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Total number of records: 5428

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items4974
Archives454

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
jews1197
judaism471
manuscripts, hebrew -- 18th century -- texts.177
judaism -- liturgy -- texts.151
hebrew language93
synagogues79
jewish authors74
art, jewish69
jewish art and symbolism68
occasional services, jewish67

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Italy134
Israel56
Jerusalem (Israel)39
Verona (Italy)35
Great Britain34
England31
United States30
Turkey29
Spain23
London (England)19

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cecil Betsalel Roth939
Roth, Cecil (1899-1970)939
רות, בצלאל939
בצלאל ססיל רות939
Schirmann, Jefim (1904-1981)46
Habermann, Abraham Meir (1901-1980)44
Galante, Abraham (1873-1961)31
Brothers, Richard, 1757-182430
Benayahu, Meir29
Dropsie College For Hebrew and Cognate Learning29

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 10001
From 120011
From 13009
From 140015
From 1500111
From 1600254
From 1700604
From 1800563
From 19003728
From 200027

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 12993
Up to 13993
Up to 149914
Up to 159989
Up to 1699189
Up to 1799569
Up to 1899576
Up to 19993615
Up to latest266

Archive Print Collection

Archive Judaica Collection

Cecil Roth Collection

1200-1999

Throughout his life Roth collected both books and manuscripts, and art objects. The former were acquired by Leeds University Library, largely in 1961, while the art collection passed to the Beth Tzede...

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Archive Sub-collection

Cecil Roth, Salonika papers

c.1944-1948

Arrangements were made in 1961 between the University of Leeds and Dr Cecil Roth (1899-1970) for the acquisition of his outstanding library of printed books and manuscripts, the purchase being facilit...

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Archive Series

Archive Series

Liturgy

1400-1899

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Archive Series

Archive Series

Marriage Contracts etc.

1880

The majority of the Marriage Contracts collected by Dr Roth were transferred to the Beth Tzedec Synagogue Museum in Toronto, Canada, but a few of them have been found still to be held in Leeds Univers...

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