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05. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

 Classification
Identifier: 05
With holdings of over 100,000 volumes, the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica at the University of Florida, is considered the foremost Jewish studies research collection in the southeastern United States. In terms of many of its scarce late 19th to early 20th century imprints, it ranks among the top 20 academic libraries in the world. Furthermore, many thousands of its titles in Hebrew and Yiddish are held by less than 10 libraries in the United States. Below is a listing of the archival holdings of the Price Library.

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

Bergen-Belsen Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 137
Abstract

Photographs taken following the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany during World War II.

Dates: 1945

Morton D. Winsberg Photographs of Colonia Baron Hirsch

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 170
Abstract

Photographs of the Colonia Baron Hirsch, primarily of the Jewish settlers, in Argentina.

Dates: 1930-1960

Transcript of Emanuel Synagogue Seminar on Martin Buber

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0473
Abstract

Typescript transcript of two seminar sessions on Jewish religious philosopher Martin Buber held at the Emanuel Synagogue in Hartford, Connecticut.

Dates: 1964

Records of the University of Florida Price Library of Judaica

 Series
Identifier: Series 005
Abstract

Correspondence, collection inventories, reports, forms, working papers documenting the administration of the Price Library.

Dates: 1972-1995

Joseph Weil Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 042
Abstract

Speeches, articles, personal correspondence and material related to Weil's academic career. Included in the collection are records related to the social fraternity, Pi Lambda Phi, and Technion (Hebrew Institute of Technology).

Dates: 1915-1977

Paul L. Hanna Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 120
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, speeches, and general files of historian, Paul L. Hanna. The majority of the files pertain to Palestine, Israel and the Middle East, including his work with the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946.

Dates: 1931-1972

University Religious Association Religion-in-Life Week Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 033
Abstract

Files on keynote speakers, correspondence with the speakers, a few keynote addresses, and other records related to Religion-in-Life Week speaker engagements.

Dates: 1947-1969

Tau Epsilon Phi, Tau Alpha Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 109
Abstract

Files pertaining to the fraternity's house and property, correspondence and minutes of official chapter meetings.

Dates: 1930-1995

Bruce and Stacey Goldring Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

This collection reflects Jewish life in Jacksonville during the twentieth century. Included in the collection are postcards, newsletters, photographs, flyers, and vinyl disks highlighting institutions and individuals who contributed to the lives of the Jewish residents of Jacksonville.

Dates: 1923-2014; Majority of material found in 1970s-1990s

Yemenite Liturgical Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0400
Abstract

Hebrew hymns for mourning and the Ninth of Av, including lamentations (qinot), penitential hymns (selichot), and other non-liturgical texts.

Dates: circa 1830