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Making the Dewey Jewey: Gershom Scholem as a Librarian

Freedman, V; (2018) Making the Dewey Jewey: Gershom Scholem as a Librarian. In: Zadoff, N and Zadoff, M, (eds.) Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem. (pp. 253-271). Brill: Leiden, Netherlands. Green open access

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Abstract

After immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Scholem worked as a librarian at the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem before embarking on a full-time academic career in 1927. This brief episode was nonetheless highly influential in the field of Judaica librarianship because of Scholem’s adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification for the library’s Judaica Department. This article outlines the characteristics of Scholem’s scheme, and it describes the institutional and historical context in which he worked during this period. It analyzes how the scheme was shaped both by this specific context and by Scholem’s family background and early life, his Zionist outlook, his distinctive approach to Jewish Studies, and his academic interests.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Making the Dewey Jewey: Gershom Scholem as a Librarian
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1163/9789004387409_013
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004387409_013
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Research
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Research > Library Services
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474915
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