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Oct 30, 2024

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Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis continues a series of blog posts about the history of Jews at Columbia with an installment on the first years of the Nicholas Murray Butler presidency during the early 20th century.

Oct 9, 2024

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The Libraries announces the annual Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections, which will feature the Inquisition of Bologna, Jews at Barnard in the late 19th century, and a unique story from early modern Prague.

Oct 1, 2024

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Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis continues a series of blog posts about the history of Jews at Columbia with a brief detour across Broadway to explore Jewish connections to Barnard College.

Sep 13, 2024

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The second post in a series about the history of Jews at Columbia details the evolution of Jewish studies at the University and specifically focuses on the period from 1854-1901.

Aug 26, 2024

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The first installment in a series of blog posts about the history of Jews at Columbia by Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis centers on the first 100 years of the University, then known as King's College, from 1754-1854.

Feb 28, 2024

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Noa Tsaushu, a doctoral student in Yiddish studies at Columbia, consults a newly-acquired copy of "Shtetl, mayn khorever heym: a gedekhenish" by Issachar Ryback for her dissertation on Yiddish art and "the battle for cohesion among the Soviet-Yiddish avant-garde."

Feb 21, 2024

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The Libraries partners with the Jewish Historical Press (JHP) and peer institutions to facilitate access to Jewish newspapers from around the world, including numerous titles that represent the Jewish experience in the United States throughout history.

Feb 5, 2024

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Recently-acquired and newly-processed collections in the Norman E. Alexander Library for Jewish Studies include a selection of prayer books that broaden the Libraries' holdings of Jewish materials from the Middle East and highlight Jewish and Persian art.

Jan 23, 2024

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The Judaica collection at Columbia includes a strong selection of materials related to the Jewish community in the Netherlands; in fact, the backbone of the entire collection, donated to the University in 1892, originated in Amsterdam.

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Jews at Columbia: The Early Butler Years and the Trustee Question (1901-1920)

Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections 2024

Jews at Columbia: Annie Nathan Meyer and the “College for Women”

Jews at Columbia: The Beginnings of Jewish Studies (1854-1901)

Jews at Columbia: The First Hundred Years (1754-1854)

Guest Post: Noa Tsaushu on Issachar Ryback’s Shtetl, mayn khorever heym: a gedekhenish

American Jewish Historical Newspapers - Available and Online!

New and Newly Processed Collections | Jewish Studies

From the Stacks: Exploring the Sephardic World in Amsterdam

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Jews at Columbia: The Early Butler Years and the Trustee Question (1901-1920)

Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections 2024

Jews at Columbia: Annie Nathan Meyer and the “College for Women”

Jews at Columbia: The Beginnings of Jewish Studies (1854-1901)

Jews at Columbia: The First Hundred Years (1754-1854)

Guest Post: Noa Tsaushu on Issachar Ryback’s Shtetl, mayn khorever heym: a gedekhenish

American Jewish Historical Newspapers - Available and Online!

New and Newly Processed Collections | Jewish Studies

From the Stacks: Exploring the Sephardic World in Amsterdam

News Archive