Haim Gottschalk
@hgot.bsky.social
I am a Hebraica-Judaica Cataloging Librarian, cataloging across the board in subjects and classification, ranging from 15th cen. through newest publications.
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Haim Gottschalk
@hgot.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I've noticed a few self-introduction posts, so here's mine. I am a Hebraica-Judaica cataloging librarian. I've cataloged newly published books and quite a number of 15th century books. I've also cataloged maps, manuscripts, and games. I will post material related to Hebrew books and cataloging. 1/n
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Hear @miriamudel.bsky.social talk about her new book Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature in this Delmarva Today interview:
Delmarva Today 12-12-25 Celebrating Yiddish Children's Stories
Exploring a Lost Literature with Author Miriam Udel
www.delmarvapublicmedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hear @miriamudel.bsky.social talk about her new book Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature in this Delmarva Today interview:
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"The book had seemingly been hiding in plain sight for many years, and was only discovered when over 800,000 library cards were digitised" ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0U..., via Lund University 12/9
& www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/fantast...
& www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/fantast...
Fantastiska fyndet i Lund – Copernicus storverk låg gömt i en annan bok
1500-talsboken var dold i över hundra år.
www.sydsvenskan.se
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"The book had seemingly been hiding in plain sight for many years, and was only discovered when over 800,000 library cards were digitised" ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0U..., via Lund University 12/9
& www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/fantast...
& www.sydsvenskan.se/lund/fantast...
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Yiddish Studies postdoc (6 years) at the University of Vienna. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Scientif...
Scientific project assistant postdoc
Scientific project assistant postdoc
jobs.univie.ac.at
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Yiddish Studies postdoc (6 years) at the University of Vienna. jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Scientif...
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#Event | The Canadian Society for Jewish Studies invites submissions for its Annual Conference 2026 at Carleton University, Ottawa, May 26-28, 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
#conference #canada #jewishstudies
Deadline for proposals: February 16, 2026
#conference #canada #jewishstudies
Deadline for proposals: February 16, 2026
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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#Chancen | Call for contributions to planned source reader: Between Flesh and Water: Documenting the Global Story of Jewish Women and Ritual Purity | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for proposals: January 20, 2026
Deadline for proposals: January 20, 2026
December 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Chancen | Call for contributions to planned source reader: Between Flesh and Water: Documenting the Global Story of Jewish Women and Ritual Purity | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for proposals: January 20, 2026
Deadline for proposals: January 20, 2026
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Submit your proposals now for the AJL 2026 in-person conference, taking place June 22–24, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois. All submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Submit your proposals now for the AJL 2026 in-person conference, taking place June 22–24, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois. All submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
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Walking through nature we can enjoy beautiful natural mirrors. How beautiful the reflections are.💛🫶
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Walking through nature we can enjoy beautiful natural mirrors. How beautiful the reflections are.💛🫶
@jewishstudies.bsky.social annual conference is next week. If you are attending, please consider coming over to the @librarycongress.bsky.social for a tour and reception, 6-8pm, Mon. Dec. 14. Hosted by the Hebraic Section.
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@jewishstudies.bsky.social annual conference is next week. If you are attending, please consider coming over to the @librarycongress.bsky.social for a tour and reception, 6-8pm, Mon. Dec. 14. Hosted by the Hebraic Section.
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Read more about the problem in
Barrow, J. T. “The Phantom Footnote: Misattribution in Early Modern Polemics.” Historical Textual Analysis 42, no. 3 (2018): 112–129.
Vance, A. “Recursive Fictionality: When Hypothetical Bibliographies Enter the Canon.” Review of Meta-Scholarship 5, (2022): 12–30.
Barrow, J. T. “The Phantom Footnote: Misattribution in Early Modern Polemics.” Historical Textual Analysis 42, no. 3 (2018): 112–129.
Vance, A. “Recursive Fictionality: When Hypothetical Bibliographies Enter the Canon.” Review of Meta-Scholarship 5, (2022): 12–30.
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Read more about the problem in
Barrow, J. T. “The Phantom Footnote: Misattribution in Early Modern Polemics.” Historical Textual Analysis 42, no. 3 (2018): 112–129.
Vance, A. “Recursive Fictionality: When Hypothetical Bibliographies Enter the Canon.” Review of Meta-Scholarship 5, (2022): 12–30.
Barrow, J. T. “The Phantom Footnote: Misattribution in Early Modern Polemics.” Historical Textual Analysis 42, no. 3 (2018): 112–129.
Vance, A. “Recursive Fictionality: When Hypothetical Bibliographies Enter the Canon.” Review of Meta-Scholarship 5, (2022): 12–30.
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Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח) with this creature.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.24v
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.24v
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח) with this creature.
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.24v
#ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.24v
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Ahead of Friday's Krampusnacht, or "Krampus Night," read up on the folklore character who comes primarily from German-speaking regions of Europe and whose main duty as St. Nicholas’s companion is to punish or threaten naughty children while the saint rewards good ones. blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202...
