Librarian for Jewish and Israel Studies
Locally Published Hebrew Books
UCLA houses an abundance of locally published books in Hebrew. The UCLA Library also houses hundreds of Hebrew language books published outside of Los Angeles, available through the UCLA LIbrary Catalog.
- ha-Re’i bo’er ba-‘esh (The Mirror Burns in the Fire): Boston 713 [1952]-- Los Ang’eles 722 [1961] / Avraham Band.Band, Arnold J. Yerushalayim : Hotsa’at Ogen be-shituf im hotsa’at Ogdan, [1963]
- ha-Sefer ha-hamishi (The Fifth Book)/ me-et, David Bridg’er ; metsuyar bi-yede,B. MalhiBridger, David. Los Angeles, CA: Ratson, 1961
- ha-Sefer ha-shelishi le-mathilim (The Third Book for Beginners) / me-et David Bridzer ; metsuyar bi-yede B. MalhiBridger, David. Los Angeles, CA: Ratson, c1960; Van Nuys, CA: Delta Lithograph Co.
- ha-Sefer ha-sheni le-mathilim (The Second Book for Beginners)/ me-et David Bridzer ; metsuyar bi-yede Rut Velikovski-ZikhermanBridger, David. Los Angeles, CA: Ratson, c1951
- Targile ha-sefer ha-rishon : [workbook] (Exercises for the First Book) / me-et David BridzerBridger, David. Los Angeles: Ratson, c1953
- ‘Alim mi-gani : kovets shirim 1908-1951 (Leaves from my Garden: A Collection of Poems, 1908-1951) / B. Dimondsteyn, meturgam mi-Yidit ‘al-yede Dr. Vila’iDimondstein, Boris. Los Angeles, CA: ha-Tikvah, 1955
- I-ga’ash: utopyah : me’ubad me-‘AnglitDimondstein, Boris. Los Angeles, CA: ha-Tikvah, 713, 1953
- Psikho’analizah ve-kabalah: le-tahalikhe zivug ha-zekhari veha-nekevi be-kabalat ha-Ari (Psychoanalysis and the Kabbalah) / Devorah Bat-David Gamli’eliGamlieli, Dvorah Bat-David. Los Ang’eles, CA: Hotsa’at Keruv, 2006
- Te’urim ve-ishim (Desriptions and Personalities)Gurov, Jacob. Los Angeles, CA: [s.n.], 720, 1959
- Agam gadol--dagim ketanim : Yerushalmi be-Holivud : seks samim u-mistikah (A Big Pond, Small Fish: Jerusalem in Hollywood: Sex, drugs, and mysticism) / G’o ShermanSherman, Joe. [Tel Aviv : Sitra ahra, 2004]
Hebrew Resources about Religious Life
Many of the Hebrew-language materials housed at UCLA are religious texts and records from local synagogues. Below are lists and finding aids of Hebrew-language materials that would be helpful for studying Judaism and religious life in Los Angeles.
Learning Hebrew
Below are links to resources for learning Hebrew housed at UCLA.
Locally Published Hebrew Periodicals
UCLA houses an abundance of locally published newspapers and journals in Hebrew. The UCLA Library also houses hundreds of Hebrew language periodicals published outside of Los Angeles, available through the UCLA LIbrary Catalog as well as an Index to Hebrew Periodicals Online (see below).
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The IHP is a bibliographical database of articles in the Hebrew language from periodicals, monographs and selected articles from daily newspapers.
- ‘Anahnu be-Amerikah (We are in America)Gilayon mis. 1 (Ogust 2006)- [Los Angeles]: We and America LLC, [2006]- online access available
- Anashim (People)Beverly Hills, CA: ANASHIM - v.1:no.4 (1985)
- Bamah (Stage)(Los Angeles, Calif.), Bamah: kitav ha-et le-tarbut Yisraelit. Encino, CA: Media Communications Group. (2002-2006)
- ha-Dor: ha-shenaton ha-Ivri shel Amerikah (Dor) (The Generation)Los Angeles, CA: Lev Hakak, [2006]- 2006-2010
- Et ladaʻat (A Time to Know)Los Angeles, CA: Maor - 2005-2007
- ha-’Ivri ha-tsa’ir (The Young Hebrew) : annual Hebrew magazine of the L.A. Hebrew H igh SchoolLos Angeles (1967) - in process
- Min ha-maʻarav (From the West)[Los Angeles, no publication info] v. 1-2; 1962-1964
- Ner Ma’aravi (A Western Candle)Los Angeles, CA: Kollel Bais Avrohom. v.1(1978)
- Oneg Shabat (Sabbath Delight)Los Angeles, CA: Oneg Shabbat. Began in 1996. -Gil. mis. 240 (Oct. 13, 2000)
- Shalom L.A.Encino, CA: Shalom L.A. - 2000-2002
- Shavua Yisre’eli (Israeli Week): the Jewish-Israeli weekly magazineLos Angeles, CA: Shavua Israeli, [1999-] Gil. 1 (25 be-Februar-3 be-Merts 1999) - 1999-2012