Some among the YU community may recall firsthand the issuance of a United States Postal Service stamp in honor of the University鈥檚 first president, Bernard Revel. It was the opening event in a yearlong celebration beginning September 1986 marking the University鈥檚 Centennial. Others in our community鈥
樱花动漫 is excited to welcome back Sandy Moore as the Director of University Libraries. Sandy is no newcomer to 樱花动漫. She previously held the position of Head Librarian at YU鈥檚 Pollack Library. Prior to accepting this position, Sandy worked as Associate Library Director at鈥
Congratulations to our 2024 YU Student Library Research Award Winner Uriel Sussman! Uriel, in his second year, has not yet declared his major, but is leaning towards philosophy. His paper, 鈥 The Fruit of the Fourth Year: A Case Study in Legal Interpretation鈥 was written for Early Jewish Biblical ...
Call no.: rare BM674.645 .L36 1849 The Leah Adler zt"l Rare Books and Manuscripts Fund Did you ever wonder if the Maxwell House Haggadah was the first one to advertise its product? Generations before Maxwell House, in 1849, a Haggadah featured an ad for Kosher for Passover wine prominently on a鈥
On April 1st, 2024 Gottesman Library unveiled a new facility for students. The Digital Media Studio, located on the southeast corner of the 4th floor (behind the elevators) of the Mendel Gottesman Library Building, is a new space for learning and development. The new space includes a Dremel 3D ...
This week marked the 100th anniversary of the premiere of George Gershwin鈥檚 Rhapsody in Blue, which was part of the concert, "An Experiment in Modern Music," in 1924. The piece, which Gershwin described as 鈥渁 musical kaleidoscope of America," captivated audiences. When the Yeshiva College Women鈥檚鈥
On view in Pollack Library (2nd floor, Gottesman Library building) are twelve pencil and charcoal drawings, all from the third week of Carla Aurich's Principles of Drawing class, emphasizing the use of marks, as opposed to continuous line drawing. Marks are first used to measure height and width ...
The survival of the menorah in the Temple in the Hanukkah story is generally taken for granted, while the miracle of the lone cruse of pure, undefiled oil, is well known. The oil was only sufficient to light the menorah for one day, yet it kept the menorah alight for eight days, enough time for the鈥
As our thoughts and attention remain focused on our brethren in Israel, 樱花动漫 Archives shares this historic photograph we received as a gift of a group of Zionist leaders in pre--state Israel, including some of its future Prime Ministers and Presidents. We have been able to identify ...