Hebrew University Librarian Tells of
Urgent Need for New Library Building

One of the most urgent needs
of the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem is for a Library
Building, Dr. Curt Wormann, di-
rector of the Graduate Library
School of the university and of
the Jewish National and Uni-
versity Library in Jerusalem,
stated during a brief visit here
Sir Leslie -Munro, president of the General
last week-end.
Assembly of the United Nations, and Lady Munro
Dr. Wormann, who is touring
major American cities on a
will be the guests of Detroit Jewry at a dinner
Rockefeller grant, to study li-
here, at the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel, on Sunday
brary administration policies in
evening, Dec. 29.
this country, spoke before li-
The dinner' is being arranged by the Detroit
brariat groups of the University
Chapter of American Friends of the • Hebrew Uni-
of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
versity.
Michigan State University in
East.Lansing and in Detroit be-
The two guests will speak in behalf of the
fore Wayne State University
Hebrew University projects..
a n d University of Detroit
groups:
Reservations for the dinner may be made by
contacting the chairman of the Detroit Chapter of -
-He also conferred with li-
- brarians in the cities he visited
the, Friends of the Hebrew University, Aubrey Et-
and studied their library
tenheimer, 14201 W. 8 Mile, UN. 4-6100.
methods.
At a luncheon meeting
given in Dr. Wormann's, have a fine collection on the American Friends of the He-
honor Thursday, at the Lee Roosevelts.
brew University. Income from
Plaza, by Charles E. Fein-
Charles Feinberg was tuition is very small, he ex-
berg, Dr. Wormann explained
praised by Dr. Wormann fox' plained, because most students
the set-up of the present He-
his interest in the University are there on scholarships.
brew University Library in
Library and was thanked for
Dr. Wormann acknowl-
the New City of Jerusalem.
having presented to the Is-
edged the gift of a music
There are 500,000 volumes in
rael library a Whitthan col-
collection that was given the .
the new library installations
lection and many rare books.
Jerusalem. library by the late
which are spread in many
Sergei Kousevitsky, and he
"Kiryat Hasefer," a biblio-
buildings, Dr. Wormann said. graphical journal published by
praised Leonard 'Bernstein
He expressed sorrow over the the Hebrew University Library,
for his interest in Israel's
isolation of the original Uni- contains valuable bibliographi-
needs. He also mentioned
versity Library on Mount cal data, Dr. Wormann said. It
gifts given the library by the
Scopus and the 500,000 vol- includes research articles and
Smithsonian Institute in
umes that cannot be moved
essays about inculabula litera- Washington and said that
out of the Israeli building ture.
books can be shipped as gifts
that is separated from the
to the library through this
"Our beloved baby," Dr.
State of Israel by a small
Institute.
Wormann said, "is the Grad-
corridor.
"In spite of the existing ten-
uate Library School to which
The Hebrew Univeirsity Li-
the UNESCO has sent out- sions, we work to attain human
brary, he pointed out, also
standing librarians. We have understanding and cultural val-
serves as the National Israel
just opened the school's sec- ues," Dr. Wormann said.
Library and as the central li-
In his address to the Univer-
ond years There is al short-
brary for studies about Jews
age of trained librarians and sity of • Detroit librarians and
and Jewish conditions every-
we hope to provide highly faculty members on Friday, Dr.
where. The library includes 72
trained personnel for librari- Wormann said that Israel pub-
Hebiew incunabula and many
ans who will specialize in lishes more books per capita
than any other country in the
valuable manuscripts, he re-' documentation."
ported.
The Hebrew University Li- world. He expressed gratitude
"We are building up a gen- brary exchanges books and doc- to the United States for the
eral collection of valuable books uments with the Library of help given by this country.
Among the major achieve-
and a large department of Congress, and the Jerusalem li-
books in oriental languages," brary now is acknowledged as ments in Israel, unparalleled
Dr. Wormann said. "We are the most important library in anywhere else, he said, is the
keeping in trust 40,000 Ardb the entire Near East, Dr. Wor- publishing of the Encyclopedia
books that are kept separately mann said. He expressed regret Hebraica which already has
under the supervision of the that Israel has no relations with 40,000 subscribers, 11 of the
United Nations. They are used the Arab countries and he projected 30 volumes already
for general studies and we are_ stated that there are good re- having been printed.
Dr. Wormann said that all
protecting them."
lationships with India, Turkey,
the library was able to get out
Burma
and
other
countries.
Dr. Wormann explained
of the building on Mount Sco-
He said plans are ready for a pus was the collection of cata-
that many volumes are in
new
Hebrew
University
Library
English which now is an obli-
He expressed regret
Building and he expressed hope logue•.
gatory language at the Univer-
over the- isolation not only of
sity. that the university does that help will be forthcoming the Hebrew University build-
not accept students who do for it.
ings on Scopus but also of the
not have a working knowedge
The Hebrew University, he 500-bed Hadassah Hospital that
of English.
pointed out, gets half its was built by Eric Mendelsohn
"We also have developed a budgetry needs from the Israel and was considered the best
special collection in all Euro- government and a major por- and largest hospital in the en-.
pean languages and we have tion of the balance from the tire Near East.
been presented with the im-
portant Friedenwald collection
on medicine," the Hebremi Uni-
versity Librarian added. "We
have important works in He-
brew, Arabic, Latin and Greek
Two important resolutions clearance projects.
and we have received from
Dewey Stone of Boston a col- governing - the conduct of the
They reported also that His-
lection of Lincolnia. ,We also annual Histadrut Campaign in tadrut has undertaken a series
Detroit were passed this week of eight tours during the 10th
at the first of a series of report anniversary year, designed to
rallies to be conducted through- send over. 1,000 people to Israel.
FOR
out the drive:
The tours, including five
Delegates resolved to make a weeks in Israel and Europe,
special effort to raise $50,000 offer passage by air or boat.
in cash by the end of the year, Cost is set at approximately
and voted to add an additional $1,100 per person, with all ex-
1,000 contributors to the Histad- penses included.
rut drive-100 for each year
Delegates set a date of Jan.
Headquarters
of Israel's independence.
16 for a dinner honoring Morris
The spotlight was on dele- Lieberman, now serving his
MAKE IT
gates to the recent national con- eighth term as chairman of the
vention of the National Com- Histadrut campaign. The testi-
mittee for Labor Israel in New monial will be held in the
York who reported on special Hayim Greenberg Center.
projects for the year.
A sizeable number of contri-
Morris Coleman, trade union butions to the campaign were
representative;
Louis
Cohan,
reported by a number of organ-
Photographic Supplies
of the- Landsmanshaften; and izations, headed by a $1,000 con-
Equipment, Processing,
Henry Faigin, for the Labor tribution by the Bereznitzer Aid
Greeting Cards
Zionists, reported on the -con- Society.
vention proceedings.
KONICA III
Also announcing their cash
They also outlined-the Detroit gifts at the opening rally were
f.2 lens with
grout's participation in plans the Jewish Women's European
case, was $124.50.
While They Last
for the coming year. This in- Welfare Organization, Lomzer
cluded three types of projects, Ladies Social Club, Old Friend-
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