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The National Library "Kadimah" : "די נאציאנאלע ביבליאטעק "קדימה"   

The "Kadimah" National Library holds the largest collection of Yiddish books, periodicals, reference, audio and video materials in Australia.   Besides the Yiddish there is also a sizeable collection of Judaica and Holocaust books and references in English, Hebrew, Russian, Polish etc.  The library also contains the Yasha Sher Reading Room, the special Bono Weiner Collection and the Moishe Rabinowicz Multimedia Research Centre.  The library also supports the Yosef Gilligich Foundation and shares online catalogue systems with the "Makor" Jewish Community Library :>}

 http://home.vicnet.net.au/~jlibrary/

The National Library "Kadimah"

The "Kadimah" Library has special openings on Wednesdays from 10.00am and can also be accessed by contacting the secretarial administrator Asia Guttman between the hours 9.30am  & 2.00 pm Monday to Friday.

kadimah@clari.net.au
The National Library "Kadimah" was founded in 1911 and has served the cultural and intellectual needs of the vibrant, Jewish migrant community of Melbourne.  For over five decades it was located close to that community in the inner suburb of Carlton.   In the 1960's , following the gradual shift of the Jewish population south and east of the city, the "Kadimah" moved to its present location in Elsternwick and it has been consolidating and expanding its library ever since. 

The "Kadimah" also publishes a bilingual Yiddish-English literary journal.  The Yiddish section the "Melburner Bleter"  is edited by writer-broadcaster Moishe Ajzenbud and the English section, the "Melbourne Chronicle", is currently edited by Alex Dafner.  In the past the "Kadimah" has published three "Australian Jewish Almanacs" and more recently "The History of the Dovid Herman Theatre at the Kadimah".  

The National Library "Kadimah" welcomes guests and regular visitors. 

Many distinguished guests have visited and lectured at the "Kadimah".

Amongst  other visitors, the "Kadimah" welcomed Prof Ruth Wisse (Harvard Uni. - Yiddish & Comparative Lit), who visited the "Kadimah" National Library when she delivered a lecture in honour of poet Avrom Sutzkever's 90th birthday.

ר-ל: רחל קאַלמאַן (פֿאָרזיצער "קדימה" ביבליאָטעק), יעקב דעסאַוער (פֿאָרזיצער לײען קרײַז), פּראָף רותּ װײס (גאַסט לעקטאָר פֿון האַרװאַרד), סעם ליפּסקי (פּראַט פֿונדאַציע), אַלעקס דאַפֿנער ("קדימה" פּרעזידענט), פּערץ קאַלמאַן ("קדימה" מיטגליד)י

R-L: Rachel Kalman ("Kadimah" N.L. Chair); Jacob Dessauer ("Kadimah" Reading Circle Chair); Prof Ruth Wisse (Harvard Uni-guest lecturer); Sam Lipski (CEO Pratt Foundation); Alex Dafner ("Kadimah" Pres.); Peretz Kalman ("Kadimah" member)

די "קדימה" ביבליאָטעק איז אָפֿן פֿאַר געסט און רעגולערע באַזוכער.

  אַ סך אָנגעזעענע געסט האָבן באַזוכט און גערעדט אין דער "קדימה".

 צווישן אַנדערע איז געווען די פּראָפֿעסאָרין רותּ װײס פֿון האַרװאַרד אוניװערסיטעט וועלכע האָט אויך געהאַלטן אַ רעפֿעראַט לכּבֿוד אַברהם סוצקעװערס 90-טער געבױרנטאָג און בײ דער געלגנהײט באַזוכט די "קדימה" ביבליִאָטעק.י

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