05. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

Classification

Identifier: 05

Staff Only

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 48 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred M. Silberfeld Genealogical Research Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0369

Abstract

This collection contains research papers, personal correspondence, and literary works of Alfred M. Silberfeld and his relatives. The collection includes copies of personal documents and photographs of Silberfeld's extended family and ancestors, collected and arranged as part of Silberfeld's genealogical research.

Dates: 1900-2015

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Alfred M. Silberfeld Genealogical Research Collection

Allen Kalishman Dachau Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0442

Abstract

This collection includes slides, photographs, and a written description of Kalishman’s experiences during his one year of military service spent in Austria and Germany from 1955 to 1956 and impressions of the Dachau concentration camp site.

Dates: circa 1955, 2015, undated

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Allen Kalishman Dachau Photographs

Amy Schlagel Federman and Joseph Federman Collection on Tourism in Israel

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0420

Abstract

The collection includes various materials that relate to tourism in Israel in general and specifically pertain to the Federman family's travels in Israel in the 1970s and another visit to Israel in 2012.

Dates: 1951-2012; Majority of material found within 1974-1978

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Amy Schlagel Federman and Joseph Federman Collection on Tourism in Israel

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

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Bergen-Belsen Photographs

Bessie L. Cantrell Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0430

Abstract

Collection of letters Bessie Cantrell had received from Israeli Prime Ministers Golda Meir and Menachem Begin and Minister of Defence Moshe Dayan.

Dates: 1971 - 1987

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Bessie L. Cantrell Collection

B.L. Pemstein Papers

Collection

Identifier: Ms 200

Abstract

Correspondence of B.L. "Bunny" Pemstein, a young Jewish Navy recruit stationed at Key West during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1944

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / B.L. Pemstein Papers

Blanche Frank Ittleson and Henry Ittleson Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0439

Abstract

The items in the collection relate to the Ittlesons’ private and social life, philanthropy, and Blanche Frank Ittleson’s work in the field of social welfare, child mental health protection, and more. Several photographs of their houses in Palm Beach and the many receipts and notes from their travels abroad illustrate the high standard of the lives they lived.

Dates: 1894 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1921 - 1943

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Blanche Frank Ittleson and Henry Ittleson Collection

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

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Bruce and Stacey Goldring Collection

Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida Records

Collection

Identifier: Series 204

Abstract

Collection contains information regarding the founding of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida.

Dates: 1973 - 1980

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida Records

Collection on Jewish Organizations in Cuba

Collection

Identifier: MSS 0558

Abstract This collection sheds light on various aspects of Jewish communal life in Cuba from the 1920s until the 1960s. The documents in the collection were created by different Jewish organizations in Havana. The majority of these letters, written agreements, registry entries, affidavits issued to immigrants to both Cuba and the US, and tickets to different events are in Yiddish, also signaling that they are related to the lives of the last large wave of Jewish immigrants to Cuba, mostly from...

Dates: 1925 - 1967

Found in: Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida / Collection on Jewish Organizations in Cuba