By Reuben Keller, Past Research Intern
I was a summer Research Intern at the Center for Jewish
History from June to August 2016. This blog post is intended to talk about what I was doing and the really interesting materials
I worked with.
The focus of my project is a number of rare books donated by
…
Bagged Sobel Collection books in the
American Jewish Historical Society stacks. The Sobel collection of
early American Jewish printing was donated by the late Morris Sobel, former
president of the American Jewish Historical Society, and his wife, Eleanor.
Here in the Werner
J. and Gisella Levi Cahnman Conservation Laboratory we aim to prolong…
New at the Center for Jewish History
Opening Sunday, October 6, 2013
The David Berg Rare Book Room is a new state-of-the-art space presenting exhibitions and collections of rare books, first editions, illuminated manuscripts and letters dating back hundreds of years. It provides for the first time a shared exhibition space for the Center partners’ treasures. Visitors can virtually turn the pages of digitized…
All images: Collection of Yeshiva University Museum
Shana Tova!
The start of this year marks a new beginning for us here at the Center for a Jewish History. We’re opening the new David Berg Rare Book Room to showcase treasures from the collections of our five partners, launching a program season packed with everything from concerts to symposia, and embarking on an exploration of…