The Fifth International Judaica Curators Conference: Day Three

Day Three: May 22, 2024
9:30-11:15
Digital vs. Traditional Libraries: Curation, Power, and Ethical Responsibility
Panel discussion with Sara Wolkenfeld, Chief Learning Officer, Sefaria
Eyal Miller, Historical Jewish Press, NLI
Dr. Alison Joseph, Director of Digital Scholarship, Gratz College
Moderator: Dr. Chaim M. Neria
11:45-13:30
Best Practices in Provenance: Case Studies
Moderators: Michelle Margolis, Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, President of the Association of Jewish Libraries and Dr. Yoel Finkelman, Manager of Archival Acquisitions, Yad Vashem
Provenance of Objects Looted by the Nazis
Dr. Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek
Director of the Curatorial Education Program for the Association of European Jewish Museums, Vienna
Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Task Force
Dr. Rachel Greenblatt
Judaic Librarian, Brandeis University
Methodologies in Provenance Research
Dr. Balázs Tamási, Library Director
Jewish Theological Seminary - University of Jewish Studies, Budapest
Focus on Local Provenance
Dr. Zsuzsanna Toronyi
Director of the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives, Budapest
KTIV and Provenance
Yitzchak Gila
Director of Manuscripts Department, NLI
14:45-16:15
Best Practices in Provenance: Implementing the Recommendations
How Do We Build a Community of Practice?
Sharon Mintz, Curator of Jewish Art, Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and William Gross, Director, The Gross Family Collection
Do We Need a New Provenance Database?
Dr. Rachel Greenblatt, Brandeis University Libraries, and Bettina Farack, Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem
Finding Creative Solutions for Provenance Dilemmas
Adv. Agnes Peresztegi and Dr. Yoel Finkelman, Yad Vashem
16:15-17:15
Final Reflections
From Collaboration to Community