Greetings, In recent months, several research and academic libraries have realized that we have all been engaged, in various ways, in working to identify books in our collections that were gifts of Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc (JCR) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-cultural-reconstruction-inc-jcr__;!!KGKeukY!xNTIxikoU0oyjvS6yUjBM8jz3hcKDJ61yJ7PjdpnsOnojH53IGuPdS4o5qVGPcOq7S6Rw0PvaxypJc2dblhOjSOs8380ug$ >, an organization that distributed books recovered from Nazi looting to libraries around the world. (For more detailed information, see Dama Herman's Ph.D dissertation here <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/rv042t35f?locale=en__;!!KGKeukY!xNTIxikoU0oyjvS6yUjBM8jz3hcKDJ61yJ7PjdpnsOnojH53IGuPdS4o5qVGPcOq7S6Rw0PvaxypJc2dblhOjSMeiC96kA$ >). In order to share information, develop best practices, imagine publicly available databases and other projects that could grow out of working collaboratively, AJL has approved a Task Force on Nazi-era Books to consider next steps. The group's first meeting is scheduled to take place on Zoom on Monday, Aug 28 at 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. If you would like to participate, please email Ari Kleinman, ariklein...@brandeis.edu, for the link. Please also email Ari and/or myself, rgreenbl...@brandeis.edu, if you are not able to attend but would like to be involved.
All best, Rachel Rachel L. Greenblatt, Ph.D. Judaica Librarian Brandeis University Voice mail: (781) 736-4688 Pronouns: she/her/hers Schedule an appointment <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://calendar.library.brandeis.edu/appointment/68055/__;!!KGKeukY!xNTIxikoU0oyjvS6yUjBM8jz3hcKDJ61yJ7PjdpnsOnojH53IGuPdS4o5qVGPcOq7S6Rw0PvaxypJc2dblhOjSNem7WhcA$ >
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