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GOTTLIEB /JWB JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL
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has been designed by Erika Weihs and is a Chagall-like image
o f three children, engrossed in their reading yet looking toward
the future as they float in the sky over an open book o f Jewish
symbols. The theme is “ Read and the World is Yours.” The
general poster designed by Giora Carmi expresses the message
“Jewish Books — The Link Between Generations.” Family mem
bers o f all generations link arms making a Jewish star as they
stand on piles o f books. Other new 1990 publications include:
Selected Jewish Children’s Bibliography,
in cooperation with Once
Upon a Time bookstore;
A Selected List of Fiction and Non-Fiction
for Jewish Teens; Haggadot fo r Young Readers;
and
A Guide to Ex
cellence: Standardsfo r School, Synagogue andJewish Community Cen
ter Librarians.
NAT IONAL JEW ISH BOOK AWARDS CEREMONY
The 41st National Jewish Book Awards ceremony was held
on June 11, 1990 at the Kaufmann Auditorium o f the 92nd
Street Y. This year’s event attracted a crowd o f over 600 people.
The awards were presented by representatives o f the judges
panels and the author acceptance speeches were thoughtful and
moving. Among those addressing the audience were Holocaust
scholar Lucy Dawidowicz and Harris Schoenberg, United Na
tions expert on Israeli/PLO relations.
LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS COMM ITTEE
At the Book Awards Ceremony, Dr. Leonard Gold, chairman
o f the Library Award and Publications Committee, presented
citations to those libraries which met the criteria established by
the Council and announced the expansion o f the citation pro
gram. The Council, joined by the Association o f Jewish Libra
ries, has expanded the citation program to three levels: the pres
ent “Basic” level and the new “ Intermediate,” and “Advanced”
levels. The Association has formulated new criteria for these
levels.
This year, we are pleased and proud to announce our first
recipient o f advanced certification — the William R. Blumenthal
Library at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, California. Five libraries
from across the United States have achieved the Basic level li
brary citation. We are working however, with many others who