Yiddish in Chicago: A History of Publishing
From The University of Chicago Library The Joseph Regenstein Library, Third Floor January 8 through March 20, 2016 When I publish a pretty book,” wrote L.M. Shteyn in 1929, “I believe it is with...
Category: Exhibitions
“As it is Written”: Judaic Treasures from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Latest exhibition features items that span 1,000 years of Jewish history and culture TORONTO (January 27, 2015) – A unique 10th-century manuscript of an 8th-century compendium of Jewish law and a 2014 facsimile of...
Association of Jewish Libraries-NYMA Winter 2015 Conference
The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will hold its Winter 2015 Conference on Tuesday, January 27th, 10 am – 1:30 pm, at Chabad Lubavitch Library Exhibition Hall,...
A New, Digital Wonderland of Jewish Text: Sefaria
Imagine a digital wonderland where every Jewish text is available free and open-source, where the extraordinary expanse of our texts are waiting to be combed, prodded, and commented upon by interested parties the world...
Constructing Borders & Crossing Boundaries: Social, Cultural, & Religious Change in Early Modern Jewish History
The Penn Libraries, in partnership with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, have launched a new web exhibition. To see the exhibition, go to: http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows14/ Introduction Scholars working in a wide variety...
The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter
New York Exhibit on Children’s Books Highlights Many Jewish Contributions ‘It’s a pattern really. So many of the progressive writers and illustrators of children’s books were Jews,” says Leonard Marcus, who does not usually...
