March 30, 2022 | Klau Library Blog
From the desk of Jordan Finkin, Klau Library, Rare Book and Manuscript Librarian As we enter April, budding trees and flowers make the air redolent of spring. The appreciation of fragrance is of course nothing new to Jewish tradition. Nowhere is … Continued
March 4, 2022 | Klau Library Blog
יום האישה הבינלאומי מצוין מדי שנה ב-8 במרץ, וזו הזדמנות נהדרת להציג כמה מן היצירות הפרשניות בנות זמננו שנכתבו על ידי של נשים יהודיות. “וַתִּכְתֹּב אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה בַת אֲבִיחַיִל וּמָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי אֶת כָּל תֹּקֶף לְקַיֵּם אֵת אִגֶּרֶת הַפּוּרִים הַזֹּאת הַשֵּׁנִית” (אסתר … Continued
February 10, 2022 | Klau Library Blog
Hag Purim is around the corner! The Purim “spiel” (Purim play) is one of the unique artistic customs of this holiday. It is considered to be among the first Yiddish theater productions and is a drama-comedy performance with a plot … Continued
January 14, 2022 | Klau Library Blog
Until Rabbi Isaac Luria fixed what would later become the Tu Bi-Shevat seder, the day was most likely acknowledged simply according to the Mishnah (tractate Rosh Hashanah), namely as the day designated for calculating the agricultural cycle of trees for … Continued
January 10, 2022 | Klau Library Blog
Contributed by Chana Wolfson, Assistant Judaica Librarian Where does Reform Judaism stand on the question of reproductive choice, including the legality of abortion? Materials in the Klau Library from the 1970s through today demonstrate that Reform Jewish institutions in America … Continued
December 28, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
ספריית היברו יוניון קולג’-המכון למדעי היהודיות מחזיקה באוסף מקיף ביותר של יצירות מודפסות וכתבי יד מאת ועל הפילוסוף ההולנדי-היהודי ברוך שפינוזה. האוסף החל בתקופת כהונתו של אדולף א. אוקו (Adolf A. Oko), ספרן היברו יוניון קולג’ מ-1906 עד 1933. בהדרכתו … Continued
November 19, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
Contributed by Alice Finkelstein, Head of Technical Services Few of us learned in school that the Thanksgiving celebration has roots in Wampanoag and other indigenous cultures of North America, or how, in 1621, the Wampanoag leader Massasoit formed an alliance … Continued
November 19, 2021 | Announcement
New Samaritan manuscripts were added to the online collection today! Sam. Ms. 22, 23, 24, and 27 can be viewed on the Samaritan page.
November 4, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
נכתב על ידי אלחנדרו סוסצ’ין, השאלה, יעץ החל מסוף המאה ה-19 ובעשורים הראשונים של המאה ה-20, מגפות קטלניות פגעו קשות באירופה. בין היתר, הכולרה במשך יותר מעשרים שנה פגעה בעיקר במזרח היבשת, וגם השפעת התרחבה כפי שהזכירו לכולנו בעקבות מגפת … Continued
October 22, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
Contributed by Margalit Tal, Serials Coordinator It is an unfortunate reality of many who died in the Holocaust that their tragic deaths overshadowed their extraordinary lives, and such is the story of Janusz Korczak. While his death elevated him to … Continued
October 8, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
Contributed by Joshua Fischer, Junior Assistant Judaica Librarian in Cincinnati Jewish advertisements have a developed and storied history within the Cincinnati Jewish community. As American Jewish communities grew and developed, it became necessary to find more efficient methods of spreading … Continued
September 27, 2021 | Klau Library Blog
Contributed by Taylor Dwyer, Assistant Librarian In 1509, a campaign to destroy Jewish literature was launched in Germany, then part of the Roman Empire. The campaign was led by a Jewish convert to Christianity named Johannes Pfefferkorn (1469-1522/3) with support from various … Continued