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Abstract
It all started, as most things seem to, with Thomas Jefferson. When he donated his private book collection to the needy national library in 1815, it included seven volumes of "Judaica," a small seed that has since grown 10,000-fold.
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Title
GIFT BOOKS IN BRIEF FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress by Abraham Karp (Rizzoli/Library of Congress: $50).: [Home Edition]
Author
Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif.
Pages
6
Number of pages
0
Publication year
1991
Publication date
Dec 1, 1991
Section
Book Review; Book Review Desk
Place of publication
Los Angeles, Calif.
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
ISSN
04583035
Source type
Newspaper
Language of publication
English
Document type
NEWSPAPER
ProQuest document ID
281534768
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/gift-books-brief-ends-earth-judaic-treasures/docview/281534768/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
(Copyright, The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times 1991all Rights reserved)
Last updated
2011-09-15
Database
ProQuest One Academic