Over the digital transom:
"Discover the University of Florida Price Library of Judaica’s hidden treasures
Established in 1981, the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida has grown to be one of America’s important repositories of research materials for scholars of Jewish history and culture. After 30 years of inspired curatorship and tireless collecting of scarce and unique materials, the Price Library of Judaica is now ready to seek increased exposure of its hidden treasures.
Originally built around the collection of Rabbi Mishkin, the largest personal library of Judaica and Hebraica in the United States at the time, the Price Library has over time developed several notable areas of strength.
The Price Library’s collection of late 19th and early 20th century scarce imprints stands out as does its collection of ephemeral materials, including pamphlets, brochures and newsletters not held elsewhere. Scholars of Latin American Jewish history and culture will find in the Price Library a wide range of books and periodicals in Yiddish and Spanish.
The Price Library of Judaica is especially placed to support scholarship on the Holocaust and its aftermath. Its collection of Yizkor (memorial) books commemorating the lost Jewish communities of Europe is among the ten largest in the United States Moreover, the Price library is one of a few American libraries that can provide access to key primary materials about the latter stages of the Holocaust and the Nazi cultural plunder of Europe.
Another major strength of the Price Library is its unique collection of materials pertaining to Florida Jewry alongside local and state Jewish newspapers. Under the leadership of Dr. Rebecca Jefferson, the new Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, the collection will continue to grow and develop major resources in American Jewish Studies, with a focus on Southern Jewish history and culture.
“It is certain that the history of Florida Jewry, the third largest Jewish community in the country, will excite great scholarly interest in the future. The Price Library of Judaica intends to ensure that it provides the resources for this future pioneering research,” said Jefferson
Making the unique holdings of the collection widely available in digital format is one of the major strategic priorities for Price Library and Jefferson is actively seeking partnerships with other Florida institutions to preserve and digitize Florida Jewish newspapers.
For more information on the collection please visit the library website at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/judaica/ or contact Rebecca Jefferson at rjefferson@ufl.edu or (352) 273-2650.
Barbara Hood
Public Information Officer
University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117000
Gainesville FL 32611-7000"
352.273.2505 | Fax 352.392.7251
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
April 3: The Jewish Book: Past, Present, Future
The Jewish Book:
Past, Present, Future
The Lillian Goldman Symposium
Sunday, April 3, 1–5:30 p.m.
What makes a Jewish book?
Who are the People of the Book?
How have Jewish books changed with changes in technology?
The “history of the book” is a lively field of historical scholarship that looks at authorship, publication, and dissemination of texts of all kinds as windows onto culture and society in different periods and places. Book history also plumbs the relationships between writers, scribes, printers, and readers. Join us as an international group of scholars examine the contours of Jewish identity through the study of texts in Hebrew and other Jewish languages, and of the Jews and non-Jews who produced and consumed them.
PROGRAM
What was a Jewish Book? Perspectives from Three Periods in History
moderator
Adam Shear | University of Pittsburgh
panelists
Katrin Kogman-Appel | Ben-Gurion University
Menahem Schmelzer | Jewish Theological Seminary
Gennady Estraikh | New York University
Texts and Cultures: Three Case Studies
moderator
Marjorie Lehman | Jewish Theological Seminary
panelists
David Stern | University of Pennsylvania
Elisheva Carlebach | Columbia University
Jeremy Stolow | Concordia University
The Future of the Jewish Book
moderator
Jonathan Karp | American Jewish Historical Society
panelists
Jeffrey Shandler | Rutgers University
Alana Newhouse | Tablet Magazine
Eliyahu Stern | Yale University
The program will be followed by a wine and
cheese reception and viewing of the exhibition
Zero to Ten: First Decades/New Centuries: Highlights
from the Collections at the Center for Jewish History
Your ticket includes free admission to the Yeshiva University Museum galleries and the exhibition Zero to Ten: First Decades/New Centuries: Highlights from the Collections at the Center for Jewish History. Visit zeroto10.cjh.org for details. Galleries open at 11:00 a.m.
Forchheimer Auditorium/
Kumble Stage
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, NYC
admission
$20 general; $15 CJH, partner and
Association for Jewish Studies members;
$8 students and seniors
For reservations, please call
SmartTix at 212.868.4444 or visit www.smarttix.com
www.programs.cjh.org
This program is made possible by the generous support of Amy P. Goldman and the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust and presented by the Lillian Goldman Scholars Working Group on the Jewish Book
In collaboration with the Jewish Book Council, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and the Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
Past, Present, Future
The Lillian Goldman Symposium
Sunday, April 3, 1–5:30 p.m.
What makes a Jewish book?
Who are the People of the Book?
How have Jewish books changed with changes in technology?
The “history of the book” is a lively field of historical scholarship that looks at authorship, publication, and dissemination of texts of all kinds as windows onto culture and society in different periods and places. Book history also plumbs the relationships between writers, scribes, printers, and readers. Join us as an international group of scholars examine the contours of Jewish identity through the study of texts in Hebrew and other Jewish languages, and of the Jews and non-Jews who produced and consumed them.
