Re: [ha-Safran] Tribute to Roberta Saltzman on her 10th yortsayt

2023-12-29 Thread Leonard Gold via Hasafran
Dear Amanda (Miryem-Khaye): I am immensely moved to see your tribute to Roberta. She was working at The Library’s Annex on West 43rd Street when it was suggested that I meet her. I invited her to lunch, and the rest, as they say, is history. She was a wonderful person and a unique member of

Re: [ha-Safran] Dr. Menahem Schmelzer

2022-12-12 Thread Leonard Gold via Hasafran
The speakers at Menachem Schmelzer’s funeral were extremely moving and painted a multi-faceted picture of the person he was. To me, he was a highly respected colleague. When I began work on the New York Public Library exhibition “A Sign and a Witness: 2000 Years of Hebrew Books and