The Lillie Goldstein Judaica Collection, with its unique designation as a traveling library, was  developed with the generous support of the Lillie Goldstein Charitable Trust to further Touro Law Center's goal of presenting Jewish thought and learning, particularly the Jewish legal tradition, within a scholarly framework.  Established to make available to law schools without Judaica collections the resources necessary to offer courses in Jewish law, the collection of more than 420 titles in over 700 volumes in Hebrew and/or English includes duplicates of the core halakah (Jewish law) materials found in the Gould Law Library's Judaica Collection, as well as other materials chosen to enrich the study of Jewish law.

Dr. Chaim Povarsky, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of Jewish Law at Touro Law Center, is the primary advisor.  His role in shaping the collection is a reflection of one  of the goals of the Institute - to promote the teaching of Jewish law in American law schools.  Professor Povarsky, former Library Director Daniel Jordan, and Judaica Librarians  Lois Markowitz and Carol S. Joseph made the initial selections.  Ms. Markowitz and Ms. Joseph managed the collection until their retirements.  Under the leadership of Library Director April Schwartz, Beth Mobley, Associate Director and Head of Special Collections, works with other current library staff members to evaluate and enrich this valuable resource.

The Lillie Goldstein Judaica Collection is offered as an interlibrary loan for a semester or for an academic year.  The only obligation is the return postage.  Inquiries should be directed to: Beth Mobley, Associate Director and Head of Special Collections, Gould Law Library, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, 255 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY, 11722; (631)761-7152; BMobley@tourolaw.edu.

Borrowers to date include ITT-Chicago Kent College of Law, University of Utah School of Law, Boston College Law School, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, University of Tulsa College of Law, and American University, Washington College of Law.

 Click here for The Lillie Goldstein Judaica Collection brochure