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A Chimney on the Canadian Prairies: Yiddish-Language Libraries in Western Canada, 1900 to the Present
Full text linkYiddish book culture did and does exist in Western Canada, even outside the vibrant Jewish culture of Winnipeg, in communities whose geographic isolation from the Yiddish-speaking centers may seem extreme. Two libraries may serve as examples of the variety of manifestations of Yiddish reading in these localities: the library of the farm community of Edenbridge, Saskatchewan, which may be said to be emblematic of cultural organization in these rural colonies, which existed from before World War I until the 1960s; and the Kirman Library at the Vancouver Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, itself an unusual example of a Yiddish secular school, which is now the last specifically Yiddish library in Western Canada. Finally, the meaning of Yiddish books in these independent libraries, far from institutional support or a critical mass of Jews, is examined
The First Deinard Collection of the Library of Congress
Full text linkThe extensive Hebraica holdings of the Library of Congress are based on a core collection of nearly 10,000 books and pamphlets that was acquired circa 1912. The “nation’s library” purchased that collection—which included 19 incunabula—from the prolific Hebrew author and bibliographer Ephraim Deinard, with financial support from the businessman and philanthropist Jacob Schiff. It was the first of three Deinard collections acquired by the Library of Congress. This article outlines the negotiations and vividly describes the personalities who made that signal acquisition possible
Hebrew Manuscripts in the Biblioteca Palatina in Parma: Catalogue (Kitve ha-yad ha-’Ivriyim be-Sifriyat ha-Palat.inah be-Parmah: k.at.alog), edited by Ben- jamin Richler; palaeographical and codicological descriptions Malachi Beit-Arié. Jerusalem: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jewish National and University Library, 2001
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