After immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Scholem worked as a librarian at the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem before embarking on a full-time academic career in 1927. This brief episode was nonetheless highly influential in the field of Judaica librarianship because of Scholem’s adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification for the library’s Judaica Department. This article outlines the characteristics of Scholem’s scheme, and it describes the institutional and historical context in which he worked during this period. It analyzes how the scheme was shaped both by this specific context and by Scholem’s family background and early life, his Zionist outlook, his distinctive approach to Jewish Studies, and his academic interests.
BT - Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem CY - Leiden, The Netherlands LA - English N2 -After immigrating to Palestine in 1923, Scholem worked as a librarian at the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem before embarking on a full-time academic career in 1927. This brief episode was nonetheless highly influential in the field of Judaica librarianship because of Scholem’s adaptation of the Dewey Decimal Classification for the library’s Judaica Department. This article outlines the characteristics of Scholem’s scheme, and it describes the institutional and historical context in which he worked during this period. It analyzes how the scheme was shaped both by this specific context and by Scholem’s family background and early life, his Zionist outlook, his distinctive approach to Jewish Studies, and his academic interests.
PB - Brill PP - Leiden, The Netherlands PY - 2018 SN - 9789004387393 EP - 253–271 T2 - Scholar and Kabbalist: The Life and Work of Gershom Scholem TI - Making the Dewey Jewey: Gershom Scholem as a Librarian ER -