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001 on1399163984
003 OCoLC
005 20240510111909.0
008 231004s2024 maua b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2023046180
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dOCLCF
_dOCLCO
_dYDX
_dNFG
020 _a9781684581986
_qhardcover
020 _a1684581982
_qhardcover
035 _a(OCoLC)1399163984
042 _apcc
043 _an-us-dc
092 _a089.924
_bB837
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aBrener, Ann,
_d1969-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBooks like sapphires :
_bfrom The Library of Congress Judaica Collection /
_cAnn Brener ; foreword by Martin J. Gross.
264 1 _aWaltham :
_bBrandeis University Press,
_c[2024]
300 _axvi, 350 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c29 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWith a foreword by Martin J. Gross, President, The Martin J. Gross Family Foundation.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Books Like Sapphires features highlights of Hebrew literary works in the Library of Congress. It is a book about books, but it is also a book about patrons, first among them Jacob Schiff, whose munificence founded the Hebraic Section in 1912 to ensure the survival of the Jewish cultural heritage"--
_cProvided by publisher.
610 2 0 _aLibrary of Congress.
_944853
650 0 _aHebrew imprints
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aEarly printed books
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aPrinting, Hebrew
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSynagogue dedication services
_xEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aJudaism
_vPrayers and devotions
_xEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aHebrew poetry
_xEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aWedding toasts
_xEarly works to 1800.
650 0 _aChildren's literature, Hebrew
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vSources.
650 0 _aRare books
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aLibraries
_xSpecial collections
_xJewish literature.
700 1 _aGross, Martin J.,
_ewriter of foreword.
994 _aC0
_bNFG
999 _c384512
_d384512