Rosenberg-Lewin Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts, ca. 1200-1900

Summary

Extent:

15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of Hebrew manuscripts, including Kabala (mysticism), prayer books, poetry, synagogue records from the Jewish community of Ancona, Italy, printed official documents relating to the Jews of Ancona, and about 50 Italian manuscripts.

Physical location:

Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Related resources

Related material:

• Cummings Collection of Hebraica and Judaica Card Index (Collection 827) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
• Cummings Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts (Collection 828) . Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
• Rosenberg-Lewin Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts (Collection 779) . Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
• Feldman Collection of Hebrew Manuscripts (Collection 960). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.

Other descriptive data:

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233692

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Jews--Italy--Ancona--Archival resources.

Places:

Ancona (Italy)--History--Archival resources.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

Contact:

(310) 825-4988

AskLSC@library.ucla.edu

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