1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="L0njlsIKXB"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/hebraica-collection-worth-some-2-m-given-to-national-library-of-canada">Hebraica Collection Worth Some $2 M Given to National Library of Canada</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/hebraica-collection-worth-some-2-m-given-to-national-library-of-canada/embed#?secret=L0njlsIKXB" width="600" height="338" title="“Hebraica Collection Worth Some $2 M Given to National Library of Canada” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="L0njlsIKXB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Jacob M. Lowy of Montreal has presented his collection of Hebraica books and manuscripts to the National Library of Canada in what is believed to be the largest single gift ever made to the library. it was reported by the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC). The gift is conservatively estimated at $2 million. Prof. Chimen Abramsky. […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315