Special Collections

Birnbaum Collection of Jewish Music is acknowledged to be the world's largest and most important assemblage of 18th and 19th century European Jewish manuscripts and archival material.(Cincinnati)

David Ellenson Rare Book Exhibit includes rare incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, Biblical codices, communal records, legal documents, and scientific tracts. (Cincinnati)

American Jewish Periodical Center. Located in the Klau Library on the Cincinnati campus, the AJPC houses a microform collection of American Jewish newspapers, journals and magazines published in eight languages. The Center also houses the Library's collection of microform materials.

Inventories to many Special Collections.

Digitized Books

Early American Reform Prayer books

Avodat Yisrael (2 v.). Originally arranged by Rev. Dr. Benjamin Szold, of Baltimore. Second Edition (Hebrew and German) revised by Rev. Drs. M. Jastrow, of Philadelphia, and H. Hochheimer, of Baltimore. Philadelphia, published by the editor, 1885. Tefilot bene Yeshurun le-Rosh ha-Shanah = the Divine Service of American Israelites for the New Year by Isaac M. Wise. Cincinnati : Bloch Publishers,1866. Tefilot bene Yeshurun le-Yom ha-Kipurim = the Divine Service of American Israelites for the Day of Atonement by Isaac M. Wise. Cincinnati : Bloch Publishers,1866. Minhag Amerika : the daily prayers for American Israelites as revised in conference. Cincinnati : Bloch & Co., 1872. Minhag Amerika = Gebet-Buch. Cincinnati : Bloch & Co., 1864 (c1861) Union Prayer Book, 1892 David Einhorn's Olat Tamid Book of prayers for Jewish Congregations. A new translation after the German original, 1896. Seder Tefilah = The Order of Prayer Revised by Dr. L. Merzbacher, 1855 ; 3rd ed. revised and corrected by Dr. S. Adler, 1864. Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations 3rd ed., rev. and corrected Charleston, SC. Published by Congregation Beth Elohim, 5627 [1867]

"Catalona Mahzor" is a Mahzor for Rosh Ha-Shana and Yom Kippur according to the Spanish Catalonian Rite. It is dated approximately 1280. From the collection of the National Library of Israel.

Exhibits

Blessing of the Sun Celebrate the sun's return to its position at its creation

Five Scrolls

Golem Exhibit with the "Create your own Golem contest" (Los Angeles)

History of the HUC-JIR Los Angeles campus

Illuminated Haggadah Exhibit and The First Cincinnati Haggadah CD Please feel free to download these images and use them as teaching aids or as part of your Passover celebration. (Cincinnati)

Interfaith Dialogue (Los Angeles)

Maharal

Ordination (Los Angeles)

Poetry in Song (Los Angeles)

Vegetarianism in Jewish Tradition and Culture (Los Angeles)