| The
70,000 volume library of the New York Institute is recognized as
the foremost reference source in its field. Rich in rarities
ranging from early 16th century writings to Moses Mendelssohn
and Heinrich Heine, first editions and dedication copies of
works by more recent prominent writers, many of its volumes were
salvaged from famous Jewish libraries that were confiscated and
dispersed by the Nazis. The library includes a comprehensive
collection of belles lettres by Jewish writers, extensive
material on the so-called "Jewish Problem" and anti-semitism,
and more than 800 periodicals put out by Jewish publishers from
the 18th to 20th centuries. Detailed descriptions of all
materials are available in the
online catalog.
In 2006, we were able to start digitizing books from our rare
book collection. Please see a project description and find the
link to access the digitized books on our
Digitization of the Rare Book Collection website.
Please use the
following link to learn more about our
Library Development Policy.
For questions regarding
the LBI library collection, please contact the head librarian Renate
Evers, at revers@lbi.cjh.org.
For general questions please use our
contact website.
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Title page
of Moses Mendelssohn's Jerusalem (1783) |
