Judaica Collection

Paul Hamburg serves as the Librarian for the Judaica Collection and Curator for Judaica at the Bancroft Library. He brings a wide variety of experiences both within the library world as well as in other spheres. Paul received his BA in History from UCSD and after a period of graduate study at the Center for Medieval Studies in Toronto and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, lived on Kibbutz Be’erot Yitshak in Israel where he grew citrus fruit and raised calves and studied Talmud. He also pursued a lifelong interest in music studying piano and organizing a music appreciation seminar for members of kibbutsim all over the country. Returning to the United States he received his MLIS from South Hall in 1991. Subsequently, Paul was Reference and Research Librarian for the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance, Executive Director of the Holocaust Center of Northern California, Rare Books Cataloger and Special Projects Librarian at the University of Miami. He also held positions as Projects Manager for Hebrew Retrospective Cataloging for Library Associates in Beverly Hills as well as Adjunct Lecturer in Medieval Jewish History at the University of Judaism. He also maintains keen research interests in the History of the Hebrew Book as well as Culture and Creativity in the Terezin Ghetto during the Shoah. He is married to Rabbi Mimi Weisel.

The Judaica Collection Website can be found at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/subject-guide/132-Judaic-Yiddish-and-Israel-Studies

Tel: 510-768-7640 (SKYPE)
Cell: 510-387-5827
Fax: 510-643-3350
phamburg@library.berkeley.edu
Temporary office: 302 Moffitt Library, 438 Doe Library
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000