Liba Augenfeld – the survivor who brought her love of Yiddish with her
I had the honour of knowing and working with Liba Augenfeld, the aristocratic doyenne of Yiddish language and culture at the JPL, who passed away a few weeks ago.
Library of Israel partners with Canadian group to preserve Jewish texts
An agreement between the National Library of Israel and a Canadian organization promises to breathe new life into ancient Jewish manuscripts.
I am the son of a bibliophile
Being the son of a man addicted to books, taught Rosensweig a whole lot.
Memorial attended by neo-Nazis held at Toronto library, despite outcry
A memorial service for a controversial Canadian lawyer that was held at a Toronto Public Library and attended by a number of neo-Nazi figures went ahead as planned.
An ancient text gets new life
This past summer, archivists and conservationists restored a rare 16th-century Jewish volume to its original glory. Here’s how they did it
New season, new beginnings: What’s in store at the JPL
Here is a little sneak peak of what’s in store at the JPL this spring
Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto seeks home for its books
“We’d prefer to have a home for our library that would keep the entire collection intact, a place where our members and the public would have access to the collection,” said the JGST’s acting librarian
Wanted: A home for old books
Since the rise of the Internet many public libraries are moving away from books into electronic resources like ebooks and online databases
