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“Words Like Sapphires”

Posted by: Erin Allen

A simple label inside thousands of rare books bears witness to the origins of one of the great collections of Hebrew material in the world: “Deinard Collection Presented by Jacob H. Schiff.” Beginning next week, the Library of Congress will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Hebraic Collection – started with a gift from Schiff …

Posted in: Collections, Exhibitions, Jewish American History, Manuscripts

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Jewish Heritage

Posted by: Erin Allen

For the third consecutive year, special items from the Library of Congress’ Jewish American collections have been put on display at the White House. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, President Barack Obama hosted a reception at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Wednesday evening. “Generations of Jewish Americans have brought to bear some of our …

Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Collections, Events, Exhibitions, History, Jewish American History, Manuscripts