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August 2008
James P. Rosenbloom, Judaica Librarian
Courses on the undergraduate and graduate level pertaining to the history, languages and cultures of the Ancient Near East, Israel and the Middle East, as well as all areas of Judaic studies and Jewish communal studies are offered by the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, the Hornstein Program for Jewish Communal Service and other academic departments.
The "Judaica" collection includes monographs (trade and scholarly publications), electronic resources, serials, government documents, audiovisual materials, manuscripts and archival collections pertaining to the following subject areas: the civilization of Canaan, Sumer, Babylon and Assyria; The Hebrew Bible; early Christianity; Jewish history, religion and culture throughout the ages; Rabbinic literature; Jewish philosophy, mysticism and thought; Hebrew language and literature; Yiddish language and literature; the Holocaust; Zionism, Israel and the Middle East; American Jewry; and the contemporary world Jewish community. The collection supports the research and instructional programs of the University. The Judaica Librarian maintains and develops the collection and serves as the LTS' liaison to the aforementioned academic departments.
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Primary and secondary source material pertaining to the American Jewish experience from the earliest settlement (1654) to the present are acquired. The following are examples of the subjects to be included:
Level: Graduate study/ Research
Scholarly editions of selected religious legal and literary texts as well as scholarly studies pertaining to the following subjects are acquired:
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, grammars, dictionaries, selected contemporary literary works primarily in English translation are acquired.
Level: Undergraduate study
Basic reference works, selected text editions of the New Testament and commentaries, early Christian literature, as well as monographs pertaining to the historical development of Christianity in the first century are acquired. Acquisition is limited largely to materials in the English language
Level: Undergraduate study
Basic reference works, biblical archeology, critical text editions, critical, historical, literary and linguistic studies (monographs and serials) and commentaries pertaining to the books of the Hebrew Bible and Dead Sea Scrolls are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, periodicals, linguistic studies, literary works (all genres) including works in English translation, literary criticism are acquired. Selected materials in other languages in Hebraic script, e.g. Ladino, are acquired on a selective basis
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, primary resources, periodicals, scholarly and popular studies, memoirs, pertaining to the Holocaust, its antecedents and aftermath are acquired.
Level: Graduate
Basic reference works, selected religious texts, periodicals, scholarly works pertaining to such subjects as Islamic history, religion, relations with other cultures, the role of Islam in contemporary society, are acquired. Acquisition is limited largely to materials in the English language.
Level: Undergraduate
Basic reference works, primary source material, newspapers and periodicals, monographs and non-print materials pertaining to the history of the Yishuv, the establishment of the State of Israel, all aspects of Israeli culture, economic and political life, relations with other countries are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, primary source material, newspapers and periodicals, monographs and non-print materials pertaining to all aspects of Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, periodicals, scholarly studies, texts (manuscript and print editions) including critical text editions are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, periodicals, monographs pertaining to such topics as the development of Jewish law and the principles of Judaism, Jewish life cycle, relation of Judaism to other religions, controversial works against the Jews, polemical works, Judaism in the lands of the Diaspora, streams of Judaism, basic texts are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, periodicals, major (mainly university presses) scholarly studies pertaining to history, culture, religious, political and economic life of the countries in the modern Middle East is acquired. Acquisition is limited to materials in the English and Hebrew language.
Level: Undergraduate
Basic reference and introductory works, scholarly works pertaining to various aspects of Talmudic and Rabbinic literature and Jewish law, texts (manuscript, print, critical editions are acquired.
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, grammars, linguistic studies, literary works (all genres) including works in English translation, literary works (all genres) including translations into English, literary criticism
Level: Graduate study
Basic reference works, periodicals, primary source material, and scholarly studies pertaining to the history of Zionism. Particular emphasis will be placed the history of the Zionist movement in the United States.
Level: Graduate study
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