jewish Community
of Split) and Margita Mirčeta Zakarija (University of Split Library);
and "The Creation of Isserlein's Library" with Marjetka Bedrač (Center
of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor, Slovenia)
11:00 am-12:15 pm
The Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums in Exile
"Jenny Wilde: The Last Librarian of the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft
des Judentums" with Bettina Farack (Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem);
"Living in South America: Hochschule fur Wissenschaft des Judentums and
Its Legacy" with Irene Münster (Universities at Shady Grove); and "The
Legacy of the Hochschule in the U.S. and Canada" with Felix Steilen
(Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture)
1:00-2:15 pm
Sephardic and Mizrahi Archives: Sources from Spain, Greece, and Iraq
"Iraqi Jewish Archives: The Way Forward" with Carol Basri (Peking
University); "Using the Spanish Archives in pre-Expulsion Jewish Family
History" with Jeff Malka (retired, Georgetown University); and "Greek
Synagogues: History and Architecture" with Elias Messinas (Holon
Institute of Technology, Israel)
Links:
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