Description
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.
Background
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). For more information, please
see the history page at the following link: http://aboutus.aju.edu/default.aspx?id=4742 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.