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Two new books written by our own faculty have recently been added to the Mendel Gottesman Library book collection: Ha-Yayin bi-Yeme ha-Benayim – Wine in Ashkenaz in the Middle Ages, by Prof. Haym Soloveitchik. Jerusalem : Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, 2008. In Hebrew. In the Middle Ages…

Feast your eyes on the latest addition to the library’s digital projects page. A visual treat and a historic artifact, the Memorbuch is an example of the renaissance of the art of manuscript decoration in Central Europe in the 18th century. The Memorbuch was written and illustrated by Binyamin Ze’…

The 25th anniversary issue of Judaica Librarianship, published by the Association of Jewish Libraries has just appeared. Articles of interest about Jewish books include: * Yizkor Books in the Twenty-First Century: A History and Guide to the Genre, by Michlean J. Amir and Rosemary Horowitz * No ...

You can now browse newly arrived books in the Mendel Gottesman Library. A book truck with "NEW ARRIVALS" is located near the READY REFERENCE desk on level 5.

Despite the fact that most library journal subscriptions these days are for electronic rather than print versions, there are still some items that are received in print. Print journals are generally read in the library and do not circulate. But, as of this week the Pollack/Landowne Bloom Library ...

Yeshiva University Archives is pleased to announce that a comprehensive guide to its Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry Collection may now be viewed online. About the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) Founded by Jacob Birnbaum in 1964, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry was one of the…

Welcome to the YU Library Blog. We look forward to sharing library news and to posting relevant information in a timely fashion. Add the blog to your RSS feeds and keep up to date with your Library. At the Libraries: * Sandra Herschli Straus has retired from her postition at the Hedi Steinberg ...