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Board
Board members are elected to their positions; Council members and non-voting positions that report to Council are appointed by the President or by Division Presidents.
Vice President/President-Elect  Michelle Chesner Columbia University | |
VP for Membership  Sharon Benamou UCLA 11020 Kinross Ave. P.O. Box 957230 Los Angeles, CA 90095 e-mail: benamou@library.ucla.edu | |
Past President  Dina Herbert National Archives and Records Administration Alexandria, VA e-mail: dina.herbert@gmail.com | Treasurer  Holly Zimmerman AARP 707 North Belgrade Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20902 e-mail: hzimmerman@aarp.org |
Secretary Eitan Kensky Stanford University 757 Calderon Ave Mountain View, CA 94041 e-mail: kensky@stanford.edu | |
SSCPL President  Sean Boyle Allentown, PA 18104 | |
SSCPL Vice President  Emily Bergman Temple Sinai of Glendale Freedman Library Temple Sinai of Glendale Glendale, CA 91202-1697 e-mail: emilyannebergman@gmail.com | Parliamentarian  Joy Kingsolver Shel Silverstein Archives , IL |
Council (includes Board members)
| Council | |
AJL News & Reviews General Editor  Sally Stieglitz Long Island Library Resources Council Bellport , NY 631-6751-570 x2005 | Judaica Librarianship Editor |
Librarianship and Education Committee The Librarianship and Education Committee develops and promotes specialized courses (online and/or in person) for individuals interested in Judaica librarianship, both those in library school and those seeking continuing education.  Haim Gottschalk | Member Relations |
Member-at-Large  Anjelica Nicole Ruiz Temple Emanu-El Dallas , TX 2147060000 | Member-at-Large  Daniel A. Scheide Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton , FL (954) 475-8451 e-mail: dascheide@gmail.com |
Public Relations Chair | Publications Chair  Laura Schutzman Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Kew Gardens Hills , NY (410) 967-5531 e-mail: laura.schutzman@gmail.com |
Webmaster  Sheryl Stahl Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Long Beach , CA e-mail: webmaster@jewishlibraries.org | |
Positions Reporting to Council (non-voting)
| Positions Reporting to Council | |
Accreditation Committee Chair | Advertising Chair |
ALA Liaison | ALA Liaison |
ATLA Liaison Sheryl Stahl Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Long Beach , CA e-mail: webmaster@jewishlibraries.org | Conference Proceedings Compiler Elana Gensler West Hempstead Public Library West Hempstead , NY (516) 486-1132 e-mail: Egensler@aol.com |
Conference Stipends Chair The Conference Stipends Committee reviews applications requesting financial support to attend the annual conference. The Committee awards stipends comprised of Judy R. Cohn, EBSCO, and Littauer Grant funds on the basis of eligibility criteria described under Conference Stipends and Scholarships. | Groner-Wikler Scholarship Committee Chair Sean Boyle Allentown , PA |
Reference & Bibliography Awards Committee Chair | Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Chair The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is charged with annually selecting the winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and with implementing the process by which the winners are selected, publicized, and presented. |
Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award Chair The Sydney Taylor Manuscript Competition Committee is charged with annually selecting the winners of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award and with implementing the process by which the winners are selected, publicized, and presented. Committee members review and evaluate manuscripts submitted by authors for the award. Members of the committee must be members of AJL and must have broad knowledge of Judaic children's literature as well as experience in writing evaluative reviews. Author applicants must be unpublished in the genre of middle grade fiction. | |
Past Presidents
| 2018-2020 | Dina Herbert |
| 2016-2018 | Amalia Warshenbrot |
| 2014-2016 | Yaffa Weisman |
| 2012-2014 | Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin |
| 2010-2012 | James P. Rosenbloom |
| 2008-2010 | Susan Dubin |
| 2006-2008 | Laurel Wolfson |
| 2004-2006 | Ronda Rose |
| 2002-2004 | Pearl Berger |
| 2000-2002 | Toby Rossner |
| 1998-2000 | David Gilner |
| 1996-1998 | Esther Nussbaum |
| 1994-1996 | Zachary Baker |
| 1992-1994 | Ralph Simon |
| 1990-1992 | Linda Lerman |
| 1988-1990 | Marcia W. Posner |
| 1986-1988 | Edith Lubetski |
| 1984-1986 | Hazel Karp |
| 1982-1984 | Philip E. Miller |
| 1980-1982 | Barbara Y. Leff |
| 1978-1980 | Harvey Horowitz |
| 1976-1978 | Margot Berman |
| 1974-1976 | Leonard Gold |
| 1972-1974 | Anne Kirshenbaum |
| 1970-1972 | Nathan Kaganoff |
| 1969 | Mae Weine |
| 1968 | Charles Berlin |
| 1967 | Jacob Dienstag |
| 1966 | Herbert Zafren |
