#1 Jewish Studies Research Collection in the Southeastern United States
#2 Recipient of two National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grants
Top 10 Collection of rare Judaica and Hebraica housed in the unique Judaica Suite
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Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica
Collection History
The Judaica Library was built on a superb collection of books privately owned by Rabbi Leonard C. Mishkin of Chicago. When UF set out to acquire Mishkin's collection in 1977, it was the largest and best personal library of Judaica and Hebraica in the United States.
newly published!
Jewish Experiences Across the Americas
Inspired by the Jews and the Americas conference at the University of Florida, February 26-29, 2019, this newly published volume features a range of case studies by scholars from the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Israel that explore the culturally, religiously, and politically diverse lives of Jewish minorities in the Western Hemisphere. Edited by Katalin Franciska Rac and Lenny A. Urena Valerio
For jeiwish american heritage month
The Formation of American Judaism
This May, in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, come and visit the Judaica Suite to see up-close a small selection of our very special early American Judaica books (1776-1872). Learn all about the individuals who authored or edited them, the printing houses that published them, and how the books and their authors influenced and shaped Jewish American religious, social and cultural life.
congratulations!
Kenneth Treister
Congratulations to Kenneth Treister, FAIA, renown architect, artist, sculptor of the Holocaust Memorial in Miami, and designer of our beautiful Judaica Suite, on receiving the University of Florida’s Distinguished Alumnus Award on April 30, 2022.