PROGRAM
What was a Jewish Book? Perspectives from Three Periods in History
moderator
Adam Shear | University of Pittsburgh
panelists
Katrin Kogman-Appel | Ben-Gurion University
Menahem Schmelzer | Jewish Theological Seminary
Gennady Estraikh | New York University
Texts and Cultures: Three Case Studies
moderator
Marjorie Lehman | Jewish Theological Seminary
panelists
David Stern | University of Pennsylvania
Elisheva Carlebach | Columbia University
Jeremy Stolow | Concordia University
The Future of the Jewish Book
moderator
Jonathan Karp | American Jewish Historical Society
panelists
Jeffrey Shandler | Rutgers University
Alana Newhouse | Tablet Magazine
Eliyahu Stern | Yale University
The program will be followed by a wine and
cheese reception and viewing of the exhibition
Zero to Ten: First Decades/New Centuries: Highlights
from the Collections at the Center for Jewish History
Your ticket includes free admission to the Yeshiva University Museum galleries and the exhibition Zero to Ten: First Decades/New Centuries: Highlights from the Collections at the Center for Jewish History. Visit zeroto10.cjh.org for details. Galleries open at 11:00 a.m.
Forchheimer Auditorium/
Kumble Stage
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, NYC
admission
$20 general; $15 CJH, partner and
Association for Jewish Studies members;
$8 students and seniors
For reservations, please call
SmartTix at 212.868.4444 or visit www.smarttix.com
www.programs.cjh.org
This program is made possible by the generous support of Amy P. Goldman and the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust and presented by the Lillian Goldman Scholars Working Group on the Jewish Book
In collaboration with the Jewish Book Council, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and the Columbia University Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
Monday, March 21, 2011
April 11: Academic Seminar at Center for Jewish History
A DECADE OF CULTURE, SCHOLARSHIP AND IDEAS
Upcoming Graduate Seminar
at the Center
Monday, April 11, 4:45pm
The Library that Never Was:
The Attempt to Build a Center for Jewish Books and Learning in Post-Holocaust Europe
Graduate Seminar Miriam Intrator, Lillian Goldman Fellow, PhD candidate at Graduate Center, City University of New York. Natalia Aleksiun, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, Touro College, responding. Dr. Nancy Sinkoff, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Rutgers University, presiding.
Intended for an academic audience; space is limited.
Admission: Free, RSVP to jkaplan@cjh.org or 917-606-8226.
All coats and bags must be checked. Please plan accordingly.
Center for Jewish History Programs | www.programs.cjh.org
Center for Jewish History | www.cjh.org
15 West 16th Street
New York, New York 10011
Upcoming Graduate Seminar
at the Center
Monday, April 11, 4:45pm
The Library that Never Was:
The Attempt to Build a Center for Jewish Books and Learning in Post-Holocaust Europe
Graduate Seminar Miriam Intrator, Lillian Goldman Fellow, PhD candidate at Graduate Center, City University of New York. Natalia Aleksiun, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, Touro College, responding. Dr. Nancy Sinkoff, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Rutgers University, presiding.
Intended for an academic audience; space is limited.
Admission: Free, RSVP to jkaplan@cjh.org or 917-606-8226.
All coats and bags must be checked. Please plan accordingly.
Center for Jewish History Programs | www.programs.cjh.org
Center for Jewish History | www.cjh.org
15 West 16th Street
New York, New York 10011
The Washington Haggadah at the Met
See here for information and related events:
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Rare_Medieval_Hebrew_Manuscript_on_View_At_The_MET_Begins_45_20110318
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Rare_Medieval_Hebrew_Manuscript_on_View_At_The_MET_Begins_45_20110318
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP
ANNOUNCEMENT
THE MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN
THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Library and the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, are pleased to announce the eleventh annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop to be held on May 8-9, (Sunday-Monday), 2011, at the Katz Center. The topic is Collectors and Collections: Hebrew Manuscripts and Incunabula in Russia. This year’s workshop will be led by Dr. Shimon Iakerson, the Head Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Curator of the Judaica collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography. One of the world’s leading experts on Hebrew incunabula, Professor Iakerson is the author of many books including Ohel Hayim Vol. 3 (Incunabula and Sixteenth Century Books in the Manfred and Ann Lehmann Collection) and the monumental Catalogue of Hebrew Incunabula from the Collection of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
About 22 thousand Hebrew manuscripts and more than 100 Hebrew incunabula are preserved in the libraries and research centers of Russia. Until recently these volumes were largely unavailable to Western scholars. Since the opening of these collections some twenty years ago, they have revolutionized many fields in Jewish Studies. This year’s Lehmann Workshop will deal with the histories of these collections, the stories of the collectors and bibliographers who built them, and the importance of these books for the history of Jewish culture. Other topics to be treated will include the nature of the earliest Hebrew codices; Karaite manuscripts and communities; forgery; and the importance of the Russian incunabula for understanding the beginnings of Jewish printing. Since the workshop will concentrate upon reading colophons, dedications and owners’ notes, knowledge of Hebrew is highly desirable.
