The Denver Jewish news., 1924-10-02
HEBREW UNIVERSITY IL
BRARY IN JERUSALEM A
LARGE AND GROWING IN
STITUTION
Scholars Of All Races and Creeds Aid In
Developing Library, Which Already
Has Over 10000 Volumes

Has Over 10000 Volumes
(From our Jerusalem Correspondent
Jerusalem-American, British, Ger
man and other scholars residing in
Jerusalem are proving their loyalty
to the learned fraternity by co-operat-
ing with Jewish scholars in enriching
teh Hebrew University Library in
Jerusalem, one of the many cultural
institutions in Palestine supported by
the Keren Hayesod.
Representatives of the American In
stitute of Oriental Research, of the
British School of Archaeology, and of
the Deutsches Evangelisches lnstitut
fur Aletumskunde meet at regular in
tervals in order to discuess the work
and exchange of books for the Univer-
sity Library. The Library has just
published the first number of He
brew Quarterly photographed Re-
view called "Kirjath Sefer" edited by
DR.. Hugo Bergman, chief librarian
of the Hebrew University Library,
and Prof. Pick, member of the Pal
estine Zionist Executive, who is a
noted archaeologist. Scholars and
authors of note are collaborating in
the publication of this photographed
Quarterly, the first number of which
contains wealth of material.
The Hebrew University Library,
destined to play so important role in
the development Of the University, has
been, and is, the cherished object of
scholars throughout the world. One
man, DR.. Joseph Chasanovitch, gave
his life to the foundation of the
Library, having collected many thou
sands of books for the Library, the
,value of which cannot be expressed in
figures, he died forsaken and poor and
was gathered to his people in the poor
house in Jekaterinslow," according to
the touching tribute contained in the
Notes and News forming part of the
quarterly.
Thousands of books are stored in
Europe awaiting shipment to Jerusa-
lem when the necessary funds for the
purpose are available. Librarians the
world over have been asked, in a reso-
luton passed at the last International
Conference of Librarians and Biblio-
philies to enter into friendly relations
with the Hebrew University Library.
The French, Spanish and Czecho-
Slovakian governments have favoured
the Library with valuable gifts of
books.
Significant individual bequests of
books have been received. Among the
individual gifts the bequest of the
Viennese scholar and humanitarian,
Joseph Popper-Lynkeus ranks first.
He bequeathed to the Library his pri-
vate collection containing important
books on sociology, history of religion
and philosophy. Sir Alfred Mond and
his brother, Mr.. Robert Ludwig Mond,
honoured the memory of their late
father, DR.. Ludwig Mond, by giving a
great number of his scientific books to
the Library.
The idea of a library in Jerusalem
also attracts Gentiles. Mrs. Z. A.
Gordon, an Englishwoman living in
distant Kyoto, Japan, has sent numer-
Gus gifts to the Library and has ar
ranged a special collection of books on
comparative religion. Abuot u year
ago Mr.. Ussishkin presented part of
his private Archives and of the arch
ives of the Chowewe Zion in Odessa /
to the Library. During the last few
weeks he sent another large collection
of documents. Financial reasons still |
prevent the Library from cataloguing
these archives.
Friends of the University and of
the Library enabled the Zionist Exec |
utive to buy the library of the last
Professor Ignaz Goldziher of Buda- ,
pest, which is one of the richest in
books on Islam and the Orient. The |
purchase of this library will without
doubt greatly encourage the study of .
Islam in Palestine.
Miss Henrietta Sold has perpetu-
ated the memory of her father, Rabbi
Benjamin Sold of Baltimore, in do
mating to the Library large part Of
the scientific collection of her fathers
books.
Thousands of books are still lying
idle in the Jewish centres in Eastern
and Central Europe ready for trans
port, but the lack of means prevents
their being sent to Palestine. D. w.
Simons of Detroit, is one of the Ii