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Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana
Originally a German-Jewish library, the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana (*1880) in the
Amsterdam University Library has collected mainly Judaica and Hebraica printed in
the Netherlands. During the first half of the 20th century, major sub-collections
were started, such as this one of Rules and Regulations. Thanks to passive resistance by
the library staff of the Amsterdam university library, this collection (as well as other pamphlets)
was withheld from Nazi confiscation in June 1944 and escaped shipment to Germany. Although
after World War II inventory lists were compiled and disclosed, the Rules received little consideration.
The Rules in the Yiddish language (1709-1846) and the Rules from after World War II may be published in
due time as supplements to this collection.
Jewish communities and congregations The Rules and Regulations of the Jewish communities and the Jewish congregations (JR-1) merit review because of their meticulous coverage of internal Jewish matters. The index of the Verordeningen voor het Nederlandsch-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap from 1925 mentions topics as: stipulations concerning appointments, the Central Commission (duties, areas of authority, financial management etc.), examinations for religious instructors, examinations for the mohelim (circumcisers), the Permanent Commission and the management and structure of the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Seminarium. Drs. J. Sanders, the former secretary of the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap, has written a historical introduction to these Rules (in Dutch), which may be downloaded below. Jewish associations The Rules for the various associations (JR-2) reflect Jewish life in Mokum and the Mediene in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They provide details about the organizational framework of very active associations. The Rules contain unique information and reveal which objectives the associations formulated, and which rules applied in everyday life. This collection includes the rules of several dozen national and local associations, from those providing aid to poor mothers of newborn babies through ones that arranged funerals. F.J. Hoogewoud Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana |
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