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Robert Singerman

b. 1942

American academic

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About Robert Singerman

Born 1942. Robert Singerman is an American librarian and author.

Robert Singerman (born 1942) is a librarian, and a recognized Judaica bibliographer. He is often cited by Judaica rare book dealers. He holds the position of university librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, where he was the bibliographer for Jewish studies, anthropology, and linguistics.

For 27 years Singerman served as the University of Florida, Judaica librarian and bibliographer. He retired in June 2006. He first came to the university in 1979 having previously served at the Klau Library of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. In 1981, when the Price Library of Judaica was formally established at the university, Singerman commenced his tenure there, first as librarian, the only librarian to date. During the span of his long career at the university he was instrumental in increasing the size of the Judaica collection, from 24,000 volumes, to over 85,000 cataloged volumes.

Works

The Library of Congress holds twelve titles under his name; he is the author of several bibliographic texts including the following:

Jewish Serials of the World Judaica Americana Spanish and American Jewry

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University of Florida

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Robert Singerman?

American academic

When was Robert Singerman born?

Robert Singerman was born on 19 December 1942.

What is Robert Singerman's occupation?

Robert Singerman is a librarian and author.

What nationality is Robert Singerman?

Robert Singerman is American.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Robert Singerman

Β· Wikidata: Q7349816

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