An Interview with LDP Fellow Amal Morsy
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Leadership Development Program Fellow Amal Morsy at the Library of Congress talks about her leadership training experience.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED)
Category: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED)
AMED Welcomes Virtual Junior Fellows
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
The African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress welcomes three Junior Fellows for their summer internships. They are: Chelsey Brown, Briana Gausland and August Kahn.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED)
The 1548 Ethiopic Gospel in Print
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
The Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division recently acquired a rare Gospel book printed in Rome in 1548 AD. It is the first printed edition of the New Testament in Geez, ግዕዝ (Ethiopic), the ancient liturgical language of Ethiopia.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section
“And for my glory a butterfly sews / A many-colored suit of clothes:” A Hebrew Tom Thumb by Chaim Nachman Bialik
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
In 1911, Jewish children in the Russian Empire woke up to find a Tom Thumb of their own, a Hebrew Tom Thumb of the greatest charm imaginable, and written, moreover, by that greatest of modern Hebrew poets, Chaim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934). Bialik's "Etsba'oni" first appeared in the pages of Ha-Shahar [The Dawn], one of a growing number of Hebrew periodicals created specifically for children in the early decades of the 20th century, especially in Eastern Europe and Russia. The Library of Congress has an almost complete run of the periodical from its seven months of existence, covers included.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section
Celebrating International Workers’ Day
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
On the first day of May, International Workers’ Day, 2020, staff of the international collections divisions at the Library of Congress celebrate workers everywhere by sharing a tribute to workers who have engineered and implemented innovations like paper, movable print, video, internet, and crowd sourcing to make information sharing possible!
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Asian Division, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room
Celebrating the Library’s 220th Anniversary with Open Access Digital Gifts from the International Collections
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
To honor the Library’s 220th anniversary, this blog looks at some freely accessible digital collections and projects from four divisions: African & Middle Eastern, Asian, European, and Hispanic.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Asian Division, European Reading Room, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, PALABRA Archive
Online Now: Rare Persian Language Lithographic Books from Afghanistan
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
A collection of Afghan lithographic books is now accessible online as part of the Persian Rare Language Material collection on the Library of Congress’ website.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section
Librarians Are (Virtually) Here: Online Services and Resources for International Collections at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
This blogpost offers a reminder that the Ask a Librarian service and the online catalogs with rich international content are still available while the Library of Congress buildings are closed to the public.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Asian Division, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room
Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia and the Battle of Adwa: A Pictorial History
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blogpost highlights resources available at the Library of Congress regarding Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia and the Battle of Adwa.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED)