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The Rare Books of the Shimeon Brisman Collection in Jewish Studies

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TorahThe Shimeon Brisman Collection in Jewish Studies was purchased by Washington University in 1972 from Shimeon Brisman, a Judaica bibliographer at the UCLA library and an expert in Hebrew bibliography. Approximately one fourth of the Brisman Collection is bibliography, including hundreds of catalogues from nineteenth and early twentieth century European bookshops. The collection also includes a large number of rabbinical commentaries, responsa, and liturgical literature—many of which came from the libraries of prominent rabbis—as well as a substantial number of nineteenth century sermons from England and Germany. In addition, the collection includes an impressive array of early printed works and rare books.  All of these items capture Jewish history, culture, and thought and serve as a valuable resource for modern day scholars.

Featured here are some of the highlights of the approximately 750 rare books of the Shimeon Brisman collection.

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Special Collections Department
Washington University in St. Louis

 

Above: Hamishah Humshe Torah (Pentateuch). Printed in Amsterdam by David de Kastro Tartas in 1666.

 

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