Krampus: Origins and Development of a Winter Devil | Folklife Today
These days, it’s hard to make it through December in the U.S. without encountering Krampus. Hairy, scary, hoofed, and horned, the devilish character is wildly popular from coast to coast. Across the c...
blogs.loc.gov
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ahead of Friday's Krampusnacht, or "Krampus Night," read up on the folklore character who comes primarily from German-speaking regions of Europe and whose main duty as St. Nicholas’s companion is to punish or threaten naughty children while the saint rewards good ones. blogs.loc.gov/folklife/202...
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Today, 4 December 2025, marks 50 years since the death of Hannah Arendt, the German‑Jewish political thinker whose work continues to shape how democracies understand power, evil and responsibility.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today, 4 December 2025, marks 50 years since the death of Hannah Arendt, the German‑Jewish political thinker whose work continues to shape how democracies understand power, evil and responsibility.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
#OTD Dec. 4, 1783 - George Washington walked into the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan and stepped down, ensuring that the new country would be a republic and not a kingdom ruled by force.
@adiweiss.bsky.social
@adiweiss.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#OTD Dec. 4, 1783 - George Washington walked into the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan and stepped down, ensuring that the new country would be a republic and not a kingdom ruled by force.
@adiweiss.bsky.social
@adiweiss.bsky.social
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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#Chancen | Central European University (CEU) in Vienna invites applications for English-language program in Jewish Studies as specialization within the MA programs of the Department of Historical Studies | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for applications: February 4, 2026
Deadline for applications: February 4, 2026
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#Chancen | Central European University (CEU) in Vienna invites applications for English-language program in Jewish Studies as specialization within the MA programs of the Department of Historical Studies | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...
Deadline for applications: February 4, 2026
Deadline for applications: February 4, 2026
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Need focused writing time? Join our Online Writing Retreat (NGG x Second Temple Early Career Group).
📅 When: Wed 3 Dec 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
📅 When: Wed 3 Dec 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Need focused writing time? Join our Online Writing Retreat (NGG x Second Temple Early Career Group).
📅 When: Wed 3 Dec 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
📅 When: Wed 3 Dec 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
Interested in a summer internship at the @librarycongress.bsky.social with the Israel & Judaica Section. The Junior Fellows Program is accepting applications. The project would be the Yiddish Bibliographic Records Metadata Enhancement Project. Please consider applying:
www.loc.gov/item/interns...
www.loc.gov/item/interns...
www.loc.gov
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Interested in a summer internship at the @librarycongress.bsky.social with the Israel & Judaica Section. The Junior Fellows Program is accepting applications. The project would be the Yiddish Bibliographic Records Metadata Enhancement Project. Please consider applying:
www.loc.gov/item/interns...
www.loc.gov/item/interns...
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Check out or 2025 readers choice awards. We try to run a congenial vote where readers suggest to us what they’d like to see us review. Vote with link below, read more on our blog.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_JfA6TE7TsskOqzoCHSsUcCIIkev0ZTT9pqlYOpJ0RPO_bg/viewform?usp=dialog
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December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Check out or 2025 readers choice awards. We try to run a congenial vote where readers suggest to us what they’d like to see us review. Vote with link below, read more on our blog.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_JfA6TE7TsskOqzoCHSsUcCIIkev0ZTT9pqlYOpJ0RPO_bg/viewform?usp=dialog
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_JfA6TE7TsskOqzoCHSsUcCIIkev0ZTT9pqlYOpJ0RPO_bg/viewform?usp=dialog
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Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
A new Fragment of the Month article from scholar Noam Sienna on a new Hebrew #Genizahfragment (TS Misc. 17.60)- this one on playing chess
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
#HebrewMss
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
#HebrewMss
Fragment of the Month: November 2025
In November 2025's Fragment of the Month, Noam Sienna finds a Hebrew poem on chess in a printing from Constantinople
www.lib.cam.ac.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new Fragment of the Month article from scholar Noam Sienna on a new Hebrew #Genizahfragment (TS Misc. 17.60)- this one on playing chess
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
#HebrewMss
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
#HebrewMss
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The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The latest installment in our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns are taking you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Act I, and check back next week for Act III.
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It’s not every day that one of these 13th-14th century Masoretic Bibles from Spain goes up for sale…
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A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah, Spain c. 1300 | Important Judaica | 2025 | Sotheby's
<p>A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah</p><p><em>[Toledo, late 13th-early 14th century]</em></p><p><br></p><p>249 folios (10 1/4 x 9 in.; 260 x 230 mm), manuscript on parchment. Bound in ela...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s not every day that one of these 13th-14th century Masoretic Bibles from Spain goes up for sale…
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
I am looking forward to this conference. Hop you can attend.
The Association of Jewish Libraries is now soliciting proposals for its 2026 in-person conference, taking place June 22–24, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I am looking forward to this conference. Hop you can attend.
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The Association of Jewish Libraries is now soliciting proposals for its 2026 in-person conference, taking place June 22–24, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The Association of Jewish Libraries is now soliciting proposals for its 2026 in-person conference, taking place June 22–24, 2026, in Evanston, Illinois.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.
For more information, visit jewishlibraries.org/....
Submissions must be received by December 31, 2025.