Special Collections
https://lib.biu.ac.il/en/jewish-studies/node/4393In the library halls, there are several special collections:
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Rare Books Collection
Contains approximately 20,000 rare books and more than 1,200 manuscripts.
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Biblia Collection
Contains more than 200 rare Bibles in various languages.
Location: Reading Room – Shelf 2
Research Papers
Contains more than 5,000 Research Papers for Master’s and Doctoral degrees, written within the Faculty of Jewish Studies.
Location: Reading Room – Shelf 8
Children’s Literature Collection
Contains approximately 4,000 children’s books.
Location: Learning Spaces
Yiddish Books Collection
Contains approximately 8,000 books written in the Yiddishlanguage.
Location: Learning Spaces
Maps Collection
A collection of maps of the Land of Israel intended for various research purposes.
Location: Reading Room
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Microform Collection
A microform collection of books, newspapers, and manuscripts.
Location: Reading Room
General Reference Books
The library provides reference materials such as atlases, encyclopedias, guides, dictionaries, and more.
Location: In all library collections
Permanent Exhibition – Portrait and Book12 Rabbinical Portraits by Artist Pinchas Litvinovsky (1894–1985)
Location: Along the staircase leading to Floor -1
