Guide to the College of Arts and Sciences records, Academic Departments and Schools, American Jewish University Archives (Institutional Records)

Prepared by Sivan Siman-Tov, American Jewish University
Ostrow Library and University Archives, American Jewish University
Bel and Jack M. Ostrow Library
15600 Mulholland Dr.
Bel-Air. California 90077
310-440-1238
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College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Departments and Schools, American Jewish University Archives (Institutional Records)

Collection number: CaLaAJUL1_22

American Jewish University

Bel-Air, CA 90077
Date Completed:
2014
Encoded by:
American Jewish University Archives
© 2014. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Identifier/Call Number: CaLaAJUL1_22
Title: College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Departments and Schools, American Jewish University Archives (Institutional Records)

Date (inclusive): 1990-2014
Collector: American Jewish University; University of Judaism; Brandeis-Bardin Institute (Brandeis, Simi Valley, Calif.)
Repository: University Archives and Ostrow Library, American Jewish University

15600 Mulholland Dr.
Bel-Air. California 90077
Extent: 9 Folders (Box 21)
Location: Physical files are housed at the Ostrow Library of the American Jewish University.
Abstract: The records in this series contain materials related to the College of Arts and Sciences. Subseries include Brochures, Promotional Videos, Office of Student Affairs, Events, Sid B. Levine Service Learning Program, Bioethics Program, Cymbals, Yearbooks, and Faculty.
Language: Materials are in English and Hebrew

Administrative Information

Access:

This collection is open for research with permission from the Ostrow Library staff. Some materials may be restricted. Contact the Archive (sivanst3@gmail.com) or the Library (library@aju.edu).

Accruals:

Additions to this collection may be transferred regularly.

Rights:

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreement, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright holder. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item], College of Arts and Sciences, Academic Departments and Schools, Guide to the American Jewish University Archive, American Jewish University, Bel-Air, CA 90077.

Acquisition Information:

Collected by various members of the American Jewish University.

Scope and Content:

The records in this series contain materials related to the College of Arts and Sciences. Subseries include Brochures, Promotional Videos, Office of Student Affairs, Events, Sid B. Levine Service Learning Program, Bioethics Program, Cymbals, Yearbooks, and Faculty.
The American Jewish University Archive is a collection of documents, pamphlets, recordings, letters, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera that document the history of the University of Judaism and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute which merged to become American Jewish University in 2007, depicting people, places and events at both campuses.

Organization:

The collection is part of Series 5: Academic Departments and Schools. It is organized in 9 sub-series.
  • V. Academic Departments and Schools: 1947-2014
    • 18. College of Arts and Sciences 1990-2014
      • Subseries 1. Brochures
      • Subseries 2. Promotional Videos
      • Subseries 3. Office of Student Affairs
      • Subseries 4. Events
      • Subseries 5. Sid B. Levine Service Learning Program
      • Subseries 6. Bioethics Program
      • Subseries 7. Cymbals
      • Subseries 8. Yearbooks
      • Subseries 9. Faculty

American Jewish University:

The American Jewish University , with its Familian campus in Bel Air, California and Brandeis-Bardin campus in Simi Valley, California, is the outcome of the 2007 union of Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) and the University of Judaism (UJ).
In 1947, the University of Judaism was founded in Los Angeles, the vision of Dr. Mordecai Kaplan, the author of Judaism as a Civilization, who advocated the creation of an educational institution incorporating diverse elements of Jewish civilization and culture under one roof. To carry out his dream, he received the support of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and the Bureau of Jewish Education of Los Angeles.
Six years earlier, BCI was founded by Dr. Shlomo Bardin to safeguard against assimilation of young American Jews by making “the great ethical heritage of Judaism” relevant to them. Brandeis Camp Institute was named to honor our nation’s first Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis, who was instrumental as the visionary and primary funder of Dr. Bardin’s initial programmatic endeavor. BBI was located for brief periods of time in Amherst, NH, Winterdale, PA and Hendersonville, NC before finding its home in 1947 in Simi Valley.
For more information, please see our history page at the following link: http://aboutus.aju.edu/default.aspx?id=4742 .

