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COVID-19 and the Orthodox Jewish Community Collection Available for Research

By On May 3, 2023 · Leave a Comment

An initial portion of Yeshiva University Archives’ COVID-19 and the Orthodox Jewish Community Collection is available for onsite access by patrons. The collection consists of digital materials such as emails, documents, articles, webpages, websites, images, social media posts and audio/video recordings documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Orthodox […]

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Coffee for Passover in Hungary, 1932-1933

By On April 3, 2023 · Leave a Comment

It’s never too early to start preparing for Passover! This kosher for Passover certificate (hechsher) for coffee is dated 23 Kislev 5693 [December 22, 1932], two days before Chanukah, in preparation for Passover 1933.  The coffee was under the supervision of Rabbi Simon Sofer Schreiber, a grandson of the Hatam Sofer (1762-1839), a renowned Orthodox […]

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Tishah B’Av at the Arch of Titus in 1926

By On August 3, 2022 · Leave a Comment

 

The Arch of Titus in Rome looms large in Jewish history. Titus, Emperor of Rome from 79 – 81 C.E., is infamously known in Jewish lore as Titus Ha-Rasha, Titus the Evil, since he destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E. To celebrate his victory over the Jews, a triumphal parade was […]

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Past Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women Syllabi Now Available on YAIR

By On December 9, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In September, recent syllabi from Yeshiva College were posted to YAIR (Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository) to help students select courses prior to registration. Soon after these syllabi were posted, Stern College for Women requested that their Fall and Spring 2021 syllabi be included in YAIR as well. Stephanie Gross, E-Resources and Scholarly […]

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A Plethora of Passover Haggadot from the Belz Manuscript Collection

By On March 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Yeshiva University Libraries recently received a treasure trove of magnificent modern manuscripts, a generous gift donated by Mr. Jack A. Belz and his late wife Marilyn, ob”m.  Mr. Belz is a member of the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University, a Yeshiva University Benefactor, and the Philip and Sara Belz School of Jewish Music, which […]

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New Photos of Yeshiva’s Early History now in Libraries’ Digital Collections

By On January 22, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Discover aspects of the early history of Yeshiva University through the latest set of historic photos now available in the Libraries’ Digital Collections portal. Sense the palpable excitement in scenes of the 1927 cornerstone laying ceremony of the original main uptown building and its 1928 dedication, both of which were marked with […]

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Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository [YAIR]: A spotlight on our collections

By On January 15, 2020 · Leave a Comment

In May of 2018, Yeshiva University Libraries launched YAIR, the official institutional repository, of Yeshiva University. The plan had been in the pipeline for several years. With the adoption of a new strategic plan, plans were quickly put into place. At the helm was Head of Library Web and Digital Services Hao Zeng, who chose […]

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YU Historic Photos Available in New Digital Collection

By On December 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Visit the Libraries’ Digital Collections platform to view our newest collection, Yeshiva University Historic Photographs. This first set consists of over 125 images from the earliest years of Stern College for Women.  Examined together with our existing digital collection of Stern’s Kochaviah Yearbooks from this period, these resources […]

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Yeshiva University Libraries Launches New Digital Collections Portal

By On September 3, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Yeshiva University Libraries is excited to introduce a new portal for accessing our Digital Collections.  This platform enhances the user experience for viewing the Libraries’ rare and unique materials through more robust search and browse functionalities and improved navigation of lengthy textual items.  We have also significantly enriched and standardized the descriptive metadata of the […]

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The Bernard Revel Testimonial Dinner, March 1, 1917

By On February 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment

A century ago marked “the first anniversary of the beginning of a new epoch in Jewish education in America.” Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel had assumed the presidency of the Rabbinical College (Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary – RIETS) a year earlier, and re-organized it, breathing new life into Judaism in the […]

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