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IsraPulp collection offers unique look into Israeli culture

By Danielle Grobmeier for The State Press | January 5, 2012 at 8:50 pm

Over the past eight years, an ASU librarian has compiled the largest collection of Israeli pulp fiction outside of Israel. The IsraPulp collection, comprised of more than 350 magazine-style publications printed on brittle paper, is housed in the special collections area of Hayden Library.

Not only does the IsraPulp collection house a variety of popular pulp fiction genres, but it offers a rare, concentrated look at Israeli pulp fiction in a series of subcultures, said Rachel Leket-Mor, an ASU librarian who specializes in religious studies, philosophy and Jewish studies.Over the past eight years, an ASU librarian has compiled the largest collection of Israeli pulp fiction outside of Israel. full article

The Judaica resources at ASU Libraries support teaching and research relevant to Jewish studies on all ASU campuses. The collections offer a variety of reference tools: scholarly journals and books in print and electronic formats, microfilms, videos, DVDs and music CDs. These materials cover all areas of Jewish studies research, with particular focus on the modern era, inlcuding areas of specialization such as:

• History
• Religious Studies
• Political Science
• Yiddish belles-lettres
• Criticism
• Non-fiction
• Hebrew language
• Literature and criticism
• Zionism and Israel Studies
• Latin American Judaica

While most of the Judaica Collections reside at Hayden Library, some materials are housed in other library locations:

• Music Library: music sheets, books, CDs and LPs
• Noble Science and Engineering Library: maps, atlases
• Architecture Library: synagogue architecture

Collection highlights include the donated Edward and Mae Zipperstein Collection, emphasizing Jewish history, religion and education; the Kehillah (community) Collection, which is especially strong in local histories of European Jewish communities; a Yizkor book collection of 250 Holocaust memorial books; the donated Lockard Collection of American and postcolonial literature in Hebrew translation; and the Israeli Popular Literature Collection, a one-of-a-kind collection of rare materials from the 1930s-current. In addition, a 19th Century Yemeni Torah scroll, a complete run of the anti-Dreyfus periodical PSST...! and some facsimiles, such as the Rothschild Miscellany, are available at the special collections department.

In addition to collection development of library materials, Librarian Rachel Leket-Mor offers reference services and information literacy instruction sessions to students and faculty. Access to all library materials is available through the libraries online catalog, and a library guide is available at Jewish Studies LibGuide.

Rachel Leket-Mor, Bibliographer Religion Studies, Philosophy, Jewish Studies | 480-965-2618