10--Friday, July 37, 1970 THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS 40 United States Libraries Listed Possessing Outstanding Jewish Collections NEW YORK—At least 40 general university libraries throughout the United States have Jewish collec- tions as a part of their total librar- ies, according to a survey compiled by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, it was announced by Rabbi Daniel Jeremy Silver of Cleveland, president of the foun- dation. One of a series of surveys on Jewish cultural resources under- taken during the past year by the foundation in connection with the observance of the 10th anniversary of its founding, the survey reports that there are five types of Jewish library collections in the United States and Canada: public librar- ies, university- , libraries, theological seminaries, both Jewish and non- Jewish, Jewish national agencies and institutions and synagogue and Jewish community centers. The three major Jewish semin- aries—Yeshiva University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion — as one would expect have extensive col- lections with an aggregate of well over a half million volumes," ac- cording to the survey. The largest non-theological col- lections, the survey reports, are those of the New York Public Is He the 'American' Pilot Caught by UAR? WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American-born Israeli pilot who was captured by the Egyptians when his plane was shot down over the Suez Canal was Jeffrey Peer (the Egyptians gave his name as Isaac Peer), born in Columbus, Library with 120,000 volumes, Harvard University with 100,000 Dropsie College with 95,000, and the University of California and the Library of Congress with 80,000 each. Discussing the Jewish library collections in the United States, the survey makes four recommen- dations: 1—All present listings of Jewish li- brary resources are either out-of-date or incomplete and an in-depth survey should be undertaken that should be published and distributed. 2—Indices, bibliographies and master lists should be compiled to make for better utilization of library resources. 3—While the needs of scholars and researchers are largely met by one or another library, little effort is being made to make Jewish literature avail- able to the general public and this area of activity should be expanded. 4—There is a lack of trained person- nel and professionalization in the Jew- ish library field and machinery should be created to correct this situation. In this respect, strengthening of the Asso- ciation of Jewish Libraries to coordin- ate the work in the field would aid in the recruitment of personnel and the development of the field. The survey reports that the Jew- ish Book Council of America has given citations of recognition to 212 community center and syna- gogue libraries, indicative of col- lections of over a thousand vol- umes, permanently housed and staffed by a librarian. The report pays tribute to such specialized libraries as those of the American Jewish Historical Society (30,000 volumes dealing with American Jewish History); the Leo Baeck Institute (90,000 volumes on the literature and his- tory of German speaking Europe); the YIVO Institute (over 300,000 volumes in 15 languages specializ- ing in Yiddish); the Zionist Arch- ives and Library (45,000 books and documents dealing with Palestine, Israel and Zionism); the Jewish Education Committee of New York (a collection of 22,000 titles deal- ing with all phases of Jewish edu- cation); the Blaustein Library of the American Jewish Committee (specializing in books and docu- ments dealing with anti-Semitism, prejudice, civil rights, intergroup relations, etc.). collections); the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Reli- gion Libraries (with more than 100 incunabula, a Jewish music collec- tion of 3,000 manuscripts and a famous Spinoza collection); the College of Jewish Studies of Chi- cago (with many rare first editions from the 16th, 17th and 18th cen- turies); The Hebrew Theological College of Skokie, Illinois (with many volumes on Rabbinic litera- ture); the Dropsie University Li- brary (which includes the person- al libraries of Moses Aaron Drop- sie and Dr. Cyrus Adler with many incunabula and rare books). Considerable incunabula and rare books, the survey reports, are in-1 eluded in the collections of the Jewish Theological Se m in a r y (which includes 15,000 leaves frcm the Cairo Geniza, 4,000 Hebrew manuscripts of the Elkan Nathan Adler collection and the Louis Ginzberg Microfilm Memorial Li- brary, which includes reproduc- tions from the Hebrew collections of the British Museum, the Cam- bridge University Library, the Vatican Library and others); the Yeshiva University Library (with 41 incunabula and many private Lowest Rentals with purchase option BEST SERVICE by factory trained experts For Quickest Results Try ADD-n-TYPE SHOPS, INC. 342-7800 689-3030 1 Day Service Glasses Repaired PRESCRIPTION OPTICAL CO. 26001 Coolidge 543-3343 41111111Lhombetarides Because they have IRV KATZ at McDONALD FORD 14240 W. 7 Mile Road at the Lodge X-Way DI 1-3800 Drugs, and our young people. Pollution in our air, our waters and streams. Crime. Antiquated laws. GovernMent that moves so slow, it creaks! Are we moving fast enough in Michigan? Paul Borock doesn't think so! People that turn the other cheek. Say it can't happen here. Can't be bothered. Haven't got time. Don't know enough about the issues. Pretend it isn't happening. JEFFREY PEER 0., in 1943, and last issued a U.S. passport in May 1969, sources here said this week. According to these sources, Peer "apparently acquir- ed" Israeli nationality in 1961, changed his first name to "Yis- hack." and entered the Israeli Army in that year. It was said that Peer did not hold a U.S. passport and would be considered an alien if he sought to travel to the U.S. Tartakower Resigns as Israel Executive TEL AVIV (JTA)—Prof. Aryeh , Tartakower, 73, resigned as chair- man of the Israeli Executive of the World Jewish Congress after 20 years in the post. Prof. Tartakower, head of the department of the sociology of the Jews at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and a noted author and lecturer, was born in Russian Po- land and emigrated to Israel in 1946. He founded the Israel Associa- tion for the United Nations in 1949 and served as its president until 1952. In the 1920s he co-founded the Zionist Labor Movement in Poland and was chairman of the Labor Zionist Party there. He will continue to involve him- self in the affairs of the WJC, with which he has been associated for more than 30 years. The new chairman of the execu- tive is Prof. Israel Levin, 46, of Tel Aviv University. You think it can't happen. It is! It is. Paul Borock wants to do something about it! Laws were made to be changed. Issues, meant to be looked at. Talked about. Challenged! They will be, if you cast your vote on August 4, for Paul Borock, a man that believes the past needn't be a reflection of the future! PAUL BOROCK • State Representative • Democrat - District 67 • Vote for him on August 4. ad