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Michelle Margolis

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N.E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia. Lover of old & worn early printed books/manuscripts & the stories they tell in the margins. Co-director, Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place. #dhjewish 🟦

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Nov 18

Went back to repost my introduction but...I never did one.

Hi, I'm Michelle. I'm the Librarian for Jewish Studies at Columbia University and I'll be talking about old Jewish books and manuscripts and libraries and occasionally digital scholarship. I once made a game about early Hebrew printing.

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Hannah Sto Helit @hannahstohelit.bsky.social · 3d

Just FYI- whether for ch"m trip planning purposes or any others, know that the Grolier Club/JTS manuscript exhibit is one of the coolest things I have ever gotten to see, whether on my lunch break or at any other time. Thanks @mmargolis.bsky.social for the tip- everyone should go (& it's free)!

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Alfonso de Zamora @perurealfonso.bsky.social · 3d

"Jewish women were increasingly active participants in their communities, managing homes & professions, leading institutions & sororities, & crafting objects & texts of exquisite beauty", forthcoming by D. Kaplan & E. Carlebach press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... h/t @mmargolis.bsky.social

A Woman Is Responsible for Everything

A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 2d

Of course! I'm actually giving some tours of the exhibit in a few weeks. I am very familiar with the JTS collection, and the exhibit is breathtaking.

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Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 10d

Yom Kippur starts at sunset on 1 October. Here is the initial -word, inhabited by dragons and hybrids, at the beginning of Kol Nidrei (All vows).
#YomKippur
BL Oriental 42; 'Dragon's Head Mahzor'; Germany; 14th century; Germany; f.44v

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 12d

We have a date! This year's Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections will be on December 1. "Beyond the Text: Reading Jewish History Between the Words" with Prof. Edward Fram, Prof Elisheva Carlebach, and Dr. Eugene Matanky. Register here! 📚📜
columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

This year's annual NEA Celebration of Collections has an early modern focus, where three scholars will discuss their research on what we find in books when we look beyond the actual texts - at annotat...

columbiauniversity.zoom.us

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 13d

Time WILL permit for the Grolier. I have a meeting there next week, and I'm leading a few tours. :)

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 13d

Lovely interview with my colleague @jeremiah-mercurio.bsky.social on Linguistics in Columbia Libraries; I see a shoutout to the #LCAAJ (an incredibly rich Yiddish linguistics project that began in the 1950s...)! blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/linguistics/...

Spotlight: Meet Librarian Jeremiah Mercurio – CLAUSE

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 13d

Yes! I'm hoping to see it soon.

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 27d

Really excited to see this medieval Hebrew manuscript and talk at the Morgan Library: www.themorgan.org/programs/gal...
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| Gallery Talk | שיח גלריה Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life (Hebrew language) | Gallery Talk | The Morgan Library & Museum

ספר תהילים, אשר על פי המסורת נכתב על ידי דוד המלך, הוא אוסף של שירי קודש, והוא הספר הארוך והפופולרי ביותר בתנ״ך.

www.themorgan.org

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · 28d

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becca @beccaquon.bsky.social · 28d

some of my favorite former NEH employees have channeled their collective grant-making wisdom into an opportunity for funders. thrilled to see it! hire them. 💫

Sidra Collaborative @sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 28d

We are excited to introduce Sidra Collaborative!

We partner with arts, culture, and humanities organizations and funders to build sustainable programs and reimagine a funding landscape that centers transparency, equity, and community.

Learn more: www.sidracollaborative.com

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 8

I mean, it really will be an exhibit for the ages: www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
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Centuries of Jewish Literary Creativity Celebrated at the Grolier

A new exhibition at The Grolier Club opening later this month in New York will feature manuscripts from The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS).

www.finebooksmagazine.com

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Portuguese Synagogue, Esnoga or ‘Snoge’ in Amsterdam is celebrating its 350th birthday this year!

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oops, Vilnius!

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 7

Indeed, you're right! I think I was looking at two things at the same time..

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 5

I love this so much.

Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · Aug 20

My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...

a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Cool #dhjewish event going on in Wrocław this November: Beyond Digital Awe. European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities
dhjewish.org/event/confer...

Conference: Beyond Digital Awe. European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities | DHJewish

dhjewish.org

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 5

New exhibit up at the RBML explores books as media for art. It's very cool.

Two mirrored blocks of wood and paper in the form of an open book

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Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 4

More joy: Train up to Columbia has lots of kids reading physical books! All is not lost.

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Watching this closely. We have losses in Latin American/Iberian, women and gender, and Slavic studies, with no word on whether they'll be filled. Individual subject librarians in STEM already have titles like "access," etc. Cataloging losses for languages as well, with no replacements...

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is it a Hebrew Alphonsic Tables? We've got one too!
exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/sho...

I'm so looking forward to reading what you found :)

Manuscript in Hebrew characters with tables

Michelle Margolis @mmargolis.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is amazing and also made me sad. I miss the ODH and the people that made it amazing.

iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · Sep 3

#iSchoolUI PhD student Owen Monroe spent his internship with the National Endowment for the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities studying the long-term sustainability of NEH-funded digital projects. His work helped NEH explore a new grant program for maintaining digital projects ▶️ bit.ly/3JKLnAj

PhD student Owen Monroe wearing a blue button-down with polkadots and smiling in front of a brown backdrop.

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Dr Dean Irwin @medievaljews.bsky.social · Aug 16

Working on Aaron of Lincoln's charters this evening gives me an excuse to revisit this delightful charter of Simon le Bret granting lands at Wrangle and Leake (Lincs.) to Aaron of Lincoln and Abraham son of Rabbi Josce. TNA DL 27/267

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Yoav Goldberg @yoavgo.bsky.social · Aug 31

i created this thingy yesterday and now I cannot stop watching it.

yoavg.github.io/eternal/

Eternal Struggle

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