The Bel and Jack M. Ostrow Academic Library:

The Ostrow Library , is designed to meet the needs of the University's faculty and students, as well as scholars conducting research in all fields of Jewish culture and civilization. Members of the general public are also invited to use the Library’s materials for personal enrichment and enjoyment. With approximately 110,000 print volumes, the library's collections have grown consistently through endowments, gifts of major private collections and an ongoing acquisition program.

The Burton Sperber Memorial Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles:

The Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library  at American Jewish University now serves as the official Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles. This new library succeeds the original Peter M. Kahn Jewish Community Library that was formerly housed at the Los Angeles Jewish Federation. Dedicated by his family in memory of noted Los Angeles philanthropist and landscape developer Burton Sperber, this library welcomes the entire Los Angeles Jewish community to enjoy its state-of-the-art facility including regularly scheduled programs for children and families as well as author and other literary encounters.

The Lowy-Winkler Family Rare Book Center:

The Lowy-Winkler Family Rare Book Center , a gift of Peter and Janine Lowy, is home to the Maslan Bible Collection. This unusual assemblage of exceptional volumes includes approximately 4,000 Bibles, some dating back almost to the inception of the printing press. This collection also features bible translations representing most of the written languages of the world, as well as the Kalman-Friedman Collection of Italian Judaica.

The University Archives:

The University Archives  of the American Jewish University is a collection of documents, pamphlets, recordings, letters, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera that document the history of the University of Judaism and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute which merged to become American Jewish University in 2007, depicting people, places and events at both campuses.

Photograph and Digital Archive:

  • The American Jewish University Digital Archive  includes photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera that document the history of the University of Judaism and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute which merged to become American Jewish University in 2007, depicting people, places and events at both campuses. These photographs include great Jewish thinkers who founded AJU and were involved with its growth over the years. The creation of both institutions was made possible by philanthropists to whom we owe the building of University of Judaism and the Brandeis-Bardin Institute.

Audio-Visual Archive:

  • The American Jewish University Audio-Visual Archive  is a collection of audio-visual records of lectures, shows, and events taking place at or produced by the American Jewish University (formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute) over the years.

Louis Shub Documentation Center:

  • The Louis Shub Documentation Center  at the American Jewish University is a collection of thousands of articles from various newspapers and periodicals covering a range of subjects. Gathered by Dr. Shub, the former library director of the University of Judaism, the collection was used by students to research subjects such as Israeli and Jewish figures, Foreign Policy, Global Jewish Communities, Israel, the Middle East and many other issues and subjects. The importance of this collection is the juxtaposing of articles from major papers with those of small local papers both covering the same event. The finding aid to the collection can be viewed at: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c85h7jcf/ 

Subjects:

Note

(Library of Congress Subject Headings)

Personal and Corporate Names:
American Jewish University
Brandeis-Bardin Institute (Brandeis, Simi Valley, Calif.)
University of Judaism
Camp Ramah.
Women's League for Conservative Judaism
United Synagogue of America.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
National Women's League
University Women of the University of Judaism
Sinai Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Shub, Louis
Lieber, David L.
Greenberg, Simon, 1901-
Wexler, Robert
Turner, Justin G.
Fligelman, Julius, 1895-1980
Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972
Kohn, Jacob, 1881-1968
Swig, Benjamin Harrison, 1893-1980
Pressman, Jacob;
Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem, 1881-1983
Finkelstein, Louis, 1895-1991
Levine, Sid
Wise, Aaron M.
Vorspan, Max
Zemach, Benjamin
Helfman, Max
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
Eisenshtat, Sidney, 1914-2005
Gindi, Elie M.
Bergman, Martin
Jospe, Erwin
Alexander, Hanan A., 1953-
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998
Dorff, Elliot N.
Cohen, Gerson D. (Gerson David), 1924-
Dortort, David
Goodhill, Victor, 1911-
Gordis, David M.
Schulweis, Harold M.
Glass, Judith
Ray, Eric
Krems, Nathan
Ackerman, Walter I.
Kahn, Peter M., 1878- [from old catalog]
Gordis, Robert, 1908-
Wolfson, Ron
Cohen, Aryeh
Oppenheim, Lois Hecht
Schary, Dore
Zevit, Ziony
Familian, Isadore
Seewack, Benjamin
Ostrow, Jack
Ostrow, Bel
Easton, Harold

