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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection
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Posts about the Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection in UCL Libraries, including news and info about print and electronic resources, useful websites, etc. https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish-studies
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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social · Sep 12
Hello Bluesky! This is the account for the Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection in @ucllibraries.bsky.social. It's one of the most significant Judaica collections in the UK and supports the only department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies in a British university @uclhjs.bsky.social
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Fun Fact: The first known mention of the Italian word 'pizza' appears in a Judeo-Italian text (Italian written in Hebrew script), from the 14th century. The first non-Jewish mention of the word pizza appears more than 200 years later.

...or as I like to tell people at parties: Jews invented pizza!
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Just 1 week until UCL turns 200! Two centuries shaping the future, and we are only getting started. What do you hope UCL achieves in the next 200 years?
Two people wearing lab coats and safety goggles work in a laboratory. One is using a pipette, while the other observes. The lab is filled with equipment and supplies, and they appear focused on their scientific task. A person is crafting at a table in a workshop, focusing on crafting an object with clay. Shelves filled with various items are in the background, and there are papers and tools scattered around the workspace. A group of people in a tech lab watch a demonstration of the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. The yellow, dog-like robotic device stands in the foreground. One person gestures animatedly, engaging the group. Various equipment and containers are visible in the background. A group of people is gathered around a table with a colorful textile displayed on it. The room appears to be an exhibition or display space, with various artifacts and informational panels visible in the background. The group is focused on the textile, and there are mannequin hands and other items nearby.
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation.

Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
The front page of the Daily Graphic newspaper published Saturday 25 August, 1917, featuring portraits of 'Women in the Order of the British Empire', including Lady Byron, the honourable Mrs Alfred Lyttelton, Her Majesty the Queen.
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Looking forward to tomorrow's 'Come Fill Your Dance Fill Your Dance Card'.
Hosted by @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social, @uclhjs.bsky.social and the IJS.

We're all booked up, but you can sign up for the waitlist (or let us know if you'd like a similar future event).

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Come Fill Your Dance Card: A Celebration of Jewish Dances Cards in the Library Special Collections 5 February 2026 at 18:00
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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The Main Library has now re-opened
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Due to electrical issues, the Main Library will be closed until further notice. Library users may collect books requested via the Click and Collect Service as usual. Check our service updates page for the latest information www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...
A reading room in the Main Library with two students sitting at a desk with laptops
February 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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This term we have launched Books and Book History at UCL Special Collections, a new MA module collaboratively designed and delivered by us and @uclhistory.bsky.social.

This thread is the first in the series of student-produced posts highlighting our book history adventures!

Post: Sabrina Wiggins
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Due to electrical issues, the Main Library will be closed until further notice. Library users may collect books requested via the Click and Collect Service as usual. Check our service updates page for the latest information www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...
A reading room in the Main Library with two students sitting at a desk with laptops
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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The Digital Memory Database launches online on 4 Feb at 17.00, the first repository for digital Holocaust memory projects since the '90s - find out how it can help you www.digitalmemorylab.com/lab-to-launc...
January 30, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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King George III died #OnThisDay in 1820. A Hebrew dirge was composed by Hyman Hurwitz, later the first professor of Hebrew at UCL, and translated into English by his friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This copy is printed on satin @uclspeccoll.bsky.social SR MOCATTA PAMPHLETS BOX 18 buff.ly/lDYOFJs
A dead man in a bed with three people standing around looking concerned and a four seated with his hands clasped.
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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This week's #NewBooks : Radical Jewish politics, Israel/Palestine, and Black people in Yiddish culture library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
Screenshot from the Latest titles added to the collection section of the UCL Library Hebrew & Jewish studies subject guide, featuring the cover of Radical Jewish politics: a global perspective, edited by Nathaniel Deutsch, Alma Rachel Heckman, and Tony Michels
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Explore more here: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-cen...
Bridging Generations – Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, Miller Archivist Kat Hubschmann highlights some of the difficulties faced by those who tried to flee Nazi oppression in Austria.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Handwritten letters. Urgent goodbyes. Hopes pinned on permits that may never arrive.

For #HolocaustMemorialDay 2026, Bridging Generations shares voices from 1939, preserved in the Adolf Placzek & Ernst Philipp Archive — now accessible to a new generation.
#HMD2026 #Archives #Memory
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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The original West London Synagogue in Burton Street was consecrated #OnThisDay in 1842. Here's the order of service @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Mocatta Bound Pamphlets v.52, no. 38 #JewishHistory buff.ly/7kqRQvY
Title page of the pamphlet with text in Hebrew at the top. English text reads: Form of Service for the consecration of the West London Synagogue of British Jews, [Burton Street], on Thursday 16th Shebat, A.M. 5602, 27th January, 1842. London : printed by J. Wertheimer and Co., Circus Place, Finsbury Circus, 5602.
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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For anyone near @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social who fancy a little dance...
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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UCL marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
UCL marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place every year on 27 January. Find out about UCL events marking the day, as well as key resources and further information.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Less than a month until UCL turns 200 🎂

Throughout 2026 we’ll be celebrating our bicentenary with events, stories and projects that showcase the best of UCL.

Get involved: buff.ly/jN8LfBc
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January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Part 2 of this blogpost series, featuring Grace Aguilar and the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish congregation in London blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
January 22, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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3 weeks until UCL turns 200! 🎉

From library all‑nighters to the friendships that shaped your journey, UCL has meant so much to so many. What’s your standout UCL memory?

📸 Oct 2017 #LoveUCL entry

#UCL200
Two people sitting on a bench at UCL, viewing the London skyline featuring the BT Tower at sunset, seen through large columns.
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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You can also find material about Zangwill in
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. Just search our Archives catalogue or Explore for Zangwill www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
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#OnThisDay in 1864 Israel Zangwill was born.
A British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, his work earned him the nickname the “Dickens of the Ghetto”.
Find out more about his life and work in our blog buff.ly/ByNZFQU
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Black and white photograph of Israel Zangwill. He has wavy dark hair. He is wearing wire framed glasses sat on his nose. He is wearing a suit jacket and silk cravat tied at the neck.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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This week's #NewBooks : Israel/Palestine from a variety of perspectives, in English and Hebrew library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...
Screenshot of the Latest titles added to the collection section of the UCL Library Hebrew & Jewish Studies subject guide, featuring the cover of Archiving Gaza in the present: memory, culture and erasure, edited by Dina Matar and Venetia Porter.
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Come Fill Your Dance Card. A @uclhjs.bsky.social and @uclspeccoll.bsky.social event, 5 February, 6-8pm in person at UCL. Learn to party like British Jews around 1900! Book early, spaces are limited www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Come Fill Your Dance Card
In this special event, we will learn about the Gaster papers and about how to party like British Jews around 1900.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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On 22 January, hear Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich MBE share her extraordinary story of resilience and remembrance – in dialogue with Ruth-Anne Lenga and @cam.ac.uk

Join online: pace-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/targe...
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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On 22 January, hear Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich MBE share her extraordinary story of resilience and remembrance – in dialogue with Ruth-Anne Lenga @uclholocaust.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk

Join online:
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January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Event: Wednesday, 21 January 10:00am@the UCL Joint Library of Ophthalmology, Viewing the historical ophthalmic instruments and rare books. To visit register for this event library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4453302
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January 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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Learn about the importance of accurately acknowledging sources. Find out more and book your place at the upcoming Library Skills session 'Introduction to referencing' on 20 January. library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4457116
A student working on a laptop in a library.
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM