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Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 9 Oct 2024

A rare 16th-century Jewish book, comprising a Hebrew Torah and Haftarot printed in Venice by Giovanni di Gara, is set to return to the Budapest University of Jewish Studies library after being seized by the Nazis in 1944.

0 Education Jewish Law

Ohio court bars Hebrew Union College from selling rare books amid financial woes

Asaf Elia-Shalev in JTA · 7 Jun 2024

Ohio's attorney general has obtained a court order preventing Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, known for its significant collection of rare Jewish books, from selling off these invaluable religious and cultural treasures.

0 Culture History

How these Dutch Jewish artists aided the resistance with children's books

Irene Katz Connelly in Forward · 26 Apr 2023

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Jewish artists Jacob Kloot and Anna Galinka Ehrenfest used their talent to resist by publishing children's books under the pseudonym El Pintor.

0 Culture Jewish Law

Inside the auction house driving the rare-book craze in the Orthodox world

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 21 Mar 2023

The Genazym auction house has become a significant player in the rare Jewish book market, particularly within the Orthodox community.

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Michelle Margolis: What Do Librarians Do? [Books 2/3]

18forty · 19 Jul 2022

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Michelle Margolis, a librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University, discusses the role of librarians and the hidden world of Judaica and rare books.