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marvelous job in laying the ground-
work. But [U-M] didn't have any specif-
ic funds earmarked for Judaica library
acquisitions."
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texts at the University of
Michigan libraries. Along with
80,000 other titles, it is now
under the care of curator Elliot
H. Gertel and his staff.
Working with the help of a
Hebrew cataloguer and a technical
library assistant, Gertel is entering his
third year as the Irving M. Hermelin
Curator of Judaica, charged with keep-
ing up the health and depth of the col-
lection.
His position is endowed by local
donors, led by David and Doreen
Hermelin and Henrietta Hermelin
Weinberg, in memory of David and
Henrietta's father, Irving M. Hermelin.
David — the late ambassador to
Norway, philanthropist and communal
leader — died Nov. 22 at age 63 of
brain cancer.
and maintains books, texts, serials and
other material. He works closely with
the faculty of the university's Frankel
Center for Judaic Studies. The most
important function of the collection, he
said, is to serve the research and curricu-
lar needs of faculty and students.
"The collection covers every subject
area, from religious studies to philoso-
phy, from ethics to history and Jewish
civilization," Gertel said, "including art,
music, science, medicine, and law.
"'When people ask me, 'Where's the
Judaica. Library?' I tell them, 'It's every-
where."'