Subjects and Indexing Terms

General Subjects:
Judaism.
Zionism and Judaism.
Israel.
Education.
College presidents.
Jewish college presidents
Rabbis.
Philanthropists
Scholars.
Art.
Patrons of education
Board of directors--United States.
College administrators
Libraries.
Jewish artists
Jewish college teachers
Authors.
Faculty, University
Women.
Musicians
College campuses.

Box 21, Folders 2-10

Subseries: 5.18:
College of Arts and Sciences 1990-2014

Physical Description: 9 Folders (Box 21)
Physical Location: Related Materials: For materials on the Lee College (1982-), see Box 19.

Physical Location: Related Materials: For materials on the The Catalyst (1996-1999), see Box 19.

Scope and Content Note

The records in this series contain materials related to the College of Arts and Sciences. Subseries include Brochures, Promotional Videos, Office of Student Affairs, Events, Sid B. Levine Service Learning Program, Bioethics Program, Cymbals, Yearbooks, and Faculty.

Biography/Organization History

Historical Note: The College of Arts and Sciences, originally founded as Lee College in 1982, ably integrates the study of Jewish and world civilizations into its core curriculum to provide students with a global understanding of the world. Combining comprehensive instruction in the humanities and social sciences, the College offers majors in Bioethics and Natural Sciences, Business, Globalization and Human Development, Liberal Studies, Literature, Communication & Media, Intergroup Relations and Conflict, International Security, Israel and the Middle East: Politics and Policy, Jewish Studies, Political Science, Psychology, US Law and Public Policy, and Individualized Majors. Small, intimate classroom settings enable students to gain a firm grounding in these disciplines and to intensely pursue their intellectual passions. The College’s Service Learning Program, an integral part of the undergraduate curriculum, instills in students a deep appreciation for civic participation. Through active, long term involvement with a service organization in the region, students come to understand that community outreach is a commitment that should last a lifetime.
Box 

21, folder 2

1.  Brochures ca. 1996-2014

Box 

21

2.  Promotional Videos 1997

Scope and Content Note

Includes the 1997 videotape, "A New Vision".
Box 

21, folder 3

3.  Office of Student Affairs 1999-ca. 2004

Scope and Content Note

Includes Pamphlet for Students and for Mentor Program.
Box 

21, folder 4

4.  Events 1998-03

Scope and Content Note

Includes program for the Western Jewish Studies Association Fourth Annual Conference.
Box 

21, folder 5

5.  Sid B. Levine Service Learning Program ca. 1996

Scope and Content Note

Includes pamphlet.
Box 

21, folder 5

6.  Bioethics Program ca. 1996

Scope and Content Note

Includes informational sheet and news releases about the Bioethics major and the Pre-Medical Program with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Box 

21, folder 6-7

7.  Cymbals, A Magazine of Art and Literature 1990-2008

Scope and Content Note

Includes the magazine, Cymbals, A Magazine of Art and Literature. 1990-1993 volumes are published under Lee College.
Box 

21, folder 8-9

8.  Yearbooks 1997-2002

Scope and Content Note

Includes the Scroll Yearbook 1997 (vol. 1), and Lion’s Pride Yearbook 1999-2002 (vol. 3-vol. 5).
Box 

21, folder 10

9.  Faculty 1997

Scope and Content Note

Includes news release regarding Dr. Lois Hecht Oppenheim.