The workshop is open to professors and independent scholars, professional librarians in the field of Jewish and related studies, and graduate students in Jewish Studies. Attendance at previous workshops is not a prerequisite for admission.
For faculty and professionals, tuition is $250. In addition to attendance and all materials for the workshop, the tuition includes two or three nights in a hotel (double-occupancy) for the nights of May 7 and 8 (with the option of May 6), and all meals and refreshments (all kosher) during the course of the workshop.
Graduate students may apply for a full scholarship to the workshop. To apply for the scholarship, a graduate student should write us giving the details of his or her academic program and a brief statement explaining how the workshop will further his or her academic studies. S/he should also ask a faculty advisor to write us a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf.
Attendance is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please notify us immediately. Full payment must be received by March 1, 2011. Make checks payable to “Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.” A registration form is available at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst/registrationLW2011.pdf
Please address all correspondence to:
Lehmann Workshop
c/o Jewish Studies Program
711 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
jsp-info@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-6654
The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book has been made possible by a generous contribution from the Manfred and Anne Lehmann Foundation along with grants from Mr. Albert Friedberg, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Andrew H. Cohn, Esq. C'66, and the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation.
THE MANFRED R. LEHMANN MEMORIAL MASTER WORKSHOP IN
THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH BOOK
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Library and the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, are pleased to announce the eleventh annual Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop to be held on May 8-9, (Sunday-Monday), 2011, at the Katz Center. The topic is Collectors and Collections: Hebrew Manuscripts and Incunabula in Russia. This year’s workshop will be led by Dr. Shimon Iakerson, the Head Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Curator of the Judaica collections of the Russian Museum of Ethnography. One of the world’s leading experts on Hebrew incunabula, Professor Iakerson is the author of many books including Ohel Hayim Vol. 3 (Incunabula and Sixteenth Century Books in the Manfred and Ann Lehmann Collection) and the monumental Catalogue of Hebrew Incunabula from the Collection of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
About 22 thousand Hebrew manuscripts and more than 100 Hebrew incunabula are preserved in the libraries and research centers of Russia. Until recently these volumes were largely unavailable to Western scholars. Since the opening of these collections some twenty years ago, they have revolutionized many fields in Jewish Studies. This year’s Lehmann Workshop will deal with the histories of these collections, the stories of the collectors and bibliographers who built them, and the importance of these books for the history of Jewish culture. Other topics to be treated will include the nature of the earliest Hebrew codices; Karaite manuscripts and communities; forgery; and the importance of the Russian incunabula for understanding the beginnings of Jewish printing. Since the workshop will concentrate upon reading colophons, dedications and owners’ notes, knowledge of Hebrew is highly desirable.
The workshop is open to professors and independent scholars, professional librarians in the field of Jewish and related studies, and graduate students in Jewish Studies. Attendance at previous workshops is not a prerequisite for admission.
For faculty and professionals, tuition is $250. In addition to attendance and all materials for the workshop, the tuition includes two or three nights in a hotel (double-occupancy) for the nights of May 7 and 8 (with the option of May 6), and all meals and refreshments (all kosher) during the course of the workshop.
Graduate students may apply for a full scholarship to the workshop. To apply for the scholarship, a graduate student should write us giving the details of his or her academic program and a brief statement explaining how the workshop will further his or her academic studies. S/he should also ask a faculty advisor to write us a letter of recommendation on the student's behalf.
Attendance is limited. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please notify us immediately. Full payment must be received by March 1, 2011. Make checks payable to “Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.” A registration form is available at: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst/registrationLW2011.pdf
Please address all correspondence to:
Lehmann Workshop
c/o Jewish Studies Program
711 Williams Hall
255 S. 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
jsp-info@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-6654
The Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Master Workshop in the History of the Jewish Book has been made possible by a generous contribution from the Manfred and Anne Lehmann Foundation along with grants from Mr. Albert Friedberg, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Andrew H. Cohn, Esq. C'66, and the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March 15: Lecture: Library of Congress "The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia"
IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2011
PLEASE JOIN
THE HEBRAIC SECTION
AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN DIVISION
AND THE EUROPEAN DIVISION
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
FOR A PRESENTATION
BY
ELIYANA R. ADLER
IN HER HANDS
The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia
Tuesday March 15, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
African & Middle Eastern Division Reading Room
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 220
10 First St. S.E.
Washington D.C. 20540
For Additional Information:
Sharon Horowitz (202) 707- 3780 or shor@loc.gov
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362
(Voice/TTY) or email ada@loc.gov
PLEASE JOIN
THE HEBRAIC SECTION
AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN DIVISION
AND THE EUROPEAN DIVISION
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
FOR A PRESENTATION
BY
ELIYANA R. ADLER
IN HER HANDS
The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia
Tuesday March 15, 2011
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
African & Middle Eastern Division Reading Room
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 220
10 First St. S.E.
Washington D.C. 20540
For Additional Information:
Sharon Horowitz (202) 707- 3780 or shor@loc.gov
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362
(Voice/TTY) or email ada@loc.gov
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