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Dec 10, 2024

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Watch the 2024 Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections, which featured presentations on Jewish criminal cases in Bologna in the 15th century, sickness in 18th-century Prague, and Jewish women at Barnard College in the 19th century.

Nov 25, 2024

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As part of the 2024 Open Access Week events, Libraries staff and collaborators presented on "Digitizing Vietnam Project: Increasing Access to Vietnam Studies Materials," a project that will act as an inter-institutional digital hub for Vietnam studies.

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.

May 15, 2024

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In recognition of Nakba Day on May 15, Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian Peter Magierski calls attention to the ongoing erasure of archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions in Gaza and shares resources related to the destruction, both past and present.

Mar 5, 2024

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As part of the ongoing "New and Featured Books" display in the Butler Library lounge, a collection of titles highlights "democracy in India" and includes "scholarly works on the contrapuntal forces of democracy, communalism, and ethnonationalism in India."

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Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections 2024

Open Access Week 2024 (South/Southeast Asia)

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

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

Nakba Day Anniversary 2024: Archives, Libraries, Memory, and Narrative

Democracy in India

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Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections 2024

Open Access Week 2024 (South/Southeast Asia)

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

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

Nakba Day Anniversary 2024: Archives, Libraries, Memory, and Narrative

Democracy in India

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