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On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM Paula Breger via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that > longtime member Marcie Eskin has been named the 2025 Fanny Goldstein Merit > Award winner. The award, named for the librarian, social activist, and > founder of National Jewish > The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) is proud to announce that > longtime member Marcie Eskin has been named the 2025 Fanny Goldstein Merit > Award winner. The award, named for the librarian, social activist, and > founder of National Jewish Book Month, is bestowed in recognition of loyal > and ongoing contributions to the Association of Jewish Libraries and to the > profession of Judaica librarianship. > > Marcie Eskin, a synagogue librarian for more than twenty-five years, > started her career as an environmental protection specialist with the U.S. > Environmental Protection Agency where she worked for over seventeen years. > Marcie now serves as a librarian for two Illinois congregations: North > Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park and Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah in > Wilmette. She is a past president of the Association of Jewish Libraries’ > Chicago chapter, taught an AJL Classroom course on the Elazar > Classification System for synagogue libraries, and has contributed > children’s book reviews to AJL News and Reviews. Marcie was the registrar > for the 2009 AJL conference in Chicago and, since 2015, has been handling > the registration for all conferences. A member of AJL’s conference planning > committee since 2020, she will co-chair the 2026 conference in Chicago. > Marcie holds an AB in government from Cornell University and a master’s > degree in library and information science from Dominican University. > > Marcie’s professionalism, dedication, flexibility, and patience are only > some of the qualities that have earned her this special award. Following > the legacy of Fanny Goldstein, the award’s namesake, Marcie has made > substantial contributions to AJL and is an inspiration to the field of > Judaica librarianship and the greater world of librarianship. > > “I met Marcie Eskin while working on the 2009 AJL Conference in Chicago > and was immediately impressed by her work ethic, professionalism, and warm > personality,” says Rachel Kamin, a colleague of Marcie’s at North Suburban > Synagogue Beth El and the 2021 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award recipient. “As > the registrar for at least fourteen AJL conferences, Marcie has dedicated > hundreds of hours to managing registrations, meals, special dietary needs, > award winners, presenters, and guests, all with specific requirements. Her > role demands exceptional organizational skills, patience, and perseverance. > She is a dedicated, detail-oriented team player who interacts with > colleagues, congregants, and students of all ages with kindness and > professionalism.” Rachel also notes that North Suburban Synagogue Beth El > is the only synagogue institution to have more than one of its > professionals awarded the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award—in addition to Marcie > and Rachel, Cheryl Banks received the award, in 2003—a testament to the > synagogue’s commitment to its library and librarians. > > Marcie will receive her award on June 23, 2025, during this year’s AJL > digital conference > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/2025-digital-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!0V-9kjk0qgYyO321oEj8oKrJjAuxMZbNAfbf9Fy5jR6SIjLa98pkKfiWXBuerV7p6mn_T8sTgLOvgXC0z20EE_6iy8IylKVo$> > . > > Members of the 2025 Fanny Goldstein Merit Award committee are Gail Shirazi > (chair), Michelle Margolis, and Lisa Silverman. > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!yDzZ7PjWaB4oejZEfiFTuD8-LDutpssiDcYuVad2dXIU1cPVv2cKE6golG8Pm4Pvj-6roHiGdsDxeMhnTrNfUN5A5riT4OcUhUKcGXblyt0$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!yDzZ7PjWaB4oejZEfiFTuD8-LDutpssiDcYuVad2dXIU1cPVv2cKE6golG8Pm4Pvj-6roHiGdsDxeMhnTrNfUN5A5riT4OcUhUKcGXblyt0$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!yDzZ7PjWaB4oejZEfiFTuD8-LDutpssiDcYuVad2dXIU1cPVv2cKE6golG8Pm4Pvj-6roHiGdsDxeMhnTrNfUN5A5riT4OcUhUKcKkvknbM$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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