Background
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). 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
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, 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 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.
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