February 23, 2011
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
By now you have seen the positing on Hasafran for the position I have
had the privilege to occupy for more the thirty years.
Yes, I am retiring. My decision was determined by two major factors,
my health and the times. Information needs change
Dear safranim,
I am writing to let you know that I will be retiring from my
position as Hebraica Cataloging Librarian at University of
Pennsylvania, effective January 2011, after thirty-six years.
Hag sameah and best wishes to all of you!
Ruth A. Rin
Hebraica Cataloging Librarian,
Shalom all
As some of you are aware, I am retiring from the National Library of
Israel at the end of December.
I will still be professionally active as coordinator of the national
bibliographic network, as a consultant, and as head of the new master's
degree program in information science and
I would like to second Susan's words to Cheryl and to Esther - Kol
ha-kavod to both of you for rich careers that influenced many of us
and inspired us to continue to work in Judaica librarianship and be
dedicated to the efforts of AJL both locally and nationally.
We hope and trust that the new
Dear Colleagues,
I spoke with Esther and reiterated to her my personal appreciation
for the connections she made for me. It was Esther Nussbaum who told
me that there was a job opening at JTS and encouraged me to apply in
the summer of 1987. It is to Esther that I give thanks for her
support
Dear Cheryl and Esther,
We all wish you well as you move into this new stage of your life.
You have both been outstanding members of our profession and have
given of yourselves tirelessly in countless ways to improve our
organization and the field of Judaic librarianship. Your example has
Dear Esther,
You have had a tremendous influence on my life and career. It was
only after spending time with you at Ramaz that I made the decision
to leave the public library and become a yeshiva high school librarian.
Your generosity in sharing ideas and your wealth of experience have
been so
Dear AJL Colleagues,
After 30 years as the Director of Library and Media Services at Ramaz
Upper School I am leaving my position at the close of this school
year. Since I am taking a part- time job in a non-profit agency I am
not exactly retiring, but it was time to seek employment with
I want to publicly thank you, Cheryl, for your collegiality, guidance,
generous sharing of experience, and yes, even for being the one to ask
me to co-chair the convention in Boston!
All the best!
Ann
Ann Abrams
Librarian, Temple Israel, Boston
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Dear Cheryl,
Mazel tov on your retirement. I know I speak for all of us when I say
how much your involvement in AJL and your knowledge of Judaic
librarianship has meant to us individually and as a group. I am sad
to hear that you will not be actively involved in a library, but
happy for you
Dear Hevra:
After twenty years of being the director of the Cultural and Learning
Center here at Beth El, I have decided to retire in June. I wanted
to let you all know, even though I will be attending AJL conventions
in the near future, and remain one of the co-chairs of the 2009 AJL
Dear Binjamin,
you are the absolutely BEST Jewish Librarian in the
WORLD! I didn't find a man so kind, so wise, so humble, so good, so expert
in the field of Hebrew Mss. and collections as you are:
BINJAMIN, YOUR HELP IN MY RESEARCH IN THE ITALIAN GENIZAH PROJECT WAS
Dear fellow Safranim
Having reached the mandatory retirement age, I will retire at the end of
September and no longer be on the staff of the Institute of Microfilmed
Hebrew Manuscripts at the Jewish National Library.
It will take me about a year to complete some projects I began in the
Dear Friends,
At the end of May I am retiring from the library world after more than 40
years. During that time I have worked in a variety of library settings --
university, public, special, day school and, lastly, the Colorado Agency
for Jewish Education (CAJE) for 16 years.
I've enjoyed
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Subject: [ha-Safran]: Retirement / Seeking Cataloging Software
I have retired as librarian at Temple Sinai after 15+ years. Our new
library/learning center will be ready
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